The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-23
CONCERNING SAN JUAN COUNTY,

From the bulletin recently issued by The territorial bureau
Of immigration reprint the folloWingi
ing agricultural horticultural sections Of not only New Mex
co but Of the entire south west San luan county IN the e
north by Colorado the west by Arizona the south by Nc
Kiney cnunty the east BY Rio Aba county The govern
monumeu which marks its northwest corner also marks the
corners Of New Mexico Arizona, Utah and Colorado.
The county comprises 747 square miles or to 0e more eA
half times as large the OF Rhode Island three times
& az delaware and conatius 900 more square miles than the
ia the Navajo Indian reservation which will undoubtedly be
thrown omen to- settlement in the future OF the remaining
@ l ga acres have been appropriated and r4essI6
acres are still subject entry under the federal land laws San
Iuan county in the Santa e land district with its land Office
The census Of 1900 gives sanJpan county population
8as an increase since 1890 AT the same rate Of
Increase the county has at present population Of 6oo The
population by precincts 1900 follows Harrington
d a4S Frs a Vista ss6 La Plata aai Cedar Hin u.s.
River 100 There s47 Indians that part Of the Navajo
reservation within the county The tide Of immigration into
county mostly from Missouri Coordo Kansas Nebraska
and the northwest
Being in the arid regions the greatest wealth Of San Juan
county abundant supply which its rivers draw main
y from the upendous mountain masses III southwestern Colo
The county is drained entirely by Juan river and its
tributaries whose find their into the Pacific ocean
county lust below its junction with the Pedras short distance
below Arbos Colorado and thence turning toward the west
passes out the northwest corner receives several pu
aes of importance in its through the territory and all
of these from the north rising the San uan and La Plata
mountains IN Colorado Inc lanage eneIlng on4 e ouu
exceedingly small and uncertain The length OF the river IN
the county miles. It is PTS feet wide and has ial oi
eleven feet to the mile IN the spring ana early SUMMER
not fordabe low water is from two to four feet
deep The lowest flow Of the rver about cubic tee per
sufficient conservative estimate rgae $4,000
acres town OF largo the bottoms widen out into
rolling and lands available for cultivation Here
the most important tracts are known Bloomfield and Solomon
meas and with the valley aggregate about
side of the yer thence to the junction OF the Anas
river distance of eight ten miles the lands broken and
difficult igae On the north side OF the river between the
mouth Anmas and ewet splendid piece OF valley
land IS miles long and miles in width The Anmas
and La rivers empty into the San Juan Pennington
a midway IA the county The flow from the Rio deos Pnos
at its junction with the San Juan 80 second feet The Las
Anas is the largest tributary Of the San juan in New Mexico
It's mean flow SIS second feet below Aztec
There actual cultivation under the twenty bitches on
the Las Anima aces under the nineteen OF the La Plata
acres under the nineteen the San Juan 484o while on
the Rio De Las Pinos 400 under cultivation
making total actually under cultivation on these
streams The total land ditch in the neghborhood OF
100 acres portion actual cultivation being used or
pastuage This acres could be put under cultivation with
out increase in the present irrigation systems
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