Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-05
DOlNGS At
ROCIADA
CORRESPONDENT MAKES FoRci.
pLE AND TIMELY KICK ON
THE MATTER or BET.
TER ROADS.
Editor Of The Optic.

Editor Of The Optic.
ROClADA. N. N, Nov. THE busy
harvest time Ii now over, 10 you will
hear from me with more regularity
henceforth. Crops In this valley turn
ed out much better In yield than their
appearance indicated before harvest,
20 that nearly the whole population
could afford to SO, and did go. to the
Ringing circus and the street car
niyal. some OF the old folks even TAX
ing the children with them.
Our streams have repeated their
dry performance Of last year. thereby
making II more imperative to cou
age the national irrigation movement.
To show the decrease In the natural
water supply here. It 10 stated that
Mr.. Pendaries' grist mill, erected in
1876. had never lacked water enough
TO run It until last year and on seeing
that the same thing was to occur this
season, no put In 4 25-horse power
gasoline engine. purchased from
Fairbanks, Morse & Co., in Denver.
to run his mill. The engine was start
ed yesterday with a full load, running
ten hours without a hitch or a stop
and the people OF the surrounding
country are proportionately happy,
Is they need not so as far as Las
Vegas or Mora to have their wheat
tround. Tho capacity Of tho engine
exceeds what the mill requires. so
Mr.. Pendaries will attach a small
dynamo to It and will light his rost
dencc. store. mill and stables with
i~ncandescent lights. later on. a wire
will be run TO the Rociada village
and 60 the mines. where electricity
will also take the place OF candles
and kerosene.
Miss Herbert, as teacher. has full
charge OF our public school here and
Is giving fair satisfaction, considering
her total inability "a speak Spanish.
A laudable movement Is on foot to
furnish our school house with modern
desks. maps. blackboards. etc, rs
the balance in the treasury to the
credit Of this district, fully j~ustifes
the board In making these necessary
Improvement.
The Azure mine continues Its In.
crease in value rs It becomes deeper
and present Indications show that II
will soon boone a gold mine. instead
Of a copper producing lead, as Il show
ed from the surface. Work On II con
tInues steadily and machinery will
soon be necessary to handle II prop
eriy. Mr.. Zummack Is out here again
and will loon resume work on his ex
cellent mining properties. which are
adjacent to the Azure group.
No one can deny that Las Vegas
derives the greater part Of It's income
from It's country wagon trade, and
cannot close this letter without cal
ling the attention Of your merchants
business men and county commission
srs. to the fact that the road leading
Into the city from this and the Mora
country is In = deplorable condition
and II is only due 10 the light loads
hauled that more Of the hundreds Of
wagons on that road daily have moi
been broken down, For the sake o.
Las Vegas. II not for pity on the pool
farmers and their animals. your Com
mercisi clubs ana Business associa
tons should take this matter In hant
with the county commissioners
Wheat, hay. oats. lumber and wood ar,
daily pouring into your city over q
road that would put to shame the mosl
uncivilized portion Of the globel
Rev. NJ. A. d. Rivera will soon max,
the round Of his villages, to cclebrat,
the regular annual feast In honor o
the various Patron Saints o. each.
A new postofhce, by the name o
HadIey, will soon be applied for a
the mines. where quite d village Il
beisg built by the miners and thcil
families,
Mrs. Cutler sports a hnc webel
piano at her resort now. adding there
by much to the already attractive
resting place. r.