Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-23
THE WINDMILL CITY
The Wheels of Industry Revolving
at the Border City in a Truly
Ideal Way,
DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE
Arizona and New Mexico Camps Patronize
Deming, So That 1t Has Become
Great Supply and Jobbing
Center.

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and are employed in the task of drag
gng pure water from a depth of 35 feet
or thereabouts, for the purpose of pur-
veying liquid refreshment to the rich
but thirsty soil of the region. Every
few yards a wind mill is observed pierre,
ing the azure blue vault of heaven with
stately crest and tanning the balmy
southern zephyrs with revolving du-
than poetic about wind mills, so | will
chop it Off Deming residents state that
the first wind mill was put up in oppo-
sition to the Oldest inhabitant, and that
il new one has been added every time a
real estate boomer or duck hunter
struck the town.
From the off hand manner in which
the residents of Deming talked to me OF
such things, | judge that the soil OF
this locality will raise anything from
cotton to plug tobacco-and some
pumpkins.
Deming has an ideal town site. Broad
streets, level country and beautiful
scenery. One could not wish for a more
desirable residence place. The school
building is beautiful structure and the
educational system is thoroughly up to
date. Eastern people who are thinking
of making a home in Deming need feel
no alarm about their children in regard
| to schooling.
The Bank hotel, which is the principal
hostelry, has more boarders at present
than can be taken care of. Mrs. Gale
often finds it necessary to turn custom
ers away. The rooms of this hotel are
elegantly furnished and the place is To-
Gated in the center of the business part
railway traffic.
The business men Of Deming are hap
py and prosperous. They expressed
their views to the New Mexican repre-
sentative as follows:
Lon Fl. Brown, cashier Bank of Dem
ing: Compared to the same period last
better The business men are in good
financial condition. Cattle men have
plenty of money and they are paying
cash for their goods, which fact serves
to help the merchants out. The Cooks
Peak mines are increasing their output
and Deming is the supply point for that
and many other producing localities.
Our business men get along harmoni-
ously and pull together on all matters
which serve to benefit the community"
The last statement Of the Bank Of
Deming showed: Resources, S169,91667;
cash on deposit with banks and cash on
hand $S2,26S91. The total deposits are
$130, 555.37. This makes an excellent
showing for the business community,
when it is considered that the popula-
ton of the town does not exceed 1,400
The bank handles about $4,000 in busi-
ness each day.
John Corbett. vice president Bank of
Deming and president Deming Reduc-
ton Company: "I do not see where any
one has any kick coming. Give Colonel
Frost and Charlie Dudrow my regards. !"
Frank Wyman, of Corbett & Wyman,
ore samplers and buyers: "Our plant
is located about a mile below town on
the Santa Fe tracks. We handle from
200 to 900 tons of ore per month and get
it from Silver City, Cooks Peak, Lake
Vol nch nd pth
leo points. Every camp in Arizona
gives us some shipments, but Tomb
stone is our best Arizona patron We
are now engaged in compiling the an
nual report of New Mexico's mineral
output. The copper production OF
Grant county has doubled during the
year. Silver shows some decrease, but
gold and lead make a better showing
than ever before. Grant county's prin-
cipal gold producing locality, Pinos AL
tos, has done almost nothing on ac-
count of the efforts to develop the prop
critics for big future production. The
prospectors are rustling hard and all
claims that have any showing at all are
working. l do not know of any boom
enterprises. There is more straight,
legitimate mining being conducted than
ever before. The FL Paso Foundry
Company has just finished putting in a
50-ton concentrating plant for the Texas
mine at Central The Texas people are
working along in thoroughly scien-
tific manner and not making any blow
about it, but they are getting the re-
suits. The shaft is now down 500 feet. -
Mr.. Wyman later called the attention
of The New Mexican representative to
some samples of wolfranite ore and sill
cate of magnesia. The former has been
found at Gage and Dragon pass. 1t is
one of the rare minerals, and is known
as tungsten as well as wolfranite. The
ore looks like galena lis cubicaD. but
has the dull appearance of iron. When
scratched, brown color is shown. 1t is
used in the manufacture of car wheel
| fanges, watch springs and fine steel
work and is a superb tempering agent
| 1t occurs in quartz veins in limestone
| formations and is found in deposits on
the surface of the ground. The deposits
rarely extend deeper that Is feet. Pros
pectors, as a rule. know little about ii
and they almost invariably confound II
with wolfranite, lead crystal. The sill
icate of magnesia has been found on the
Gila in small quantities. Prospectors
call it mountain cork" because it will
! float in water It Is used for wrapping