Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-01-21
MOUNTAIaAIR TOPICS
PLENTY or sNow-oiooiNo FoR
ARTEsiAN WATER - OTHER
GOOD ITEMS.

MountaiNalr, n. NJ. IAN. i5.--Tho
new well on the toWnaiiu NJ Mountain
air Is 300 feet deep, with 100 feet of
water rhe drln ia now In water
bearing strata. she water coming up
aa the erin goes down, and the well |
will DO sunk deeper The water Il ex.
collcnt In quality, AZ well as abundant
In quantity. and lts development |
means much 10 this section. 5. n.
pickena. OF Las Vegas. did the work,
ana he 10 confident that arieaian water
would be found At a depth not 10 ca.
coed 7e0 feet. lie IS 50 confident that
he would like 10 spend a little money
testing Il n he could Get Others inter
ested.
The Estancia valley h buried under
4 blanket Of snow. which insurea early
grass. anc with the snow banked up
In the Sanyons In the Manzano noun.
talns certainly foretells good sea.
son coming this way. Stock 81 ali
kinds II In fair condition and the out
look was never more favorable IN Ills
section at this time OF year.
While everything points to the carly
resumption OF work In the cuton, moth.
Ing viii be definitely known about the
mafter until after the stockholders
meeting. Jan. g. u the bond issue
desired Ia authorized. not only wid
this work be- pushed rapidly 10 com.
ple,lon, but a good deal OF money else
where In the southwest viii be ex-
pended by this corporation.
II Torrance county only had a coin
" seat. the new giant would have ey-
cry appearance OF age and experienced,
80 easily ana the new machinery start.
Even those who for fear OF high taxes
dld not want new county have since
realizing the advantages OF a county
organization this side the morntains,
changed their minds and are now en-
thusiastic IN seeinE things started on
right Until the county seat matter 10
settled. which will be about the first
matter before the legislature. Probate
CLERK Corbett carries the county seat
around In his grip. While this ar
rangemont II convenient In a way, n
enforces a rather strenuous life on
the probate clerk
After Fob. IS Red Cloud. the new
poatofilce west OF Mountalnair. viii
have sta- route service and tri.weekly
mail.
II 81 reported that C. ]. Garvin. a
wellknown drill man, has mysterious.
ly disappeared Report has Il that be
left Estancla several months aEo 20
20 70 Lincoln as witness In law
suit and his friends have seen nor
heard nothing of him since. While
this report cannot be authenticated a.
the present time. Il comes from a re.
liable source.
A. y. Mcdonald was out from Pinos
Wells this week on business with 3.
H. Pickens. with whom he Il inter.
ested In the well drilling business.
Colonel r. @. Msnnng writes from
Winfield. Kan. that he has about 70.
covered from long siege OF asthma
and expects 70 enjoy the soft sunshine
OF New Mexico again soon.
Hon Martin sanches. Who has been
quite ~ for several weekn. Ia rapidly
improving. He expects, II able. to de.
vote some time this winter al Santa
Re looking after mattors Of interest 10
the new county.
Miss Mabel Green. Of Albuquerque,
has been employed TO leach a school
az Easioriieo. and assumed her new
duties last week.
George v. Hanl0n. In charge Of Ian
try's commsssary IN Alo canyon. was
up home last week. He says It Ia a
mighty lonesome life down there. and
unless work begins pretty soon he
may resign. He says bis dugout al
MountainaiF looks mighty good By way
OF comparison.
Il is rumored that John Becker. OF
Belen, II or will be interested At VII
lard. Eaiancias rival for the county
seat Of the new county Il is known
that his representative Colonel Bier
ger, has been In that vicinity several
times lately. y true. this may have q
tendency 70 cOmpiicatc the county seat
matter somewhat. as heretofore IN
tancia seemed TO have a sure thing
Outside of the people gear the rival
points, what Ia wanted most ID a
speedy adjustment OF the matter ~
the new county can looate Itself aud
get down Ia business