pleasure of the governor, and the executive is not restricted as to the number which he may appoint. Under this law the game of New. Mexico is being thoroughly protected, not only for the benefit of our citizens, but for any and all true sportsmen who may see fit to come here for a month's enjoyment of the hunting and fishing which is to be had in our mountains, mesas, plains, and streams. A cordial invitation is extended to all of true sportsmen's instinct to a participation in the enjoyment of the sport of kings, with an assurance that the hand of welcome is always extended to those who come for the enjoyment and not to the abuse of the privilege. The sportsmen 'visiting New Mexico need have no fear regarding accommodations, as proper conveyances can be secured at any point on the railroad by giving short notice, while at any of the principal towns he will find livery stables well supplied with teams and mountain wagons especially kept for the convenience of hunting and fishing parties, and who can furnish reliable drivers who are familiar with every desirable locality in their section of the Territory and whose charges are very reasonable. THE PRESS. Of the 21 counties in New Mexico, newspapers are published in 20. Cities, towns, and villages in which papers are published number 32, of which 19 are county seats. Of the 69 papers published in New Mexico, 5 are daily, 57 weekly, and 7 monthly. Politically, the papers are divided as follows: Republican, 34; Democrat, 15; Democrat-Populist, 6; independent, 5; religious, local, etc., 9. The papers, particularly the dailies, have large circulation and are influential in their respective communities. Much of the development of the Territory is due to the energy and enterprise of the newspaper men, which has been a labor of love, for in New Mexico, like in many other States and Territories of our Union, the newspaper business is not, from a purely financial standpoint, a lucrative one. The following is a list of newspapers printed in New Mexico: Bernalillo County: Albuquerque Abogado Cristiano Neo Mexicana (Spanish and English) ...... Methodist La Bandera Americana (Spanish) Citizen (daily) Citizen (weekly) Journal-Democrat (daily) La Hormiga de Oro (Spanish) The American (weekly) Bland The Herald (weekly) Gallup Roey County Republican (weekly).. Chaves County: The Register (weekly). Pecos Valley Stockman (weekly) Colfax County: The Range (weekly) Democratic-Populist Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican No one who reads the preceding pages of this report with anything like the same degree of earnest desire to learn the truth and the facts that have characterized their preparation need be told, in conclusion, that the natural riches of New Mexico, the fair land of perpetual sunshine, are boundless, and the possibilities of development in almost any branch of human endeavor that one may select are unsurpassed in extent, variety, and attractiveness. What we need to develop the mines, as well as the agricultural, stock-growing, and other capabilities, is capital, and large fortunes are in store for those who have the money and industry and the disposition to come and make their homes among as hospitable a people as the sun ever shone upon. Every prediction made for prosperity early in the year is now in a MIGUEL A. OTERO, SANTA FE, N. MEX., September 14, 1901. list on |