Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-11-14
ROAD TO A|LLSbORO
OPENS ATTRACTIONS
Mountain Scenery OF Great Beauty
Can be Seen From Excellent
Automobile Highway.
COUNTRY is RICH IN LEGEND
Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, and Other
Mines are Rich, but In Hands
of Stock J0bbers.

\ glimpse into the future: II long
iook INTO the past; over mountains.
upland plains, wide valleys, sandy ar
royn,. deep canyons and cool, trick
ling, mountain streams: this is the
road to lllllsboro, by way of pic
lurcoquc Lake Valley, sixty miles
from Drming over excellent automO
bile roads. The road Is over the
liordrrland To the Santa Fe tracks;
following the right of way to Florida
station, and thence II wide swing to
the north with Cooks Peak on the
left. Back of Cooks Peak and its
range is wide upland plain on which
the native gramna grass grows lux
uriantly aud supports numbers of
fat. Hereford range stock. Over
| the wide cXpansc are scattered the
ranch houses with their evcr-prescnl
windmiIls To the west is historic
old Fort Cummings. \ 'lerlng view
, uf the giant cottonwood trees sur
rounding the spring and shcllcring
the barracks now almost fallen into
ruins may be- had. Water from the
spring is plped Ia Florida station to
supply the railroad. Heavy wagons,
drawn by four or six horses are fire.
quenlly met bearing ore from the
Cook Peak mining district where
lead and zine are mined extensively.
The ancient Bultcriicld trail from
Fl Puso to Silver City, which must
be crossed soon after leaving the
railroad, may still be- traced by the
deep ruis worn by the stage coach OF
other days. Then Geronimo and his
red Apache band roumed over the
plans, or, when hunted, hid in th,
PERCEPTIONS mountain chasms; thel
pilgrim. saint aud sinner, white, red
and brown, trod the dangerous way
seeking fame. fortune. revenge, ol
everlasting solitude. II hcrmitae,
| among the remote hills.
The descent into Lake Valley re
' vcals the ancient prosperity of Tho
: section by glimpse of It's old-tm'
t mining property. Mills. dumps, smell
+ tiers. long deserted and fallen into de
;. cay, are seen now and then mNroonc'
/ IN II sea of grass tenantcd only b,
rabbits or coyotes, their boarded-ul
O. windows darkly visable like putche
Z over blind eyes. Once they prodncc'
- u kings ransom in gold. silver. lea,
= aud copper, but are now, aud hav
r been since the money panic IN tn
seventies, the mute witness of In
legal crimes Of stock iobbrrS, Thes
Ir mines still are the treasure house
.c which n Crorsus might envy but ar
= used only to fleece the unwnry III
II vrsturs IN the East of hard eanc
E. money. Practically all of the mine
are unworked, though their ligitimaI
" activity would well repay the cage
= scarchcr of natures vaults. Son
ii day the district, embracing the d.
,e cayed village of Lake Valley al
the ,omnolcni town of llillsboro
- Sierra county, will take its place
one of the greatest producers
he precious metals.
n The village of Lake Valley com
G.. into view around turn in the III
n There is no saloon in Lake Vale
IS. Its fifty or sixty citizens early to-
ng advantage of the local option law
ed ousl the one thirst parlor from t
us community. The town enjoys t
ne luxury of mixed train once a d
of over Santa Fe branch from RincC
as The railroad once was the hlghw
an of wealth; drew millions of dolll
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