Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-01
LAS CRUCES AWAKES.
People are Getting Actively Interested in
Mining.

Mining.
Correspondence of the New Mexican.
Las Cruces, October 31.-Las Cruces
| is considerably behind the times. 1t
| may, however, be said truthfully that
though she may be slow, yet she is
awake, up and doing. Notwithstanding
the town has been in existence upward
have it's citizens been willing to incor-
porate it and invest it with town Off
cials to look after it and it's interests.
The town, it is said, has never yet
known what it was to have even town
marshal. Although this may be true, it
Is also a fact that for proper regard
for law and order among the people, no
town Of it's size in the territory goes
ahead of it. Among our citizens are to
be found enterprising business men who
would be great credit to any city or
town. Among these your correspondent
would mention notably the name of
John r. De Mier, who Is doing a large
business in shipping bat-cave guano to
has already made great deal of money
in the business, and has before him al
most a certainty that he will make
fortune in the course of the next few
years.
The people are becoming daily more
and more imbued with the spirit of dig
ging for the precious metals, with which
our hills and mountains so richly
abound. Car loads Of copper ore go
weekly to the smelters by rail from this
depot. A wagon drawn by eight horses,
loaded with copper ore, at this moment
Is passing down the street to the sta
ton for shipment.
Robert c. Hatton has recently re-
ceived the appointment of secretary and
clerk at Las Cruces for the Modoc and
Torpedo Mining Company Of Chicago,
and has opened up an office here. A
large lot of lumber is being shipped
through to the companys mines for
building purposes. Judge Fall is the
company's attorney. This company is
probably the most wealthy of any doing
business in this vicinity, and everything
Is done on a large scale.
The greatest drawback to the Mesilla
valley is the lack of water for growing
crops. But the water question is one
that will certainly be settled in the right
way in the near future. Senator An
drews, of Pittsburg, Pa, is setting this
country a worthy example. The senator
Is at worK boring an artesian well in
the valley below Hillsboro, and is quite
confident of being able to strike water
in sufficient quantity to warrant the
erection of smelter at Andrews next
spring. Another good work in which the
senator is engaged, I am happy to say,
Is that he is making a strong and vigor-
Gus fight for the admission of New Mex
leo as state. What New Mexico needs
now Is that she shall, without further
delay, be received into the sisterhood OF
states. This is consummation devout-
ly to be desired by every American citi-
zen at home and abroad.
Every true American everywhere
loves to do honor to the name of Dewey.
Admiral Dewey had accepted an invi-
tation to visit Atlanta and other cities
in the south, and fixed October rs and
26 to be with the people of the city of
Atlanta, but at the last moment the
admiral reversed himself and sent his
regrets, informing the COMMITTEES that
his health would not warrant his going,
and all Georgia is now in "sackcloth
and ashes" over the disappointment. In
the opinion Of your correspondent the
admiral has found out it will not do to
affiliate too much with those southern
Democrats. He remembers what they
did for Horace Greeley in 1872. Under
1.-THE cry Of anything to beat Grant"
they nominated that old man for presl-
dent and he made the race. We all
know the result Defeat killed Greedy
sent him to his grave. Surely, Admiral
Dewey will not step into a trap similar
| ly set for him. The hero Of Manila
knows better.
Mr.. E. j. Murray, Of the Dona Ana
County Republican, went to Albuquer-
que Wednesday to meet Senator An
drews, and to accompany him to An
drews, N. M.
A new church is being erected by the
Presbyterians, Of which the Rev. Mr..
Mordy is to be the pastor the coming
year.
Governor w. T. Thornton dropped off
here last Monday and spent the day
Mrs. Thornton went on to Ell Paso,
where she waited for the governor to
overtake her before proceeding to their
home at Guadalajara, Mex. The gov
ernor has suit against the estate Of
the late A. J. De Mueles for damages in
Ia large SUM, growing out of mining
deal; and this was the main cause of
his stopping over here. He has great
many friends here. who were naturally
very glad to see him.
EDWARD c. WADE, SIR.
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