The Mesilla Valley independent. [volume] (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879, 1878-08-31

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70 .Fte agricultural resources Of TIC eesthtFy.
ei,servys thai The NJ Siir.e Is ssp.d and
rr.splar, and its waters cpn be tappeJ If ans
point Nitllaat dam, p tIsst irrigation is
etfrie,l on ssecessfnfr. Iirrtriairs ftfr gfeatei
improvements in this Itspe..: to Develop the
RESOURCES Of tl,e county. 4 large cana
sians lhs l,ase cf the hills might carry all
il,e NtsF qf ti'v Bel Surtc: All p means
II tfgqypcr;asior, while ti4,. satplts Natet
rpilld Dy en,p!oyrf ID the winter tor filing
reservgir.. and dpring tile sumner i, convey
water directly npon Tie deIds. n this war.
TIC et,silt:y eanld b. ln4ie to sappQrt Ten
iip,rs II present population. 4 ''..'
TaW'y.two years have tTs1ayl,t about but
little impropsnents IN ttis respect ID the
yRlley Of The RIO GEsp.ic TIE sans stem
ri Snail-ditches, csFrying liniitelI supply
III water, asd which have tn be reconstruct
ed aipl repaired every year. ars still in use.
and viii I,toi.l,ly I,= confinae.l until tie in
tfeIpstiep ot railroads AMI .ne inahs of
:upaiasipn csrppei ilie aisoitioa cf 4 system
ii cs,Rals suell as Indicated by taps. john
aga.
Che Rio PueFcn was rrarl,ed the tlsis dag
sfser leaving P.sjaust9, wi.erq thr etsnniauvl
rs.stesi or,s day awaiting tlsa arrival Of the
eTirstas aE,l cx-sea.ns which hssa fallen oEe
slayin Tao rear.
During this day m express came. into
sasnp fr,nr the aowH Of Paiyederoi twelve
iniies lrlos, informing tho tienrfal that tie
Nsssaigss hadsstsars:eI tslc viilag, that tho
s.slit a,s gsssag IN wltea lie left sai that he
had been sent bs the aics:iie Il aSk for ass
sisianee. Capt. Moore wiia hi9 colnpaHy.'
id Sas II taiss e,'at 10 aid tiic iss.e Of llIH
l's-4.i4rsi fswn and drslers 1Fefr pcis back sol
rel E-nigilen ai $artr Etc N usa.se CANA
,p.i:.,, s;;..usl TN. aisaji,es. W ssill herr'
rriaa7S IN pafcr.hesis, that CT B'niFs,ca
.ssst nasin,e in carryinss ont his instFuetinnss
r. at sars pat al ll;s aTaiia',!e far1e in the
Geld. an7tgi,ll himself at their Head iaptr1t
inta the Sav'1Ie coratfy. he trayilt TIM
.unraly Navajs b terms, assembled tlFe pfin4
rlp.a Eliitts IL Bear St.riuee made ts,-aay
siil them, cstsblisssS fssiesss ,s:twevAs tlse4a
aud tlse LiHis. sasl ia Gsssy days ftsah The
time We fdnk the fisld.s was agAirs um tAe Rio
ttssr,.nde Win lis 'aIFSie cansmanil sa.raussI
II cllfiiaaiiiliia:.J :. s.e-.
On TIE iF,siowing lay General Ktarsey ar,
nvcl Vi ppoivutlefo, who're he icafneI fTsVS
C.sptaia siars THAT abosat dne haasirra Mars
MO warriors hstl ma,le tsiil dn the tawni
snd had driven OF great sIsilasits sstdcsss
bat ll,as ~ liai,l hal takra place. tse pe0rAs
allo~iag t'le IaliAos II dspar: witl'o1s uiier-
ing them any resistance. xThsy aig,eassl
mutually 10 dread each otlsarr FaYs Capt.
J,l,nson. The Genaf1ii agser giriag iATrais-
siau ~ thq4 4i,sgple III New Mexico, living .qn
tne B,a. A,ar, 70 organixn 4 campaign
against the NayaiaSy mUFe'l on down rthe-
river. and on he asAs arrived At So
turfo. Avlnle as S,icrrs the GaBeral snlk
possession 81 several ,nples ii which ti,c AZ
cade had dcfriyed ceftain rsfies ii cease-
quenee OF tAsir casryias ua c5nsral,And
trade will, tan AaAchess, The cussrpfisias
aicasld had apeflsss,sse-t iiss males q his
-n,sd ase, claiming slrAt si.ay wese tlrs right,
~ psfqais!,cs af His oaise. Tie General
eo,ii4 MT ssr Il In Dist light, anil THY now
seeaaie the propegtS ot tae government spl
wsxe appropriated accordingly. ~
Tae' AnScficau urnfy had not hitligttO,
visited any II III settlements tins Tar south
..r4 tis Fvtris6ry, arst Il was slth no littis