Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-07-22

and by the side Of extensive corn and
alfalfa fields and orchards we came to
the picturesque little town Of San Lo-
renze, where we visited the we'll stock
ed merchandise establishment Of Mrs.
H. A. Teel. We found Mrs. Teel an
active business woman who tends
the store and post Office while her hus-
band manages a ranching and stock
business on the outside. After a very
pleasant visit here we drove over the
hill ten miles to the great mining camp
Of Santa Rita which is today the most
active camp in the territory aud grow
ing steadily. The camp now has about
1000 inhabitants ond every one in the
place is busy, on the road as we came
in we found dozens of teams hauling
ore and wood and as we looked over
the hill into town all was a scene of
life and hustle which reminded US of
Butte City the great mining camp of
Montana in its boom days, we found
that the Santa Rita Mining company
the principal company in the district is
working about 300 men and running
their concentrator and mine day and
night, the mill treating about 1S0 tons
of ore per day. In addition to the
work Of the company smaller
companies and individuals
are working in various parts of the
district and shipping regularly among
whom are: Crawford and company who
are working about l5 men on the Chino,
and Herbet w. Dawson who is work.
Ing about ID men on another part of
the same claim.
Skinner and Barrows are also working
a good force of men, ane shipping ore.
Kinney & Co., have just competed a
100 foot shaft on the Montoya and
are preparing to drift so feet from the
bottom Of this shaft; McGreger & Co..,
are making regular shipment from the
Romero claim and L. H. Bartlett is
also shipping high grade ore from this
claim, while in another opening on the
same claim, Cole & Bartlett have just
opened up fine ore body; w. H. Err
nest is also a regular shipper from this
claim which is one of the largest pro-
ducers in the camp.
AS the mines are the support of the
town the activity in them makes busi-
ness in all lines good. We found
large force ofclerks kept bu sy
the entire day. While G. L. Turner
and Son were doing an active business
in their general merchandise store, and
two blacksmith shops, livery stable
and bakery were all doing all the bust
ness they could handle and the board
ing and rooming houses were fnll to
Overhowing. We also noticed several
new buildings going up among them
some cottages built by the Santa Rita
company for their employees, new
bakery and an addition to the black
smith shop of A. McKeen, to be used
as store house for storing iron stock,
and P. ]. Howe has just put in a new
chair in his barber shop to accommodate
their increasing trade. Taking every
thing into consideration we believe
Santa Rita has as bright an out look as
any mining camp in the southwest.
AS we look over the country we
travelled through on this trip we can
say without fear of contradiction that no
equal amount of territory in the United
States has greater mineral, agricultural
and grazing possibilities adjacent to it
and it only needs the erection Of can
ming factories andcreameries to furnish
market for the farm products and
railroad to furnish transportation for
the low grade ores to make it equal in
population and wealth to some entire
states in the east.