1915 Map of Deming

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Fort Cummings stands as a sentinel in the northeast corner of this 1915 military survey, overlooking a desert landscape defined by the convergence of major southwestern railroads. The town of Deming serves as a critical junction for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and El Paso and Southwestern lines. This era of early 20th-century development is marked by sprawling ranching operations like the Birchfield Ranch and localized industry at the Bradley Mine. The presence of the Butterfield Trail cutting across the northern terrain provides a window into older westward migration routes that preceded the rail network. Small rural centers such as Hondale and the Iola P.O. illustrate the scattered settlement pattern, supported by isolated schools like Mountain View School and the agricultural efforts of the Spalding Tract north of the Mimbres River.