The Alamogordo News, 1900-01-04

months from the sale and leasing of school lands and other sources. Terri Territorial, - torial, Territorial, county and city bonds this year brought premiums. Not a singlo bank or large business failure has taken p'ace since 1808. Capital is pouring Into the territory from Colorado and other states. Attendance in the public schools In Increased - creased Increased 30 per cent and the territorial institutions are crowded with pupils. In 18'.i0 the percent of illiteracy in New Mexico was forty five, today it is less than twenty, and in a "few years will have disappeared. In 1890 80 per cent, of the population spoke Spanish only, and today 86 per cent speak not only English but Spanish also. Out of ooo pupils attending the Santa Fe public schools, 400 are children of Spanish Spanish-speaking - speaking Spanish-speaking parents. llosptltals exist In all of the larger towns, charitable instiutions, schools and churches are multiplying, and wo women's - men's women's boards of trade are doing much toward establishing free libraries and public parks. The United States government Is abandoning Its military posts, Fort Win Win-gate - gate Win-gate being the only military station in the territory. Otero county, capital Alamogordo. is a now county this year, and McKinley county, with Gallup as capital, will next year bo the twentieth county of the ter territory. - ritory. territory. The now capitel "building at Santa Fe Is nearlng completion. It Is a beautiful building of classic design. During the year several hundred miles of new railroad were built. The princi principal - pal principal linos constructed worh the El -Peso

with the exception of a pipe lino of 3 and 2 inch pipe, which brings a supply of water from springs In the Carracita canon, at a point 1 '4 miles above the mine. At present the company is work working - ing working 17 men, including a foreman and night-shift boss, In this slope, and has been driving on double shift from the start. "On June 1 the company started slope No. 2 on the Avers or upper seam and distant about 3,000 feet from No. 1 slope. The company expect to bring the coal from this mine to the tipple at No. 1 slope by means of a tramroad and small locomotive. No. 2 slope is now down 140 feet from tho apex, of which 02 feet feet-is - is feet-is double timbered and the balance open cut, on a pitch of 14 degrees. Seam of coal at face shows 5 feet 7 inches, with 5 feet of fine coal. Sinking is carried on at tiiis slope with a whim. In the near future sinking will be done with a hoist hoisting - ing hoisting engine and boiler. "The analysis, from a completo section of the vein, shows the following results: Water 1.278 Volatile matter 38.225 Fixed carbon 47.100 Ash 13.400

100.000 Sulphur .011 "You ask for the valuation of our im improvements, - provements, improvements, but, as I said above, the company has little as yet which could properly come uudor that hoad. The cost of "the operation so far has been about $16,000, which includes a supply of tools sufficient to last sometime, and also machinery which Is not yet upon tiie ground, The company proposes to erect a washer and a block of coke ov ovens - ens ovens as soon as practically can be done. In addition to this operation the comp company - any company ba a 70O-I001 proving slope down on the upper seam, at a point 3 miles below Malagra Hill, but did not find enough coal to warrant operation. "When we get get a map of 'Our- work workings - ings workings complete, shall take pleasure In sending you a copy. "Yours, very truly, "N'KW MKXtOn Fi ki. Company, T. L, W'ku.eb, Supt." Since the abovo report was made by Superintendent. Welles, the. railroad has boen completed to the mines and

the sale of territorial lands, .-'wo big lumber mills were built at Alamogordo. and in every county lum lumber - ber lumber mills are working day and" night. At the present rate of consumption, the. lumber supply will last another 100 years, and by that time the young tim timber - ber timber growing'on the mountains and the mesas will have matured. The estab establishment - lishment establishment of fores reserves worked hardship to many old settlers and re retarded - tarded retarded the growth of several counties, but it is conceded that they are of great ultimate benefit. A movement is on foot to make government parks of dis districts - tricts districts where cliff dwellings and prehist prehistoric - oric prehistoric ruins have been explored this year for the lirsttimein a systematic manner. Tiie improvement in the finances of the territory is remarkable. Where there wero debts' before, there are now $130.000 in the territorial treasury, drawing 3 per cent interest, while $300,

population, Xew Mexico furnished more volunteers for service in Cuba and the Philippines than any other common commonwealth - wealth commonwealth in the union. The reunion of Rough Riders at Las Vegas this year was a remarkable event. The number of health seekers who came to the territory during the year is estimated at 3,000 tr 4.000. The United Statins government, after Investigation, this year established a national sanitar sanitarium - ium sanitarium for consumptive soldiers and sailors at Fort Stanton, in Lincoln county, and al io one at Fort Bayard in Grant "coun "county. - ty. "county. The mineral resources, however, have received the greatest development in 180!i. There is not a single county with without - out without a mineral district. There are eight 1 six mineral districts in the terri territory. - tory. territory. The development of mining camps: like that of Uland has boon pho-

New Mexico, fourth In area and old older' - er' older' among the coinmoiiwealtlis of the United States, has many million acres of government land practically free to Ml tiers, and awaiting the touch of wa wall". - ll". wall". Thousands of ucres have been set a-.do the past year for homesteads and ranges, and the area of land under Irri Irri-g,' - g,' Irri-g,' Ion has increased from 300,000 to H "'.000 acres There has been a great Increase in p pulation during the last twelve months mostly by immigration. rhe territory now has between 300,000 lud 400,00.) inhabitants, perhaps, sutll sutll-( - ( sutll-( ill to entitle it to two congressmen when It Is admitted as a state. The growth of Albuquerque, Las Vegas, I'oswell, Silver City, Baton, Alamogordo and others has been rapid. They have increased from lOO to more than 1.000 lier cen I In population since 1800. The

of the certainties of next year. Tho narrow guago from Santa Fe to Alamo, sa Is to be replaced with standard guage tracks. Railroad shops have boen established at Roswell and .Alamo .Alamo-gordo, - gordo, .Alamo-gordo, an the shops at Albuquerque and Raton have been enlarged. Unjust freight rate d scrimtriatiou has retarded the establishment of manufac manufacturing - turing manufacturing enterprise. Thermal and mineral springs, big and small game andfisb, and always cUonvt.i, Are among tho attractions to health and pleasure saekars, NOTICE TO ALAMOGORDUNB, When In El Paso If yon want a good drink of agod whiskey or "Morning's Morn Morning" - ing" Morning" be sure and oalkon Ed and Gas, man man-agen - agen man-agen Bunny South 8oon, formerly of the Majestic, Mixed chinks a specialty,

Laborers Being Rushed into the Salado Ojal Fields Country. The El Faso and Northeastern rail-': road people are going after that coal in earnest. Harry Alexander, assistant freight agent, recently came from Illi Illinois - nois Illinois with twenty laborers, and today lie w ent out on the T. & P. bound for West Virginia. It is reported that in the mining regions of that state many men are idle. These will be offered induce inducements - ments inducements to come here. C. B. Eddy, president of the road, has spent this week at Capitán, and Supt, Miller went east only yesterday for the purchase of the new machinery. A total of fifty new coal cars has been received, and with thirteen sent up this morning makes 63 now in use. They will all be loaded at the mines at once