The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . nsite, which, for the most part, vanished after the tracks were laid and the depot built. Little was done in the hne of settlement and the permanent building of the town until the fall of the year 1900. The altitude of Portales is 4,004 feet above sea level. It is ninety miles from Roswell, 116 miles from Amarillo, and eighteen miles from the New Mexico-Texas boundary. It lies in a valley in which rise the headwaters of the Yellow Horse branch of the Brazos river. The general contour of the surr
The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . nsite, which, for the most part, vanished after the tracks were laid and the depot built. Little was done in the hne of settlement and the permanent building of the town until the fall of the year 1900. The altitude of Portales is 4,004 feet above sea level. It is ninety miles from Roswell, 116 miles from Amarillo, and eighteen miles from the New Mexico-Texas boundary. It lies in a valley in which rise the headwaters of the Yellow Horse branch of the Brazos river. The general contour of the surrounding country is level prairie, and throughout the entire vicinity water may be had from springs that flow out at several points along the draw and from a depth of 100 feet or more. The growth of the town has been steady, and has not exceeded the settlement and development of the surrounding country. Its population at present is 1,300, while the precinct has a population of over 2,000. There are two banks, one national, and the other territorial. There are five hotels and a number of boarding.
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