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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-05

Special Correspondence to The Optic.
Roswell. Pecos Valley. New Mex
leo, January 30.--The Pecos valley has
the largest area Of artesian or flowing
wells, with the strongest volume OF
pure water under them. Of any region
in the United States, II not In the
world. And water Ii the magic word
In New Mexico. II has the power to
change q strip Of wind.swept desert
land into squares OF green alfalfa and
orchards Of peaches. grapes and IN
fact most anything you care to pro-
duce. Without water these things
nre but visions. In fact, In q great
portion OF this southwest country q
farmer without water 10 like . miner
without . pick. The gold Ii IN the
soil alright, but II cant be taken out.
This "~artesian belt IL, 90 far as
nov known, about ten miles wide and
sixty miles long. No one AZ yet POSI-.
lively knows whether or not this II
the full extent Of the artesian area.
Biologists agree that this district Is
fed by many streams and underground
rivers, in their turned supplied by
melting SHOWS and rainfall Of distant
mountains. They also describe the
peculiar and quite rare underground
formation that makes flowing wells
possible and makes their supply In
exhaustibIe. There Is a great water
shed under all the valley. and one ex-
lists, also, under much Of the plains
region Of western Kansas, the Texas
Panhandle, western Oklahoma and
elsewhere. But In these regions the
water must be pumped. It 10 the
flowing well that Is unusual. and that
Ii alike valuable and beautiful where
eyer It exists.
II was seven years ago that the first
large flowing well was drilled In the
Pecos valley. There are now more
than 400 Of them. and they are pouring
but into what was once the desert
more than 100000 gallons Of water
every hour. They are from $40 to
1000 feet deep. and cost from $500
To $1,000 each. The deeper the well
the larger the volume Of water, 50 that
the final cost Of irrigation per acre Is
eQualized. .
Once the well Is flowing there Is
no water tax per year and no cost OF
any kind. Absolute independence Is
the owners boon, 80 that a mar with
q farm and flowing well Ia wealthy or.
on the road leading In that direction.
The average flowing well IN the
Pecos valley will water two sections
Of the p~roverbial 100 acres each. and
often then have a little water to spare
Some wells have a flow that will IT.
rigate GAO acres, It IL said.
The average temperature of the
water AZ II flows Is about 90 degrees
II ID hard" water, but contains no
sulphur or salt. Sometimes the water
kushes from two to six feet above the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-05
The Pearl Of the Pecos
and the Great Artesian Belt

casing, . stream seven or more inches
In diameter. Some OF these huge
fountains can be seen flashing In the
sunlight from the train windows.
There ! M beautiful incongruity be-
tween the shining cascade and the
brown arid plain around II.
There are at present In the valley
10000 acres Of land under bitches.
with $4,000 acres still to be devel-
oped within the artesian belt.
The government reservoir at Rio
Hondo deep River), an affluent Of
the Pecos, nine miles from Roswell. Is
now under construction. When fin.
ished 1t will add at first about 10000
acres to the irrigated area. and per-
haps ultimately In the neighborhood
Of 10000 acres. The land to be ir.
rigated Ii all In private ownership. 1t
IL fi~rst-class land free from alkali.
and according to the constructing en-.
gineer's official report, will "be worth
500 an acre planted in corn or al.
falfa and more II used for fruit grow
ing. The secretary of the interior has
set aside $280,000 for the construction
OF the reservoir" This reservoir
will not be anywhere near as import
ant as the great Tonic dam and reser-
voir In the Salt River valley, Arizona,
but Is the biggest thing OF the kind
nov contemplated for New Mexico.
In the 50 miles between here and
Carlsbad there r numerous irriga-
ti0n enterprises on a large or small
scale. This part Of the valley is
later in development than Ia the re-
gion about Pecos. One reason for
this IL that the developed resources
Of the upper valley have attracted the
attention Of the visitors from the
north and east.
The occupation and use OF irrigated
lands In the vicinity Of Roswell may
be given a. showing the situation in
the longest settled portion OF the val
ley.
Orchards, $500 acres.
Alfalfa, $4,000 acres.
All other crops, 1880 acres.
Orchard fruits consist OF apples,
peaches. plums, pears. prunes and
grapes. It IL said that New Mexico
fruit IL much sweeter than California
fruit, and that 1t sells in the eastern
markets at from two to four times the
price Of the eastern or Mississippi
valley fruit. In 1904 when Missouri
apples we're selling ut st. Louis for
so cents per box, Pecos valley apples
were selling for $1.25 to $1,75 the box.
Experiments are said to have dem
onstrated that the keeping qualities
Of the fruit grown In the Pecos va.-
ley are extraordinary. Ten days or
two weeks on the way to market
leaves the peaches Of this high and
dry country unimpaired, II Is averred,
while the luscious products or regions
nearer the sea level are often ruined
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-05
BY innuendo.

