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THE CENTRAL RIO GRANDE VALLEY 



Sheep Scene in the Central Valley 



Owing to the large profits from sheep, cattle growing has received 

 comparatively little attention in this region. The country, generally 

 speaking, is better adapted to sheep than to cattle and the latter industry, 

 with the steady restriction of the range, will never be extensively fol- 

 lowed. Large herds of native goats are grown in the region. The 

 winter climate of the mountains has been found too severe for successful 

 growing of Angoras. 



THE mining industry in the three counties has received surprisingly 

 little attention when it is recalled that there are vast areas in the 

 mountain districts where prospecting and surface indications point 

 to large and very rich ore bodies. Lack of transportation has had much 

 to do with retarding this industry. With cheap transportation this region 



will become one of the most important 

 THE MINING INDUSTRY mining districts of the West. In one or 



, two districts high values have been proven, 

 while others are now receiving attention from investors who are pro- 

 ceeding with development upon an extensive scale. 



Most important among the districts where values have been estab- 

 lished is that around Bland in the Cochiti mountains of Sandoval county. 

 Bitter and extended litigation has done more than any other cause to 

 retard this district which has already produced hundreds of thousands of 

 dollars in high grade ore. The Albemarle group with a main shaft 700 

 feet deep, has produced $667,500 in gold and silver, while the Lone Star, 

 Washington, Crown Point and half a dozen other properties have been 

 heavy producers. 



The Nacimiento district, in the northern extension of the Jemez 



