Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-06-03
ESTANCIA VALLEY
A Batch Of Interesting News
from the Great ES-
ianCia Plains.
IT IS A SHEEP RAISING SECTION

I-stanoia MAY 90 The Eatancia
valley now has on her Easter gown
and h good 10 look A. A carpet %
groon which rests the eye and calms
the nerves ls dotted with fragrant
flowers and tho COMPILATION makes 4
charming picture. pleasing both 10 tiie
artistic mir icd and the more pragtirai
ranchmen bent on raising lambs fof
the October market A visit 90 this
valley now D. very agreeable change
frum the dust aud heat Of city life.
10 those tired Of thnt kind oi life. a
visit out here would do them more
good than medicine.
Tho ambing season a. about over
ana thla year win probably break thF
record Many herds are ihmhinF 100
per cent and very few are running
below Do Grass la good and thg sheep
la hnc condition. Tho lambs viii get
% g0ud start. assuring a good growth
with the prospects oi q ready nale
nt good price In tho fall. No won.
der the shoop men are happy
New settlers are nov coming IN fast
and at the present rate claims are
going the choice locations Will soon be-
exhausted Nearly all the newcomers
are men with money and they are rap
Idly changing the appearance of things
generally Everybody will farm some
aud some VIII farm good deal. Pros.
ont prospects, are that the valley will
soon have stuff 10 sell instead 0f de-
pending ON Kansas and Nebraska for
existence
The resumption of work on the
Santa ~ cuion has given new life Ia
the part of the country II traverses
and the completion OF the road viii
prove a great help tO the entire val.
Icy The company has decided 10 test
thD arioglan water proposition and
will sink we'll on ~ right Of way
near Willard Ia the depth Of .000
feet unless an artoslnn flow D. struck
anonor n artesian wator ~ developef
~ Il probably will there will De n
whole lot Of people fegrettiug unap-
preciated opportunities
N Il Atkinson and others are MAX,
ing an effort tb secure private
school during the summer m0nths and
their efforts WI probably prove sue.
cessfui They nov have about $50
O month subscribed aud think they
will succeed In getting enough 10 em-
ploy q good teacher.
Mrs J W. Records has sold her
ciaim north ~ town 20 Mr.. Adnir, q
late arrival from Texas. and WI soon
join her husband az Ration where be-
Is master mechanic for the Santa Fe.
Ralph A Marble. a civil and irri-
cation engineer ~ Albuquerque, Is
among tho latet arrivals In the valley
ana has taken a claim lust east 0f
the tOwualte. Hr viii take charge of
that depari meni for John w COrbott
MfH Wm N Mccoy has gone to
MountainaiT 10 Join her husband who
recently bought the general marchan-
disc stOro ~ w. D. Dartell al thai
place Mr.. Baftel will Try ranchlng
for time bat Expects t0 operate a
livery stable Gt MountainaIr iH
short time.
Mrs j. y. DuniaYy has gone cast
no visit several weeks at her old home
I'm indiana. in tho mean time her hua-
band Is seeginR consolation from n
Missouri mcerchaum, donated az an
appropriate glft BY the Ladies' club IA
The '1.azlest Man Ia Town
The cattle rush from tho south 20
The grazlng lands 10 the north has
commenced aud business on the Santa
We Central is picking up
TIE saW mills in the timber near
the mountains which have been Idle
for aevcrm months. on account % 10
much wet weather are again NJ work
and everybody D. in better humor.
The nrst marriage license issued
under the new marriage law was
Issued 40 Melcur Luna ana Miss Vic.
torIaua sanchez both of pinOs Wells
The oldest inhabltant' cannot re-
member when there saa as much "a
ter 30 this country at this time 0f
year Al the arroyaa from the noun.
tains ar9 runninE fuli ana there 81
sfiil o. lnt of unmeted anoW 20 come
down with anything IKE the usual
amount Of rain thl- ummer. this wall
/ be an exceptionally good year
I The Estancia Valley Development
I aHnoeiation. of which Judge A n, Gar.
uott is secretary. has recently lasued
n descriptive pamphlet of the Eslan.
cia valley. telling In plain simple Ian.
guaFe. the unvarniahod truth about
The conditions over here. which viii
T nr mailed tO any lnauircr on receipt
~ alA cents Ia postage This pamph.
PEG tells about sil there is 10 te.i and
I gives all che Information wanted by
prospective settlers. Il ia better than
letter and la absolutely reliable.
The washing ont nf culver on
DE rio lfal,de division uf Che santa
, W. between ins Cruces and El Paao
/ che early par Of fho week.. resulted
! In enc ul the worst freight wrecks t.ie
Santa Fe has exprTienced for some
q D.
shortly was hult around the Wrert
and irafic was delayed bat very lH.
Y ue. Tho wrecknFe was vet On hre
/ last nisht AMI tha blaze that sprang
l from n lluII IA. -.l-n -.r nan. ulLI..