No member Of the British Parlia.
ment is permitted to say bluntly ami
directly that another is drunk, but he
may hint at the fact in paraphrase, as,
when Mr.. Gladstone, replying to an
unconventional speech Of Disraeli's,
remarked: "The right honorable gen.
tleman has evidently had access to
sources of inspiration that are not
open to me-"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-05

There has just died at Berlin a man
who possessed a curious autograph
album consisting Of a complete
skeleton, every bone Of which was
covered with the signatures Of his
friends and relatives.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-05
.-FyrRYrHrso But A

SUFFERED" writes Virginia Robson.
Of East0n, Nd, until ] took Cardui,
which cured me 20 quickly II surprised
my doctor, who didn't know Wa
taking H."
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-05
wHlfE % LETTln

ely and frankly, teIIng " ~ your
( ,ubes. We will send Free Advice On
. sin, sesled envelope). Address: L.
d e. Advisory Dspt.. The Chattanooga
A edieine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-14

Pryf. Rinaldo Won Guuibo De GarmO
Mcpherson Ptckinhrrther, champion
s.rk sewer and all rotmd pie bitter Of
the Horse Heaven country, returned
Friday morning from the hills where
be has jnst finished filling a successful
engagement as leading man in Il har-
vesing outfit The Prof says his sup
port was good ut all times and repn : )
avery successful run with wa.ermel,u
trimmings. Professor Peckinbroth. +
throws a very wicked needle and Will
probably conduct class in art EN-
Oroidering this coming winter.
While away on the tour just closed
he invented IL hitch which he calls the
sack bucks nightmare" it must be
wen to I've appreciated. A report was
carrent anoug the small boy popu'a-
llon tina! the Prof. returned home in
dsguise but barber shafer informs us
that the whiskers were real hair. Next
week the Prof. will stick his trusty
sack needle in his hat and sail for the
upper country (cushions}. Palouse
papers please copy. XXX
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-14

For sheriff, Randall of Richland
and McCotter of White Bluffs were
up, the former winning, 38 to 28.
J. d. Marsh of Rattlesnake, the
present clerk, was renominated by
acclamation.
w S. Jenkins of Kennewick was
nominated for auditor by unani-
nous vote.
R. B. Walker of Kennewick was
nominated for treasurer without
opposition.
G. H. Driggers of Hover was
nominated for prosecuting attorney
and made speech thanking the
convention and saying among other
things that if elected he would
maintain his office in Prosser.
Hairy VanHorn Of Richland was
renominated for assessor.
K. G. Bowers of Kennewick and
A. L. Smith of Richland were
placed in nomination for county
surveyor and the former was nom
mated by vote of 40 TO I6.
DR.. J. w. Hewetson, Kennewick,
was named for coroner.
For commissioner from the first
district, W. G. Travis of WelllDg-
ton and Willis Mercer of Prosser
were placed in nomination and
Travis won, 3S to 2S. John Crosby
of Rattlesnake, from the second
district, and Don F. Cresswell of
Kennewick, from the first district,
were named by acclamation for
commissioners.
Just after the ticket was COM
pleted, J. w. Gilkey. who bad been
renominated for school superint=nd-
ent, addressed the convention. Mr..
Gllkey stated that he had done the
very best that he could for the
schools under very adverse circum-
stances and had not desired a re-
election to the office, but was espec-
ially desirous of having the endorse
nlent of the convention. He then
thanked the convention for this
honor and withdrew from the ticket
IN favor Of Carl Eertrees of Kenne-
wick, who is the only other man IN
Continued on page Al
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-14
IN THE COUNTY ROUNDABOUT.

outlook, in Yakima county, is to
nave weekly newspaper. L. G. Dor
us, at Bckleton, is to be the founder
The Sunnyside Fair viii be held at
eunnyside Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week.
"apato has shipped 100 cars of fruit
'nls season consi tin e principally of
prunes and peaches.
hent Norris, a rancher living near
"aterville, has ra sed small quantity
Vi a new variety of wheat which it is
thought will do we'll in the Big Bend
country. The original seed came from
spain and milling men have pronounced
"aoetter milling heat than bluestem.
franklin county ka7. been raised in
classification by tn county commission
ers from a county twenty-fifth to the
tSenty-frst class. he law requires a
population of 5000 q county of this
cass. The salaries some OF the coun-
oihcerS are raise I'd a new Office,
>.erS OF the court. Gated by the act
OF the board.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-14
HORRIBLE HAPPENINGS IN
HORSE HEAVEN.

