Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-03-16
SNOW AND RAIN.
New Mexico Section Of the Weather
Bureau Issues Bulletin.
CONDITION or the TERRITORY,

United states Department Of Agricul
ture. Weather bureau Santa Fc,
N. NJ, March 7, 1901
Notwithstanding tho warm weather
Of February and the rapid melting ~
the snow. the depth on the higher vi
titudcs Of northern mountains was
practically the Same ON the 2Ath Of
Fcbrunry as u was ON the lith. hay
inr been augmented from time To time |
during the month. but especially hy |
the general storm Of the 23d. AZ tue /
ncadwatcra Of the Canadian. Pocus /
and the streams feeding the upper R'o /
Grandt ln New Mexico, the depth On |
the northern sides ~ the higher noun |
tnlns iH estimated FROM three 90 six |
teet. but has almost entirely dlsap |
poared In the valleys At the head |
waters OF tsr ella. Mimhrcs ind san |
Francisco there rs sull considerable |
snow In the higher morntaius, more |
than usual for the season. nut II rs
fast dtsappJ ar,rE except 10 the deeper
car yons Of N, highest summita Ia
the extreme I,Ithcast there has been !
much less IN ~ than usual during the |
". ter. and there Ia sOinc complaint
~ Gruuth Etowhcrc Ia the territory
the most excellent conditions obtain
the s. cam promise n fun and stcad,
"a! piy OF aptyr Tor some weeks 90
CONT grass Us getting an early aud
vigorous start. considerable blowing
has hoen me- under the best conci
tons OF soil and the present outlook
fcr farmers an stOckmCn Is most IN
Yorntlc
Tie following remarks are extract.
eel from the reports OF correspond.
Cnts:
san Juan Watershed Cedar llili
W r. Flnck No snow IN the valley
plowr ana planting grain Fruit
lati- - r. Young Copious rains
have soaked the ground and Il rs In
tho hest condition for growing spring
wheat SpfrE range viii De hctter
than usual rul farmers and stock
men arc looking for a prosperous sea
son. 10 PLATA Ella Earle Weather
warm and grass starting Sol in oN
CeilC'.t cond ion. Range bids fair Co
ar post in y"hIs La Plata river high.
OhI-J NJ Gallagher Soil IN fair
conditions p'crty OF snow In distant
mount aims.
Upper RIO Ablquiu Henry
Grant Soil is moist. and grass is be-.
ginning Co spring up. Chumitn Sam
ucl fldodt Snow light Ia the valley
during the past winter. The average
depth Jid not exceed four inches. Tru
ohgs Santiago Martinez Some
places in valleys the ground is bare
but oH adjacent mountains IL Ia abou'
three feet deep. Amizcttc-M. A Hel
ptcnstein Heavier SHOWS this win
Ter than since 1898. The Taos valley
g. rafurcd OF plenty Of water for the
comur season Oio Calento Anto.
nio Joseph rain on the 22d put
the soil in excellent condition foI
4 ~ l. fsHs
much pleased az the prospects Pom.
saCu Ramon Sanchez Hunters re-
part the snow az very deep on the
high mountains. Trampag Bonito A.
Re Gro | am Informed that ~
snow o. very deep ON the mountain
ca Lifts. Hobart W. n. h0ugh On
ilountains 10 the west bus twelve
inches. but o. the east from three 20
four feet, Plenty OF water IN smai
streams, and soil In fine condition Cor
planting Porca Francisco peroa,
Prospects for farmers and stock eX
Collent Woodbury. ~ T. Woodbury.
A traveller across the divide between
,Hu Rio Grando valley and the VALLEY
Grando reports forty lrshcs OF SNOW
Ito was all day going twelve miles
Bupwatcr--I s. Van DurCn Snow
has disappeared except on the highest
mountains Mount Taylor has about
two feet Reservoirs are now fun. bat
unless we have more precipitation the
supply will run short Tor the June o.
rlgauon
Lower Rio Graude-- Cuchillo Emit
Crnndicau No snow Zen the valleys
but plenty Ia the Black range. Water
Is increasing ~ the creeks. Fairviev
Frank " Winston Soil 81 mOis
and grass ls starting GraftOu-Johf
W iaulc ,fress is starting Iu,
mountains have deep snow.
Mimhrcs santa Rita--B Roson
field We are having summer wca
thcr lately.
San Francisco Morolon job,
Howard Snow has melted rapidly
in the last ten days There 81 bur llt
he on the lower mountains, but tull,
two feet along the divide.
Gila--Cun W 4 Heather. Their
&C. more than the usual amount O
snow ir the mountains, but fast melt
ing
Canadian Elizabothtown- W
Quick Snow going very fast. Fn
som-G w Guycr Very dry. th
mildest weather known for years
Micrn Francisco Mirrn; u has bee
very dry for the last three months
Wagon M0undR T. Macs No sno'
here this winter. Los Alamus WI
lam Frank Pluniy OF snow IN adi3
cent mountains Some blowing ha
been Gore; the soil Ia In eXcvl'".
condition, and farmers have the hes
prospects,
Pocos-i.as Vegas Hot Springs
NJ iinmand Snowfall has been High
through this section this winter. r.
Coletc- Simon Lopez Best weatho
experienced Ia thirty years residence
come have planted grass; there
plenty OF water In the river. Willis
Or. William Sparks. on north slope
from oight 90 ten inches. but goln
very fast. Elk-Boruard GLEN.
blizzard struck Elk on the evening ,
the 10Th and lasted four days, bat "a
snow was never more than two incht
dozen Ruidoso-- Postmaster Nor
snow this winter than for scverI
years. white oaks rhaiu O2annC
In the valley the snow melts quickt
but mountains still we'll covered IN
warm weather iH starting the gree
grnss. Upper postma itei
Had a very mild winter. not az niue
snow as usual
Sacramento CioudCro
"A Blacker: None In valleys but q
north sides ~ canyons from twent
four 90 thrty-slx inches deep.
places the canyons are almost impa
sable from torrents.
Il. N. HARDINGE.
Section Director