The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . avelers from all parts of the United Gran Quivira ruins, the Salt Lakes, the White Sands,Inscription Rock, the Mai Pais, the Jornada del Muerto, theGuadalupe Caves, possess a weirdness and an interest thathave made them world-famous. New Mexicos hot springs,mountain retreats and summer resorts combine many advant-ages and attractions difficult to find anywhere else. NewMexico has an atmosphere of its own, just as Spain, Italy orGieece. Here the civilization of centuries ago and of tod
The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . avelers from all parts of the United Gran Quivira ruins, the Salt Lakes, the White Sands,Inscription Rock, the Mai Pais, the Jornada del Muerto, theGuadalupe Caves, possess a weirdness and an interest thathave made them world-famous. New Mexicos hot springs,mountain retreats and summer resorts combine many advant-ages and attractions difficult to find anywhere else. NewMexico has an atmosphere of its own, just as Spain, Italy orGieece. Here the civilization of centuries ago and of todaymeet; here are found prehistoric ruins and historic monu-ments, the history of yesterday and of today have left their im-pression side by side; the civilization of the Indian, the Span-iard, the Mexican and the Yankee commingle. Still, NewMexico is strictly up-to-date in its government, in its hotels,railroad accommodations, in the j)rotection the law affords, inits universities, its colleges, its public schools, its sanitariums,its charitable institutions, in its progress and in its prosper-. THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. 135 ity. Churches are found in every settlement, newspapers inevery town, together with fine stores, banking institutionsand every safety, comfort and luxury that the centers of civi-lization of the east afford. A General Invitation. New Mexico wants more people, it needs them, it has roomand resources for them. It oifers to immigrants a fine cli-mate, homesteads, great natural resources; to the healthseeker health; to the tourist scenic and historic attractions;to the sportsman good fishing and hunting; to the summerand winter guests, the best summer and winter climate in theworld, hot and cold mineral springs, mountain retreats, ranchresorts, good hotel accommodations and the comforts andluxuries of modern communities; to the farmer good crops,not threatened by climatic vicissitudes; to the coal miner per-manent work and good pay; to the prospector extensive min-
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