The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1903-12-29
growers, of not only this valley, but
of America if not the world.

apricots and prunes grow to great
almost without cultiva-
ton It would see that nature de-
this valley to become a won
der and an irresistible attraction to
many. For besides the Pecos river
and two Spring Rivers which flow
on the surface through the entire
of the valley, there is a sub
terranean stream or body of water
which has already been tapped per-
haps fifty times. and a six to eight
inch flow is gushing up far above
the surface and no matter how Of
ten the drill may probe it, the flow
OF all the others is undiminished.
81 examined one just finished this
day on the premises of Mr.. ]. Ed
Berry (of Fulton. Galloway county
Missouri), throwing a six inch linn
Did shaft several feet above ground
with a pressure of six pounds to the
inch. 1t seems possible and practi-
cable to thus induce to the surface
as much of this wonderful store of
nature as may be needed for profit
or pleasure. 1t is claimed that a
well six inches in diameter In TWEEN
ty-four hours will discharge 1,440,-
900 gallons. If water is king in the
then indeed is this valley it's
throne.
"Oh, if one. just one of these six
inch streams would wander away off
under the rocks and hills. and res
pond to the anxious. investigating
drill at Columbia, Missouri, and so
bring peace and JOY to all the con-
tending factions.
ct is said here that the rich soil
sleeps until water touches it. when
it bursts forth with a song of ava
kened nature
This is a great health resort at
this time of year. and invalids come
in on most every train. but their
coming is not at all encouraged and
while there are nice comfortable
places inviting them. the hotels will
not take sick people in. They want
the fittest to survive first. and then
come here.
Lands outside Of this favored dis
trict are cheap, and there is much
valuable land east between this val
ley and Texas. along the line of the
Pecos Valley railroad, subject to en-
try from the government, and there
is a United States land Office at this
place and at Portales, which is
about twenty-five miles this side OF
Texas, on the Pecos Valley railroad,
and home seekers and settlers are
coming on nearly every train. Your
readers may have a better idea of
the newness of the country when l
tell them that / saw on the trip
about sixty-fve antelopes in three
different herds. Saw quails and prai-
rie chickens. Saw a man here to-
day with fish. had an eel about four
feet long. caught in one of the ca
nails or irrigating bitches.
"Drs. McClane. father and son,
formerly of Columbia, are here
crowded with business of their pro-
themselves healthy and hap
py. The many friends of Mrs. Dora
Hill (nee Searcy), will be glad to
know that she is bravely overcom-
ng all reversss and misfortunes and
succeeding again as she deserves.
THE people here are most all
southern and western. and there was
the city election held here today,
one ticket in the leld-Demo-l
,raIic of course. True. there is a
Of eastern and northern peol
Die. they respect each other and are
,ongenial. MI. E. A. Cahoon. cash
er of the First National Bank. who
west from Vermont nearly
hirty years ago. drove stock across
he plains to this place and settled.
The thirty odd thousand people in
he Panhandle, Texas, are mostly of
he same origin and blood as the
hare described. A description