Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-08-10
Resources Of New MeZiG0.
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In the metropo litan markets of the west
ern states New MexIco's horticulture
products command from 5 to Is per cent.
ereater price than the California products
owing to their size, richness in color ant
peculiarly delicate favor. In grapes, TO
which the Rio Grande Valley is famous
tie Flame. T. key, the Muscats, the Blacl
Hamburgs and similar choice varieties arr
grown to perfection. In every quarter o.
the Territory are profitable orchards Of ap
pies, peers, penches, cherries, piums, nee
taiines and ell the small fruits indigenous
10 the temperate and semi- tropic zone.
SUGAR BETS.
Experiments covering a period OF three
years demonstrate that New Mexico excel'
any other country Or section In the world
in the quantity and quality OF sugar beets
In 1886, in the Pecos Valley, some 1,40t
acres Of beets were harvested. The avsrage
Yield per acre was a little ever 10 tone
and the average percents &c Of s~accharine
matter was over 16,the highest record ever
made. The gross returns to the fArmer
averaged 1910 per acre. and the c'st Q!
raising the crop was a little less than $1,000
Der acre. The almost perpetual sunshine
during the growing season is the cause OF
the extra percentage Of sugar in the beet+,
and the richppss and a~daptability OF the
soil accounts for the heavy yield.
CEREALS AND VEGETABLES
or innumerable variety are probably
produced in New Mexico. The latter are no.
80 c. .g.o aud Aarrr q wall aa fhoir
keeping qualities. Rio Grande Valley oats
took the second prize at the Worlds Fair.
Every field crop and all classes of veget-
can be and are grown with success
and profit.
MIN ERALS.
1t Is no exa operation to affirm that In point
OF natural resourc+s, none Of the peerless
Rocky Mountain states exceed New Mex.
leo, Gold, silver, copper GIRO, lead coal
ard bituminous}, ire clay,
alum, sulphur, salt, q, psum, etc are found
in paying quantities Ia almost every county
in the Territory. In many localities are
deposits OF onyx and marble,
while the turquoise supply OF the world Is
by New Mexico mines.
TIMBER AND COAL.
These essentials to the home-seeker are
aRd cheap In NeY Mexico. Tracts
Of virgin forest, Large or small, may be
low at astonis hingly low
igures, since the u. s. court has rendered
iucn timely service in settling titles to'ths
aud grants.
MINERAL SPRINGS.
The attention Of the tourist ard hcalth-
zee ker is es specially invited to the number
ind var led character OF the mineral waters
n New Mex co. These are Q silly accessible,
~ rail and offer every reasonable accom-
notation to the visitor. Among such re
orts are the Las Vegas Hot Springs the
Hot Springs; the Oh. Ctiiepte;
Springs, and the Macbeth and Taylor
water wells, and Coyote Springs
DESIRABLE LANDS.
Thousands Of acres OF wild lanis ere t.
70 had by compliance with the u. s. lard
AVS much of which 10 contiguous to water
nd desirable for coloniz stion purposes
vhen bitches and water storage reservoirs
re provided. The land grant question 10 NJ
a bug-a-boo In New Mexico and
the action Of the lard court, titles
0 vast tracts bave been cleared up and
Some millions Of acres have bee,
onfrmad by the courts to private owner
hip, while on the other ham an eQus
creage hasbeen rcjsctsd SO far az thes
rant claimants are c9seerned and the
added to tho public domain end is
infect to entry uncer the government
md laws.
NOTES.
Nav Mexico boasts the finest all-the-
ear round climate on the continent.
hurches and graded public and pr yate
,hoois are maintained in every COM
unity. She p and cattle raising are
nopg tbe leading Industries Of the Ter
tory. Under legislative enactment, al
set sugar factories ooien miis,smel ers.
'6nipg and reduction works, inclueing
70 acres OF land ter each factory n Z III,
of FIVE years II erected prior to
anuary |, 1893.