The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . is very mountainous although none of the peaks attaina great altitude. In these mountain ranges are valuable depo-sits of copper, iron, gold, silver, zinc and turquoise. Many ofthe mines are extensively developed and a few have beenworked for over a century. Last year almost a million dollarsworth of copper was produced and about 150,000 tons of ironore were shipped from its mining districts. Several reduc-tion works and mills are in operation. The principal miningcamps are Hanover, Santa Rita,
The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . is very mountainous although none of the peaks attaina great altitude. In these mountain ranges are valuable depo-sits of copper, iron, gold, silver, zinc and turquoise. Many ofthe mines are extensively developed and a few have beenworked for over a century. Last year almost a million dollarsworth of copper was produced and about 150,000 tons of ironore were shipped from its mining districts. Several reduc-tion works and mills are in operation. The principal miningcamps are Hanover, Santa Rita, Fierro, Central, Gold Gulch,Pinos Altos, Burros, Red Rock, Steeple Rock, Steins Pass,Lordsburg and Shakespeare. There are located in this countyseveral hot and mineral springs, the best known being at Fay-wood, where a commodious hotel has been built. The south-ern part of the Gila forest reserve covers the northwesternpart and from Silver City starts the principal road into thereserve and to the Mogollon and Cooney mining districts. Thecounty has a fine public school system. The county seat is. THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. 177 Silver City. Its location, protected on all sides by high hills, its dryatmosphere, and its almost constant sunshine, render thistown a pretty and healthy residence place. Nine miles eastof Silver City is Fort Bayard, where the United Statesgovernment has located the Army general hospital for thetreatment of tuberculosis. The government having put itsstamp of approval, after careful investigation, upon this cli-mate for the cure of its soldiers and sailors, many other healthseekers of late have been attracted to Silver City and sur-roundings. The census of 1900 gave Silver City a populationof 2,735 and Silver City precinct a population of 2,971 present population is 3,000. It is a well built town of brickbusiness blocks and many nice brick residences. It has agood supply of water, both for domestic use and for fire pro-tection. Its merchants are mod
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