Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-06-22
WATER FOR
Ell PAS0
To Be Piped From Reservoirs
in Luna County to the
Pass City.
AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY
100000 Gallons Of ife Giving FLUID
Constantly Ready 70, Service
Redwood Piping To Be Used

A. G. Kennedy, chief engineer of the
Mimbres River Water Company, re-
; Gently organized to supply the city of
Ell Paso with pure and fresh water
from the seepage and underflow of the
: Mimbres River in Luna County, in a
recent talk with reporter of this pa
per gave the following very interest
ing information:
Our main reservoir will be situated
about seven miles southeast of Dem
ing. where we have purchased 440
acres of patented land and where we
expect to construct reservoir 300 feet
long, 800 feet wide and sufficiently
} deep. The seepage and underfow of
the Mimbres River will be tapped
there. The river from its source un-
til the point where it sinks about 30
miles northwest of Deming drains q
water shed of from $50 miles to 750
! miles The average water fall annual
ly in this watershed was carefully cal
culated and it was found that the res
ervoirs and the amount necessary to
supply Ell Paso will take only one sew
enty second part of the water collect
there is no danger that the farmers
on the Mimbres River, the people at
Deming or at any of the settlements
along the dry bed of the river will suf-
fer from the proposed undertaking.
The main reservoir, seven miles
southeast of Deming, ~ De enclosed
: and will be covered b. a shingle roof,
) resting upon an iron frame. This will
keep the water pure and cool and pre-
vent evaporation, which in that Sec
ton of New Mexico is very great.
From this main reservoir the water
will be pumped into one located upon
: a mountain in the Florida range, two
: miles southeast of the main reservoir.
! From there by gravity, as well as by
u steam pressure. the water will be con-
c Quoted to stand pipe near the city OF
I Ell Paso. This reservoir will be 4,475
T feet high. The elevation of the city
l of Ell Paso is 1850 feet, which will
therefore give a fall of over 500 feet.
The stand pipe at Ell Paso will be 525
(, feet high and it is calculated that
these elevations will give the water
pressure 106 pounds to the square inch
This will be more than ample for all
practical purposes and for all emer
gencies. The reservoir in Luna Coun-
ty will contain about 15,O000O0 gal
Ions of water and it is estimated that
the daily consumption of the city of FL
Paso at this time will average 100000
gallons, and there will be no difficulty
/. whatsoever in securing this amount CT
L
: Ions on hand at all times in the main
and additional reservoirs. The piping
it is expected will be of California red
wood planks. clamped and secured by
steel iron hoops This, in this climate,
has been found to be more satisfactory
and better suited than is the iron
pipe.
"The proposition. it is estimated,
will cost away above s1,000000 The
originators and incorporators have the
necessary money pledged and every
thing is in condition to carry the plan
into a successful reality and activity,
: if a franchise from the city of Ell Paso
is secured Of this they have great
i hopes and indeed are sanguine. The
question of the legal ownership of the
: water supply to be obtained by them
: from the underfow and seepage in the
D bed of the Mimbres River on the lands
: purchased by them southeast of Dem'
: ing. does not bother them. They hav0
: carefully investigated the project from
" every standpoint and believe they
: have an absolute legal right to do as
they propose They will take no water
from any person justly entitled to the
/ same: quite the reverse. They Will
$ have plenty of water to sell along their
J pipe lines without interfering with
: anybody's vested or accrued rights.
J George w. Delemater of Pittsburg,
/ who represents the Pittsburg capital
lists in the enterprise. is well known
a throughout Pennsylvania and especial
ly in Pittsburg, and he will have the
l. financial management of the affair,
: while A. G. Kennedy of this city will
be chief engineer in charge of the ac-
tive construction and operation of the
system.
The company is organized under the
:, laws of New Mexico and its capital
T" stock has been placed at $2,0OO.OOO.
This it is believed. will be sufficient
;, for the enterprise. There will be
- about Is miles of pipe which according
= to distance will be 80 inches, 26 inches
. and "a inches in diameter The pipe
- from the main reservoir to the add1-
9 tional reservoirs will be of the great
u est. dimensions and thereafter will ta-
y per down to "a inches on reaching Ell
Paso. Mr.. Kennedy is now in Cali
fornia investigating and becoming ac-
,e quainted with red wood pipe lines. OF
le which there are several of extensive
Is dimensions in successful operation in
the Golden State.