Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-06-10
UNDERGROUND WATERS

In connection with che preparation
of n geological and mining map OF
Now Mexico which tnr the past two
years has occupied part 81 the atton.
fion of members Of thn Nov Mexico
school OF Mines at socorru % number
of special aud Interesting problems
have come up Tot solution which are
nf great practical importance Go other
interests than those directly assoclat.
ga with tho mining industry one OF
these .rnarate subjects. which has
presented itself has been the deter.
tnination of the artesiau conditions Of
be Estancla plains and uf the JOr.
NADIA del Muerto to the south. A
.aiEe amount Of data has already been
collected Some additional features
have set to be studied
This special work has been dore an.
der the direct supervision of DR..
Keyes Of the School 81 Mines. The
subject matter will soon be In shape
Tor publication. The report will be an
exhaustive one and viii probably ap-
pear AZ ono OF the special bulletins ~.
sued by the federal government, 20
important arc the results obtained.
This publication will be similar 10 the
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underground conditions OF the J0r.
nada plains. which has already been
printed and will shortly be ready for
aenefal distribution.
These reports together with several
either reports Of Wide interest 20 the
mining indsutry viii also soon be
printed under the auspices Of che New
Mexico School of Mines Thus the
work Of this Institution ~ becoming
Of the highest practical value TO the
territory and Il reaching into every
branch OF the mining industry. which
viii always be one OF the most impOr.
tant industries Of the great southwest.
10 the Estancia plains and the ad'
Joining plains tscre are "A number Of
geo oglcai factors which enter Into tho
cons liberation ~ artcsian flows which
are nof met with IN more humid reg
IONS Two ~ the most important %
these factors are that there must be
ar oufcrop of am eNtcntcnsiye porous
stratum that VIII permit of the free
pcrcolatiOn 81 water and there must
also be- rainfall sufficient 90 insure an
adequate water supply Although In
New Mexico neither OF these factors
. have the high value that they have In
other states. u does not preclude ar
tesisn conditions.
The mctcnric conditions OF water
. supply. tho conditions Of water trans.
4 mission underground, the attitude ard
arrangement OF the geological forma-
tons. and the geographical distrlbu.
+ fion of the geologic formations, all
4have a very important bearing upon
4 whether or not given place will pro.
duce an arteslan flow when the drill
7has penetrated 10 sufficient depth
Tho location OF the several per.
'moRbie formations and the depths to
|wtich the drill must go 10 reach them
n from n practical standpoint proba-
#hly the most important single factor
& During tho present investigation
these features and factors have al.
Broadly been largely determined IN n
+ genCral way. but some additional DO.
balls have 20 be made out before the
Report on the region can 20 10 the
#pre~s.
Il Another branch OF similar work
That has been undertaken and that Is
.|alrcady wei advanced Is the geology
and underground water conditions Of
the Rio Grande valley Ia New Mexico
in practical value tho report on this
district Ia expected 10 be the most i'm
Nnortant OF the series 10 be published