The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-08-19

length. The dam will be go feet long and %
feet high, and hold water to the 2S-foot level
on l $40 acres Of land 1t Is estimated that
the storage capacity will be 9l4 400 900 cubic
feet and will irrigate %, 900 acres by the nd
dition of smaller canal Of water obtained
from another source to irrigate 5000 acres
The source Of water supply Is from the
sirea,ns IL Mt Ncbo. After carrying the
water short distance from the dam in the
creek canal will be taken out to distribute
the water to the land. The tract to be irri-
gated lies between the angles OF the Rio
Grande Western and Union Pacific railroads,
about 20 miles south OF Salt Lake City
| New Mexico.
There has been u movement on foot for
some time past TO establish hospital between
Ration and Blosstrrs.
The Pecos Valley Telegraph Company viii
extend their line from Eddy to Roswell Us
soon ms the necessary material arrives.
F. d. Wight recovered l73 sheep out Of the
300 that were stolen, near Folsom. One Of
the herders was party to the crime.
Arthur Gross, an agricultural chemist of
| uleu Ecputc, Cbucn IfbIti w pC luSht-
fled with the New Mexico Agricultural Col
| legc.
| The annual territorial convention Of the
W. q. I. U. will be held In Las Vegas from
August 8, 10 September .. An interesting
programme will be prepared.
| About 10000 head ~ .-s,ie have been
sbipncd fror lincoln county ranges, and
. 8 nave died from shortage OF grass and
water, and still the ranges are overlooked,
Emmetaria Martinez committed n criminal
nssaul, on married woman at Arraya Heon:
| da on the iith, and before he was arrested he
wounded three men. He Is In danger Of
being lynched.
The new ore strike lately made about three
miles east OF HIllsboro Is showing up some
good specimens, the prospcctA being that II
will be veritable bonanza to Its fortunate
| diseovrrcs
The Fort Cummings military reservation Ia
TO be surveyed and the lands put on the mar
ket The surveyors arc now on the ground
and at work. The place has been abandoned
as military post for several years.
The special chemist Of the agricultural col.
" cNaigre, for the tanning department Of
the Worlds Fair auxiliary committee, under
charge OF Mrs. =. J. Coolidge Of 0lio.
Chief Justice James O'Brien's resignation
has been filed with the attorney general and
will probably take effect on September LIST, in
order that the chief justice may attend 10 the
close Of the session Of the present term Of the
Territorial Supreme Court.
copious rains have fallen In every tiirec.
tion from White Oaks, and several cloud.
bursts have caused some damage to roads, and
1t is reported tina, some young utock was
drowned, but the benefit to the ranges will
more than compensate for such slight losses.
There arc s!x saw mills In operation on the
Maxwell grant and Mr. McAlpine Is now
erecting another large mill nj Catskill These
mills produce 1000, 900 feet Of superior lum.
Der annually and 1t goes out by the train load
TO Denver, Pueblo, Trinidad, Ration and other
points.
A desperate Navajo Indian was shot at
Navajo Springs, N. NJ, while resisting ar.
rest Other Indians carried away the body,
swearing vengeance The whites have col.
lcctcd NIL the arms ob,ainablc and are pre-.
pairing for desperate defense when the In.
dians come.
The water supply Of Santa fc IL TO be
greatly enlarged At once. A large irrigation
system will also be established by the con.
s,ruction Of reservoirs To save tho waste
waters Of the Santa fc River that will bring
5000 acres Of choice fruit and farm land.
under water within the next year.
Dn. Jesus NJ. Castillo Of BernallIilo, has
returned from n general inspection Of bis
numerous nocks IN western Bcrnallillo coun.
~. Mr.. Castillo reports 10000 head Of
sheep, nil In prime condition, IN his Males dc
las Tnsas ranches, and AYERS tina, he has
never had better luck with his lambs.
A serious accident happened near Mitchell
Brothers. logging camp on the zuni noun.
tain railway on the 10th. II WINS on spur Al
point where very stccp grade, u sharp
curve and wet track combined to cause the
drrailmcnt Of the locomotive, which WAS pull.
Ing down FROM the mountains three car. load.
ed with logs r. W. Ryan, the engineer,
was caught under the engine, which turned
over and !. complete wreck. lie is siili
alive. The fireman was caught under part
ii the tender and l. dangerously hurt. Tho
car. OF logs were thrown on top Of the engine
and tender. The immense mills are shut
down to walt for an engine from the East
Thomas Grove, n bona Ana county convict
has been released from tho pcnitrntiary on
writ Of hnbens corpu. issued by District Judge
Seeds. The ease wAs brought TO determine
the question whether or NO, there WAS any
Law Whs,s a afl,,,ip.t 4. s1ns..a.a o.. s.....
and also TO pay nnr, for retaining the erin.
inal In the pcni'cntiary after his tire had
been served because Of his failure TO pay this
finc and costs, Tho court held that there Il
no such law In the statutes of New Mexico
and ordered bis release, he having served hi.
term 81 two Year,, hut being unable 10 pay
the 800 nnc against him. Under the above
ruling Rcfugio Chavez was also set free In
1855 he WINS caught IN Donn Ana county steal.
Ing cattle md was sentenced 10 two year. In
the prnltrntiary and 10 hnr II 500 For
the past I'VE year, he In. been uniawfuiiy dc.
tanned In the pcnlicptlary.
A Valencia county justice Of the peace
called n World. fair meeting. Tom Don.
oehuc Of Pnoa Well. and some Of his neigh.
bors. being busy with their sheep, did not nj.
tend. They were arrested aud fined heavily
for not obcyinR the magistrate. The case II
nov before Judge Lee a, Albuquerque.
The Black Range Cattle Company has dis
posed Of its cattle, ranches and horses 10 II.
n. Porter. Of Denver, the consideration being
o. per head for the cattle, with all the csivr,
aud ranches thrown In, The cattle arc 10 be
counted during the next Two year., after
which the hof.cs arc 10 be turned IN Al 90
per head The property !. dit cheAp, -sii,w
cay xa'~rri.