The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13

fruits and vegetahiff growing along
the streams plainly told him OF the
fertility of the soil T. built his cabin
near the river. tool, ut his little in
dependent irrigatio canal and soon
became happy, tented farmer,
But a great chang. is coming over
THE country today; lie small sheep
herders. adobe oabirE built of blocks
with dirt ..,ors an'l iat mud roofs
has given way to my lately places.
A steady stream Of migration of a
class that do thing, is coming in,
Elegant church and school edifices
and private residence are being and
have already been er ted The Den
yer & Rio Grande ra 2ad connecting
Durango with Aztec .he county seat,
and Pennington al other points
along the valley of II" Animas, soon
to be followed by Ga Colorado q
Arizona branch of t'e Southern Pa
cific system from til 0uth. has and
will metamorphose ancient rem
devious of the Red ! into the most
favored SPOT of the lcky mountain
region.
No less than six ght brick kilns
are being built and : ned within the
county limits. Tha8 With two con-
crete block factori \ one located at
Aztec, the other at ulington, run
ming full time, certg ~ ls Indicative
of rapid development
Eighty full and ''ete irrigation
bitches are htr & poohyoy
.,,.-. = - -. -, gA-E c-1
mas and La Plata ri7ers to cover no
less than $4,000 geref now irrigated
within the county. S Louis and Col
orado capitalists comprising the New
Eden Ditch and Land Co. have incor-
porated under the laws of the terri
tory, with principal Office at Aztec,
are nov actively engaged in rushing
to coz .etion as fast as possible their
final cross-seetion survey, to be fol-
lowed by actual construction to be-
gin at the earliest possible date. The
New Eden Ditch & Land company's
canal will convey water from the
Animas river to COW &many thousand
acres, which is of ] : choicest val =
ley and mesa soil. This canal will
cost nearly 59OOGOO and ample
means are assured to rush it to
completion.
The Atteberry Ditch Co. was re-
Gently organized to take out a small
canal to continue the Cedar Hill
ditch along the lower Animas river,
and will cover 1000 acres of virgin
soil, while the Citizens Ditch Co. is
now actively engaged in constructing
the Citizens Canal to cover $500 acres
of virgin soil along 5he valley of the
San Juan river.
The Northwestern New Mexico Oil
, & Gas Co. has recently organized and
, incorporated under the laws of the
territory. This company will pros
pect for oil, gas, and artesian water
Z north of Aztec and considering the
? strong indications and probabilitie!
i of encountering oil, gas and artesiaI
S water as well as coal, together Will
Q the fact that this company is com
posed of representative business mel
= who are desirous Of developing The
e unbomded resource Of this valley
y the future of this enterprise look
}, bright.
: Frank Hartman in the Durang,
;, Herald recently said in speaking o
0 this valley in connection with ditcl
IS enterprises, "Twa3 here that TIN
# Aztecs held high carnival and raj
S chariot races two thousand year
d ago." Surely the Southwest countr,
l. has great history and future, and II
: spot is more interesting than tn
e countries of the Animas and San Jua
d valleys.
d w. GoFF BLACK.