The San Juan times., July 19, 1895, Image 8

About The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900

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ONE OP THB GARMN SPOTS
OF THB WOULD.
FertUe soil AbondaAt Water
Other Inducements Offered
to Home Seekers.
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l'rom S. It. liureau of Immi.-tatinn l'oport.
This e muty is one of the garden I
nnta of thn world, iin.l lies un the
western slope of tire gn at conn
iiAnt.nl rlivirlu. hains Dart of the Pa
,.;,. at.Bhar1 Aaidn from its u res.
rrQrm.aiiaiiii..urripiiiiiir:ilj!ndstock -
country its sceuery isvery l-eautifnl.
On all sides great rooky masses.
broken into picturesque formations,
are to be seen across vid, fertile
valleys. Theooouty is watered by
three large rivera, ami from their
jhnctioa below Farmiogtorj the view
is grand and impressive.
FARM LAN!) ON THK BAM .HAN.
Iu this valley, from a poiut about
ten miles above Largo, there is a
.,,,,, ,u utrm rf h.lttnm Innrl nil eneli
side of the ri ver. At the town of
Largo the river bottom widens qot
int lolling mesas and bottom lauds
which are available for cultivation.
The moi-t important of these tracts
ere known as t.ie Bioomfield and Sol
omon mesas, wh b, with the bottom
lands under them, will aggregate
somewhat over 20,000 acres. They
are on Ihe north bi le of the riv.-r.
From thence to the junction of the wealth ot water is to irrigate anool
Auimas, the mesa lands are broken 25,000 acres the larger part of whioh
ntodetached plateaus rather difficult w n"(i,'r ditches owned by small asso
to irrigate. Ihe Animas and La oiations of farmers.
Plata empty into the San Juan near aztuo.
Farmington. On the two points of The mtdern civilization has fol
ium! formed bv the rivers are about , , .... , ,,., ..f oo((imnl u
12,000 or ln.UOil acres of fine laud all
tii
under ditch, Beginning then at the
mouth ot the La Plata, and for twenty
miles down the San Juan, to where
it breaks through the Hogback, (a
line of low hills) there is a continu
ous series of mesas with about a mile
wide of bottom land A little over
15,000 here are now under ditch. To
the north of this are a series of high
meadows, or vegas, estimated to con
tain 14,000 acres. Besides this, and
to be properly considered in the San
Juan basin, are the lands on either
side of the Canon Largo, Canon
Blanco and Canon Gal lego, These
will include the land along the river
and down to the sixth come; mn
line, ncn h ; 3outh of this line there
aretweuij four townships of laud,
the water facilities of which are only
about th average of the arid region,
They are covered by the headwaters
of the Bio Ohaco or Cbnsco and the
Amaiillo. At present this land is
devoied to cattle and sheep raising,
but the prospects of using a consid
erableareaof this land for agriculture
are v. ry favorable. At present there
is no d
mam! for it and most of it 18
public land.
It may be said, therefore, that iu
the immediate San Juan valley there
are about 60,000 acres of land, about
20,000 acres of which are now under
ditch, A large area outside of this,
on tin high mesas. is snsoeptible of f
rrigation, and will ultimately be
iadded to the irrigable area by means
of high line ditches.
Tim A.MM VS VALLEY.
The Anim ;s river enters the county
just enst of l ie 108th meridian, li
is formed by the junction of two im
portant torrential streams and will
in mate, if properly handled, 40,000
acres of fruit land. Of this amount
10,000 or 12,000 acres are Blready
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onder ditch, and it would not be wise
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to advise large sett emeut on any
now lands, unless Borne BCheme were
devised by which the whole amount
ef the water could be handled by
some comprehensive authority. Tins
river Hi ws thirty miles within San
Juan county. The farming lands
begiu al Cox's crossing and lake in a
strip varying from a quarter of" a
mile to threei miles iu width and
about twiuty tivH miles in length.
The Animas has a miinoinm How of
2000 cubic feet per second One of
the pectiliaiitiei ol this and the San
juan river is mat. the oottoms are .
composed of beds of small, round
water-worn boulders jf unknown
depth. More water Hows in thn
boulder bed than on the surface
Alrilur ill tliu rivir ,'iilluTr
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land, the most important area of
which is from Aztec to below Flora
Visla.
FAI1MISOTON GLADE.
