The land of sunshine, a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . ity on the townsite, which, for the most part, vanishedafter the tracks were laid and the depot built. Little wasdone in the line of settlement and the permanent building ofthe town until the fall of the year 1900. The altitude ofPortales is 4,00-4 feet above sea level. It is ninety milesfrom Roswell, 116 miles from Amarillo, and eighteen milesfrom the New Mexico-Texas boundary. It lies in a valley inwhich rise the headwaters of the Yellow Horse branch of theBrazos river. The general contour of
The land of sunshine, a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . ity on the townsite, which, for the most part, vanishedafter the tracks were laid and the depot built. Little wasdone in the line of settlement and the permanent building ofthe town until the fall of the year 1900. The altitude ofPortales is 4,00-4 feet above sea level. It is ninety milesfrom Roswell, 116 miles from Amarillo, and eighteen milesfrom the New Mexico-Texas boundary. It lies in a valley inwhich rise the headwaters of the Yellow Horse branch of theBrazos river. The general contour of the surrounding countryis level prairie, and throughout the entire vicinity water maybe had from springs that flow out at several points along thedraw and from a depth of 100 feet or more. The growth ofthe town has been steady, and has not exceeded the settlementand development of the surrounding country. Its populationat present is 1,300, while the precinct has a population of over2,000. There are two banks, one national, and the otherterritorial. There are five hotels and a number of boarding.
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