The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1903-05-22
Something OOins in New Mexico

something OOln8 IN New MEXICO
Owing to the vast area Of New MEXICO
and the fact that the associated
press is represented Only at few points
near tho center of the territory, it is not
at all strange that the general public is
frequently ignorant Of the extent and
character of many OF the enterprises
going on here. For example there is a
mining concern operating with dredge
for placer gold, near the town of Eliz.
abe.htowL up in the northern part OF the
territory. The whole plant consists Of
ono single machine worth about 100000
or $4,000. For the two years last past,
it is said the concern has netted profit
of more than $4,000 per year, This
shows what little financial courage
AID pluck can do. There are, no doubt,
hundred places in the territory where
a similar machine il used would result
in equal or greater profit
Railroad men say that for the last year
there has been shipped from Fierno,
Santa Rita and Hanover, neer Silver
City in this territory, to the steel works
in Pueblo, fully 1000 tons Of iron ore per
day.
The Mogollon country 10 western
Socorro county is now producing a large
amount of valuable ore,
The Torpedo mine near Las Cruces, is
said to be again about to become large
producer as the owners have encounter
ed large body of rich ore,
In the country northwest OF San Mar
cial, south of Socorro, at the little town
of Rosedale, the mining development IL
immense.
A company has we'll under way pro-
ject 10 build a short line Of railroad from
Thornton to Bland, north Of Albuquer-.
que.
The Dawson coal mines northeast of
Springer, to which mine there was lao
miles of railroad built last year north
of the Rock Island railroad at Tucum.
carl, are producing vast quantity OF
coal, it is said, thirty to forty cars day
and shipping it to the south.
The gold and silver mines in and
around White Oaks are also coming to
the front again in very encouraging
manner.
The lumber mills in the northern end
of the territory and that at Almogordo
are producing vast quantities of rough
and dressed lumber, and the mill at Al
buquerque will in a short time be added
TO the list as a producer.
The crops in Pecos valley this year OF
alfalfa, fruit, grains and citrous crops,
will be the finest in the history of that
section of the territory. The fruit crop
In the northwest corner of tha territory
,a Stn Ju1rf fcounty, will exceed, it il
said any crop heretofore harvested, ano
it is also said that county will produce
moro grain, hay ana alfalfa than ever
before,
Coupling all this with the wool crop
the lamb crop aud cattle thst will Dt
shipped out of the territory this year,
and considering the large amount o.
railroad building that is going on al
over the territory, it must be seen at I
glance that New Mexico is more prosper
GUS than it ever has been iE its history
heretofore,
BY the end Of the year the secretar.
Of the interior will, through the geo
logical survey, haYe started one or NOR
big irrigation enterprises under the law
The outlook is certainly very bright
and now that we have the statehooO
question so we'll agitated, and our friend
are as firm as ever in congress, it will b
best for us to renew the fight at tn
opening of congress in December IN tn
same old line, and with more vigor tina
ever. 1t is probable that rather tha
have another session of congress hlocke
as the last was, and rather than 90 bt
fore the country in presidential yea
WITH record of having repudiated
plank in the party platform, the RI
publicans who talked the bill to deaf
last session may reconsider the matte
and let it pass,-Albuquerque Journa
Democrat.