Besides the valley of the Animas
there is an important area, of land
included in the Farmington Glade,
an introvale betwess the Animas aud
Li Plata rivers. It. is a strio of
country tw or three m les wide by1
eignteen miies long, it win aggre
irule Qfi.OOO aOiVH of inwiil irricrnMA
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laiui well adapted to fruit, raiw ic
in iue gin 'e, ami Deginmng at about
the latitude of Ax ec. is a line body
pf public land, su' jVct to deserl
rami entry, that, would 'make homes
for u email colony. The ditch would
Vim flmparaiively inexpensive as a
natural opening in the hillside affords pit or which U highly oullivated I abundant and free. The only ex
snsyentranM Lo the glade, If water I The Right woa'd reaild oas more of peaso will bs ia dovilopiBg.
wore brought to this place there is
no l etter piece of land for raising
leaulaona fruits,
It is protected,
fertile and beautiful.
TUE LA PLATA V.VLI.t?.
The La Plata river tlowa iu a deep.
sandy tied, and its waters general!
dis ij ear in the last week i: Atigti-,t
or toe lirst week of September. On
the upper part of this rivet after it
enters Had Juan county there are
about 8000 acres cultivated; and at
Jackson, near its cud-course, th re hi
a small Mormon colonv ho till
about 1000 acres. The river has an
average f I ol forty f-ettoth" Biile,
is ittioiu maty leet wut. ana mis ;i
ineati average flow of about 250 cubic
feet i r seemd. The ultimate re
H - 'lamatio i t lands in the La Plata
valley will be large,
ACTUAL WV1E.U RESOUKCE8.
It will be seen from the foreg 'in:
that there are available from these
three rivers 6250 cnbic feet of water
per second. At the low estimate of
160 acres to each cnbic font, this is
sufficient to imitate 1,000,000 acres
of land According to a county
pamphlet leaned for circulation at
the World's fair, there are 176,000
SOTeS available lOt irrigation. 1(1
addition to the value of the water for
irrigation, it is a constant source of
water power. The San Juan and
Animas are constant streams, not
nflected by toe most ehdnringdr nth.
The wasted power of their wat rs
would furnish heat, light and elec
trical motive force far in excess of
Mn y possible need of this couniy. At
present the only ut.e made of till (hi
lVwr; tin" rtfim-- i'i i ' i v umui n-
saint
did the ancient. Aztec is the county ;
seat, situated on the southeast bunk
I of the Animas. It has a bank, several j
! large stores, hotel and livery and,
staire stables. The com y jail i a
j well built, ste"l lined adobe structure
I The surrounding country is well
cultivated, the farms extending up
1 and down the river for several miles
i At this point the valley is about two
i miles wide. Fruit, alfalfa, gram,
potatoes and all the root crops give
abundant harvests. Apples and to
matoes seem peculiarly adapted to
the soil. The p pulation of the town
l and surrounding . ountry is between
550 and 600 persons.
floba vista.
This little village and vicinity bus
8 population of about 250 souls. It
(is situated st about the widest part
f the Animas valley, seven miles
from Aztec, raises the same crops
d itB.orthards are spreading; al-
; falfa fields have a particularly good
i appearance.
j farmington.
! FarmiiiL'tou and Junction Citv are
O;uofi tliu ,,,, i, ,,f n,u An! ,.,
The i opulutton is about the same as
at Aztec. The location is very beau
tiful. At this poiut the full scenic
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li..li HhUII I I HUllitUIIU oi 1.111 eH o,
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our square miles, including orchards,
mmim utiuD, Krmu nuu luohuuvi s
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seen, lli-re is a present tue densest
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jopuiauoii oi me coumy ami me
widest spread of cultivation. Th
three valleys hero converge into the
main valley of the Sau Juan There
are several good stores, ptirJin stables,
good schools and general facilities
Near this town are located several
brick kilns, a saw mill and a roller
Pw nour mill It is a very pretty,
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'ffo - ahead place. Its citizens are full
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larqo.
This town may be considered the
center of population on the miner
San Juan. Takine in with it, r,ho
little settlement on Pino river and at
Bioomfield, ihe population is between
1000 and 1200 persons, the majority
ol whom are of Spanish descent.
The high culture of the fields, or
chards and vim yards spaks well f jr
the progress of the community.
THE LOWED SAN JOAN.
