The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-25
THO "wINDMlLL cry
i,ecviIIc's water supply and Method
or IrrtRution--soii


OF lrrfRutton--soi.
Beevillo, Texas, November IA rev
days ago | wrote you from the City OF
Roses tvictoria). This evening write
from what could very properly be called
tho "Windtnill' city OF the coast From
the tower OF almost any wal located wind-
mill in Bccvillc ono can easily count 10
to 200 windmllls within tho radius OF
mile from the center Of the city.
This water supply is obtained at .
depth varying from seventy Ave to 100 feet
and 4-inch wells are usually bored or
drilled to the water bearing strata. The
sized windmill put In lies with the owner
cf the well. The writer knows OF one W.
foot well with 3-inch cylinder which hns
run constantly and during the strongest
winds without pumping tho well dry. Many
wells throw fifteen to twenty gallons per
minute. II seems 10 make no practical DIFF
ference whether the mills are located near
each other or not. l know OF on Instance
where three 4-Inch wells are located on q
circle. the diameter OF which liz twelve
feet. Each well has windmill and as a
test one throwing twenty-five gallons per
minuls was run for twenty-four hours,
! only lowering the water In the other two
wells fifteen inches during that time, Th1sc
| three wells furnish the water supply for
The city and hayo never been pumped dry.
| popularity OF these wells Is that they
can be sunk with safety anywhere and
strike the water bearing strata This fact
as also the one OF an inexhaustible supply
/ is all important to the Beeyiilc country
| without thi8 opportunity 10 get water foi
irrigation purposes the garden and orchard
] In that section is hopeless Investment
With 1t am frank 10 say It appears TO
me to be safe and promising investment.
| Irrigation IL a new thing 10 most OF the
agricultural people and those who have
made II study and are familiar with the
| practical details or irrigation management
have made money this year and lost on
vegetables. especially cabbage and onions
| One gardener assured me that with ord
| mary labor at his command he had made
| four acres OF cabbage turn our 5000 worth
| IN the saIcs book That Ia good enough
| for any country. To tell the truth while
driving from place to place found az nice
gardens Of cabbage and onions on large
scale, making as good a growth and gave
promise for profitable crop as have seen
/ this fall.
| When II comee to orchards there IL really
only one orchard Of commercial pretensionf
and that the property Of Mrs. Heldenfsls
west OF the city. Her. orchard has pro-
| duced large and profitable crops OF Burbani
piums and several kinds OF peaches Hei
p6ar orchard IL just beginning to fruit
| The chasselas grape has been profitable
| inyestment and her vineyard u a mode
| for that locality. In fact, the orchard
shows such a high state OF cultivation and
coed attention otherwise that the whol'
| OF Il can well be cited AZ model for any
che Interested In fruit In that locality
o hers near by her have made miserable
| failures due entirely to neglect and Inn
| proper management. Mrs. Heldenfels has I
| elant reservoir located on hillside from
wtlch she can irrigate her entire orchard
and vineyard.
Now. word a. 10 Hetvills soils. Y 4
important to exercise great care In select
| ing ioraticns for orchards and gardens. fo'
there IN Spots wholly unAdAptsd tor any'