The evening times., 1899-12-11

60 1899. Among other things he says:
THE topography of New Mexico is in
teresting. but complex. In shape paral-
telegram, with an average breadth Of S35
miles and length Of 367, it lies, SO to speak,
broadside to the sun, sloping from north
to south. with an elevation Of 1000 feet
in the former, sinking down to $500 feet in
the latter, while many mountain peaks
reach height varying from 5000 to Is. 600
feet. These peaks and their connecting
ranges are so scattered as to form the Ter
ritory into five distinct watersheds with
their respective valleys. The Rio Grande
divides New Mexico from north to south
into very nearly equal portions aud is to
this country what the Nile is to Egypt.
| On the northeast the Canadian outlets the
waters of that section into a tributary OF
the Mississippi, while on the southeast the
Pecos has eroded valley second only in
extent 10 that of the Rio Grande, OF which
it is the chief tributary. In the northwest
the San Juan and in the southwest the
Gila collect the waters ultimately reaching
! the Pacific Ocean.
Each OF these main rivers has vast
number of aff1uent streams, so great in
| fact that New Mexico is more largely sup
| piled with water courses than is any other
mining State or Territory. Along each
stream are valleys, beyond the valleys high
table lands called mesas, and beyond these
the mountain ranges proper. In the noun
tains and in many of these mesas are deep
gorges or canyons with almost perpendicu-
lar walls. These collect the water from
the melting SHOWS and convey it to the
streams ramifying it in all directions.
Such, then, is the topography OF the Terri
tory. Mountain peaks and chains, high ta-
bic lands. and lower lying valleys, falling
away to the SOUTH thus securing south
ern exposure throughout its vast extent OF
122, $50 square miles. or an area of 100
square miles larger than the land surfaces
of New England, New York, and Maryland
combined, or 1,241 square miles larger than
all England, Scotland, Ireland. and Wales"
Fruits and Minerals.
The governor says that in the metropoli-
tan markets from the Western States New
Mexico's horticultural products command
from to 15 per cent greater prices than
the California products. Grapes, apples.
pears peaches. cherries. plums, nectarines,
and all small fruit indigenous to the tenn
perate and semitropic zones grow in Sbun-
dance Experiments show that New Mexico
eXcels any other country or section OF the
world in the quality and quantity of sugar
beets, and all classes of cereals and vegeta-
bles are grown with success and profit. or
minerals the governor says:
1T is no exaggeration TO affirm that, in
point of natural resources. none of the
peerless Rocky Mountain States exceed
New Mexico. Gold, silver, copper. iron,
zinc, lead, mica, coal tanthracite and btu
minous), marble, fire clay, alum, sulphur,
soda, salt, asphalt, gypsum, etc., are found
in paying quantities in almost every coun-
try in the Territory. In many localities are
valuable deposits of onyx, while the tur-
Quois supply of the world is largely fur
nished by the New Mexico mines.
Timber and coal are plentiful and miner
al springs numerous.
New Mexico" says the governor, con
tains nearly 1900, 900 acres. OF these
there are about "a, ,00O, 900 acres. contained in
land grants, Indian and military reserva-
tions, railroad grants, and Government en-
tries. which leaves available an area of
about 10, 600, 900 acres of land, capable OF
supporting an immense population running
up into the millions Thousands of acres OF
wild lands are to be had by complying with
the United States land laws
The population is estimated at 260, 500.
The Indian population is placed at 25, 1923.
making a total of 2S5, ,S29 for the Territory.
The governor earnestly recommends the
He says the assessed value for taxation is
more than si0.000.O00 and constantly grow
ing, while the population, through immi-
grafton, is increasing. During the last
year New Mexico sold more than Is, 900 900
pounds of wool, and the copper and gold
mines are being developed in a manner
never before known. AS to churches, all
the leading denominations are represented
in the Territory, the towns being graced
hoI 1Is
The Catholic Church. of course, first oc-
cupied the field in the Territory. The first
Protestant church to enter the Territory
was the Baptist. Rev. Samuel German, of
that church. in 1885, was the first Protestant
missionary to the Pueblos, his labors being
centred in Laguna. The Methodists were |
but one year behind their Baptist brethren. |
Following close upon the Methodists, the |
came to the Territory in 1851. |
The first Episcopal services in New Mexico |
were held at Santa Fe. in 1863. The first |
church in New Mexico was |
in 1881 at Albuquerque, and sew
eral other churches have since followed.
Railroads and Irrigation.
There are many of the Jewish faith in
New Mexico, but, as far as the writer has
been able to ascertain. they have organized
and regular worship only at
and Las Vegas.
"The colored people of the Territory
generally belong to the African Methodist
Church, of which denomination there are
churches at Albuquerque, Las
Vegas, and one or two more of the larger
towns.
The Mormons have few settlements in
New Mexico, but these they have exclu-
sively to themselves, and they are pretty
on the northwestern borders of
The Territory. There are Freethinkers,
and Universalists scattered
through the various towns, but none of
hese faiths have any organized societies."
OF the railroads in the Territory, the
governor says the following named with
he number of miles controlled by each are
,eing operated:
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Com
pany OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 692 |
'ecos Valley and Northeastern Railroad Com
pany .........-.-.. -.......................... 192 |
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company l68 |
southern Pacific Railroad Company .......... 166
4 Paso and Northeastern Railroad Company .l52 |
ANITA Fe Pacific Railroad Company. ........ I57 |
sew Mexico and Arizona Railroad Company. 25 |
arizona and New Mexico Railroad Company 80
Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Rail-
loau company 70 |
colorado and Southern Railroad Company 80
Referring to irrigation the report SAYS:
The improved systems Of irrigation
pom which New Mexico has to depend for
he multiplication of her useful land area
re developing RAPIDLY but there are stiII