Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-11-25
TERRITORY OF new MEXICO
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at a healthy rate and will serve to add
very materially to the taxable proper
ty of the territory.
The improved systems of irrigation
upon which New Mexico has to depend
for the multiplication of her useful
land area are developing rapidly. More
than 5000 miles of irrigation bitches
are now in operation in the territory,
the cost of which has been over So
000, 900. Since the grant of public lands
by congress the territorial legislature
has wisely encouraged this class of
enterprises by giving special privi-
leges to persons or corporations under
taking the reclamation of territorial
lands in tracts in any quantity up to
s 5000 acres, and ten such enterprises
are now in hand which contemplate
the bringing under ditch Of 261 900
acres Of land. Individual enterprise is
also increasing the local supplies by
the erection of multitudes of wind
mills, pumping from artesian wells in
various parts of the territory. These
prove the existence of great bodies OF
water underlying a large portion of the
territory. To the settler this means
much, and will add in a great measure
to the future possibilities Of the pro-
duction.
An exhaustive article or rather Sc
ries of articles, on this method of wa
ter development appears in the COVER
nor's report and indicates that the
most extraordinary progress has been
made in this direction during the past
year, showing that a very large area
has thus been brought under cultiva'
ton which hitherto was deemed of lit
tie value as farm land because of the
lack of available surface water. 1t is
stated also that true flowing artesian
wells have thus far been discovered
in five widely separated districts in
New Mexico, and such discovery is
proving a highly important factor in
the settlement and development of the
country by the farmers and fruit grow
ers. In one district alone $4,000 acres
are now supplied with irrigation from
artesian wells. The action of congress
in enacting the irrigation law is com
mended. "a sMIla Z
The live stock industry Is flourish
ing. Grass and water are abundant
despite the late coming of the annual
summer rains, and the outlook for the
fall and winter season is propitious
During the year 1873, 1886 head of cattle
were inspected for removal from the
territory, and the revenues derived by
beef raisers from such shipments wer'
In the neighborhood of sS,OO0.O OO
There are 1,246,237 head of beef cattl'
in the territory. The territory claim
first place as owner of more sheeI
than any other state or territory. Tn
wool clip has passed the 100000
pound mark per annum and it is sci
ing at exceptionally good figures. Tn
lamb crop in the spring was in IN
ffeighborhood Of 100000 head, an
there are now on the ranges OF Me-
Mexico nearly 5000, 900 head of sheel
Ghipments for the year were 4O6,sU
LEAD, which were sold at prices ran
ing as high as 3h cents per pounI
and netting the grower as high
sa.40 per head. The Angora goat i
dustry is enjoying great prosperity.
a conservative estimate the live sto6
Few on the ranges of New Mexico hi
a value of $4,000 900.
Mining for the useful and precio'
metals has been extremely actl'
throughout the territory during Z
year. and a very large area OF cot
iron and oil bearing lands has pass
10 private ownership, with emerged
operations inaugurated for their