Arizona citizen., 1877-04-14
Water Supply.

parties. From the great cities of New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco down to hundreds of the smallest ones of the interior, an abundant sup ply of good water has been of the greatest consideration, and of an enorm- ous expense to them. because of a failure to timely avail themselves of water privileges, early in their growth. San Francisco is liable any day to be without water for public uses. The Spring Valley company has formally notified the city authorities that if it's termS-which are outrageous in price be not complied with, water for pub lie uses will be cut of, thereby leaving the parks, public buildings and insiitu- tions without water. Any man who has the foresight to get the public al- tention of city properly and timely 10 this important matter, is a public benefac:Or And such we believe May
 or Allen 10 be. He may fail to get eff fective attention to the subject, but the person who lives in Tucson a genera ton or perhaps less 10 come, will ac- cord him his due Tn this respect. It now costs nearly every family and of fee and business concern m Tucson considerable each month for water, and will never cost less and may be more. If Tncson continues to grow as It has the last halt dozen years, a more convenient and abundant supply of water will be indispensable. Itnev- CT can be secured cheaper than now. If it be thought better 10 rely upon arte- sian wells, the city would do well to sink a well. All would be benefited by an artesian well-irom the poorest to the richest alike. What Mayor AL len says on the sources of water sup- ply in this neighborhood. we think well worth a second reading both here and abroad, and therefore republish It as follows:
 \ permanent supply of good water now demands our attention. 1 direct ed preliminary survey 10 be made from Stone Avenue to the Santa Cruz river, and the report of the engineer Is herewith submitted. The survey com menced on Stone Avenue and inter sects the Santa Cruz at Capt. NJ G. Gays ranch, four miles above the ely. Some six arroyos will require tlumIng, and the entire cost will be about $2,000. A proposition is here with submitted to do the work for that sum. In the minds of some it is ques- tionable whether good supply of Wa ter can be had from that source, but a careful consideration of the geological formation of the surrounding country and the geographical position of the city and of the pr int referred to, will lead Us 10 favorable conclusions.
 The Santa Catalina mountains north of Us, and five miles distant, and the RincOn mountain have their numerous litle streams running into the valley and, further east, the Cienega, thirty miles away, furnishes its unfailing stream, while on the south the Santa Rita mountains, forty miles distant, pour their numerous and ever running streams into the valley. Still further south the SOnoiia, fifty miles di-tant, and the NogaleS, ninety miles, which, forming the head of the Santa Cruz, sends it's waters forty miles on the sur face, with it's numerous tributaries in to this valley; and west, he Arivaca, with is ever running stream down the Aycra, and little further west, Fre,- nal muu talns shed theIr water- into this valley. These are all living streams
 We say they sink" but they meyer cease to flow Professor Hayden, in his geological survey of Colorado Ter rilory, in speaking of the subterranean streams of that Territory says: Tn the Loess period they flowed on the surface: that the action of the elements in subsequent ages brought drift from the mountains and ovcrlaid the val leys and streams. That he waded up the Republican river for miles and could see numerous jets running into the Republican; that thelr source of supply was from the Platte, forty miles distant Borrowing the Professors language, I would say, that ;n the Loess period the numerous streams to which l have referred flowed through this valley on the surface, as they now flow into it; that by the action of the elements, for subsequent ages, drift has been brought from the mountains and covered these streams and valleys; but they still flow on to the Gila through their subterra- mean passages and on to lhe sea. And fortunately, we are noi wanting in vis- ible evidences of the fact. Some time ago Jesus Banduraga, who lives nine miles west of the ely, ran drIfi into ihe flat where there were nn indications of water on the surface, and obtained "a supply sufficient to irrigate a good field of gram and raises two crops a year. Dr. Goodwin and associates, -ix mIles below the city, ran drift in,o the valley and now irrigtte four hun d.ed acres of grain on tue mesa. Mr.