Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-08-02
WGTER IN The
Las CRUCES DI1cHEs
Carries Much Silt, But Welcome Never.
theIess-A Heather Chinee
Caught at Tricks,

special Correspondence New Mexican.
Las Cruces, Aug. 2-United States
Marshal G. M. Foraker was in the city
Saturday, having in charge China
man by the name of Lou Foouk, who
was examined before Judge Parker and
as result of his own admissions was
ordered deported. When arrested he
had a forged certificate which he
claimed he had found on the floor of
the railroad station at Albuquerque.
1t is claimed by persons returning
from Mexico that an unusually large
number of Cinnamon are now along the
lines of the different railroads, all
with their faces turned towards the
country where the gates swing in and
not out, but unfortunately for the poor
Celestial the hinges of the gates swing
the wrong way, and he is denied ad-
mission.
For the past six days the Rio Gran
de has poured down its channel a
Shiny stream Of silt, and the bitches
are bank full of the pasty substance,
which ooses like Shiny serpent down
the canon. In one field lnyestl-
gated there had been four inches OF
this substance turned onto the land
and the next morning there was de-
posit of two inches of mud. For Or
chards, vineyards and shrubbery this
is great fertilizer, but for alfalfa 1t is
almost sure death. Many OF the farm
ers have decided not to use this water
on alfalfa. Those who have used it
may prevent loss by narrowing the
fields just as soon as dry enough to
permit team to go on the ground. BY
thus doing the crust will be broken up
and the alfalfa given an opportunity to
come up.
This water must come from the Ar
royo Salado, Socorro County, or from
the Rio Puerco in Bernalillo County. In
any event wherever it comes from 1t is
certain that there is not reservoir IN
the world that it would not fill to the
brim with silt This is one OF the diff
ficulties that the officials of the recla-
nation service have to take into con-
sideration in deciding upon the location
| for dam sites. To the mind OF the
writer the location for dam site that
would be free from this objection OF
at least site where the silt would be
reduced to a minimum is the site al
White Rock Canon and perhaps there
may be locations further up in Santa
Fe County that would fill the require
ments and be free from the objection
which are attached to- the Elephant
Butte reservoir site.
| The litigation mentioned in these
dispatches on the 30th ult., between
Chapell. Osgood & Company, versus
the Carthage Coal Company. D. H. NC
MILAN, Bursum and Hilton, came to an
end Saturday night at 1890 O'CLOCK
The result was complete victory for
the defendants. At the conclusion OF
the case Judge Parker rendered his
opinion, denying the application for
temporary injunction prayed for by the
plaintiffs. This, it is thought, will enc
the matter. Judge Caldwell F. Yea
man of Denver, and H. M. Dougherty
of Socorro. made remarkable efforts
considering the fact that they had the
laboring ore from the start. In MS
opinion Judge Parker said among 9th
er things that it appeared from the evi
dence that the plaintiff, Chapel, came
to Socorro. and with the knowledge ol
an outstanding option, stepped In and
bought a law suit Messrs. Childers
Fitch and Spiess each made fine rep
resentation of their clients interest
The case has attracted considerable
interest through the entire Territory
Chapel and Osgood, accompanied b!
Judge Yeaman, and H. M. Dougherty
left on the regular north bound trail
the same night. Messrs. Hawkins