Relocating to Lordsburg, any advise? (Las Cruces, Deming: homes, living, prices)

[designer]

Why don't you just move to Silver City? I can't imagine why anybody would
want to live in Lordsburg. I drove through there the other night and you
couldn't pay me to live there unless you want to be closer to Tucson. You might want to check out Deming because they used to have an extension
to Western university there but I'm not sure if they still do but it might not
offer all the classes you might be looking for. If you live in New Mexico
you will have to love to drive a car or truck because everything is so far
apart. Personally I am beginning to hate my car and the miles I put on it.
By the way it is sunny in most of New Mexico whether you are in the mountains or out in the desert. It is even sunnier in AZ if sun is what you
are looking for but the taxes are higher in AZ. I will say it tends to rain more
in the mountains because of the cooling of the air in the elevations but the
heat can get very tiring in the desert.

[LasCrucesOne]

There really is *nothing* of interest in Lordsburg--a single main street of half-empty buildings, former businesses and motels falling into disuse, no amenities, and close to nothing. And it's not even a nice-looking desert landscape; even Deming, under the Floridas, is better.

[mortimer]

CA Refugee asked about the train:

> Does anyone know if the train is an option? How much does
> a train ride from Lordsburg to Tucson cost?

According to this Amtrak page, you can go to Tucson, but only
to Deming & El Paso, but not Las Cruces:
http://www.amtrak.com/timetable/apr07/P01.pdf

I leave it to you to look up the fare.

[designer]

The price of the amtrak varies from day to day. You have to check it
out on the internet and when you see a good price then grab it. Also it
used to just run three days per week but it could be more now. It does
not stop in LC. You have to catch it in Deming and then it only stops
if a person has a reservation or a paid ticket. Otherwise you have to
catch it in El Paso. At least this is the way it worked when I last did it.
Most of my amtrak trips are on the route from Lamy to Kansas City and
Chicago.

[CA Refugee]

Originally Posted by designer

Why don't you just move to Silver City? I can't imagine why anybody would
want to live in Lordsburg. I drove through there the other night and you
couldn't pay me to live there unless you want to be closer to Tucson. You might want to check out Deming because they used to have an extension
to Western university there but I'm not sure if they still do but it might not
offer all the classes you might be looking for. If you live in New Mexico
you will have to love to drive a car or truck because everything is so far
apart. Personally I am beginning to hate my car and the miles I put on it.
By the way it is sunny in most of New Mexico whether you are in the mountains or out in the desert. It is even sunnier in AZ if sun is what you
are looking for but the taxes are higher in AZ. I will say it tends to rain more
in the mountains because of the cooling of the air in the elevations but the
heat can get very tiring in the desert.

I haven't been to Lordsburg, but I am planning a trip there within a few months. Judging from all the negative comments on this thread I will probably decide against the place. It is just that two of my greatgrandparents are buried somewhere in the desert out there (along with great uncles, cousins, etc.).

I am also looking for an inexpensive, laid-back place to live (I have never been a rat race type). I have spent most of my life in SO. CA., but I currently live in NO. AZ. A few years ago, there were Antelope grazing in open fields around here. Within a few years, it has turned in to what I call "modern commercial squalor." The Walmarts, subdivisions, and fast food joints are going up faster than the weeds in monsoon season. But, then, I can remember when there were actually open spaces in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Don't underestimate how fast things can change.

[CA Refugee]

I hit the submit button too quickly! I have another question about the area. My family records make reference to a town in the Lordsburg/Silver City area. The town is named Santa Rita. A family member was a school teacher there in the year 1900. I am unable to find this town on the map. Is there a ghost town in the area named Santa Rita? Thanks.

[mortimer]

CA Refugee wondered:

> Is there a ghost town in the area named Santa Rita?

I go here for ghost town information: Ghost Towns and History of the American West
Click on the map. You'll find it listed there.

Be careful, you can get sucked into this site in combination with
TopoZone - The Web's Topographic Map, and more! looking around for stuff. It's a great time-waster.

( you might want to hit the mute button due to the cheezy music
that plays on the home page -- or not )

[Quantum11]

This post is a little off topic and I am new to this list. But since I found a thread discussing Lordsburg, NM, I thought I would post here.

My name is Rob Feightner. I am working with Mike Smith who writes a well-circulated column entitled "My Strange New Mexico", My Strange NM - My Strange New Mexico. We are collaborating on research regarding the Lordsburg Door, which is said to be south of Lordsburg in very remote country.

Mike's column "My Strange New Mexico" appears in the Albuquerque Alibi, the UNM Daily Lobo and is to be picked up by the Albuquerque Journal. My writing at my website focuses on economics, finance and investments, although I occasionally throw in a paranormal or cyber-technology type of topic. My webstie is at :

Desert of the Real Economic Analysis

According to a local source, the "Lordsburg Door" is a time portal or interdimensional portal. This source directed us to the Silver Ciity Gem and Mineral Society and told me that some members of this organization have information about the so-called "Lordsburg Door".

I will be in Lordsburg and Silver City on September 1st and 2nd doing research on the "Lordsburg Door". I will be visitng the Silver City Gem and Mineral show and Lordsburg. This trip will also provide a chance to see an area of the state that I have never visited.

I understand that the nature of the subject of the "Lordsburg Door" is unusual. However, we intend to look at the topic from an objective and straightforward point of view.

Any information on the "Lordsburg Door", or leads to information, would be sincerely appreciated.

Thanks.
Rob Feightner

[domino]

Santa Rita was swallowed up by the open pit copper mine east of Silver City years ago. It was pretty much of a ghost town by that time.

[cabu]

If you are a train person, Lordsburg would be the place. Mile long freight trains run by there. Nothing like the sound of a train. However, there doesn't seem to be much more of anything else. I think the Butterfield Stage ran through Lordsburg area in the old days. Go a little further west to Wilcox. Beautiful area. Old cowboy town. You could get your very small town feel but still have some sort of social life. Fort Bowie, near Wilcox, is a great historical place to visit. There's a hike in there where you walk through the area where Geronimo and the cavalry duked it out.
Cabu