Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-08-05

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Leaving Haywood we rode some 20
miles across the stock ranges occupied
by the Victoria Cattle company, ]. N.
Upton, and others, to the lively little
town of Central, the scene Of some of
the early mining activities of Grant
county and the hills surrounding it are
filled with old prospect holes and other
evidences Of those times, but the mines
yielding mostly silver and lead every
thing shut down in the panic of 1894
and are only beginning now to revive,
We found here four mercantile es-
Establishments and sever Il saloons all
doing good business. We were in
formed that the place received consi-
derable trade from the government
employees at Fort Bayard near bye and
also from the ranches in the surround
ing country and that two companies
were arranging to work mines which
have been idle for several years. This
together with gold find of consider.
able Importance during the past few
weeks will doubtless start into renewed
activity this noted old camp.
From Central we crossed the Mount
aims to Hanover where we found nice
little village settled in narrow gulch
between the hills and doing a good
business both in shipping iron ore and
with the concentration of the Hanover
Mining and Milling Co. This mill
under the direction of Mr.. j. w. Bible
is running regularly but was closed
down the day we were there for the
purpose of putting in, new elevator
buckets. Bible & Dawson propretors
of the large mercantile establishment
which supplies the needs of the people
are also shipping iron ore regularly and
doing thriving business in both lines.
About one mile up the gulch from Han
over on the road TO Fierro the Colorado
Fuel & Iron company have an extern
sive plant where several cars of iron
ore are shipped daily.
At Fierro we found lively mining
camp with perhaps a dozen business
houses all Of which appeared to be do
ing good business and we were inform
ed by Judge White that the people
were very quiet law abiding people,
he not having had case Of any kind
for considerable time. Passing
from here to Santa Rita; which we
described in our last article so we will
not take any space for it at this time,
except to say that we found it in the
same thrifty condition as on our form
er trip. After taking dinner at the
Santa Rita house and having pleasant
visit with numerous friends we drove
over the hillto the Mimbres post Office
as we passed up the valley from here
the first place we halted was the fine
ranch of j. H. Bragaw, Mr.. Bragaw
has spent large amount in improving
his place and has one of he finest
ranches in this part of the valley, and
has new store building nearly COM
pleted to which he will bring his stock
Of goods from George Town where he
has been in business for many years
About a mile above here we spent the
night at the delightful home of Will
liam Moore, a Tennessee. farmer who
believes in comfort. The roomy old
farm house with it's broad vine cover
ed porch and flower garden and the
cool milk house at the rear reminded US
of our boyhood days and it was with re-
gret that we left the place the follow
ing morning to start on our return trip
down the river. The only place we
halted on the return trip was at the
McGreger home short distance above
San Lorenzo thus finishing to the place
where We left the river on our last trip.
On this trip as on the other we found
the people nearly all in favor of the
canning factory project and most of
them think creamery would prove
a success. In conclusion we will say
we think the region just described is in
every way equal to the one gone over
before and we think the people of Dem
ing are making great mistake when
they do not make greater effort to
get the trade from this region.