Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-31

Rev , q RuoHi an Aihuuucrauean,
now heated at Essancla. where ho has
charge OF the Methodist church being
erected there. and also OF the churches
of this demuomination along the line
f the neicn cut.un. in cunvofsafiou
With q representative OF The Evening
Ciiizep expressed himself an very en-.
thnaiaafic regarding the future growth
0i the hstRncia valley and tho rich.
ness and fertility Of The soil IN thar
portion of New Mexico.
TIE intorvicw with the Rev. Huo8
follows, verbatim
What iB your opinion aa 90 the
intnrt of the EntnncIh vaiiUy7"
'it ls deadnea ln time to rival the
tame of the Pecos valley ln lta Orn-
lluc fcgclakqn and production ol
ilulia and grains aIid alfalfa"
What are your reasons inr helicY-
inR thi8f"
n have two. Tho nrst Is the nature
OK the land. It la dark brown soil
composed MOSTLY OF rich nlluyinl
mountain deposits. with suaiclont iu-
organic matter 90 make q exceedingly
fertile. u is strongly tinciurnd with
mauganoao of iron phosphorus, p0fas-
stun, elements go essential 10 the de-
volopment Of the nrm substance. rich
iavog and deep color Of the apple and
other fruit.
IT has just enough nno clay 10
make the ground compact holding
the moisture and enough of the sandy
loan 60 make q sufficiently porous
for the penetration of roots. the props
er combination for grains and cereals
u u almost u not entirely free from
alknlioa. HaRut any OF that adobe
hardpan 40 peculiar 90 the Rio uraudc
valley, that bakua and cakes and
opens up in Assures when irrigated.
permitting the sun fQ suck Out iis
moisture and hfe None % that Tho
soil is remarkably deep. I have seen
a dug in different parts OF tho valley
four. eight ten feet aud found d uni-
form an ;hQ way down. Besides all
that the inng ls a. level aa % table,
covered with gumma grass aud chez
mise brush. sll ready for the pillow and
easily Irrigated The OTTER reason Or
the unlimited underground water sup.
ply You can nud water anywhere in
the valley from 90 4O feet. going
deeper ai course na you near the
mountains ln some placos the water
Is hard, other places ID is actually as
soft ns rain water but uil of d good
for domestic and irrlgaiing purposes
AZ FOR abundance. we'll recently
drilled TO the depth of 80 feet was
tested by an s-lnch cyllador ~ Al feet
uf water and after pumping some
hours throwing 900 eall0ns 10 the
minute. D. was NOT porcepllbiy low
cred. Plenty % Aood water. but the
problem iH 90 got 70 90 the surface.
laa Monday uight the citizens or
Runlzod a stock company 20 raise
funds 90 sink an aneslan well The
company wlll be- Incorporated for fi0.-
900, par value Of stock $40 a share.
over 81 900 % stock has already been
subscribed with the greater portion
90 tho settlers yet 90 see. When $4,000
worth Is tgken the company will be-
sin 20 drill for arteslan water close
90 the Eathneia toWnalte.
Have you any guud grounds for
believing there - arieaian wRtcr in
tho yalloy7"
eyes alf' To begin sith ee are 30
tho arteaian belt Above us Is the aau
Luis valley with lts flowing wells Be-
low % the Pecua YHlbyy--an extension
0f the Eliarnia valley with ita nu-
meruus RuehoTa The EFlnncia vale
ley la lnai between The two ana in
llne with them
"a more imp0flHpi reason one
based 0n scientific grounds. D. The
peculiar physical cOuhgumtiun Of che
country bounding the valley United
states experts ten ua thar d o strong
indication that there Us aueslan water
in the valley on the west for in
stance, are tho Manznna mountains
Iheg gradually Slope into the valley
draining all the wnter from that lofty
mountain range necessarily lnfp ihe
valley The paierualH and other
ranges are on the east, while not aH
loiiy Ha thn Manlauaa atll they have
q gradual slope Of more Than twenty
miles into ihu valley draining all lie
water from that direction into the
valley iho cuming fogether OF Wat-
iera lfDm opposite directions create
AN arioaian nUw and those are fhe
conditions chat Ideally Cxiat in the
Eaiancla valley hence the strong con-
yiciion that We have arteslOu water
Tue living springs that break our ln
dlu0reni p'aceH in the valley o. au-
other strong argument
Those nt Mcintosh. at Antelope
and Gainncla, ai MauzanRa aud other
places, perpctnailY flowing from time
immemor,al lead ail experts who Visit
ihe valley to pronounce ln favor az
ihc aupposiiiQn that we have ariotian
water.
Perhaps the best argumont Is the
underground geological formation h
aocofaa exactly with fonmatl0na