..,.st Horse Heaven has come into
avu-she has bad II dust explosion
w. u.a will benceforth rank with the best
.,u as wheat producing region,
,n.,ter how much wheat a given
',.lity may produce its rep" is not
,Iy , established until an explosion of
W. W., bas dissarranged the "innards"
:, .ome thresbing machine working
,A.re aud set fire to the outfit. E. A.
sweeney, who is working 10 miles
9TH of town with his threshing
..sv has supplied the long-felt want.
The explosion took place last Friday
,.,.,oon and for short time "every
..dv worked but father' and Sweeney
.vc father would have worked too
had he been present. Immediately
allowing the explosion flames broke
ant aud Harry Long was instantly and
unanimously chosen captain of an in
,u,uptu bucket brigade, it being i'm
,o.sible to lay line of hose as the
ra,pr tank had already departed for
.heriver.
Can. Long dived into the bowels of
n. separator with q wet sack in one
hand aud his hat in the other and be-
Gan 10 wildly flop his arms and yell
for more water. Frenzied fire. fighters
fairly burned the earth between the
machine and the cook house i'll their
efforts to supply the needful wet. One
well meaning but excited yokel dashed
into the cook house and grabbing up u
large pan partly filed with water and
no,a,o peelings flew back to the ma
sbns with it and after pouring the
water out on the ground threw the
potato peeiings at the fire. Excite
ulpnt relgned supreme but science and
skill saved the day. After the flames
were under control Cap. Long poked
swevney's heart back down his throat
with astck aud sent him after another
harrei of water.
There were II men in the crew and
after quiet WAS restored just IA differ
ent theories respecting the cause and
| origin of smut explosions were advanc-
ed The damage was slight.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-14

. AA~ta. uG COUV6n-
ton was called to order bv DR.. G..
Z. McCown, chairman Of the cen.
trail committee. Secretary Nc
Keand read the call and called for
nominations for tempo ary chair
man. I. H. Cayanaugh and J.
Sercombe were placed in nomina-
ton. The roll of precincts was
called and the vote follows:
For Cavanaugh,
Expansion S Glade 8
Paterson S Prosser IL
Rattlesnake Richland /
Total "a
For Sercombe,
Finley 5 Hover 6
Kennewick 9 Kiona 6
R'chland 5 wellington s
Total 81
Sercombe was escorted to the
chair by members of the Kenne-
wick delegation. H. S. Hughes,
of Hover, was elected temporary
secretary of the convention.
HOT FIGHT BEFORE COMMITTEE
The committee on credentials
composed of the chairmen of the
different precinct delegations have
been in session all the afternoon.
Two questions have engaged their
time. Whether G. N. McCullagh,,
Ia resident of Prosser and not one
OF the delegates named at the Ex-
pansion precinct caucus, shall be
allowed to represent that precinct
and cast its fves votes
Most of the afternoon has beet,
given over to consideration Of the
contest from White Bluffs.
One delegation is controlled by
r. & McKeand and was selected at
snap caucus held by him. The
second delegation was selected by
caucus held on Sept. 1st. Up to
t five o'clock no decision had been
reached by the committee.
CONVENTION COMPLETES WORK
The convention completed. its
work Monday evening by nomin-
ating the complete comfy ticket,
adopting a platform and selecting a
central committee at the evening
session.
All afternoon the committee on
credentials wrestled with the prob
lem of the two contests from Ex-
pansion and White Bluffs precincts
and on every ballot the vote was a
/ tie, $ to S. The committee finally
voted to refer the matter to the
convention and brief session was
held at O'Clock and adjournment
taken until 7:I5 P. m.
During the recess the entire con-
vention and visitors were entertain
at luncheon by the republicans OF
Kennewick.
The Presbyterian ladies on short
notice prepared and served an ele-
CANT luncheon. The tables were
beautifully arranged and decorated
with frnits, flowers, melons and
many other products of the valley
so that they presented "Harves'
Home" appearance indeed. Many
expressed surprise and wonder at
the quality and appearance OF our
grapes. No fner display OF this
kind could have been made any
where. During the luncheon hour
a delightful social time was enjoyed
and the people of Kennewlck took
! advantage of the opportunity to
meet the visitors and form new ac-
ouaintances with those from every
quarter of the new county. The
committee composed OF {. a.
Lundv, ]. N. Scott, w. S. jenkins
and Fay f. Dean attended to the
matter of entertainment and the
decoration of the hall with credit to
themselves and the town and de-
serve the thanks Of the community
for maintaining Kennewlcks rep
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-14
TILE CONVENTION
HONER WINS AND KIONA GETS
COMMISSIONER.
flat10rm FayOrs Direct Primary
Str9ng Ticket Of Competent Can
didates Named.

