Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-15
GUADALUPE COUNTY.
That 1t Is Prosperous Is Testified to by
Max B. Goldenberg.

Max. b. Goldenberg, of the Pintada
country in western Guadalupe county,
is in the city to attend the meeting of
the Republican territorial central COM
mittee, and to take a well-earned rest
of a few days. Mr.. Goldenberg is a sue
cessful sheep raiser and well known in
this section. He reports that the rang
es in western Guadalupe county are in
fine condition, rain having been plenti-
full the past few weeks. The best grade
Of Merino sheep are raised and yield s
to 10 pounds of wool per head. At pres
prairie, some as deep as 500 feet, and
the water is pumped by gasolene en-
gines. By these means it has become
possible to raise forage crops on the
prairie.
The formation of western Guadalupe
county is peculiar 1t is several thous
and feet less in altitude than Santa Fe,
and therefore considerably warmer.
The hills are low and the prairie is dot
ted with thousands of holes. like lake
bottoms, which were formed by the ac
ton of water 500 or more feet below un-
dermining the ground and causing the
lose soil to sink. Recently at Aqua Ne
gra a large area of ground sunk several
feet with noise like thtt of an earth
quake. For while water stood in the
hole, but this gradually seeped away.
The soil is gypsum and therefore all
water is alkali even in the Pecos below
Aqua Negra where it receives several
subterranean streams that visibly aug
ment it's flow. The Salado has COM
petely dried up. being now an entirely
underground stream, while hundred
years ago it was considerable stream.
years ago it was considerable river
cepting for a few small springs, is dry.
although signs of erosion show that it
was at one time a good sized river. The
walls of the canon are covered with in
scrptions made by the Indians a long
time ago. and therefore received the
name "Pintada" or painted. There
are indications of large coal veins and
of some copper in that section which
will receive attention when the Rock
Island railroad has built it's proposed
line through that country.
Mr.. Goldenberg says that Guadalupe
county is settling up rapidly. Texas
sheepmen are attracted by the splendid
grass of the prairies. Along the Pecos
there is good farming land. The as
sessed taxable property in the county
has increased from half a million to
one million dollars during the year, and
with the coming of the railroad, Quad
alupe county will forge forward rapidly.
Mr.. Goldenberg stated this morning
that an item in the Denver Republican
to the effect that Hipolito Griego shot
and killed Nicolas Jaramillo over a
game of cards near Pintada, was er-
roneous. Mr.. Godenberg had dis
charged his dipping crew on August g.
Hipolto Grego being OF the number.
Griego went to Jaramillo and asked
him to play Il game cf cards 'ass n.
After they had played they arose with
two other herders and stepped out OF
the tent. Grego saw a spider crawling
along the tent and picking up a six
shooter wanted to kill it. Jaramillo
objected fearing that the herd might
be frightened and run. Griego then
took the pistol in his left hand, holding
his right hand over the barrel and while
trying to extract the cartridge, the
trigger snapped and the revolver was
discharged. killing Jaramillo and wound
ing Griego in the hand. Mr.. Golden
berg permits no gambling among his
herders and is positive that the killing
was accidental A coroners inquest
was held and the verdict was that Jara-
milo came to his death through an acct
dent and Griego was eX0nerated.