The land of sunshine, a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . he valley of the Rio Chama. For manyyears it was an outpost against hostile Indians and manyexpeditions against the Apaches and Utes were organizedthere. It has an interesting history and was, ufi to withinthirty years ago quite important in the county. It is today agood trading center. There are numerous other settlementswhich are supported by agriculture, horticulture and stockraising; they are found in the Espanola Valley on the RioGrande, in the valleys of the Chama and tributary streams,and
The land of sunshine, a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . he valley of the Rio Chama. For manyyears it was an outpost against hostile Indians and manyexpeditions against the Apaches and Utes were organizedthere. It has an interesting history and was, ufi to withinthirty years ago quite important in the county. It is today agood trading center. There are numerous other settlementswhich are supported by agriculture, horticulture and stockraising; they are found in the Espanola Valley on the RioGrande, in the valleys of the Chama and tributary streams,and are increasing in population and prosperity steadily. Roosevelt County. Area 3,110 square miles; population 4,500. The census of1900 gave this area a population of 383. Assessed valuationin 1903, $600,000. County seat Portales. Post offices : Arch,Bethel, Elida, Floyd, Langston, Portales, Stockton and county, named after the president, was created bythe 35th Legislative in the year 1903. It is distinct-ively a plains county, and, excepting a fraction of the northwest.
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