visiting Delegates Banquetted.
The FIRST republican convention
In Benton County met Monday
IN Dlrcksen's Hall. The conven-
ton was called to order bv DR.. G.
{. McCown, chairman Of the cen.
trail committee. Secretary Nc
keand read the call and called for
nominations tor tempo ary chair
man. 7. H. Cavanaugh and J.
Sercombe were placed in nomina-
ton. The roll of precincts was
called and the vote follows:
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-14

Sercombe was escorted to the
chair by members of the Kenne-
wick delegation. H. S. Hughes,
of Hover, was elected temporary
secretary of the convention.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-09-21
|SUPT. MAHONEY GIVES cOCH|SE SENTIMENT
 OM STATEHOOD
He Also Tells of Conditions at the Territorial Reform
 School.

| There is not one joint statehood
 advocate that know of in the entire
 county of Cochise.. said James Ma
 honey, superintendent of the territor- ial reform school at Benson, to a rep lresentatiye of the Prescott Journal Miner, as he passed through Prescott en route to his old home in Window. From the best information that 1 have l am free to express that the majority against jointure will be an overwhelming one, not only in Co chise, but in all the other counties of the southern portion of the territory If there are any jointists in Cochise they have not yet summoned courage enough to open their ideas in defense of their principles"
 Speaking of the reform school, he said in part: We have fifty boys and six girls in the institution, and there is not even one incorrigible one in the entire number. The place is run on the semi-military plan in the same way as some of the leading col leges, and the inmates, almost without exception, apepar to be content with their surroundings and are making good progress with their studies.
 Nine out of ten cases of incorri gible boys that have come under my observation are, in my opinion, due 10 the neglect of their parents. Boys that have been allowed to run around at all hours of the day and night smoke cigarettes and eat what they please, show such wonderful improve ment after they are in the institution thirty days that you can almost see them grow, and the surroundings be- come so congenial to them that very few try or yearn to get away.
 We are making improvements and additions to the institution almost all the while. I could accommodate at least twenty-five more than are now committed there. A new laundry was recently completed and at a very req sonable expense, as the brick for all the buildings is made on the ground,
 and the stone is easily secured but a short distance away. We are now ex- periencing some delay in the construc- ton of building on account of some
 delay in delivering lumber recently purchased. but in the meantime every one is kept busy getting ready for other buildings and otherwise making substantial Improvements to the place. s
 Tt is an excellent home for boys. and the same courtesy is demanded of the attendants of the place to the in- mates as is expected from them,
Bisbee daily review., 1906-09-21
RICH ORE BODY OPENED UP IN
 HuACHUCAS
A Sulphide Body Running 27
 Per Cent in Copper Was
 Opened on Butte & Arizona Property Wednesday Night.

If the present indications are any crfjerian. the Huachuca Mountain mining district will soon be in the class of great producers. Heretofore. that district has not been looked upon very favorably on account of the un- reliability of some companies which have operated there. At the present time there are a number of respon- sihle companies operating in that dis triet. and good results have been ob- tained already. The Butte & Arizona company opened up rich sulphide ore body on Wednesday night. About two months and a half ago the Butte & Arizona company, composed of men who were prominent in the Amalga- mated Copper Company of Butte, pur- chased the property which they are now operating in the Huachucas. The surface indications were favorable and it was decided to rush development work on the property to find out if it was paying proposition.
 A force of men was put to work at the camp, under the superintendence of Thomas E. Stafford and A. I. Pchndorf. the son of one of the princi- pal owners.
 They decided to drive a tunnel at a point which promised the most ad- vantage, and this was done.
 On Wednesday evening this tunnel had been driven about three hundred and fifty feet. It was the expectation that ore would not be struck until the contact was reached, but on going into the tunnel on Wednesday evening Ihe superintendent noticed tha. the face of the drift was showing up very favorably. On the very next round of shots that was fired, the tunnel broke into a copper sulph.Ge formation Of the riches. character. A sample of this ore has been brought % the city and assays very nearly 27 per cent copper. Eight feet of this quality of
 osgnd have been gone through, and f nd of the ore body has not been T 1r ned as yet. IL looks very much $ if - ore body of extensive dimensions h1@ been encountered. As socn as the ore body is cut through. cross CT will be driven, to prospect the site of the sulphide body. As soon as
Bisbee daily review., 1906-09-21
HEAD ON COLLISION Al AGUA PR|ETA YARDS
 SMASHES ENGINES
Freight Train Runs Into Open Switch and MoguIs Come
 Together With Crash.

