El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-14
Resources OF New Mexico Are Rich
And OF Most Varied Character
, zeyed. L1542s1; uqsurveyed 2,O241sO.

veyed. 1.154,261; unsurveyed, 2,O2416O.
Land office Roswell.
Eddy county is IN the extreme south
eastern part Of New Mexico, altitude
about 5000 feet. The Pecos river crosses
the country from north to south. Gil
matte conditions very favorable for
agriculture, horticulture and stock rails
ing. The Artesian belt extends along
the west side Of the PecOs river from
the north for about 25 miles ImDOr-
tant towns IN the artesian belt are Ar
tesla Dayton and lakewood. The Carts
bad project Of the United States recla-
nation service utilizes the waters Of
the PeCOs river for irrigation of 10000
acres from Carlsbad south for % miles
There is also irrigation on Black river,
PenascO, Delaware and other streams.
Dry farming is practiced on the plains
in the eastern part Of the county.
GRAZING Is afforded on the plains to
the east and the foot hills to the west
Of the PecOs river. Staple products Of
the county: Alfalfa, corn, winter grain,
cotton, garden truck, all varieties OF
delicious fruits, including the apple,
peach pear, plum, European grapes, etc.
Fine Peaches.
The Carlsbad peach is noted for Its
flavor, color and shipping qualities.
Telephone lines cover the entire county
and connect with exchanges Of Carlsbad,
Artesja, Knowles, lakewood and Day
ton. Telephone connections with all
parts Of New Mexico Texas and the east
are afforded. There is an automobile
line from Carlsbad to Knowles con
Meeting with the line to Seminole and
Midland, Texas; an auto line from
Carlsbad to Monument and from Ar
tesla to Hope. The livestock industry
is Important; cattle sheep, AngOras
and horses are raised extensively in the
county, yearly shipments Of stock, WOOL
etc, amounting to S1,OO0,0 0O
The county seat, Carlsbad. has pop
ulatiCn close to 5000. modern water
works, telephone system, electric light
and power system, new sewer system,
q large high school building and OUner
cOmmOdiOus school buildings. ice plant,
courthouse, Masonic and odd Fellows
buildings, etc; Artesia, population a
little more, has electric lights, tele-
phone system. WaterWOrkS, and other
modern cOnVenienceS good schools, etc.
Other towns on the Santa Fe railroad
are Dayton, Lakewood, Loving, Malaga
and Red Bluff. To the west is Hope,
a prosperous town on the Penasco
river The community system Of 1rrl-
cation is used here. Its apples and
Otner fruit noted for fine flavor and
keeping qualities In the dry farming
section on the plains are Knowles,
Monument and LOvington grown to be
important points in the past two years.
Prosperous County.
The county has nine banks. 10 news
papers. IS school districts, IA new dis
trlcts organized the past year. Oil and
gas fields in the county are promising. I
Gas and oil have been found in Dayton
and points west OF Carlsbad. ImpOr-
tant cement works are at Orient, near
Carlsbad and other minerals are found
in tie GUADALUPE mountains in the
western part of the county lmmigra-
ton to the county continues heavy. I
Cheap land. abundant wa ter supply OF
good quality, fine climate, convenient !
markets, productive soil invites pro-
gressive homeseekers and investors.
GRANT COUNTY.
D-~rrT.HFo~, Qra County eaaF Sill
yer City. Acreage open to entry, sur
veyeG. 1.247. S5a- unSurveyed, 1868 400. Z
Land office, Las Cruces
Tho possibilities for development In /
agric ulture, stock raising and mining
in Grant county are almost without Z
limit On the plains, in the hills and /
mountain valleys are to be found many I
choice hOmesteads, but here as in other I
counties the hOmeseeker must give his I
time and careful attention to finding Z
-hs selection be wants. Fruits small .
grains and vegetables flourish IN the [
mountain valleys and there is a ready {
homo market fOr everything that can I
be grown. The county has a rapidly /
increasing production Of gold, silver, I
copper and lead, the past year seeing /
q great many new mines opened up and !
put in the producing class.
Big Mining District.
Silver City is the center Of great /
mining district which IS rapidly being I
extended LOrdsburg is the center Of I
another such district. Thousands OF !
mer find employment in the mines, and /
at Silver City a large smelter and |
cOncentraIor are in operation. Some !
of the great caJFle growers Of the ter /
ritory have their home ranches in Grant 4
county, and in the mountain districts /
the growing of AngOra goats has be- I
cOu-p an important industry Silver /
City is growing very rapidly, the as
sessed valuation Of the incorporation !
for 1909 was S720. $50, an increase over
1908 Of S52,ST0. This increase is the
result of the development of the mines
The town has q fine public school sys-
TEN, snd there is also located here one