Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-05-09
IP TaE nsvEa.
risin statement OF faets Abest IN.
River and Dixie

h"U'nNhbb Npecihl car No. w, drawn by
cngin" No. GNl, the following scn,lomen
visited the river ut and Ia the vicinity
~ Alameda.
-. u. Rpbinson, general manager of
th" Atlah,lc Pacific, Chas. Dyer, divi
sion superintendent of the Santa Fs
road n, Lac Vegas; Mayor j. T.. Saint,
Aldermen Hunt and Armijo, County
Surveyor klbuurnc, A. VI. Codington,
John y, Lee Major j. W. Nicl OILS, Henry
klnelci, Julius Chfclder, John Lindsay
OF tho Democrat aud Tue Cl1izIN scribe.
The first stop WIS nj bridge 40, where
the dyke joins the railroad track and
runs diagonally To the Acoauia MaLro,
near the river Tor distance OF 5.gJO
fe't on" mil" and seventy i,et Up the
track To- bridge - there are several low
places, practically under water. and at u
punt near the bridge the river has taken
"a sharp turn toward the track from the
current on H." West, leaving out IN tho
middle ~ the stream quite an island.
t"r over mile the river Ornds 10 tho
West ~ It's How south aud at the extreme
end ot III" dyke tho two separated rec.
TONS com" together again.
Walking along the top Of the dyke,
Hhich ~ built with view 10 countcract
an! overflow ut this point and il there.
Tore substantial, being clgh, feat high,
twenty i've feet wide at the bottom and
eight feet at the top, with willows act out
along the river sde OF the dyke. the high
water ~ IT," river IN mastered until with.
~ annie on the north side " the CID Ala.
media church aud near the Los Corrales
crussug.
Here the man channel u the river
runs on the west side of the bank, but at
thus point years ago the old channel TOR.
mcrly existed. ti.rn the water has como
I" the east Overlooking the lowlands tor
| three quarters Ia a mile around, aud tho
current ~ the river IL swift and sharp,
evidently cutting away the banks rapid.
ly.
This Is really the danger point, and IL
was practically, thoroughly investigated
10y the gentlemen. \ cluster 10 adobe
houses to the east ~ the river are par.
TALLY surrounded by overflow water
and the inmates ara guarding their prem
ises leaously, some having moved out OF
thor houses entirely At this point
River Commissioner Thioya 10 superin.
tending the work Of about fifty natives.
Who nre throwing up temporary cn.
bankmcnts Of gunny sacks filled with
dirt
Leaving here the gentlemen walked
along the banks u an acsqula 10 within
lew hundred yards Of the old church,
which IN surrounded with wuter from a
foot to several feet deep, and il was final.
" decided, after a free interchange Of opin.
IONS, that the proper place TO construct
a !k" tho second one being necessary
was from the high ground near the
old church and build along the east side
OF small acequia for distance Of about
n NIL" TO the vicinity Of two trees in
'front.' uf an adobe house and a few hun.
dr"d yards Beyond the Los Corrales
'I'hNlllk
The current IN fast and swift here, and
only prompt work, which has 80 far
characterized the action of the officials,
viii save vast area ~ country from he
'ng submerged, for a rlse ~ foot would
completely wash away the temporary
rmbRnkments not the dyke for il Ia in.
tact and SECURE nj send volume Of
water down through the old channel u
1871, when Alameda was entirely inun.
dated and houses and people washed out
- existence.
y repetition, however, OF tho disaster
of that year and also OF $50 and 1884
will not liz permitted. Extraordinary
precautions have been taken by the
proper officials, aud by To morrow ar.
Engagements will be perfected whereby
work will Immediately be inaugurated
On The second dyke mentioned above,
and which ~ absolutely necdcd 10 pre-
vent serious overflow.
Tho expense u constructing the dyke,
az roughly estimated 10y County Survey.
w hllDouIH', VIII amount 10 between
t2,JD and Si,Un, and will be mot by the
Santa Fe company (Mr. Dyer guarantee
ing that this company will put up its
one.third share in cash when IN possoa.
sion Of fac,s), the county aud city.
Going back 10 bridge No, IA. on tho
track, and Ia the point whore the river
forks and separates, leaving an island in
the middle Of the stream, tho east side
of tho water runs uncomfcrlsbly close 10
the track. Here Mr.. Dyer will recon-.
mend N the Topeka officials that the
track he immediately raised several feet
and a dam constructed with view OF
turning tho water back into the main
channel on the west side. II would coat
the company considerable money, but
the work appears TO be necessary aud
should be properly considered by the
company,
Mayor SAINT and the board Of alder
men are in session this afternoon and be-
fore anuther twelve hours roll by 100
men will be NJ work ON the dyke nov
nOrth ~ tho old Alameda
church
The above is q plain statement OF the
conditlon ot the river, which 10 reported
hy River Commissioner Taioya, at II TO.