Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-06-08

approved March 20 1901, authority was
vested in the Commission OF lrr1gatloh'
to select sites for permanent reservoirs,
to advise the United States Commits
sion for the selection of the donated
lands, as to the location of tracts OF
said lands to be located which may
be irrigated by means of such perma-
nent reservoirs, and to approve con-
tracts to be made by the Commissioner
of Public Lands for the establishment
of such irrigation enterprises.
By the same Act of the Legislature
if was provided that contracts may be
made by the Commissioner of Public
Lands, with the approval OF the COM
mission of Irrigation, by which there
shall be given to the person or cor
poration who shall construct a reser-
yoir for permanent water supply,
norton of the proceeds of sale of the
land so located and which may be re-
claimed to permanent irrigation by
means of such construction-the guam
tity of land to be so selected not 10 eN-
ceed so, 600 acres for any one enterprise.
The Commission is of the opinion that
the n1rpose intended to be subserved
by the Act of Congress was to promote
the reclamation of arid lands by lrfl-
| cation where there is no sufficient How
of water, and that the enterprises 10
be encouraged thereby are not those
which simply construct canals from
| iGt
lands, but are those which have Tor
their object the conservation ana stof-
age of water from flood waters, or from
| streams whose regular flow is lnsuHl-
cient for irrgating any considerable
ouantity of lands. This Commission
will therefore only entertain PROPOSE
tions for the location of reservoir sites
of the latter character.
It is the opinion of the COMMISSION
that these enterprises should not d.
limited to those of a large and expen
sive character, but that the aid prom
ised by the act of the Legislatur
should also be extended to those EN-
bracing moderate acres of land, ana
will be the purpose of the Commlsslol
to consider, as soon as the means d
it's disposal will enable it to do SO
reservoir enterprises of the latter KIM
from all parts of the territory
Persons desiring to avail themselve
of the above laws, should forward t
the Commissioner of Public Lands, 10
the Commission Of Irrigation, an appll
cation for the selection of reservoir
; site and location of lands hereunder
such application to be accompanied D
a complete statement of the nature
the proposed enterprise, it's approx
l mate cost the exact location OF tn
y reservoir, it's size, the quantity
I water it will store, the source OF SUI
ply, the water rights that have or ca
be secured by the applicant, the chal
acter and extent of the works to |
constructed in connection herewith,
man showing the location of the rese
yoir and lands which can be irrigate
- therefrom by government subdiV
sions; and where practicable, a repo
d of civil engineer containing the apoN
e details.
o. AS the Commission has, at preser
no funds at it's disposal applicable
" the payments of expenses of any Kin
j the secretary is directed to furnish
le COPY Of the above statement to I
press of the territory, with the reque
that they publish the same for t
information of the public.
APPLICATIONS FOR LAND.
n The irrigation commission approx
the contract of the land commlsslo
er with A. r. Burkdoll of Faywo
he Springs, for $4,000 acres of land,
ct the building of irrigation works
It, reservoirs along the Mimbres river
th Grant and Luna counties. The capit
ot lists represented by Mr.. Burkdoll ma
he already expended $125,000 In the pl
liminary work, and will expend al