Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-11-14
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worth of precious ore out. and thou
sands of eager prospectorS in. Now
the train is onl v run Ia preserve the
railroad company's title 10 the right
Of wny. aud the fact that ii il run
at II loss is proof that the company
il satisfied that some day the gath
crine of the delayed harvest will be-
resumed. The frame buildings of
the town have not been painted these
many years. It is with difficulty that
one traces the "boX ear" letters
which once umbitiou~ly announced
that here was the "MetrOpolltan" .
hotel No doubt it was lively hos
tlcry in the old days, when one man
worked and five laborcd to garner his .
earnings. Still the table affords Il
generous hospitality to the hungry
wilderness wandcrcr. An adobe
school house shelters fifteen or TWEEN
~ American and Mexican children,
who are taught by nm American
/ teacher. whose patriotism i shown
by the display of II large American
| flag before the door. The residents
of the town are genial and hosplabIc
and are glad to welcome visitors.
After leaving Lake Valley the road
j. upward. with now and then dip
into canyon. just outside the town
are the collection Of weather beaten
mills and cottages once alive with
the activities of the miners. The ruins
are -lrcwn for mile or more. Those
who know the workings point ont the
hole. comparatively small, from
which $j.000.000 worth of almost
pure silver was taken in II very short
time. This is the famous Bridal
Chamber mine. and its story is still
the inspiration and hope Of the dis
trict.
The Statehood mine may be- seen
from the road though il is quite II
distance up II hill. This mine has
been in the hands Of receiver. be-
cause of stock manipulation. II Is
said but is about 10 resume. 1t Is
. u rich gold and silver property and
: ON its performance depends the fate
Of the district, according 10 the ritl-
zcmS of the section
, llillsboro. the county seat of Sierra
Y county. is built in II canyon, and the
traveller who approaches it over the
Y Lake Valley road does not realize
it, proximity until the ear drops over
= the wall which shelters the silver
n thread of the Perchc. 1t is IN ole
v town. two.thirds Mexican in popua'
e ton. aud covered ur by cottonwood
- trees of great girth. Though thu
- mountain stream which runs JUS
IL back Of It's one street sometime
m floods the thoroughfare and cause
Ie some temporary Inconvenience, II 1
T. sheltered from every i'll wind. an
80 the climate is ideal. The populatio
,e i, counted at 500. though many q
in the heads of the families are ava
II working in more prosperous mlnln
re- camps. There are stores, ncwspa
r. pcrs. hotel, barber shop. school hous
and county court house. Beyond tn
limits of the town are the "magnil
cent distances" Of sand hills, an III
I'd cultivated wilderness. The blue-tln'
ed Black range of high mountain
- quickly hides the declining sun. Thcl
i. the Mecca Of the hunter and iishc
II sylvan retreat for bear deed, vol
- mountain lion and several varletl,
Of wild eats which make the ngl
u, road lonesome with their far-awa
= and wierd cries which echo from Il
bleak mountainsideS. Several var
- cites of mountain trout play IN Il
"" show fed streams which wind
"" bright threads, down the canyon
past sky flung. rocky battlemen
- sheltered with growth above whi'
" the majestic pine tree rules the ina
" mate kingdom of silence.