Beyond the West: containing an account of two years' travel in the other half of our great continent far beyond the old West, on the plains, in the Rocky mountains, and picturesque parks of Colorado. Also, characteristic features of New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho ... Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and ... California, the end of the West ... the great continental railroad, together with the ... most wonderful natural scenery in the world .../ by George W. Pine.

NEW MEXICO GENERALLY.
posts have been established in differents parts of the
territory, restraining the red men, and giving better
security to those who are there, and teaching the
savages by some hard experiences, that they must
conform to the new dispensation, or go to the hunting grounds of their mysterious medicine. The prin.,,ai damagetheyn ow do, is to run off stock, whichl
can hardly be guarded sufficiently to prevent such
thefts; however, there is but very little of it now,
as compared with a few years ago, and soon, no doubt
life and property will be safe in any part of the
territory.
The mining interests of New Mexico can hardly
be overestimated. Various parts of the country
have been prospected for the precious metals with
good results. Rich placer diggings have been found
in many places along the rivers and mountain
streams, as yet imperfectly worked.
Near the Placer Mountains the whole soil seems
to be mixed with the precious metal, and it is believed by some, who have carefully exami'ned'this
district, that if science and capital was brought to
its development, it would be one of the richest gold
producing regions in the world.
Gold in quartz veins has been found in some of
all the mountain ranges of the territory, in quantity
and richness that will give large returns when pro
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its development, it would be one of the riche'st gold
producing regions in the world.
Gold in quartz veins has been found in some of
all the mguntain ranges of the territory, in quantity
and richness that will give large returns when pro