El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-12
Deming, Gem OF the Fertile Mimbres Valley

- EMlNG is the county seat or Luna
county, Few Mexico, and has
gained distinction because of it's
being the very heart Of one Of the most
promising valleys in the entire south
west. 1t has a town government, and a
population of more than 1000 intelli-
gent, country building people, with
large stores and substantial buildings.
Aside from bcns the supply point
Tor large livestock and mining coun-
try, Deming is the leading town of ,ne
Mimbres valley, one of the richest ag.
r1cultural sections of the southwest, and
Is enjoying an influx OF population
Whlch promises to make it one Of the
eoHlnerclal centers of this section.
Famous Mimbres Valley.
The Mimbres valley has an under
flow, cosidered to be practically in
eNhaustible lat depth permitting of
pumping at profit for almost the en-
tire list of crops grown in this section,
and particularly favorably situated as
TO rood waters and other means of
supplying moisture o the soil.
The Mimbres valley presents to the
agriculturist all the advantages of both
1rrigtion from flood waters Of a great
drainage, and shallow pumping, and
these, combined with the Campbell sys-
TEN of cultivating the soil, make con
ditions very desirable, as crop failures
are almost impossible bitches have
been taken out of the Mimbres ut vari-
Gus places and during the rainy sea-
son the land is constantly irrigated by
the anuvial bearing waters, not only
supplying the moisture needed, but en-
riching the soil with the washings from
the watershed above. This land is then
titled according to the most approved
methods
crops put in. Wells and Pumps then
supply the little additional moisture
needed to mature crops and as this
pumping is done from comparatively
shallow depths with crude Oil and gaso-
line for fuel the cost is actually less
per acre cultivated than under many
Of the gravity systems of the west.
There has been no land speculation
In the Mimbres valley, as it was all open
Tor settlement as government land, and
has been very generally taken up un-
der the homestead ana desert land acts
those going in there being able to pu
on the improvements needed to make
their claims productive. There has
been a natural increase in land values
however, and this demand for land has
become so strong as to make rein
quishmets profitable to many Of TIT
first settlers In the valley, and once
title is secured from the government
the property is in demand at a gooC
figure prices for patented land ranging
as high as 500 an acre.
Splendid Progress.
The year just closed has been one OF
great progress to both the town OF
Deming and the splendid valley tribu-
tary to it, having been marked by the
erection of many new business houses
and residences in the town and the inn
provement of the many new home
steads in the valley, while hundreds OF
For
homes where climate, soil and water
combine to make prosperity possible
and lifes living easier.
Deming enjoys the advantages o.
three railroads, and is in a fair way t.
have another under construction before
the end of the present year, the sur
veys having been made and the finan
cial arrangements perfected. Demine
has a lead custom smelter, which has
been closed down for some time because
of the slump in mining interests of the
southwest two years ago, but the
steady revival of 1909 assures its early
opening, preparations being made tC
that end.
Mining in Luna county was quiet our
ing 1908, and only began ito take on
new life during the year just closed
but the activity OF 1909 resulted in a
number Of promising discoveries, and
the present year will be one of greater
activity than ever before witnessed in
the mining history Of the county.
The enterprlsng business men OF
Deming sent an agricultural exhibit to
the Eel Paso fair and attracted great
attention The products shown were
grown with irrigation without irrigation
and by scientific farming aided by
pumps, showing the many advantages
of that section, and the result Is a
strong demand for lands in the Mimbres
valley.