Description: ÒNew Mexico was ceded to the United States in 1848. Since 1875 the question of the admission o New Mexico as a State had been before Congress. Has an area of 122,460 square miles, and a population of 199,000. Ranks eighth in silver, eleventh in gold, sixth in copper, forty-seventh in wealth. Mining and stock raising are the most important industries, agriculture ranking next. Irrigation has made considerable progress. The Governor receives a salary of $2,600. &mdash Wark 1904
Source: Henry Wark, ed. , Wark's Modern Educator (New York, NY: Henry Wark, 1904) 880
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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