Excerpt from New Mexico, the Land of Opportunity Official Data on the Resources and Industries of New Mexico the Sunshine State In the preparation and presentation of this volume there has been but one object in view, namely, to acquaint the world with the advantages, resources and progress of the great Sunshine State. Knowledge of the New Mexico of today is certain to result in the influx of tourists, settlers, capital, for no other state in the Union presents so great a variety of attractions for these as does New Mexico. Every effort has been made to assure absolute accuracy. Whenever possible, the description of any particular section is from the pen of some representative citizen who has seen and knows whereof he speaks. The statistics are official. The pictures tell their own story and the compiler of the book has seen to it that they are numerous and from the most recent photographs. No section of the State has been neglected in this story. Necessarily, not every detail could be included in any book, no matter what its size. Additional information, however, Can readily be obtained from commercial organizations, from business men. from officials. The Exposition Book of New Mexico, issued ten years ago for the St. Louis Exposition, resulted directly and indirectly, in bringing 100,000 new settlers to the State, who tripled tire number of farms in the State, turned the eastern livestock ranges into agricultural country, founded villages and towns, created new counties, and inaugurated a new era of growth and prosperity. The present volume has a distinct historic value for it measures the growth and progress of the commonwealth since then. The modern idea of history is not a mere catalogue of battles and dates, but the story of the activities of a people in the fields of industry, science, culture and peace. Such a story this work presents and after serving its purpose of opening the eyes of millions to the opportunities that beckon them in New Mexico, it will also have its further use as a volume of information for the geographer and the historian. An acknowledgment of the unselfish service of those who have contributed to the volume, be it financially or with their pen, or otherwise, is herewith made. They have made possible its publication and tire people of New Mexico owe them a debt of gratitude. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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In October 1913, 261 miners and two rescuers died when a massive explosion ripped through a mine operated by Phelps, Dodge & Company in Dawson, New Mexico. Ten years later, a second blast claimed the lives of another 120 miners. Today, Dawson is a deserted ghost town. All that remains is a sea of white iron crosses memorializing the nearly four hundred miners killed in the two explosions--a death toll unmatched by mine disasters in any other town in America. Now, to mark the centennial of the second disaster, veteran journalist Nick Pappas tells the tragic story of what was once New Mexico's largest and most modern company town and of how the strong, determined residents of the community coped with two heartbreaking catastrophes.

For nearly a half-century, Las Vegas, New Mexico, held "Wild West" adventures rivaling Cheyenne's Frontier Days, the Calgary Stampede, and Oregon's Pendleton Round Up. The San Miguel County seat annually hosted full-dress cowpunchers, Native Americans, ranchers, dance bands, artists and writers, moviemakers, and rodeo performers. The Las Vegas Cowboys' Reunion became legendary in western lore, drawing such ten-gallon names as Tom Mix, Jim Shoulders, Montana Belle, Prairie Rose Henderson, and Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Dick Bills and his nephew, Glen Campbell, played at the "Big Balls," and the reunions drew famous western artists, such as Randall Davey. Join author Pat Romero for these reunion tales based on Git Fer Vegas, Cowboy , the exhibit she curated at the City of Las Vegas Museum and Rough Rider Memorial Collection.