Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-04-04
~ALAM0GORD0 ITEMS.
A Batch OF Interesting Paragraphs From
Otero County.

A Batch OF Interesting Paragraphs From
0tero County.
Special Correspondence.
A~lamogordo, n. NJ, April 2.-Albu-
querque ought TO scheme some way
TO get the benefit Of the development
OF this country. The wealth II contains
and the resources Of the entire Sscra.
mento range. reaching north to White
Oaks. should not be- lost from New Mex
leo az at present, for Nj paso now claims
and has IL all.
| believe. ~ | said In a previous letter,
that Albuquerque could get a road from
Salt Lake through the rich valley OF the
San Juan and southwark through the
northern end Of this county into Texas,
making a much needed connection north
and south through the great west, where
at present the great railroad systems
trend east and west.
This town has improved much since
my last visit. The contract Is let for the
building OF fifteen dwellings, two and a
half stories In height, and two are al
ready nearly done. They front the broad
avenue running north from the hotel
aud the street IL graded and has two
rows OF trees on each side, to be parked
between. and with running water nov
In every ditch by the trees.
Another and much larger system OF
water works Is now about Ia be laid from
the large springs at the head OF the
Alamo canyon. II will cost $4,000 aud
will be the best one In the entire south
west.
Twelve miles OF ten inch pipe will
reach from the springs TO the city, 1850
feet below, aud several miles OF four aud
ak inch lsterals will be laid. OF course
the immense pressure OF an 1900 foot
fall will have to be reduced by pressure
valves and 1t Is intended TO deliver the
water to the city at 100 pounds to the
inch. which will be q full assurance VI
protection against tire.
This water Is the purest and coolest
and most wholesome imaginable, coming
from the base OF this last hard climb
before reaching the crest OF the Sacra.
mentos, fed from the snow in the pine
forests, fed from the SHOWS In the pine
forests above and untainted by any
animal or vegetable organic matter, Ill
tered through the living rock.
The laying Of this system will necessi-
tate the building OF a good wagon road
to the head Of the canyon and thence a
grade will be made up to the top to con
meet with the timber aud agricultural
country stretching eastward toward
Need.
The saw mill IL running full time, and
the machinery is arriving daily for the
one now In course OF construction. which
will have the same capacity, 100000 feet
daily, a. the one now In operation. Dur.
ing the past month fifteen carloads OF
logs per day came down the mountain
railway and we're dumped into the BIG
mill pond and il)ated to the elevator al
the foot OF the Jaws.
Samuel Briggs and his son James, OF
Rocky Ford, Colo, are looking ut the
mountain lands, and a favorable report
from them will mean the immigration OF
one hundred families, who will take uI
lands and make permanent homes, They
wish to find milder winters than they
have In Colorado, and to enter where
lands are cheap and competition not sC
close.
The town company has just about
completed planting $500 trees from th(
Rio Grande valley near Fort Hancock
They are all selected cottonless. or male
cottonwood trees. The park IL ONT
mile in length. and OF the 5000 trees
planted there In 1898, So per cent lived
The loss ia due mostly to failure to plan
deep enough, but even then the loss Il
not heavy for land just opened and Un.
Stacked or uncultiyated.
Where Is there another town that hsI
an electric light service all night for 8,
cents u burner, and u wood supply a
81 30 per cord. deliveredY
Tenth avenue will be headed by IN
new depot now being built. which viii
be about 55xi25 feet, two-story, and cost
ing $4,000.
, The location Of the new county build
ings will not be determined until IN
, new officers are duly installed.
: Otero county ia all right.
II. ". LOOMS.