El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-08

! and it is much used. The road from
Silver City TO the MogollOn mountains
has been finished and a gang of con-
Victs is now working upon the road
through BlueWater canyon immediate
( ly west of SOcOrro. 1t is designed TO
carry this road through to the MOgol-
2 Ion mountains and perhaps it viii be
continued TO the ella river so as to
connect with the road which the ter
ritOry of Arizona cOntemplates build
ing down the ella valley through its
territory. A road has been constructed
between Las Vegas and Mora, and
likewise a considerable amount Of
work has been done in the lower Rio
Grande valley between the town of
DOna Ana and the Texas line. In va
riOus parts of the territory work Of
minor Importance has been done and
the road commission has achieved a
great deal in this line, considering the
means at its disposal
Mining Goes Steadily Ahead.
The mining OF the precious and
baSer metals has been vigorously
prosecuted The mines near Magda-
lena, in SocOrrO county, are taking out
large amounts Of zinc ore Some Of
these mines have been worked for the
past 30 years and with the new mines
which have been opened in their i'm
mediate neighbOrhOOd more ore is now
in sight than ever. In western SOcorrO
county, in the MOgOllOn mountains,
much work has been done. These
siderable amounts of precious metals
are being shipped from them. These
deposits give every prospect OF being
large in extent and viii in the near
future, I think, be Of great value to
the territory In Grant county large
amount of development work has been
done upon the Chino copper mine,
which is located at Santa Rita, in that
county 1t is claimed that by means
of churn drills some $4,000, 600 tons
Of ore have been opened and are ready
to be taken out A part of this ore is
to be extracted by means Of steam
shOvels- This company is erecting
large mill at town called Hurley,
near Santa Rita, to treat the ores
which il mines The mill viii have
capacity when completed of 5000 tons.
A large amount Of work has also been
done on mines situated in the Burro
mountains south of Silver City.
Population.
The census of 1910 showed the pOpu-
laUOn Of this territory to be 2l,3G1.
The increase in population from 1900
to 1910 was 67.6 percent It is almost
Impossible to guess as to what the
pOulatiOn is at the present time, but
I think that a conservative estimate
would not put it at less than $4,000
Statehood of Troubles.
The troubles and delays which this
territory has had in regard to state
hood have been great detriment and
ritOry will soon be admitted as a
state, the people all feel relieved and
face the future with every confidence. |
The good effects Of the admission of
the territory are already bearing fruit
and numerous inquiries are constantly
being made by people who desire to
invest capital within its borders. We
look forward confidently to a very i'm
DOrtant development period following
the completion Of our state govern
ment
Adoption of Constitution.
Of the 500, goo appropriated for
statehood purposes, there remains un-
expended at this time s16,276.98. OF
this amount $4,000 is still in the
United States treasury, subject TO /
reQuisitiOn, and the remainder is on /
deposit in the local United States de- /
pOsitOry- Had the constitutional con-
vention continued in session the full /
so days provided for by the enabling I
act, instead Of adjOUrning at the end I
Of so days, the funds available would 4
have probably been entirely exhausted, /
as the expenses OF the convention were +
approximately $1,000 a day, including 4
per diem Of the delegates and the SAL (
aries of the various officers and en-
ployes
TRANSMITTING Constitution.
In order that each registered vster /
in the territory might be furnished /
with a copy Of the constitution for the 4
new state, published in the language /
that he best understood, the secretary /
Of the territory was authorized and !
directed by resolution Of the cOnstitu-
-iOnal convention to provide for the
printing and distribution of 10O, 900 !
copies in pamphlet form-50, 600 in
English and $4,000 in Spanish. To ex-
Dedite the work of mailing these
a force OF some 20 extra
,lerks was employed The cOnstitu-
iOnal convention also provided for
he printing of $500 copies of the Of
fetal proceedings Of that body, 1850
10 be published in the English and
1850 in the Spanish language. Each
delegate to the constitutional cOnven-
ion was also furnished with a dupli-
ate Of the engrOSsed copy Of the con- I
ititution printed on parchment bond
lment on file in the territorial secre-
arys office
Plenty of Public Land.
There has been a steady immigra-
ion movement into New Mexico dur
ng the past year, which, although it
las not equaled in volume the rush
which occurred during the years from
sos TO 1910, has been Of a high char
-cter and promises much for the
peedy Development Of our agricultural |
ands. The decrease noted is due to Z
number of causes but chiefly to the
act that during the years mentioned
large portion Of the more desirable /
homestead lands, close to tranSDOrta-
ion, were filed upon. As against
775 original land entries during the
iscaI year ended June 30, 1911. only
661 such entries were made for the
asst fiscal year. and there was a de-
rease of 55S,251.13 in acreage filed
pOn. This should not be taken to
lean that the desirable homestead
ands in New Mexico are gone The
Ontrary is the case There remain
pen to entry in New Mexico more
han 100000 acres Of public land.
The most satisfactory phase of the
immigration movement OF the past
ear has been in the number of new
omers into or irrigated districts |