The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-27

The following article on New Mex
leo appeared In tho September issue
OF 'The Earth development maga-
kline OF thc Santa Fe railway:
by A. 81 HOVE.
New Moxlco lies in the heart Of the
Santa Fe southwest with Oklahoma
ana Texas ON the east and Arizona
ON the wcet. 'rhe state ~ rectangular
In shape. ite extreme length north
and south bfing 800 miles. The area
In 122.4es square miles or 5s.SS0.i6 $50
ceres. In sze New Mexico holds
fourth place.
New Mexico in q general way may
be divided into three parts. Through
the middle. from norsh 10 south. pass
towering ranges of the southern
Rockies. To the east OF these are
mesas. fiver valleys. ana broad plains
that extend into Texas. West OF the
continental divide Is q high plateau
with mountain ranges here and ihere.
The altitude varies from 5000 feet
In the southeast to more than $4,000
feet In the north. This altitude
tempers,the climate Of the southern
latitude.
Three great river systems. rising
IN the mountains OF Colorado and
northern New Mexico-thc Rio
Grande, the pecos. and the San
Juan flow across the stntc. Along
these rivers are rich valleys. Many
smaller streams like the CHA, INC
Canadian, and the Cimarron rise In
the mountains within the state.
New Mclico is a new state, with
traditions reaching into the misty
past. Numerous ruins also tell the
story OF races that had passed Ions
before American history begins.
When tho Spaniards. early In the six
teonth century. pushed up the itio
Grandc valley. they found Indians
living in villages ana growing crops
under Irrigation from the Great
| River" some OF the Pueblos may
still be seen along the Santa re rail-
why between Santa Fe and Albu-
querque.
Tho cary Spanish ~setilerA fol-
lowed the example ot the lr'iian and
grew crops under irrigation. bitches.
stil I'm unc. are hundreds OF years
old. Tho early Spanish settlements
were OH the Rio Grando and It's trihu-
ttries and nearby mountain districts.
lDeyelopmcnt of other parts, there
fore Il OF more recent date, the
stocltmcn usually being the pioneers.
Their COW camps OF early days have
since grown to be busy cities ana
towns. The grent western "Hinter-
land Of New MeNico Is still unde-
veloped because OF lack of highways
and railways. The central part OF
the state was developed largely by
the descendants OF the early Spanish
settlers while on the east side inc IN
sections In the western part, Ameri-
cans from the east and the middle
west have led In development.
Natural Resources.
New Mexico has within its borders
wonderful variety of natural re-
sources. There are fioh river valleys,
broad plains. productive mesas. and
mountain sections for agriculture
Large areas are especially adapted to
grnzing and breeding OF livestock
The forests are large and practically
untouched. Nearly every known
metal and mineral is found. The
coal area covers thousands OF sduar'
miles. The climate Is healthful. dry
/. ana mild. New Mexico Is n sanitar
ium for lung and throat troubles
The medicinal springs have n wid'
range OF healing. The arr
. SO varied hat few may not find tn
opportunity they are seeking.
! Lands.
/, Only about 40 per cent Of the lane
! is In private ownership. The govern
1 ment holds about 10000, 900 acres o
, unreserved lands open to entry undeI
federal laws. The forest service
4 controls about 10000 600 acres III
: eight national forests. Indian reser
vations cover 4.6g7,24 acres. Tn
4; state was granted 12.i59.452 acre
for It's schools and institutions o
r which &c stu owns more than 1000,
900 acres. The state lands are sol'
: on thirty years time and 4 per cen
Me3co has room for a great army o
settlers seeking homes on the lDnt
Transportation.
The New Mexico highway depa-t
mcnt Is spreading a network OF goo