Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-05-13
THE TOWN OF
THE WINDM|LLs
The Enisrprisng Dust|ing, Beautiful Town Of
Dsming, County Seat Of Luna County and
the Only Town in New Mexico
with Three Railroads.
RANGES STILL IN GOOD CONDITION,
BUT HEAVY RAINS ARE NEEDED


Special Correspondence New Mexican
Deming, N. NJ, May 11.-Although
Deming is a wide-awake town on Sun
day and cowboys, ralroaders, miners
and commercial men take advantage of
this, yet good order and a Sabbath
like stiffness prevail. The town is en-
ljoying extraordinary prosperity The
; building of the Ell Paso and Southern
railroad,i is one cause of this. Merchants
carry a large and we'll selected stock
and turn it often in the course of a
year, a half score of saloons are doing
a rushing business and dozen restau-
rants are coming money. 1t Is difficult
to secure house to rent and rents av-
lerage from SIS month for a modest
cottage of a few rooms upward to fancy
Iprices. The hotels are crowded and
those who desire first class accommo-
dations should write for them before
coming.
This has been a good winter for cat
tlemen and while the range is dry, vet
feed is still plentiful. But heavy rains,
not only small showers, must come
within the next three weeks or there
will be losses. Stock shipments from
Deming this spring have been surpris-
ingly few although the prices offered by
cattle buyers are quite satisfactory.
Boring for oil is still in progress at
Cooks Peak, about IA miles north of
Deming. Mining is also being carried
on quietly and on a small scale in the
Floridas and at Cooks Peak. although
ore shipments are very small at pres
ent.
w. B. Walton, editor of the Silver
City Independent and family, spent
| this forenoon at Deming.
| Deputy United States Marshal F. w.
Hall of Albuquerque, passed through
Deming this morning on his way to Sill
yer City to subpoena witnesses.
Professor Light, president of the Sill
yer City Normal School, stopped off to-
day on his way to Silver City from
of the regents of the school, in refer
ence to gymnasium to be erected at
the institution. The structure Is to con-
tain the gymnasium proper. baths for
the males as we'll as female students.
The basement Is to be fitted up for the
manual training department of the
4cht ol. The school has more than $4,000
to its credit from the sale of part of its
lands and will make these improve
ments without asking for a special ap-
preparation from the legislature. The
graduating class numbers 13 this year,
being the largest class in the history of
the school. The commencement will be
on June or June 5. At that time the
board Of regents will also meet. The
entire faculty will he reelected except
ing perhaps one member who contem-
plates resigning for health reasons.
Colonel J. w. Fleming, mayor of SiH-
yer City, passed through Deming today
on his way to Silver City
Florentine Baca, prosperous ranch
spend part of the summer with his
brother, Sheriff Cipriano Baca at DEM
ing.
Sheriff Cipriano Baca is building him.
self pretty residence at Deming and
that town will continue his home as he
finds its climate to agree best with Mrs. !
Baca who was quite sickly while a |
resident Of Santa Fe and Silver City. |
Sheriff Cipriano Baca is a candidate |
for reelection, and brakeman on the |
Bisbee road, named McMan, has an
nounced himself as a candidate on the |
Democratic ticket. Strong men will be |
sent to the legislature, and If the con-
stitutional convention Is held this fall, |
also to that body. Party lines will not |
be sharply drawn on these issues as 1t |
is wisely recognized that the greatest
good will come to the town and the |
county by having them represented at
the territorial capital by able men who
are in accord with the powers that be- |
Governor Otero is popular, both among
Democrats and Republicans. In the
county. because 1t Is believed that New
Mexico's executive takes especial pride
in the new county
Court will meet on June 9. and five
prisoners are being held at the county
Jail for the grand jury in addition to
the three who recently escaped and
whom Sheriff Baca feels certain of ap-
pretending again.
Day before yesterday, Deming exper-
fenced a refreshing shower and last
night as well as tonight heavy clouds |
were pouring their benediction upon
the ranges round about Deming. al
though not in the town itself. These |
showers are miracle workers. They |
have covered the range with a carpet |
Of white, yellow, pink and purple bios
SONS and the yuccas, which look like |
sheaves of wheat with flagstaff In
their crest. The water holes are filled
and large lakes that CLEAN and glisten
in the sunshine formed in an hour The |
heart of the cattleman and sheepmap
is gladdened for these rain mean a |
year of prosperity to them. The mesas
and plains of southern New Mexico are
certainly not deserts. They are even |
not monotonous Their vegetation and |
animal life is varied and interesting. |
What can be more impressive than the |
vast expanse of grass. flowers and |
shrubs that stretches from mountain to |
with spots here and there |
ereener than others and npor which
Craze peacefully large herds Of sleek |