Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-04-18
FORT STANTON
SANITARIUM
Good Work Being Done There.-Coal Mines at
Capitan-.The Ell Pdso and Northeastern Rail.
road Developing the Country Rapidly.
ABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE ROAD

| luuHS ana SufHDuTneu, ana 1t Is only
| the ominous cough which indicates that
( they are i'll. The sanitary precautions
, that are taken have been repeatedly
explained and the results attained JUS
: tify their enforcement. One patient
complained saying: "They no longer
permit us to go to the White mountains
to camp, they are daffy on rest now.
Next time it will be on exercise or grub
or fresh air. They keep us too long any,
way. six weeks ought to rest up any
man from little breakdown" Besides
the 155 patients there are at Fort Stan
ton about rs officers and employees and
| their families. The sanitarium is a
| cheerful spot and the laughter and play
| ing of children and the presence Of wo-
men are undoubtedly Il matter of con-
| siderable cheer and comfort to the pa
tients. 1t is thought that the Captain
branch will soon be extended to Fort
Stanton, there being no topograp phic
difficulties in the way and the many
teams loaded with produce and mer-
chandise that travel the Fort Stanton
road indicate that considerable freight
tonnage would result from such an ex-
tension.
LAND UNDER CULTIVATION.
The land under cultivation at Fort
Stanton is very fertile. Water for irri-
cation is plentiful. The finest alfalfa
field in Lincoln county is at Fort STAN
ton. An orchard has been set out and
the entire settlement is surrounded by
trees.
A large herd of milch cows is kept to
supply the Sanitarium with fresh milk
and butter. The patients Who are
strong enough and for whom moderate
exercise is deemed beneficial work on
the farm or in other capacities. But as
a general rule, the patients that have
gained sufficient in strength for work
although still far from cured, insist up
on leaving. Nevertheless much good is
being done by the sanitarium and in
more than one respect it is a blessing to
mankind.
= From Parsons ii is only "A rwo hours
climb to the summit of the Sierra
Blanco and the scenes of wild and weird
pictueresqueness and rugged beauty
amply repay the fatigue of the trip.
The snow is very deep on the higher
peaks at present and this assures an
ample water supply for the laughing
agricultural valleys at the sunny
stones of the foot hills.
PROMISING SETTLEMENTS.
Besides Aamogordo, Captain and
Dawson the FL Paso and Northeastern
has a number of other promising settle
ments along the line. Torrance, the
terminus of the Santa Fe Central Rail-
way. promises to become quite a rail-
road point; Corona is getting to be
distributing point for
large area of country; Ancho has ce-
ment works; CorriZozo is getting big
hotel and has large railway water
pumping works; Oscura is the gate TO
the Estey City mining district, and the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Companys iron
deposits: while Jarilla is mining
camp. The fact that the El Paso and
Northeastern has become an important
and prosperous railway system that
has done wonders for the development
If a much neglected part of New Mexi-
60 is due to the energy and the fore
sight of it's management. The present
manager, w. r. Martin, is earning gol-
den opinions from experienced railroad
men. and A. N. Brown, the general traf-
fic manager, is one of the most popular
and successful railroad officials In the
vast