El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-19
Is Becoming Popular as a
Health Resort and Impor-
tant as a Market.

Sierra Blanca, Tex, July 19.-Sierra
Blanca is the distributing point and
market for vice scope of country, its
tributary country extending north
about so miles to the southern line of
New Mexico; west about % miles to
the Rio Grande; south along the river
TO, Bosque BonitO ranch, about 80 miles.
and east to Allamoore, about 80 miles
The principal resources of this i'm
menSe area are cattle, horses, dry
Farming, and greater than all, its
varied and extensive mineral deposits,
including coal and zinc in the Eagle
mountains, copper, lead, zinc, gold and
silver in the Quitman, the Garlic and
DlabIo mountains all within a radius
OF 80 miles and within five to 10 miles
from the two great transcontinental
railroads, the Texas 6, Pacific and the
y. h d ), A. which converge at this
center.
Eight long passenger trains stop
mere every day and a score of great
freight trains. Many employees of the
railroads make this their home as well
as wealthy cattlemen who have built
fine cottages and live here to give
their children the opportunity to attend
the excellent school
Has Plenty of Water Now.
Ever since the advent of the rail-
roads Sierra Blanca mas labored under
the disadvantage of being without wa
ter or wells. In the early days wells
were drilled to q great depth in the
town. some say to the depth of about
1000 feet, and then only to strike salty
water, unfit for use Fortunately the
water question has lately been solved,
and Sierra Blanca now enjoys as good
a supply of as fine water as can be
found anywhere in the west The Love
brothers. T. d. and G. w, drilled a
well at Etholene, about four miles west
of this place and at a depth Of about
400 feet struck good flow of water,
which rises to within 500 feet OF the
surface. Then the railroad company
drilled another we'll Love brothers
laid a pipe line along the railroad clear
down to Sierra Blanca and built reSer-
vOirs and steel tanks and furnish wa
enable rates. The water flows to town
feet.
This is an important cattle center.
The leading cattle barons are Love
brothers. Worth, Gardner, Millican,
Downs. Martin. Lanier, Norton. Jet,
Hackett and Caruthers, who collective
ly own about %, 900 head. All of them
have good ranch houses and all are
getting wealthy 1t has been dry
but scattering rain storms are coming
on at last and the cattle are looking
fine.
As Health Resort.
between 500 and 500 people In the
winter season this is considerably in
creased by invalids who are learning
that the climate of the plateau country
of Trans PecOs is one of the best IN
the world for pulmonary troubles.
South of here about % miles is the
famous Hot Springs, which are said
to be remarkable for their medicinal
qualities. They are on the Texas bank
of the Rio Grande and come to the sur
face in the middle of level concrete
bench covering several acres The wa
ter is so hot when it comes out that
it will cook an egg in few minutes.
A good wagon road has been construct
ed from here to the springs and when
ever proper buildings are erected there
will be a great rush of invalids to
battle and drink the waters. They are
a specific for chronic blood diseases
and rheumatism Some remarkable
cures are reported. John Whitaker,
formerly of FL Paso, is in charge OF
the springs.
Is High and HealthfuI.
The elevation of Sierra Blanca Is
$500 feet above sea level, and the eli
mate is temperate and invigoratinS-
There is no more genial summer eli