Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-26
RESOURCES OF
JEWETT, N. Nj
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tBy VIII White.)
Very little is heard of OF said about
our locality, as we are very much in
the background, but we nave become
considerably impressed with the idea
that jew att is coming to the front A
shtrt time ago the surveying corps or
party of the Arizona a Colorado rail
road struck our valley near the upper
erd. VII re the line will cross the San
Jlan river. o. or near the range line
bet"oea 10 and l6. passing through
wALt W-g 70 nerly known as the
Adam Wiley liace about / > miles west
of Farming ~. Cons Id rable anxiety
W felt md xpressed by some of the
Fl itland pie in the hopes shat the
road would luild throu III that place.
but the rail d men know be-. where
II are going and the present indi-
Gallon po 1ts to Jewett as being on
me most pra teal rout going south.
and the eros sing is the best ON the
river at leas in this part OF the coun.
ty. And who knows but a big town
viii he built when the road crosses
the river. or north half mile on .he
mesa overlooking the beautiful and
fertile valley on the west. II The sur
roundings aud natural RESOURCES are
any inducemcnt for the building of a
town here is certainly tpe plag 9. with
these Immense coal fields awaiting
the industrious htnd of man for de.
VeIopmcht ana world or linip rock
tton which splendid quality of lime
is produced that is now finding mar.
ket az Shiprock and other places ID.
the county, would furnish rrIimlted
emf oNmtnt TO hundred OF men and
establish big pay roll The rossibu.
ity Of liking oil in this vicinity has
oft'n. N suggested and may yet be
rt'ii2ea At the outlet of tn mead.
OWE mort distance north from the
river. where oil will be .t.1ck if
ar5Wht'e in th5 county. 1t nav re.
quifo deep drilling, but no da,bt a
thoroua test will be made "A the
near a. are. It bein gou the line. the
railroad people will have an opuortun.
itF of nve aigating, "a dthey will
probably do So Striking artesian
water il the meadows has also been
81 sgestei, and II found in sufficient
quantity 10 irrigute laI d hundreds of
ne mes could be made there i'm tn,
valley, about eight miles northeast of
Jewett, Nheia many thousands of
acres "t hne. fertile lands lay that
only iePIiIe the water. when II would |
soon De- converted from a waste into |
beantiiu fields of grain 81 orchards
Iakih- an this into consideration |
the render viii readily see that our
Jewett valley OF which so little is |
81 Id IL HnrIounded with numerous un.
developed resources that pa. t.entIv |
await ne proper development 10 |
brihg goat results. Here is an eleva. |
ton OF 800 to | 900 feet lower than
Drraua1 Would not this make n
proper place for smelling ores If |
smelter were built in this low aIti. |
tnde2 1A distance from Durango is
only 81 miles. which is short run
p' ran The chief object of building
the line - ms to be for the purposo
OF shipr,- coal and coke into Ari.
zona. II s.oh is the case. when once
put in effect It will be an immensely
paying proposition to the promoters
OF the enterprise.
Jeweit will be on the line and at
the river crossing. where there is an
immense water power. being that OF
me two rivers. the Anlmas and San
Juan. Here is where the great big
io"n OF san Juan county. New Mexico.
should b.. II as prev iousry stated. the
'u oundinss ard natural resources
are an hdiouhon from which T. Judge.
10 all who have capital to invest In a
new eountry and all who are seeking