Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-07-23
MOUNTAINAIR NOTES
Rains Needed on ESlanCia
Plains. RumOrS Of Work
on the Cut.0li.
SURVEYING NEW LINES
Special Correspondents

Mouniainair n. ~, July IT,
while favored localities have received
good showers. still the Estancia
plains are very dry. aud a general rain
o. badly needed ln this Immediate
vicinity the grass is good, tho result
OF rains ln June. On other places
tho grass has started, bat was Immo-
diately eaton off and trampcd ont by
range stock famlshed for something
green Good showers have recently
fallen 40 Eastylew, willard, Progreso
and pinoB Wells, with intermediate
dry spots. East OF Pinos Wells 90
tho poC0s. the grass ls reported good
and most OF the sLocp have gone
IN that direction Ulless rain in
abundance comes soon. the grass prop
osltlon lu This section viii bo a sori.
Gus one
An sorts of rumors relative to the
resumption Of work on tn cutoff
reach here. on of them without fouu.
dalton. The time for the resumption
OF work has not been set. and the
probabilities ere that no work viii
DO done before the new year, with tho
possible exception OF the bridge work
iu the canyon.
Mr. and Mrs. Goo. " Heudon have
moved to Camp 80. in AbO canyon,
Co take charge of the lautry commits.
sary until mo resumption OF work
Tho probabilities OF a forest reserve
lu the Mauz8uo mountains has Great.
ed a great deal Of comment. and the
people generally. after fludlus out the
benefits 90 bo derived thcrcfrom ga.
yor the idea. Tho only reasonable
objection to the idea was the fact that
the reserve was no, erected long ago.
Whuo somewhat discouraged by tho
prolonged drouth the people OF this
valley are feeling good over the new
surveys that have boon made. and tho
others now I'm progress. Red tape is
probably a necessary evil. but people
sometimes grow weary waiting for
Washington officials 90 do what 20 tho
ordinary lnyman looks like an easy
matter o. ls due tho settlers in tho
new county of Torrance 20 have an tho
unsuryoyed land surveyed at once, but
the people are thankful for small IA
yors. and every newly surveyed town.
ship helps some.
Several citizens OF the vicinity OF
Esancia are demonstrating THU year
the possibility OF successful irrigation
from pumping plants in that favored
locality. So far windmill power is the
only power used, and the success al.
talnel this year viii undoubtedly
prompt experiments on moro CA.
tpuaIyo scale next year
Engineer Farwell, who Is running a
preliminary line from Willard 90 EI
paso. % now about fifty miles south Of
willard ana is very well pleased with
the route so FAR. Tho line runs south
west from willard 90 the Mount OF
Canada Lion, which II followa 90 the
mesa ON ihc south The summit was
reached with maximum grade OF
ono per cent Mr. Farwel expects e
run another line 20 IN PasO, start no
from progreso. and ne may organize
another party for that purpose.
"A. Colo has gone % Utah on bust
moss. and win be absent until fall
y. H. Howe left tho other day Il
ioin D. W. Froloif IA Colorado. ~.
will tako charge OF a saw mill neal
the New Mexico line.
v. 49, spencor's saw mill burned th'
otho, day. ontalllug very scrioui
loss. Besides mo min and Hoyora
buildings near about. 10000 feet %
lumber. some of % clear was burned
Only the saw. belt ana some other de
tachable parts Of tho mill were save,
from The fire
A. y. L'cbty has gone 10 Amarillo
Texas. 90 Join J, v. Keys party al
draurhtsmau. Mr. Key viii run a pre-
lmlnary line south from Amhrill
about soyeutyfIvo miles Into O. mes
country that Interested capitalists arr
TRYING to develop. while the line,
built. win have no direct connection
with the cut off &c may have som
effect ln determining tho terminus O
the latter. Mr.. IIchty, who had charE
ol TIE Santa Fo property az this plac,
has been succoobsd by Albert Graves
There l8 a coal prospect IN Abo car
yon. which has been located at differ
emit times by several parties, but thor
has mover been enough work done %
@ 10 determine its value. The SAINT
Fe company has now taken hold Of 90
matter ana win find out what there I
In e. Tho prospect is not more tina
half mile from this line.
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