Olio, Fruitland and .leWett are sit
uated on the Sau dnau below its
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with the La Plata. The
population of tho three in about 000
persons. The greater part of the
IiitwI ia nit.ior u flop mi.dum nuroil
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aim in a uilmi state oi cultivation
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Fruitland is olo small orchard of
treveii acres from which the annual
net return has been over $2,500 per
annum for the past, rive vears. This
is the property of the resident Mor
inon bishop and is cultivated accord
ing to the theory of his people that a
small place well cared for is more
valuable than broad acreage poorly
farmed. Itisoneofthi best instances
of intensive culture in the territory.
LA PLATA
T lis place can hardly be called a
town, it is a compact ianning com
munity, however, of about seventy
will cultivated homesteads at the
head of the La l'lata valley. On the
western side the land rises in three
terraces, one over the other, every
I a Ft-nob landscape than a western
com ui unity as yet removed from
; railroads, and ten years ago given
over to the lmlians a-i 8 hunting
ground. Alfalfa and frnit are the
principal productions, This part if
ihe Cunty is a very picture iu its
piotursnnne fertility. The Aztecs
also thought well oi it, ami many of
their monuments in the shape of
rudely pietnred and sculptured rock
abound.
CROPS.
Tin firjt trees were planted in this
county ten years ago, and as an ex
periment seemed very doubtful The
first settlers were principally cattle
men, who kueW little about funding.
They profited ty their first mistakes,
however, .and prospered, so that the
reputation of these valleys is known
all over the southwest. Thesouthern
towns of C.ilarado, outside the San j
Lnis valley, are almost wholly sup
plied from the Sun Juan orchards,
So remunerative has fruit oulture
prnvi d that, in 181)1 28.000 trees were
planted, and in 1892 about 60,000
The planting of 1893 is not yet ac
curately knownbut will show a ratio
of progress. Last year at ihe Albo-;
querque Territorial fair the fruits oi j
tins dounty took the sweeostakes
prize. The peaches in some instances
measured nine inches iu circumfer- j
ence, apples thirteen to fourteen
inches and weighed sixteen to nine
leen ounces. Single acres of frnit j
laud return from $400 to $800; and
in one orchard near Farming Ion art
three trees, of whose yield an ac
curate account has been Itepl for four !
years past that show un average re i
(urn of $53 per tree.
C'ereals of sll kinds are grown here, i
wheat yielding 20 to 40 bushels per
acre: oat s, 80 to 80. bushels j barley, 30
to 60 i i'-hels;. n e, 15 to 3( bushels ;
com, 25 to 50,bUHhels. A ready sale
is found 'i good ( rices. Current
prices for 1SS15J were is follows;)
Wheat, per cwt., $1.40; oats, $1.50;
barley, $1.40; ci)rii,.$l 50; brau, p-r
1 ton, $18 Vegetables of every variety !
I flourish, froin thi hardier varieties,!
such as Irish potatoes, turnips and
beets, t the more teuder melons, egg
plants, tomatoes, etc
ALFALFA
Is, however, the staple drop in tins
county; itrouth ir, no) to be feared
and neither frost uoi' cold endHiinei
it Owing to the advantageous situ
ation of'the couniy the farmers have
thken to fattening beef cattle For
this purpose the sales of alfalfa nee
'ergo, frequently amounting to from
500 to 100!) tons to a single buyer,
From 1891 to 1892
alfalfa prodectiou
tons. The averave
from -1 to 10 tons.
the mcreas1 in
amonn'id 7000
yield per aere is
MINEKAT WEALTH.
This whole county is underlaid
with coal. The beds have rot been
prospected to any extent. They are
known, however, to contain almost
unlimited quantities of coal. Un the
.San Juan river, opposite Ernituttid,
is a truly notable exposure of thin val
liable fuel. It stand- above iheiivei
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" 't',J' and is over .100 ft ft long, and
extends back into the bluff on a Veil
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in that direction, immediately across i
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on the north side ol rue river other
huge beds appear, and these then
stretch up the La P ats for ne rly
fifty miies This coal is a hard, fr
burning quality. An. experienced
Cornwall miner, who is working one
i-f these veins on the La Plata, sayc
he never saw mines so easily opened
or that so quickly yielded good rner
cbantable coal. All that seems to be
vunuinuio uvnn i.u ... . u .it
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'Which tuts Peeu exposed to cue
Iweatbei forages, and the tine, fjlit
tering materinl is found, free from
1 f-date r "bone" and ready for u-e
St me difference of opudon exists a
to the quality of this 0 al, but. the
bureau of immigration can sate on
tlv authority of its agent that it is
of a good coking character. Some of
it, in his preset ce, was covered with
sand and fired on the ground and in
a short time was roasted into a tine
silver coke with a ring li ko metal.
