The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1903-03-20
Joint Memorial.


THE 35TH LEGISLATIVE ASSEM-
BLY, OF THE TERRITORY OF NEW
MEXICO. TO THE HONORABLE
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
Whereas; There are thousands of
acres of public lands situated on the Rio
De Las Animas and the Rio San Juan,
in the territory of New Mexico, which
lands are unrivalled for fertility and
prodHetiveaess when supplied with
water for irrigation purposes, and
Whereas, Said streams uf water have a
never failing supply, being fed by the
snow fall in the lofty ranges of the
Rocky Mountains in the state Of CoIora.
do whore these streams have their
source, and
Whereas; There are number of
suitable reservoir bites and more es,
pecially one very desirable site about
six miles south of the town of La Plata
In said county Of San JuaJ, and
Whereas; If the government of the
United States. under the act of Con-
gress, would build said reservoir and
other reservoirs at suitable places in
said county of San Juan, there could be
thousands of acres of pubic land re-
claimed and made desirable for settle
ment and occupation by American
families in a section Of the country
which has the most salubrious climate
and most productive soil of any section
in the worlds
Now therefore; Your memorialists
respectfully request and most earnestly
solicit that under and pursuant to the
provisions of said act which authorizes
your Department to make Investigations
that you at the earliest possible oppor-
tuniiy order that an investigation Of the
possibilities of said sections be made
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be located that the lands hereunder
and which can be irrigated by the said
reservoirs be segregated from the public
domain ard held for actual settlers as
contemplated by the terms OF the Act
Of Congress,
Be it Resolved, That certified copies
of this memorial be transmitted by the
Governor Of the Territory Of New Mexi-
&C to the President of the United States
and to the Honorable Secretary Of the
Interior,
Moved. That the President of this
Commission be directed to call the at
tention OF the government to that par
ticuIar section of the country hereinafter
mentioned, as we have been unable our
selves to gather appropriate data, but
are satisfied, from evidence presented
that such particular LOCALITY affords
opportunity for the construction of
reservoirs and the reclamation OF public
lands therebyj to the extent Of from
$4,000 to 10000 acres of an exceptional
character, so far as the amount of eX-
penditure for the results to be produced
are concerned' That the evidence sub.
mitted to this commission has suggested
to it that the amount and character of
the water, the local climatic conditions,
fertility of soils, character and value Of
broductsJ exceptional Typographical feat.
ures, character and enterprise of the
people inhabiting such sectionj all ap-
peal to this commission as rendering it
exceedingly desirable that immediate
investigation should be made by the
United States looking to the establish -
ment of such an enterprise in such
localitJ, reference being particular ly
made to that section Of country between
the towns Of Aztec and La Plata and
also of the San Juan and Las Animas
rivers, in said county of San Juan, New
Mexico and a reservoir site about six
miles southwest of the town of La Plata
The Recommendation being hereby res
pectfully further made that no reserva-
tion Of lands under such proposed reser.
Voir site or sites shall be made; unless
the decision shall first be made by the
Department to construct such reservoir
5r reservoirs within a reasonable time
thereafter, and in the mean time such
lands to be so benefited be Withdrawn
from the public domain. And this com.
mission respectfully requests an early
exploration of the country above men.
toned, In the premises"