The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-14

ally departs from the lines OF the G.,
II. a. 8 A.. and the Texas &C Pacific
railroads, and very equally divides tine
distance between d above mention
ed roads and the Eel Paso a. SOuthwes-
tern railroad, so hat at San Loren
20 pass, distant about 30 miles from
San Elizario, the distance from the
G., H. & S. A.. is about 80 miles and
from the E. P. & 8. w. railroad about
35 miles; while at the Salt Lake the
distance from the Texas & Pacific
railroad is about SO miles and from
the E.. P. & S. W. railroad the dis
lance is considerably greater. The
point of the Guadalupe mountains to
the Pecos Valley railroad is 40 to so
miles. but this route gradually ap-
proaches the same railroad until
Carlsbad is reached.
Water.
From a Elizario along the propos
ed route for about Is miles good wa
ter a be obtained at a depth of less
than 500 feet, but from here on to a
point about ten miles west of the
Salt flats, water mas not been obtained
at a depth of less than 500 feet. Up
on Lanier's ranch. situated so miles
from San Elizario and about 40 miles
from the Sierra Blanca station on the
L SAdS ~ dC1ilC IdAAAOdu lAct0 10 d
we'll 800 feet deep in which the water
rises 200 feet and the supply is album
dant- IN the Salt flats, which are
about six miles in width, east and
west on this route, water is obtained
as shallow as ten feet. From the
point of the mountains on to Carlsbad
water a be obtained at a reason
able depth by boring, while in the
draws leading out from the east side
of the mountains an abundance of
good water can be obtained at loss
than 200 feet There are numerous
fine springs all along the east side
of the mountains among which might
be mentioned Pin Spring. Nichols
Spring. Bell Springs, Ash Springs. Nc
Kitrick Spring, RAIDER Spring, Black
river spring and Blue Spring: also
Independence Springs, Cherry Springs
Rector Spring. Delaware Spring and
others which are east of the route
Travelled " by our party. The flow
from Blue Spring is about 16 seconds
or 120 gallons per second; from
is about ten seconds feet
or rs gallons per second, while the
flow from Rattlesnake Springs is a
little less than from Grapevine
Spring. l did not measure the flow
from any of the others mentioned.
ne dIAldI III LH0 Vicinity Oh SdII
flats and the mountains is consider
ably greater than at Ell Paso, where
it amounts to nine inches annually.
but at Carlsbad it amounts to about
Is inches annually. The residents of
mountain district say that there
they do not need irrigation for farm
ing, as they have plenty of rainfall
to grow good crop
Tonnage.
At present the tonnage is made up
of livestock. Between San
Elizario and the point of the Guada-
lupe mountains the number of cattle
and horses are about 1900 head,
and from the mountain point to Carls
bad there are about $4,000 cattle and
horses and 10000 or $4,000 head of
sheep, making a total of about 22O, 900
head of horses and cattle and 100000
Of $4,000 sheep. About 80 miles south
west from Carlsbad there is a guano
whose output now is one carload
per day, which has to be freighted to
Carlsbad in wagons drawn by horses
and mules. There are said to be i'm
.ense deposits of sulphur in the east
.rn part of Ell Paso county and south
Of Delaware creek, where machinery
IS being placed for its working and
preparation for shipment. Along the
-oute we raveled the neares point
these sulphur fields is some Is
miles, which point is about where we
crossed the New Mexico and Texas
tate line. The Salt Lake has been
salt to all parts of the coun
.ry for a distance of several hundred
niles in Texas, New Mexico and old
Mexico, for probably W or three
years There are copper
mines in the Guadalupe mountains
about one mile south of the New Mex
line in which considerable develop
nent work has been done and at NE
point a tunnel some 0 or zoe feet
ong has been run. from which sew
eral shipments of ore have bee
made. These mines are owned by
parties. l earned that
h owners are soon to resume develop
work upon them. These mines
be best reached from some point
IN the proposed route, which would
pc situated in the Salt fiat country.
Land.
About 100 miles of this route is IN
state of Texas and th~ree-fOurthS
IF this distance is across public school
Texas state university land: while
he remainder of the distance is thru
of alternate sections of public
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Dad land, so the question of securing
right of way should hot be very Cliff
.ult to handle. In the vicinity of
ranch, which is upon univer-
'ity land, the Texas university owns
md controls 45O, 900 acres of AMI all
If which is under a long term lease
nd his route passes through tnis
and east and west for a distance OF
,6 miles The public school land along
his route is mostly under lease for
erms not generally exceeding FIVE
ears. And, whenever, N of these
school lands are placed upon
he market for sale the price per acre
anges from 81 to $1.5O. while the
ease price pei acre per annum is
generally 5 cents.
Grade.
As will be noticed by inspecting the
the first o miles snow the
percent of grade. This can
'asily be reduced to 1 percent or less
y gradually ascending from the val
ey to the top of the mesa; while the