http://mesillablog.com The News -- The Secrets -- The History! Mon, 12 Jul 2010 03:17:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Picacho Peak, 4959 feet, about 7 miles from Las Cruces. (Click for a larger image.) The old village of Picacho is located southeast of the peak, at the edge of the Mesilla Valley. Picacho was a stage stop on the Butterfield Overland Stage Line , the first stop after Mesilla. ... http://mesillablog.com/mesilla/2010/picacho-peak/ DUEL NEAR MESILLA -- Correspondence dated Mesilla, 10th September, says: On Sunday (4th September) Otero, the Democratic nominee for Delegate from New Mexico, made a speech in the Plaza in this town. He was answered by Judge [John S.] Watts, a Galligos [Gallegos] stumper. In the course of his remarks he ... http://mesillablog.com/mesilla/2010/colts-six-shooters-at-15-paces/ Are ready and are being picked. Many say the best chiles in the world come from Hatch. Don't believe it. The best chiles come from Mesilla. Tags: Chiles, Chile Rellenos, Peppers http://mesillablog.com/mesilla/2009/this-years-chiles/ Tags: Misc Images http://mesillablog.com/misc-images/2009/mesilla-windows/ As noted in this prior post, Stage Coach from Mesilla - Unfulfilled Promise, Louis Cardis had just established a stage coach line from Mesilla to San Antonio/Austin, with rail connections to St. Louis, when he was murdered. Cardis' line was called The Texas & California Stage Company. As shown in this, ... http://mesillablog.com/mesilla/2009/mesilla-stage-coach-more/ Stage Leaving Town - Library of Congress Photo "Hon. Louis Cardis of El Paso was in town during the early part of the week completing arrangements for starting a line of coaches between Mesilla and El Paso. This line fills the break and gives us a through line of coaches from ... http://mesillablog.com/mesilla/2009/stage-coach-from-mesilla/ Still holding up well. Prior post here. Tags: Cow http://mesillablog.com/misc-images/2009/standing-cow-redux/ A very light light sprinkling of snow on the Organ Mountains this morning. This is our first significant moisture in at least 60 days. Tags: Misc Images, Organ Mountains, Snow, Weather, http://mesillablog.com/organ-mountains/2008/snow-on-the-organs/ Research has indicated the best way to irrigate pecan trees is flood irrigation. This may appear to be an inefficient use of water, but this method leads to deep irrigation that encourages the tree roots to grow deeply. The water available to the deep roots reduces the need for surface ... http://mesillablog.com/pecans/2008/reflections-in-a-pecan-wood/ "An aspiring chef died after eating a super-hot chilli sauce as part of an endurance competition with a friend." "Andrew Lee, 33, challenged his girlfriend’s brother to a contest to see who could eat the spiciest sauce that he could create." "The fork-lift truck driver, who wanted to cook for a living, ... http://mesillablog.com/agriculture/2008/man-killed-by-chilli/