Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-15
SNOWFALL
BULLETIN
Conditions in the Northern Par
Of the Territory Somewhat
Improved
DR0UTH IN SOUTH
Cattle Already Beginning to Die
On the Ranges and WAtcrfor
Irrigation Scan.t s

Santa bA II. NJ, April 3, 1904.
General storms over Colorado and
northernfNew Mexico on the slst OF
March Ana lasting into April, brought
more Precipitation 70 northern New
Mexico than has occurred altogether
Turing the previous winter months, In
Southern parts the drought remains
practically ~unhroken. AL the head
waters Of the Gal9adian, and the
streams tributary 10 the upper Rio
Grande, the snowfall was drifted and
packed into the canons, and the gen.
eral impression is that a fair water
supply Is assured for the early spring
at least. Streams of all the south.
western mountains are very low, with
no present reserve supply. On all the
southern ranges cattle are beginning
to die. and unless rain comes soon
there viii be great losses during the
landing season.
The following remarks are extract
edyfrom the reports Of correspondents:
Ii San Juan Watershed.
Cedar Hill: +. w. Sharp; Raining
some here last week and showing
heavily at the headwaters of the AMI
mas river. Water supply assured for
this season, Rosa: y. A. Candelario.
Some good rains and more threat
|ened.
Rio Grande Watershed.
Hopewell: Levi Reynolds. Snow
mostly IN drifts and well packed. Park
View. Ed. j.. Willis: Slight snow ami
rain, and more promising outlook for
water supply. TERRA Amarillo: j. D.
Burns, Jr.: Snow evenly distributed;
good outlook for water supply. 0jo
|caliente: Antonio Joseph: Snow has
fallen in spots only. but It is well
packed in the canons and will furnish
ample water for irrigation purposes.
Trampas: Benito A. Romero: Dry
and windy and no water in the river,
Taos: A. clouthier: Snow mostly on
luorth sides and going of quickly on
account of the wind. Poor outlook for
water thus far Bland. b. II. Shaw.
Very dry and water getting scarce.
Cupero: Emil Bibo: Several light
rains recently but country very dry.
Herders seeking yainly for good lamb.
ing places. Mountainair: II. L. Han
Ion: Very dry; no grass starting;
feed very scarce on the range. Her.
mosa: Philip Zoeller: Less than two
inches OF snow In the valleys, and -four
In the mountains. the past winter;
streams almost entirely dry; bad out.
look for stock.
MiFnbres watershed.
Haywood: +. 9. McDermott: No
snow or rain all winter. Mimbres:
Charles Dennis: Range is dry and
water low; stockmen view the situa'
Iuon with anxiety. Swarts: II. !
iSwarts: No snow or rain this winter
lin this part of the country.
San Francisco Watershed.
Cooney: Al. @. Morrow. Less mois.
iture at this time Of year than for
many years past. Mogollon: LgTfu
Howard; Very dry andaitsso oks 4
though water would be very scaret
this summer.
ella Watershed.
Clin: T. r. Meagher, u: No snow
this month excepting on highest peaks
OF the Mogollons. Good steady show.
er In the valleys at the same time
Bedrock. II. b. Tucker: No snow
and river getting very low.
Canadian Watershed.
Elizabethtown: George y. Beebe:
Outlook for water more favorable than
a month ago. vermejo: II. w. Ad
ans: River never known to be SC
low before, and outlook bad. Halls
Peak: +. r. Franklin: Freezing every
night; ground dry; grass can make nc
Roadway. Mora: 2. 8. L%ongueyan
Places in canons two to three feet
deep. CImarron: James X. Hunt:
Cimarron river has plenty Of snow
water for irrigation purposes. Fol-
som: J. NJ. Martinez: High winds
quickly dry up what little snow we
have had. Water getting scarce. Good
grass so far.
Sacramento Mountains.
Lincoln: i. d. Walter: No snow OF
rain 70 date. M~escalero: James A
Carroll: A winter without rain Of