Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-15
Work Of Geological Survey In
New Mexico During Past Year

An account Of the work done by the
United States Geological Survey, In
the several states Of the union, during
the last fscal year-July J, 1904, "a
July !. lsO5-is given 10 the twenty
sixth annual report Of the director,
which has recently come from the
press,
New Mexico.
In New Mexico. 2A7 square miles oi
new area were geographically sur
leyed during the last fiscal year. lsa
miles Of levels were run. and 80
bench marks were established. The
work done was on the 60corro quad
rangle, under the direction OF Mr.. r.
n. Chapman. The resulting map will
be drawn on Q scale Of l;62,5OO. with
= contour interval OF 80 feet.
During the winter Of 1908, Mr.
Chapman measured and expanded a
base NJ San Antonio. a few miles
south Of socorro. for the control OF
the CHA river and proposed reserve
From this base tranagulati0n was
extended northward 30 al to conntct
with the astronomic pier At Albuquer
que and with points located In 1885,
from the Wingate base and astr0 10
mic station. sixteen stations were
occupied and rs points were located
BY Intersections, but owing 10 ex'
tremely unfavorable conditions Anal
observations could not be obtained
Aismuth observations were made al
the north base and . check azimuth
Wal observed 1t Gocorro Peak.
Two areas proposed for forest 70
serves we're examined by Mr.. +. =
Rixon. One included the mountaIni
southeast Of Albuquerque. and the
other the mountains north Of and
adjoining the PecOs river reserve.
Coal mines Ia New Mexico were vie
Tied by Mr.. N. r. Campbell as
member Of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition.
A brief report on the zuni sal
deposits Of New Mexico was WRITER
BY Mr.. N. H. Darton for the annua
economic bulletin.
Several photographic station o.
the Rio Grande were maintained b!
Mr.. w. ". Follett. consulting engl
neer Of the International water
Boundary commissary. and the result
we're furnished 10 the survey for pub
location. Mr.. M. G. Hinderlider wa
IN charge OF the work In the northern
part Of the territory. with headquar
tiers nj Denver. Col, and Mr.. }. N
Giles was Tn charge Of the work Il
the southern part Of the territor,
with headquarters at Carlsbad, N. NJ
Stream-gaging stations were main
tanned at Aztec, Pennington. Logar
Las Vegas Hot Springs. Cliff. Mai
Street bridge and reservoir site i
Roswell. Lacueva. Weber, Santa Ross
Carlsbad. Roswell, Fort Sumner. ri
Grande, San Marclal. Alma, Los All
mos and near Logan.
Considerable progress was made !
various part III New Mexico III exten,
INK our knowledge III the Distribute
and relations Of the %undergroun
water supplies. The greater part .
the work was done by MIR. w r. Lee
who made Investigations In the vicii
ity OF Las Cruces, Albuquerque, an
other places In the Rio Grande vale,
Mr., Ice also examined the stake
plain region abou tPortales, to ascei
tain the extent " the territory u
which ~artesian flows may be expected
MI. c. A. Fisher prepared and trans
mitied for publication a report on hi
investigation Of the nndergronnl
waters 81 the Pecos valley, in III
Roswell district. A report on III
geology and underground waters 9
the tornado del Muerto. by Mr.. G. z
Keys. was sent to the printer durinI
the year.
Various reclamation projects hav'
been suggested for New Mexico. Pre-
liminary surveys have been made 0
the lower Rio Grande, Of the Pec0s
Hondo. Gallinas. Sapello. and Cana
nian rivers.
A complete survey has been made
Of the reservoir and inlet and Quite
canals ofFhe Hondo river, q tributar,
Of Pecos river, In southeastern New
Mexico, about ~ miles southwest o.
the town Of Roswell. In Chaves
county. The area and capacity q
the reservoir and the quantities Il
be removed In the construction Of the
canals have been determined. Ola,
%mond-drill borings have been made
at various points within he reservoir
site 10 determine the nature Of the