DEMING TO CASAS GRANDES. 
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line, and but a few miles from the wagon 
road leading from Deming south into old 
Mexico. They form an interesting fea¬ 
ture in the landscape as viewed from the 
railway on approaching Deming, and are 
the subject of an illustration by our artist. 
Sometimes a single peak just gets its 
head above the level plain by a few 
hundred feet, while again, great ranges 
extend for miles, their tops covered with 
snow in the winter months. However 
long that level plain may be, it always 
extends without break or interruption to 
the next range. A railway would have 
but little trouble, so far as grades are 
concerned, in getting through this coun¬ 
try. It might be necessary to wind a 
great deal to avoid hills and mountains, 
but if the constructors were lavish with 
rails and ties, and did not mind mileage, 
