Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-03-22

CITY OF soCORRO.
The county oil So.ogo contains o..
GNG.uup acres ol land The county .s
i6l miles iu length uom cast Gao west
ana its greatest width from north to
south BE- tA Milos. Tho Rio Graudp val
Icy is OF moro than average width iu
this county and "a is lined with farms
and orchards t. cutir, length
The following arc rev ut the priu-
cipal points ut Importance in the cuuu.
ty. tO.VIt.
Socoro san Marcial Masdalcna.
San Antonio. kpliy Mogollun. COonoy.
Graham Alma. Frisco. ella, MJuFus.
Luna. elhinal, LCmItur san Acacia.
PoiyaloIa. La Joya. and raraie ol
which Socurro. commonly known as
The Gem CITY is the county seat and
headquarters for The Filth judicial dis.
tri,t comprising tho counties Oh So
zorro Lincoln. ChGycs and Eddy.
The city of Socorro Is situated on the
western bank OF the Rio Grandc little
south and west OF the geographical
center uf New Mexico. and the merd.
ian hno runs through the center OF the
city. The schools are excellent, there
being three nnc brick buildings
equipped with all the modern oppli
dnccs for ventilation. a fine brick
court house and jail ornament the city.
as w,il as tho territorial school OF
mines building second To none in the
states
The city owns It's own .,atcr system.
pipcd from thermal spring situated
IN tn, foothills of the SucorrO mount.
aims. three miles distant. and which .s
chemically pure. The Atchisou. To
poka 4 Santa fc railroad runs through
the city. and its engines are supplied
with water from the city water works.
The elevation gives pressure suhi-
Cicut TO throw water over the highest
building. hence insurance is cheap.
Tho city stands on a sloping mesa
commencing at che river at an altitude
OF 900 lo.t. rising gradually toward
the mountain, which stands at an alti.
tude II $500 feet, the exposure bcing
toward the riring sun. making il an
ideal place for sanitarium purposes.
4 few years ago the United States
granted a patent to the city of i've
miles square II land, that portion OF
which lying near the river and subject
To irrigation from the stream Is capa-
bic of producing wheat 50 bushels TO
the acre. aud corn rye. oats, harley.
and vegetables of all kind. i'"luding
the sugar beet. This land has been ap-
praised at 81 per acre.
There are tributary TO the city the
following mining districts SoCorro
Mountain. Magdalena, Silver Mount
ain. Cat Mountain. Abbey Cooney.
Wilcox Telluride. Rosedale, Oscura,
San Andreas. etc. Many of these have
mines that have produced millions,
There are large bodies az coal, gypsum.
tire clay. and tripoh near by, which
viii eventually be utilized CONNER
cially.
Socorro Is the most desirable place
for a sugar beet fF"tory. having thous-
ands of acres of land adjacent well
adapted for the raising of beets. II is
a splendid point to establish g wool
securing plant and blanket factory,
thousands Of tons of wool being
shipped through here each year 1t is
also an ideal place to establish a tan
merry and glove factory. hcing the cen
ter oi the goat raising region. and
would save the freight on raw hides to
eastern factories. The city will donate
to any parties sufficient land upon
which To build factories Wood can he
contracted fC here at 81 per cord and
coal for SAFE per ton.
The farms of SOcorro county are
found principally along the Rio Grande
valley. beginning at Sabinal, about
thirty miles north of SoCurro, and
thence stretching down TO the beauti-
full fields ABOUT San Marcial Probably
2o.0oo acres are under cultivation.
though six times that area could easily
he reclaimed in the first bottoms 10y
the establishment of reservoirs TO
catch and store the flood waters. This
land is of ineXhaustiblc fcrtinty, fria-
bic and loamy The mild climate al.
lows the cultivation of q wide range
of products. Alfalfa and wheat are the
chief crops here. Fruit does well es-
pecially apples. peaches and grapes
and south of SoCorro are some famous
orchards and vineyards.
The live stock interests of the coun-
~ are large and with mining occupies
the attention of the great mass of the
people. There are probably 10000
head of cattle. horses and goats In the
county and some $50 600 head of sheep.
The mild open winters make this
stock-raisng region par excellence
long cold spells and disastrous biz
yards never interfering with the accu.
mutation OF animal fat ana profits. So
zorro, Magdalcna and San Marcial are
each important shipping points for live
stock.
The above facts are secured from
Governor Otcros annual report to the
secretary of the interior
Elsewhere in The Citizen may be
found a sketch OF the Territorial School
OF Mines located at SoCorTo.