Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior for the year ended June 30, 1897 . y and richness; it is provided with over 200 milesof railroad communication in the shape of a triangle formed by theSanta Fe route and the Southern Pacific Railway. They start fromEl Paso on the southern boundary; the former runs north to Rincon,and then branches southwesterly to Deruing, in Grant County. TheSouthern Pacific also reaches Deming, forming the base of the triangle. This county lies wholly within the base of the Rio Grande, whichflows through it in a southwesterly direction, carrying water enough,if
Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior for the year ended June 30, 1897 . y and richness; it is provided with over 200 milesof railroad communication in the shape of a triangle formed by theSanta Fe route and the Southern Pacific Railway. They start fromEl Paso on the southern boundary; the former runs north to Rincon,and then branches southwesterly to Deruing, in Grant County. TheSouthern Pacific also reaches Deming, forming the base of the triangle. This county lies wholly within the base of the Rio Grande, whichflows through it in a southwesterly direction, carrying water enough,if properly developed, to make a world-renowned granary and southwestern corner of this county is included in the sink of theMimbres. Here beautiful springs abound, and water is everywhereattainable at very slight depths. The mineral richness of this portionof the country is also very great, and there is little doubt that the nearfuture will witness a rapid and permanent development of agricultureand mining matters along the boundaries of Doiia Ana and Mission Grapes in Dona Ana County. TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO. 485 THE MESILLA VALLEY. Tbe greatest and best-known region is, however, that portion of theRio Grande Valley known as the Mesilla Valley. On the east it isbounded by the Organ Mountains; on the west stretches a great llanoor high table land, which breaks down from the Magdalena Mountainsand seems to flow south along the Rio Grande. Las Oruces is the commercial center of this valley and the countyseat. In itself it is a quaint collection of houses coming down fromthe old Mexican regime. In the early days its richness attracted immi-gration from all over the world. The iinest fruit is raised here; apples,peaches, plums, nectarines, and apricots all flourish here, and thefarmers are prosperous in this valley. The plains furnish a large crop of gramma (a most nutritious grass),and large herds of cattle fatten upon it. Thousands of dollars aremade an
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