White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1900-05-10
OUR WATER SUPPLY.
In the Mountains Immediately
Surrounding White Oaks
Water is Abundant.

One of the greatest Industries IN
and around the White Oaks coun-
try, aud especially the city of
" hite Oaks, is that Of water. To
those who have lived i'll the Terri
tory any length of time the value
of water is known. With it the soil
responds to the growth of fruits,
grains, grasses, and in fact, every
thing that grows, in absolute per
fection. Without water only the in
digenous plants. grasses or trees can
exist La the mountains immidiate-
" surrounding White Oaks water
i abundant and large springs
exist which flow regularly y and con-
tinually.
In all the surrounding country
water is found at shallow depths
for domestic purposes. On the
plains are large number of
springs which are owned and used
by stock men. Geolog;s who
have visited and examined, geolog-
icaIly, this question of obtaining
water have invariably pronounced
opinions that watercan be gotten in
vast quantities and flowing or arti-
kian water will be found at 3 to 5
hundred feet, in many places. The
average depth of wells, SO far sunk
or drilled, is about 20 feet.
Within 1 miles of White Oaks
are beautiful rolling level plains,
aIIuvial soil, upon which alfalfa
grows to perfection, as also any
crop so"n or planted, providing
water is applied.
A man wijh&200000 capital can
fence 40 acres, sink we'll, put in
a gasoline engine and have a home
and income to make himself com
Portable and independent for life
on alfafa alone to say nothing of
the more or less of cattle and sheer
lie may freel ly range in conuec-
ton with his alfalfa three crops a
year can be cut, or about 4 tons
t. the acre. Alfalfa has not SOLD
for less than Sl2 % per ton in this
country, at this price one can safe.
ly estimate an income OF ut leas
5000 per acre or $4,000 % for II
acres. What is a home without 1
garden, fruits and flowers? Or {
town without a tree growing? a
well or two with proper pumps anC
a Reservoir with the water pipeC
through the town Of White Oak
would add such beauty and com
fort that no city could excel it as
place to live or die in. Trees coulc
and would be set from one end 0
the town to the other, which in
years would so grow as to meet On,
another and form a perfect h.
across the avenues. Blue gras.,
alfalfa etc. would cover the yard
and a"Garden Of Eden"soon sprin.
into existence. People talk o
Southern California, and parts 0
Colorado, but they have never seel
our mountain streams and valleys
Opportunities are now opel
whereby Parks can be created will
drives unequalled in grandeu
and beauty, level as race course
along sparkling rivule's, filed will
mountain or speckled trout.
Hotels, Resorts etc, along tn
drives, for rest and recreation
Trails for horse back tours througI
gorges and over mountains wher
the eye can never grow weary o
tired of the ever changing land
scapes; where man has seldom
ever trod or the sound Of an n
heard Conditions and scener
equal to the Alps and by some con
sidered superior, in that the min
and eye can take in and comprt
hend, instead Of being awed an
unbalanced by the "too greatness
of the 81 Ihts aud every changin
views. Aid n climate almost pc
feet without flies, insects etc,
annoy and the conditions for r,
sorts and beautiful summer Gan