Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-26

Best-dont waste your money
trying to make it 60 further.
Your grocer's moneyback.
the home OF Don joe Felix, and here
met his esteemed wife, who has for
many years been a sufferer from III
health. Mr.. Esquibel has a roomy
house facing a well-cuItivated garden.
Here We saw the native tobacco,
.pnnche,' both growing and Id process
OF drying and curing. The dinner was
excellently cooked anu most ~palatable
and was seasoned by pleasant CONVEX
sation on topics OF current interest.
Mr.. Esquibel Is not only county coni-
missioner, but also a member OF the
board of trustees OF the Las Vegas
grant. He feels the responsibility OF
his relations and duties TO the people
in these capacities and he expressed
himself very positively as fully re.
solved To work for the interests of
the whole people in the future as in
the past In both the important Offices
he holds. Particularly Oh the subject
of the management Of mining on grant
lands he gave expression TO a deter
mination to oppose anything tending
to create a monopoly and gave II as
his opinion that no more just or sat
i~sfactory course could be pursued than
to apply the mining laws Of the Unit.
ed States 10 the mineral lands OF the
grant, adding thereto only the stipala-
ton Of d small royalty TO be paid By
all productive properties at a fixed
rate which should be nominal and In
no wise d burden or restriction to the
mining industry. He has also decided
views upon che subject OF timber pre-
~seryation and water conservation. In
} this connection lie said that the foot.
! hills to the west Of the Teeolote AT,
| forled some ideal sites for water
storage BY the government which he
hopes may some day be utilized. This
! valley is a beautiful one, indeed, and
needs only more water 20 make II
most fruitful. It's fertility and favor
J able location under the shelter Of the
main range early attracted ~colonists
from the Peco8 settlements. who
were It's first white inhabitants and
+ whose descendants vet maintain them
selves on The fields AMI pastures d
their forefathers.
san Geronimo Is blessed with I
! mineral spring of curative value sim
liar il the Hot Springs. Iii the neal
vicinity is also the entrance to q large
= cave which underlays many acres ant
2 has never yet been fully explored
Scientific people Of Las Vegas SHOULD
2 give attention 10 ais notable feature
3 and give the world some exact IN
formation concerning il. As an at
traction 10 tourists, IL could be mad,
much Of In connection with other in
teresting curiosities of this localit.
mentioned in preceding letters OF this
$ series. Our Las Vegas folk are Ger
iainly backward In making the mos
OF the many surprisingly strong fea
lures or interest which, together
e should make the town one of the mos
famous points uf tourist travel In IN,
[ western country. | never get into tn,
D country about, nor even 80 far as TIL
beautiful erosion on the west side o
the city. without realizing this afrcsi
/ and wishing that circumstances woult
permit me 20 devote my entire tim,
and cfrort TO the work OF discovering
for the hume people nnnumbered an,
wonderful attractions possessed b.
this locality, and then the spreaiin.
abroad 10 the outside world the knowl
edge Of them. so that thousands nigh
come here 10 see, where but ten com,
now, and those so away having seer
not nineteenth Of what We have {,
show. There. I've got on my hobb,
and must set on again.
The noon honr AT san Geronimt
heightened 70 two hours before W
could say "adlos' 10 our hospitabl,
entertainers and again take 70 III
saddle. At last we lopcd away fit,
The green vale of the Tecolote. pass
ing The lovely home 81 Don Gregorii
varela, with its extensive fields an,
orchards. ana thus On through dssiou.
trails toward The timbered hills q
the higher valley.