Image 45 of El Paso herald (El Paso, Tex.), October 14, 1911, (Statehood Jubilee Edition=Section 6)
author: Anonymous
source date: 1911
availability: public_domain

EL PASO HERALD New Mexicos Coal Would Supply Southern Counties the Storehouse Of Metals But Coal Turquois and Are Found In All Parts Of the THE mineral wealth o New Mex ico Is rich beyond computation There is coal enough to supply the United States for a generation and gold stiver lead turqdois copper zinc vanadium and many other prec ious metals and minerals The principal coal mines are at Dawson In the north Cerriltos and Raton in the central and north cen tral portion and Gallup on the west Vanadium is found In the south cen tral portion and turquois and gold silver and sine in many sections in fact In nearly all sections of the territory except the extreme eastern portion and the northeastern region but in Grant county is the greatest mineral treasure house of the terri tory The romaatle story of this district dotted as it is with tales of fabulous ly rich strikes of Indian workings of mysterious Aztec cares lined with pure metal of lost mines all this etory with Its wealth of romantic charm is as a childs story book when compared with the tremendous romance of the future development of the Grant