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Socorro Mining Boom Promises Growth in New Mexico
The article paints Socorro as a thriving late 19th century town in New Mexico, highlighting its proximity to mining districts, the Graphic mining and smelting works, and rapid population growth from 1200 in 1880 to about 4000 by 1882. It notes the railroad’s reach, abundant ore, diverse industries, water works, and a climate praised for health and agriculture, with surrounding towns Magdalena Kelly Cooney Alina and Carthage referenced as part of a broader mining belt.
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Peru
Rocky Mountains
Seaboard
Magdalena Mountain Mail
Whitmore & Co
Otero
Albuquerque
Lis Howe
Socorro
Oteroco
Territorial
Santa Fe
Bossiam
Democratic Party of
New Mexico
America
Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grands Valley
Kansas City
Magdaleoas
Gallinas
Mogollons
Ladrones
Limitars
Black Range
San Andres
Oscuras
Nogals
Jicarrillas
Manzanas
Gustav Billing
United States
Billing
Thomas A. Hall
Busiiness
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Magdalenas
South Saverre
Nouthwest
New Mexico i
Sucarro
Socorro County
Magdalena
Kelly
Magdalena Mountains
Cooney
Alina
Mogollon
San Marcial
Carthage
San Antonio
T. & F. Eailroad
Carthy
White Oaks
Lincoln County
Hansreds
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