The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . e proportion of one ounce to four or five ofsilver. The surface ores to a depth varying from fifty to 150feet,are much oxidized and constitute free milling ore. Copperis an important product, varying in percentage to the ton fromone to twenty. There are four mills in and around of the lode mines is an extensive area, comprisingseveral thousand acres and known as the placers. With crudedry washers some |500,000 in gold have been taken fromthese placers. In the valley between Hillsb
The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . e proportion of one ounce to four or five ofsilver. The surface ores to a depth varying from fifty to 150feet,are much oxidized and constitute free milling ore. Copperis an important product, varying in percentage to the ton fromone to twenty. There are four mills in and around of the lode mines is an extensive area, comprisingseveral thousand acres and known as the placers. With crudedry washers some |500,000 in gold have been taken fromthese placers. In the valley between Hillsboro and the minesare warm springs having medicinal and curative properties. Socorro County. Socorro county is the largest of New Mexico counties,covering an area of 15,250 square miles, being as large as aEuropean kingdom. Its resources correspond to its area, invariety and extent. It is first of all a stock grazing country,the number of sheep on its ranges going into tl^e millions,,and the number of cattle exceeding 100,000. Next to stockraising, mining is a great wealth producer, the Mogollon. THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. 271 district alone has yielded $5,000,000 in gold and silver. TheMagdalena and Kelly districts have done almost as well insilver and lead and are now big producers of zinc. Rosedaleproduces gold, Estey copper and Water Canon, Socorro andother districts, the precious as well as the baser are extensive coal beds in the western part while thecoal veins at Carthage are being actively worked. Lime,building stone, gypsum and salt are among the other mineralproducts. Agriculture in the Rio Grande Valley and alongsome of the minor streams is very successful. In the south-western part, especially in the Gila Forest Reserve, there arelarge areas in timber. The Rio Grande traverses the principal tributary here is the Puerco. The Gila and theSan Francisco rivers are important water sources in thewestern portion. The Santa Fe Railway, with a branch linef
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