t.m; 



Indeed tlic iiihnlitauts of the Rio Grande will never require any other 

 fertilizer than the waters of the Rio Grande Del Kol'te." 



.MINERAL RESOURCES. 



Coal.— The Fort Union coal formation underlies most all the lands in 

 this region, except the mountain districts. Its coal outcrops are quite a 

 distance fnmi the railroad and until just recently only Mexicans and In- 

 dians knew of its occurrence. Ihe coal is a good quality and the seams 

 are thick. It is reasonable to Ijelieve that the time is not far distant when 

 coal will be mined there on a large scale. 



iJl/ps; 11)11. —The .Jurassic rocks, wherever found, are capped with gypsum 

 from ten to forty feet in thickness. Owing to its thickness and its lack of 



Picture showing Tufa near Jemez Hot Springs 



