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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 572 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=32mm, Gew.=830gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of … Plus…

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 572 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=32mm, Gew.=830gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: SAN MIGUEL COUNTY. In area San Miguel county is the largest in New Mexico, embracing within its borders nearly 5,400,000 acres. In population it is second to Bernalillo, affording homes to some 25,000 people. The taxable valuation of its property is more than $4,500,000, and its inhabitants are noted for their progressiveness. San Miguel county is richly endowed by nature, whether considered from the standpoints of material riches or magnificent scenery. Its forests are yet extensive, and its mines have scarcely begun to be developed. It is a county of mountain peaks, fruitful valleys and wide plains. It has rivers and lakes by the score, and its canyons are majestic. Its verdant plains sweep for unbroken miles to the eastward, covered with thousands of sheep and cattle. At the present time the people of the county are compelled to import much grain, hay, vegetables and other food and forage. It is said that the entire cultivated area of the county does not exceed 3,000 acres. An interesting and important territorial feature of the county is the Pecos River Timber Reservation, set apart by President Harrison to preserve the forests and prevent a diminution in the water supply of that stream. It comprises about 702 square miles, and, while portions of the reservation are in Santa Fe, Mora, Taos and Rio Arriba counties, as the Pecos valley is in San Miguel, the tract is usually considered an institution of this county. The region is rugged and mountainous, and in San Miguel innumerable small streams form the headwaters of the Pecos fiver, which cuts the reservation about midway between Las Vegas and Santa Fe. San Miguel county has heretofore figured as pre-eminently a stock- raising district, but its agricultural future is bright. From the high watershed, well to the cen...<