Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-03-05
SNOW IN NEW MtNIcO.


Bulletins rom weather Bureau on SNOW faN
the Past Winter.
L. 5. Department OF Agriculture,
Weather bureau,
santa lie, n. Al. AtarcA ., 400.
Reports from AL euO OI the ter
ritOry shows hat not only The snow
lying On the ground Is usually light
iOr une season, but alsO that the total
SNOW Tail Tor this winter % Tar was
mucn less imam the average amount
On the 4Sth Vi February, tne dAte On
winch the estimates were taken. Inere
was p-racucalIy no snow below Au-
ude Ot S,vvV teyt. anu ON southern
slopes but ntue below lu.VVV Ieet.
Ihere has been comparatively ntue
wind. and as the snow lies evenly ON
the submits. there 10 IAN absence of
tue large drifts from which comes the
greater part of the spring dow. Al
The headwaters vi the ltlO Grande and
san Juan rivers, In southwestern Col
OradO, there seems ~ be about IA
average amount OF snow. "a from the
New AiuNlcO tributaries these Will re-
crtye very little Increase. Of the
q. ANS whose watersheds lie wholly
within New Mexico, 1t l. safe " say
that The present snow supply Is not
SUFFICIENT ~ keep w The current dow,
and unless there Ia heavy snow soon.
OF gOOd early rains, The sections de-
pending 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. Il.
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 n
san Juan rivers have excellent pros
poets for a continuous How OF water.
snow Is reported at the h~eadwaters OF
the Rio Grande. Hood (R. a. Hood
Nc snow nearer than eighteen miles.
and then only in shady places.
Upper Rio Grande. Abiquiu III.
GranO-Has not been over two Inches
OF SNOW all winter. Amizett "a Hell
phenstine)-Very light ON mountains,
On the watersheds between the Rio
Hondo n Red river this winter about
three and a half feet. Average now
for three miles east. eighteen Inches.
six miles west, six Inches. El Rito (P.
lopez)-Nery little snow on noun
tains, less ON the hills and one In the
valleys OF The county. Hobart CW. al.
~Hough)-At head OF PojOaque. about
three feet; west OF here. on the Vale
range, about six inches. Win not suf-
fee for irrigation unless more falls.
90 Caliente "a. Joseph)-rhe snow
fall has been less than for twenty-five
years past on the mountains, and un-
tl tho nrst OF this month II was dry
and dusty on the highest points OF
this section. Present Indications are
for a very dry season. Bluewater 81.
s. Van Doren)-On the zuni range to
the west. from six inches to two feet.
and about the same on the san Ma
teo range 10 the east But little below
! 5000 feet. Costello OWN. Il. Meyer)-
Nariously estimated from eighteen TO
twenty inches: many OF the hills nave
snow only on the shady side.
Lower Rio Grande; Cuchillo emil
Grandjean)-Water VIII be very scarce
In Cuchillo Negro creek unless we
have early rains in the Black range.
Kingston &c. Robinson)-No 10Y
here. but hve miles southwest from
1--WE TO six inches is reported. Less
snow than for several years.
ella: Clin Cw. A. Heather)-No
snow or rain OF consequence this win
ter.
Mimbres: Hudson (Jeunie Il. Ora
ham)-All gone on the south side OF
the Black range; or north side about
six inches. Mlmbres (Chas. Dennis)-
Not enough snow or rain to make any
Increase In water. Cattle in fair con
dition, but grass short. Water In the
Mimbres at this point very low; out
look not bright at present.
Canadian: Chacon &c. NJ. Lucero)-
No snow at all on hills and In valleys,
for we have had little snow and much
wind. Cimarron Of. o.. Crocker)-
There was very little snowfall In this
section this winter. They say It will
average about eight inches In the
mountains. Elizabethtown O.. w
Qulck)-Snowfall exceptionally light
this winter; all gone in valleys except
ing a few drifts. Gascon Orchard
Dunn)-From appearance OF the main
range / would estimate from three u
four feet on the shady slope, near the
summit. Entire fall in the valley this
winter would not make one foot.
Upper Pecos: Winsor's Z. O. Oh. d,
Wlnsor)-On the east and south Side
OF the Santa Fe range snow nearly all
gone. on the west and north side OF
the mountains TO the east, probably
from six inches 10 two feet. Las We
gas Hot Springs (R. s.. R~ichards)-Nc
snow in these parts.
Lower Pecos: Richardson q. H.
Steele)-On the Captain mountains the
depth Is from six inches at the foot
10 forty or fifty inches toward h top
II. NJ. HARDINGE, Section Director