El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-08
NEW MEEICO'S
GROWTH RAPID
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by territorial appropriation and partly
by revenue from pay patients for the
care Of injured miners. The report OF
the board Of trustees for the year ended
June 80, 1911, shows that the business
Of the hospital is growing. there having
been a large increase in number OF
both pay and INDECENT patients cared
for. In addition to improvements com
pleted during 1910, a contract has been
let for an additional wing to the main
building.
New Mexico National Guard.
The National guard now consists OF
one regiment of infantry 90 companies
and a band) and battery of light ar
tillery. During the year, Company ].
First infantry, at AlamOgOrdO, has been
mustered out Of the service for falling
to maintain the standard of efficiency
required Of companies Of the National
guard No other changes have occurred
during the year. BY executive order
1862 dated November ., 1910, 6,6ST.95
acres Of public land were reserved for
military purposes for use Of the Ma
tiOnal guard OF this territory as a rifle
range. This land is located in the Cap
titan mountains about so miles west OF
Roswell. The guard is now as large as
can be handled with the funds avail
equipped, and Instructed for active SER
vice in the field.
Coal Mining and Resources.
The production of coal from the
mines Of New Mexico was curtaihed by
lack Of demand for the product due to
the closing Of the markets in Mexico for
six months. Yet under these adverse
conditions the production Of the coal
mines was greater than in any preced-
ing year, the increase of gross prOduc-
ton being 2.56 percent.
The gross production was 3.3TS.O1S-97
tons, an increase Of S4.53197 tons over
the preceding fiscal year.
Game and Fish.
Conditions Of game and fish in New
Mexico were never better than at this
time. 1t has taken time to educate the
people to a more thorough understand
ing OF what game protection means
Efforts made thus, far toward the pres
ervat1On OF game animals and birds
have been confined largely to restrict
i've measures, but believing the time
to have come to extend these efforts
the department purchased and planted
in the territory during the past year
guineas, 81 pheasants and transplanted
from one portion Of the territory to an
other 1871 quail
Probably the best sport of New Mex
leo hunters is afforded by deer. There
has been a very Derceptible increase in
the number OF this animal in the past
year.
Wild turkey, grouse and wild pigeons
are reported in great numbers. The
only mountain sheep are located in the
Guadalupe mountains, il the southern
part Of the territory. The law protect
ing them is being well observed.
Beaver are becoming so mum
that number Of permits have been
issued for their capture in instances
where they have been found to be de-
stroying private property, and in a few
years it may be possible to have an
open season on them.
Quail are steadily increasing in num-
bers and are doing remarkably well in
localities whore they have been planted
during the past two years.
Antelope have been increasing in
numbers and there are probably 5000
in the territory at the present time the
majority Of them located in Sierra, So
zorro, and Valencia counties
Sewer Systems.
During the year Albuquerque, Dem
ing and Silver City have completed new
and thoroughly efficient sewerage sys-
TENS while similar systems are under
way in Las Vegas and other towns.
Museum of New Mexico.
The Museum OF New Mexico, estab-
lished in 1909, has been conducted dur
ing the past year under the direction
of the School Of American archaeology,
in conformity to the act Of the New
Mexico legislature The most important
work Of the museum during the past
year has been that of putting in repair
the Old Palace of the governors, which
under the stipulatiOns of the legislative
act, has been made the home OF the