Because of a mistake made in throw ing switch. the Nacozari passenger train this morning as it came into Agua Prieta ran into a switch where was a freight train, a head-on collis ion resulting. The two engines were badly smashed and two. of the cars were more or less damaged. The en- zine crews of the two trains jumped before the collision and none of them was hurt. Passengers on the Naco- zari train were badly shraken up and some slightly bruised but no one was seriously injured. A wrecking train was at the scene in a few minutes af- ter the wreck and the track was soon cleared.
 The accident occurred before 12 o'clock. The yard man threw the switch just a few seconds before the trains met and it is presumed he made a mistake. sending the train into the switch instead of the main line. The passenger train was going at lively clip and the freight was standing still on the side switch.
 Following the accident the crews of both trains were placed under arrest by the Agua Prieta authorities but most of them were released upon a hearing which was given at once. . :s x . A . . . a q A . . q . . q the main ore body is located. shaft will be sunk at the most convenient point.
 This ore body compares very favor ahly with the richest ore found in he Warren district.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-09-21
PHOENIX HORSE SWEEPS THE
 BOARD
Custer, Owned by J. c. Adams, Does a Mile in 2.05 IA on Eastern Track and Dist ances Competitors.

Arizona horsemen were not sur prised at the news from LibertyyiIle Illss Tuesday when Custer, !. z Ahams' colt stepped off mile in 2.05-1-4 and gathered in for his own CT $25Oo i a purse that was hung up for the winner of the 2.2o race.
 Custer. driven by Hall. went 10 the fore in the first heat. making the mile in 2.01 IA. In the. second heat he electrified the crowd by passing under the wire in 2.05 IT in a whirlwind Finish, making for himself a record that places him in the foremost ranks of the race horses of the world. The third heat Custer took in 2.10.
 While POS If is a record that gives the animal great prestige, local au- thorities know that Custer has got still more speed in him. Although 1t has never been published before, it is fact that Custer. one day last fall, made a mile in POP on the mile track of the territorial fair grounds.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-09-21

V Custer is an Ar.zona horse, and he winters in Phoenix and his remarkable showing in the east this fall will give the valley better advertisement as place to winter Ecrses thar all tile literature ever sent cut on the sub sect. tBHft kf4E
 It is understood that an effort will be made to get some of the top notch CTS In the racing world 10 come nut here this fall and go against Custer for some of the big purses at the territorial fair.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-09-21

Say who is doing the business in Pisbee? Isn't it Review advertisers? Think it over. MT. Business Man.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-09-21

What is breakfast without The Re
 view2
Bisbee daily review., 1906-09-21

Gompers-welf, it isn't fair to hit a man when he's down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-04
FOR sAEE-REAL ESTATE.
ELIAS WHITE & MCDOWELL.
REAL ESTATE BARGAINS.

6 rooms. 3 lots, barn, block Of car line.
X cash, 81 100.
6rooms, barn. II lots. $3.50 cash. balance
SO per month-ss50
houses ranging in prices from $500 to
$500; and rooms, can sell for $50 down,
balance like rent.
rooms, IL lots. barn, gas. on Kansas
ave, and $500 down; 1880.
9 rooms, 1 lots. barn, $500.
3 rooms 1 acre, some. fruit, $1,000
s rooms, acre. good barn, 81, 800
10 acres, good place for pigs, $3.50.
rooms, ? lots, Western ave-, $500.
rooms, ? lots. west side. $500.
rooms, lots, west side, 1915.
room modern house, $4,000
90 acres, trade for rental property.
Small tracts Of 10. 7. 8. 90. several %. 50
and $50 acres.
Call and see u.s.
COS KANSAS AVE.
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