Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-11-29

much, and will add In q great measure
to the future possibilities Of the pro-
duct,on.
An exhaustive article or rather Sc
ries OF articles. on this method Of wa
ter development appears in the Cover.
hor'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. II Is
stated also that true flowing artesian
wells have thus far been discovered
In Ave widely separated districts In
New Mexico. and such discovery IL
proving highly important factor In
the settlement and development OF the
country by the IA, mers and fruit grow
ers. In one district alone 125,000 acres
are now supplied with irrigation from
artesian wells. The action Of congress
in enacting the irrigation law Is com
mended.
The live stock industry Is flourish
ing. Grass and water are abundapt.
despite the late coming of the annual
summer rains. and the outlook for the
fall and winter season Is propitious.
During the year 1885 head OF cattle
were inspected for removal from the
territory. and the revenues derived by
beef raisers from such shipments were
Leo. Till - an
There are .246.237 head OF beef cattle
in the territory. The territory claims
first place as owner OF more sheep
than any other state or territory. The
wool clip has passed the 20.000,000
pound mark per annum and II Is sell
ing at exceptionally good figures. The
lamb crop in the spring was in the
there are now on the ranges of New
Mexico nearly 5000, 900 head OF sheep.
Shipments for the year we're 406.9us
head. which were sold at prices rang.
ing as high as 3ia cents per pound.
and netting the grower as high as
$40 per head. The Angora goat in
dustry is enjoying great prosperity. At
~ tohoti No,iNC trtiiiut' thS hNt stoth
new on the ranges OF New Mexico has
a value Of $40.000.000
Mining for the useful and precious
metals has been extremely active
throughout the territory during the
year, and very large area OF COAL
iron and oil bearing lands has passed
to private ownership. with energetic
operations inaugurated for their de-
velopment. Oil-drill rigs are now at
work In five or six different districts,
with every promise that New Mexico
will become a producer Of merchant
able oil before many months. Several
new and important coal camps contigu-
Gus to the new lines OF railroad have
been established. and quite a number
OF notable gold and copper strikes have
been made. The coal and coke indus
try gives employment to some 1000
persons. and the machinery and oper-
ating plants are valued at $715,000.
The net output for the coal mines for
the year was 1.102.046 tons, valued at
the mines ut s., sos. S9S. 80. Coke pro-
dlction for the year amounted to 25.-
lone tons. valued at $5s.207. or gold.
silver, lead and copper. the territorial
product for the past year is estimated
az between six and seven million dol
lars. and the value Of the turquoise
mined In New Mexico Is In the neigh
borhood Of &l3S.000.
The important industries at present
are the smelling Of copper and lead
ores. with product valued at nearly
81 900 900 year: -four milling. with a
product valued at 1851. 1OS; the scour-
ing OF wool. with S77.s75 as the re-
ceipts for last years work. Flour and
grist mills number about twenty. and
there are numerous fruit canneries,
distilleries and wineries In operation.
There are thlrty-one saw mills In the
territory. with an invested capital of
$3.50. 79S. employing 243 men. earning
es0.s5l per year. whose annual product
Is worth 3290.527. or mills saving so,
900 to 100000 feet per year there are
l3: OF mills saving 100000 to .000, 200
feet per year there are 4: of mills saw.
ing 1000. 900 to 100000 feet per year
there are H. There are thirt cen plan
ing mills. employing forty.one people
l
who earn 31S.291 annually, and who
produce a75.obo worth u material pei
: year.
The number of Indians in the terri
tory Is l2.700. and considerable prog
ress has been made by them toward
civilization. There are thirty-three
schools devoted solely to the training
of the Indian youth. In which 2,1Ss
people we're enrolled, with a daily av
erage attendance Of AHA. The cost
Of maintaining these schools Is $3.50.
0s7. and the total value OF the schoo
property in the territory Is 1851 900
Specia, attention Is directed to the ef
Iorts Of the department toward sup
plying the Pueblo Indians with irriga
ton facilities.
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