The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . ialsupport to the town. Prospectors located claims in the moun-tains round about and as a consequence the mining industry,too, is contributing to the prosperity of Deming and hasiielped to make it an important business center. About ayear after the completion of the railroads above mentioned, abranch was built into the mining district surrounding SilverCity, which was then enjoying a boom. In 1901, work wasstarted on the construction of the El Paso and SouthwesternRailway, the road being complet
The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . ialsupport to the town. Prospectors located claims in the moun-tains round about and as a consequence the mining industry,too, is contributing to the prosperity of Deming and hasiielped to make it an important business center. About ayear after the completion of the railroads above mentioned, abranch was built into the mining district surrounding SilverCity, which was then enjoying a boom. In 1901, work wasstarted on the construction of the El Paso and SouthwesternRailway, the road being completed the year following, givingDeming direct railway connection with the great mining re-gions of southern Arizona and of Sonora, Mexico, and thedistinction of being one of the two towns in New Mexico,namely Santa Fe and Deming, having three independent rail-roads. The towns location is well chosen, standing as it doeson a broad, level plain at an altitude of about 4,300 feet, andsurrounded with picturesque mountains. It always enjoys acool, refreshing breeze in summer, tempering the heat of July. THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. 195 and August and rendering the nights pleasant, while itssouthern latitude prevents severe cold in winter and assuresmild, even temperature the year around. From a commercialstandpoint it is the natural supply point of an extensive regionfurnishing supplies for the cattle ranches for miles to theeast, west and south, and for the farmers of the Mimbres Val-ley to the north, while the people of the mining camps in thevarious parts of Luna and Grant counties to the west and tothe north come to Deming for their supplies and to ship theirores. The water of Deming is noted for its purity and theabundance of the supply, the Mimbres river sinking into thegravel about twenty miles north of Deming and running be-neath the surface in an inexhaustible stream directly underthe town. The water is as pure and soft as rain water, thusmaking the town with its excellent railway fa
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