Bisbee daily review., 1906-05-13
MADE
 IN NEW MEXICO.
WORK DONE IN SISTER TERRITORY BY UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL DURlN GFIscAL YEAR = REPORTS MADE ON VARIOUS DEPOSITS, WHICH IN NEW
 MEXICO ARE BEING LARGELY DEVELOPED.

liminary surveys have been made Of the lower Rio Grande, of the Pecox. Hondo. Gallinas. Sapello, and Canan- | dian rivers.
 A complete survey has been made l of the reservoir and inlet and outlet canals of the Hondo river, a tributary of Pecos river, in southeastern New Mexico, about 12 miles southwest of 1 the town of Roswell, in Chaves cour- ty. The area and capacity of the res ervoir and the quantities to be re- moved in the construction of the canals have been determined. Dix- mond drill boriags have been made at various points within the reservoir site to determine the nature of the underlying strata and to ascertain their imperviousness. Borings have also been made at points where the most important structures will be erected. A complete topographic map has been made of the reservoir site and of all the lands that would be susceptible of irrigation under this system. Construction on the works has advanced rapidly.
 The Urton Lake project is on Pecos river, in eastern New Mexico, about 60 miles north of Roswell, in the vicin ity of old Fort Sumner. It has been proposed to divert the waters of the Pecos by a dam and canal about 35 miles long, the flood waters to be stored in large natural basin or res ervoir provided with an outlet tunnel and distributing canals.
 The Las Vegas project is about 5 miles north of Las Vegas. It has been proposed to conduct the waters from hnfh tho ralI r;, to point about 5 miles north of the town and here impound it by means of dam constructed across a narrow i point in an arroyo. The regular flow of these streams has been appropri- ated, and it is contemplated to store the flood waters coming from the high mountains to the west. Gaging sta tions have been established on both these streams to determine the amount of water available. Steps have been taken by the board of trustees looking | to the transfer to the United States of such lands as will be occupied by the structures and those to be irrigated under this project. A map of the res ervoir site, and of the lands suscepti- ble of irrigation under this project, has been made and the inlet and out let canals have been surveyed.
 It is proposed to store the flood wa ters of the Rio Grande at some point in New Mexico for the development of | the open valleys along the course of the river. Numerous studies have been conducted along the Rio Grande to determine storage possibilities and supply of water. Plans and estimates were made for a storage dam at the Enyle site and for system of canals for irrigating all the good valley land below it in New Mexico and for fur nishing water to be used in the yicin- ity of Fl Paso.
 The proposed La Plata Valley prof ect Is on La Plata river, in San Juan county, New Mexico. If this project is adopted it will be necessary to sup plement the minimum flow in Animas | river during a portion of the irTigar tion season by a storage, both at the head of La Plata valley and on Ami mas river. A preliminary inyestiga- tion of this project was made in 1904, and also a reconnaissance of the drain age basin of Florida river from it's headwaters nearly to the Colorado New Mexico line for the purpose of locating storage facilities. Nothing feasible was discovered. Bishop Lakes, which lie north of Durango and west of Animas river. were also in vestigated to determine their utility for storage purposes, but it was dis covered that these sites are being de veloped by local corporation for power purposes