The coal in this county is usually
found in a thick strata between siatu
ami sandstone of a very line grain.
It is said that gold and metallic
iron can be found; and the besl
building stone, both sandstone and
granite, abound. The best mining
camps of Colorado Mid splendid min
eral belts in New Mexico are contig
uous. When railroads penetrate
this county the neighborhood of Olio
will afford splendid opportunities foi
large smelters.
SUnm the fiirpRiiinK wp. puhlislioil by thn bu
reau of Immioranon tho Bourmiltwu destroyed
t tiro, but will be rebuilt thin Hummer.
tJiinctimi City in junt noross the AuimaB frorr
Farminalon, but depends on Ifarmlngton mer.
obanti for uupplins.
Patented hind with water can be
hed at frt'iu $15 to $50 per acre. Be-
sides this there are thousands of
acres or government iana mat can ue
had for the cost of tiling on it.
Among the many enterprises which
would flourish in this county may be
I mentioned a word scouring plant and
I woolen mil's. Water and coal are
Crops and Prices of 1803.
The following table shows the fruit
yieM of the county and average mar
ket price of 1893:
Yicir; iPrici
hca:, bushel -
lint "
Torn '' i ,,uL
Barbs -
Pot I IPS "
i InJoSe "
o nritis"
Applet, ponnda
!'"iii!tiea, "
I'wus "
I'Iuim "
CburriM "
irii?rt
tr:ihrrice, qu',rlB
M in rnes "
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CorrnHtt ' m,
(liMMOborrlflt '
asoa
i5,004j
tu.e.v)i
uoool
15.0 o
2 :(;
boo,ooo
.75
.75
.83
U3
1.73
.03
.04
.OS
05
.15
.04
.20
.20
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.Ira
,500
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10(1 1 IHj
Besides the produce mentioned in
the foregoing table the county pro
duced 85,000 pounds of honey at an
average price of Vll cents a pound,
and 30,000 tons of alfalfa hay which
averaged $6 oer u.
(;ie:.t lone A nnwered,
Irrigation is tho be.t means of fur
tilizing land.
Every kind of deciduous fruit oan
1 1 raised here.
As a fruit raising country tho Han
Juan has no equal,
Water can bo put on arid land at n
cost f from S2 to (SS per acre.
!'ew Mexico took first prize for
wheat at the World's fair, and second
for oats.
The lust census gives thirty acres
in t!n average size of an irrigated
I m in New Mexico.
As a heullh re or! for persons with
weak lungs San Juan county has
few pers and no superiors.
Hough lumber here jq worth ?25
per thousand, brick $8 per thousand,
mid lime 40 cents per bushel
Fire clsy is found in large quanti
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ties on the lower San Jpn,pd a h ie
quality of lire brick can be n.miiat
tored at. a nominal cost.
Experts pronounce tber8a ,Tn;n
coal as a steam prodnoiug i, fir
above ths average, if rot thA very
best quality in the world.
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countv not given m th.ci uumB8t4
Tn Timks will be cheerfully lM
n'hitiod nnria ntinhcwl ion ro ib.ri rui
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j Water rights in company ditches
' cost from i?2 to ZJ6 pt-r acre, with KB
J additional cost, of from $1 to Sf'.J ;in
nnaily per acre to pay for repairs. In
! most cases this annual assessuiSut
' can be worked ottt,
Sheep do well iu this county. Scyb
I and other sheep diseases are unknown
'hire. Thousands of acres of gov
lernmentland ar contiguous to the
I St reams and watering places on which
they can graze nearly every month iu
tho jear. Laige bunches of Ihe
wethers can be fattened on alfalfa
bay tiurniu the winter, and the mum
flocks earned over on it at nsmall
co-t. thus making sheep raisins a
i profitable industry. The native sheep
I make a rues! excellent cross to breed
jthe mutton producing strains of east
ern nheep to.
A tannery is needed and would ba
ft goqd investment in i Ins county.
I'here are over 500.000 acAs of cana
ague growing wild here It yields
as high per acre as ten tons wild and
I from thirty tons upward under cnlti
vation. This plant contains 38$ per
: cent, of tannin acid, Ihe highest aver
l sg e of any known agent. Tiie tan
nery w.aihl be furnished with a home
STpply ot tanning matter will out
jthe cost. fa cent of freight. This
caua agria is being shipi sd to Europe
I at a cost of between $80 and $100
per. ton. several firms there u-ing it
I for the preparation of their best
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