El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06

and made experiments with the flota-
ton process.
The lead output OF New Mexico comes
CHIEFLY from the crude ore from the
cook s. Peak district, Luna county. and
from lead ore and concentrates from
lne Magdalena district, Socorro coun-
several shipments were made from
lhe organ district nOna Ana county
ioi merry an important producer OF
Producing Zine Mines.
me mines producing zinc in 1914 in
rev Mexico were in the Nagdalena
district SocOrro county; the Cooks
Ftak district. Luna county: and the
Hanover and Pines Altos districts.
Grant county. The AIagdalena district
was the most productive, the output
nelng zinc carbonate and zinc suIDhide
ores and zint sulphide concentrates
Alnc coroonate and zinc sulphide ores
We're shipped from Cooks and zinc car
Donate from Hanover.
important development and const1uc-
ton work was done at Magda1ena
Hanover. and Pinos Altos
The production Of zinc ore and con-
cehtrates from New Mexico was PASS
tons of 4lS5 per cent zinc compared
win -3't26 tons Of 37.8 per cent zinc
NeW MeNicO's Commanding Position.
midway between the Pacific coast
ana the Gulf Of Mexico. New Mexico.
aL the gateway to the republic OF Mex
leo. occupies commanding CONNER
clal and industrial position From
time lmmemOrial, it has been on the
great highways OF commerce that
spanned the continent in all directions
covering as it does. 1900 square
miles more than the kingdom of italy.
and varying in altitude from 3. 600 to
I-',VgO rect In the same latitude as
southern California. Georgia. southern
Spain and Greece. it offers sufficient
range In climatic conditions. in re-
sources and in opportunities to fulfill
the hopes Of its early conquerors who
were IN search OF new EldOrado.
Oldest New state.
At present with only three i7babi-
lants 10 the square mile as against
900 Tor Italy and Is for California. it
may be said to be still in the first
stages Of development, although in
point OF settlement by white peonle
il is among the Oldest of American
commonweaIths. Its prehistoric monu-
ments show it to have been a land OF
fertility thousands Of years ago.
Has Health Giving CIimafe.
CIlna tlcally, New Mexico is especial
~ favored. Not in Florida. but i'm New
Mexico, the Spaniards found the '.foun-
tam OF youth. Thousands can attest
that its climate has restored them to
health and they have truly named it
THE Land Of Sunshine"
Rich in Agriculture
New Mexico is first of all an agri-
cultural state. Of 121,497 persons in
gainful occupations in the last federal
census year, 66,SS7 were employed on
farms 1t is significant that the value
OF products of farm and range is twice
That Of mining and manufacturing
ta5ed together
The corn crop harvested in 1914. was
?. 1000 bushels, the wheat crop 1,794.-
eco bushels. oats. 1888. 600 bushels;
Potatoes, 10000 bushels. hay,
DO tons; apples 864 600 BUSH
els; barley 10000 bushels; beans 1OO-
GOO bushels sweet potatoes 10000
bushels; broom corn 10000 pounds;
COttOn 1000 bales kaffir corn 1.OOO.-
GOe bushels; peanuts 1000 bushels; dry
peas $4,000 bushels: peaches 10000
bushels; pears 10000 bushels. plums
and prunes $4,000 bushels; cherries 10.
600 bushels apricOts 1000 bushels
$4,000 quarts, other berries CO. 0t
quarts; nuts 2T5,00O pounds.
Total Exceeds &2O,OOO,OOO.
The total value Of the crops in 1914
exceeded $20,000,000, an increase Of 60
per cent in five years.
The valleys of the large rivers and
their tributaries, naturally were first
occupied and cultivated. The Rio
Grande bisects the state from north TO
south, and along it and its tributaries
We're the first irrigation systems and
cultivated fields. The longest tribu-
tary of the Rio GraDde is, the Pecos,
and #, too, furnishes water for irri-
cation Of tens of thousands Of fertile
acres
Another large basin Is that Of the