El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-01
MESILLA VALLEY,
One of the Celebrated Invalid Resorts OF
The Territory.

! MESILLA VALLEY.
One of the Celebrated Invalid Resorts O
The Territory.
| Especial Correspondence in New Mexican.
Through he kindness of Mr.. w. E
| Baker, the greater part of this day ha
been spent in looking at farms and or
chards and whey ards, and so mucl
was seen that | hardly know where t.
| begin telling about it.
LIVINGSTON S ALAMEDA.
| Dinner was taken at Mr.. j. K. Liv
! ingston's Alameda resort, one mile
north of town. This well known place
is justly celebrate as an Invalid
| home, and is furnished with every
thing to make guests comfortable
Two large buildings are ussd for tbs
accommodation of visitors, and the
past winter the resort has been taxed
to furnish quarters for those who APP.
Piled for rooms. With the coming OF
warm weather many of them have de
parted for summer resorts, but a num-
Der still remain and many will spend
tae summer. 1t is an inviting place.
Shade trees are numerous, 1000 acres
of alfalfa fields surround it keeping
away the dust, and an air Of repO-e and
quiet perva1es the entire day. From
the east veranda magnificent view is
obtained of the town aud surrounding
country, while in the distance to the
east rise the Organ mountains, their
fantastic shapes in silhouette against
the deep blue sky, now white. again
purple, and oftentimes all the colOrs Of
the rainbow. The guests now at the
Alameda are from Wisconsin and Mich
igan. and they delight in contrasting
the climate of southern New Mexico,
with that of t Heir home at this season
f % ,r01Inb the Ni-nar1Op1pp f.
of the latter. Before my visit to this
delightful place came to close L found
myself almost wishing | could play sick
for a month, and that month was to be
spent at the Alameda resort.
THE SPATCIER FRUIT FARM.
From Mr. Livingston s l was taken to
sac number OF the ranches in the Me-
silla val ey, the first visited being that
of Mr.. Nathan Spatcier, a few miles
vest of Las c. ucss. This place is call
ed La Flor del Vale, and the name is
an appropriate one; it contains 100
acres of the bsst of land. 100 of which
are sown in alfalfa, while on the re-
mainder are COCO grape vines, 1000
fruit trees and fields for grain. -Four
varieties from La For del Vale took
the first prize for the Worlds fair in
Chicago, and every year the fruits dis
played at the territorial fair capture
many prizes. The grapes in the val
ey are very backward in growth this
year, and the growers are much pleas
ID over it, for when the growth does
Start it will be rapid and the yield will
De abundant. TIE system of irri cation
iitches of Mr.. Spatcier's ranch is said
20 be about the best of any along the
liver, ard is so arranged that water
an be turned on from the four sides
almost at one time, and by this means
t does not require much time to cover
III the land with water.
FRANK KROPP'S FINE RANCH
County Treasurer Frank Kropp's 100 |
ere ranch next engaged my attention. |
,Ir. Kropp is d farmer, his place is |
leatly kept, thrift is seen on every |
laud, and back il the states the people, |
n speaking of his method Of farming. |
would say, Hes a good farmer, you |
ont find any weeds in his fence |
Orners." Mr.. kropp's place is de-
Oted to alfaf fl and fruit, and the
aisiug of fine draft horses, in which
e takes great pride.
Some miles southwest Of Mesilla lies
IT.. Oscar G. Shows hay farm. This
entleman has 80 acres OF well irri-
at-d land IN alfalfa and has made
ecided success in growing, baliug and
hipping this product.
THE FAMOUS CASAD ORCHARDS.
On the outskirts of Mesilla is the
amous Casa1 orchard. This property
ontains 20 acres Of bearing apple and
E ach trees, and so acres will be set to
ppie trees the coming season. Here
be trees are in fiUc condition, and the
anne may be said of the orchards all
Ter will result in more apples than [
-ould care to pick in a hurry. This
richard is owned by Mrs. Sarah Y.
asad, who has lovely home in
QUAINT, OLD MESILLA.
And what quaint old town Mesilla
:. The gardens and trees and flowers
lmost hiding the comfor table white
Ouses from the street make a most
lvitiDg picture. 1t is not place of
lshiug, hustling business, but the
ONES are all that could be desired. 1t
near the agricultural college, has q
abroad station and a fine system of
bitches, and offers many
ttracUiOns to people looking for homes
here life is pleasant and educational |
dvantages good.
REAT WOODLAND PEACH ORCHARD.
Northe asst of Me silla. just out of town,
es the Woodlaud peach orchard of 80
cre', 90 acres containing bearing trees.
AI1O VIC CdGSI Di' VI GuS u Cos dl Z | ,
each, there are other varieties, and
re property is a splendid one. Two
Irge brick dwellings, packing houses,
,abies, many hives OF bees and a large ,
'uit preserving plant are on the farm,
hich is under the management OF Mr..
d Burt.
ROBERT ELWOOD'S PRETTY PLACE.
Not far from the Woodland orchard
Mr.. Robert Elwood's home of 10
es, devoted to alfalfa, fruit and
ees. Mr.. EIwood has one of the pref
est places IN the entire uelghburnood
I'd he keeps it in perfect condition.
When Mr.. Baker and myself caltel he
as sloshing around in rubber boots
rigatlng the alfalfa, but be left his
ork and kindly conducted us over the
lace. l might add that quite guam
ty of grapes are also raised on this ,
Lrm from which is made most excel
mt wine. Mr.. Elwood has travelled
round tue world seven different times
l search of home, and picked out
he Mesilla valley as the place of all
LaCeS 10 which 10 spend his life