Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-12-10
ARTISAN WATER AND SETTLERS,
Arrival of Prairie SchoOners from San
Luis Valle,-What They Say Of
Water and Land.

0. 0. Larson, Z. F. Goodnight, Thos
Braden, Frederick Holmes, Andrew Lar
son and Samuel Johnson arrived in the
city last evening from the San Luis val
ley in Colorado, coming with their fam
lilies in covered wagons and driving q
large stock herd. Mr.. O. 0. Larson
called at the New MEXICAN office this
morning to procure maps and pamphlets
and secure information about New Mexico.
He said ''there are six families ia this
party and more are coming just as soon
as We can find suitable location. We
are farmers, formerly from Iowa, and in
search of region where ice does not form
ten months in the year. We have been
lowering on the edge of New Mexico for
years but now that you are so soon to be
admitted ms q state and we have learned
Of the real facts about your climate, soil
and market facilities, we have madu a raid
so as to get lacated befole the rush OF inn
migration sets in"
Mr.. Larson was asked why the famous
San Luis valley didn't suit, and he re-
sponded: "Well, on the I'd of last July
my wife gathered ice from off the irrigat-
ing canals up there and made ice cream
for our dinner. We want milder climate,
where vegetation thrives."
These people have shipped most Of their
household effects to Santa Fe over the
narrow gauge and will store them here
till they find location. They would all
like to settle near Santa Fe, but fear the
water problem will prevent this. owe
are informed that your people are max
ing an earnest effort to secure artesian
water" said one of the party, and We
wish the experiment success, for if you
do get the water we may return and
locate among you. Water IS all you
want in your beautiful valley. 1t don't
take a man long to see how productive
your soil is and how perfect is your eli
mate. Develop artesian water, and be-
fore you know it you will have rush of
American farmers from the whole San
Juan region OF Colorado that will occupy
and cultivate every foot of your valley
land. Hundreds of people are eager to
come, but they scarcely know now where
to locate. OF course you must have water
before you can conscientiously invite
them"
Mr.. Larson said further that his party
had left seven inches of snow at Antonito
and passed through three feet of it near
Tres Piedras in order to reach Santa Fe,
and they were astonished to find here the
ground clear OF SNOW, the weather pleas
ant and the sun shining so warmly. After
day or two here, arranging and storing
their effects, the party will proceed by
way of Cerrillos to the Manzano valley in
search OF homes. Some may find work
for their teams at Cerrillos and remain
hereabouts to watch the results of the
artesian well experiment, while others
may go as far as the Pecos valley on q
prospecting trip. They prefer, however,
to locate somewhere within a hundred
miles of Santa Fe, fearing the lower coun-
try too warm for them.
These are sturdy looking set OF men,
of the class New Mexico seeks to welcome.
What they say on the subject of water de-
velopment and immigration is we'll worthy
the serious consideration of the people Of
this territory.