Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-05
A Water Famine for the Summer Is
Threatened Unless Later Pre-
oipitation Occurs.
SNOWFALL AND RAIN LIGHT
Southern Colorado Is In the Same Fix and
the Rio Grande Will Run Low Not
Enough Snow In New Mexico to
Make Currents.
p. s. Department Of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau,
Santa Fe, N, M, March 3, 1900.

Santa Fe, N. M, March j, lSoU.
Snowfall Bulletin.)
Reports from all sections of the terri
tory shows hat not only the snow lying
the ground Is usually light for the
season, out also hat the total snowfall
for this winter SO far was much less
than the average amount. On the 25th
of February, the date on which the esti-
mates were taken, there was practically
no snow below attitudes Of 5000 feet,
and on southern slopes but little below
10, 900 feet. There has been compare
lively little wind, and as the snow lies
evenly on the submits, there Is an alb
sence Of the large drifts from which
comes the greater part of the spring
flow. At the h~eadwaters of the Rio
Grande and San Juan rivers, in south
western Colorado, there seems to be
about the average amount of snow, but
from the New Mexico tributaries these
will receive very little increase. OF the
streams whose watersheds lie wholly
NllIllI ANCN VASAlSo, IL 10 SoAN W ouy sH~s
the present snow supply Is not sufa-
cient to keep w the current flow, and
unless there Is heavy snow soon, or good
early rains, the sections depending on
these are threatened with a serious
water famine in the early spring.
The following extracts from reports
show the conditions in greater detail:
SAN JUAN WATERSHED: Aztec &c.
f. Mead)-There has been no snow to
speak Of in San Juan county this win
ter. The snowfall on the mountains IN
southwestern Colorado is reported light,
although both the Animas and San
Juan rivers have excellent prospects for
a continuous flow Of water. Snow is re-
ported at the headwaters of the Rio
Grande. Hood (R. A. Hood)-No snow
nearer than eighteen miles, and then
only in shady places.
UPPER RIO GRANDE: Abiquiu III.
Grant)-Has not been owe two inches
of snow all winter. Amizett "a. Hell
phenstine)-Very light on mountains.
On the watersheds between the Rio
Hondo and Red river this winter about
three and a half feet. Average now
for three miles east eighteen inches;
six miles west six inches. Ell Rito Up.
| Lopez)-Very little snow on mountains,
less on the hills. and n in the valleys
in the county. Hobart (W. H. Hough)
AT head of Pojoaque about three feet;
west of here on the Vale range about
| six inches. Will not suffice for irriga-
ton unless more falls. Ojo Caliente
GA. Joseph)-The snowfall has been less
than for twenty-five years past on the
mountains. and until the first of this
month 1t was dry and dusty on the
/ highest points Of this section. Present
indications are for a very dry season.
Zuni range to the west from six inches
to two feet, and about the same on the
San Mateo range to the east. But lit
tie below 5000 feet. Costello (Wm. F.
| Meyer)- V%ariously estimated from
| eighteen to twenty inches; many Of the
hills having snow only on the shady
side.
LOWER RIO GRANDE: Cuchillo
Emil Carbohydrates will be very
| scarce in Cuchillo Negro creek unless
we have early rains in the Black range.
Kingston (E. Robinson)-No snow here,
but five miles southwest from Ave to
l = - 49,
for several years.