The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-02-26
F. B. KELLER
Sends Interesting Letter From
New Mexico.

La Laude, N. Mex, Jan. 80, 100
If you will kindly permit Inc tn
srace In your valued paper, / vii
be much pleased to have YOU publisl
this letter written from the "Wilt
and Woody West"
Upon leaving Kentucky haC
many requests from people living
in Lawrence and Carter counties t
write them concerning the new Coun
Try, as this takes much time an(
a great deal OF effort, ! have there
fore concluded to ask you to pub
l!sh letter in your valuable columns
so that they can all have the
same opportunity to find out con-
corning the new country
This town is located in the east
central part of the State on the
Santa Fe Railway and in the Pecos
valley. 1t is five miles Northeast
OF Fl. Sumner, which is on the Pc
cos river. The land is more or
less rolling, though large por+
ton Of it is real level and the roll
ing land can be worked with any
kind of modern machinery. This
valley is separated from the plains
by bluffs or breaks which can be
seen from this town. They are from
three to ten miles away and look
very much like some of Kcntucky's
toughest hills but not near SO high.
The Kentuckians hero claim they
admire them as they break the
monotony and make the place look
more like Kentucky, r..
There are three kinds of land here,
viz: the sandy, mixed and tight
land. The sandy is better adapted
to fruit, and also will bring better
results from other crops the first
and second years. This is due to
the moisture in the land. There.
has not been any rain here this
winter, only light sprinkle, and
no snow except about the first of
Tecember. Yet, you can go into
the sandy or even the mixed land
and dig two and one-half or three
inches deep and the ground is
so moist you can squeeze 1t togeth-
er and throw it several yards. But
tie tight land that has never been
broken Is dry, yet when it has,
been broken and cultivated one or
two years it becomes as moist
as any and will no doubt be best for
wheat and other small grain crops,
The soil ranges from 60 to $50
seet deep and is Of reddish color
The principal crops here at present
are Milo, Maize, Kaffir corn and
several feeds such as millet and
sorghum. This is great place for
stuff to branch out or sucker
there is millet here that has eight
branches from one seed, Any
thing that grows on vine grows
Ike magic here in the sandy land
/ saw IS pound watermelon and
an IS pound pumpkin cut open Of
the goth of this month. There is /,
a wagon load of pumpkins in the !,
town yet.
Any kind of feed can be piled up ,
all winter on the ground without !
cover, and without the least fear Of |
IL decaying, anything cures up here
perfectly green, it looks as gTeent
es when it was cut but is perfectly
dry.
This country's greatest asset =
its healthy climate, the altitude here
Is 1000 feet above the sea level
and it hardly ever rains any from !,
until April and only an
occasional snow. Yet 1t gets very
cool at times But the greater part
Of the winter the people 60 in their
shirt sleeves from eight or mind
o'clock a. m. till p. m. and some
times they are real warm then.
Anyone afflicted with any kind
nj respiratory disease can finCl
great relief here If not n permanent
cure. Asthma always gets well here,
there are several here now whcI
rame heresfor that reason cnly and
are absolutely well as long as they
are here.
But they cant go back east as "
,omes back again. Anyone in the
list stage of consumption will be
almost sure to recover II they will
'emain here. The best time to come
G this kind of a climate is in sum-
ner. do not wish 20 induce nny-
me to come here or do not seek
o boost the country at ALL but
that | write are facts as near as
can ascertain there are disadvan-
ages here, everything costs much
igher than the Kentucky prices and |
vel 10 very high though the requir- {
& amount is much less than in Ken {
icky. L
Freight and passenger rates are i
but will be reduced as n