Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-11-02
So, 900 ACRES FOR
EARLY COL 0NlZATl0N
(Albuquerque JournaD !.

Albuquerque JOURNAL.
While irrigation enterprises and
colonization enterprises and railroad
enterprises and all sorts of develop
ments and enterprises are springing
up all over New Mexico. the immed-
late vicinity Of Albuquerque is not
to be passed unnoticed The Antonio
caAflla land oraaf Of Re nAn aeroe
! living lust west of this city. in di-
rect line, is to be opened TO settlers
at once. or as soon as the plans of
a Chicago corporation which now
| owns the grant can mature in the
form of modern irrigation system
and storage reservoirs which will
supply an unfailing water supply for
very large portion of the grant
which in its resources is yeritabie
| little empire.
| DR.. Fayette A. Jones, the well
known mining engineer, left last
night for the grant with a party of
| Chicago people who are interested in
the project to make further plans for
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| The enterprise is one in which this
city has considerable interest, for
when the plan natures the company
will undoubtedly connect the grant
with this city by good road, since
Albuquerque will naturally become
the market for the farmers who VIII
settle here and since this city will
be the supply station for the entire
tract which lies about half and half
in Bernalillo and IN Valencia coun-
ties.
i DR.. Jones has Just completed a
map of the grant which shows its
features completely, locating what
\ fha mi
springs and salt deposits, where the
timber is and where the mesa la Is
which may be successfully ia. med
y ;thout irrigation are.
The Antonio Sdillo grant consists
of S4,249 acres and stretches for more
than twenty-five miles along the
windings of the Rio Puerco. the Rio
San Jose, winding through the grant
and joining with the Rio Puereo in
Valencia county and near the center
of the grant. All along the course OF
these two streams the land is of the
finest kind Tor all classes of farming
1t is within this grant that the ruins
of ancient Quilites stand, where the
Spaniards farmed successfully more
than two centuries ago. Some of the
ruins of this ancient village are still
to be seen, and nearby are mineral
springs which the Indians and the
native people saT possess medicinal
properties of the highest value.
The coal measures extend bach
) from the Rio Puerco on the uplands
) for radius of ten miles and are SAID
} to show enormous values, although
the soundings have thus far beer
scant and development has just be
gun.
In the extreme western portion o.
the grant are found several large sal
lakes. large deposits of gypsum anC
an inexhaustible supply of building
stone. According to DIR. Jones there
are strong indications of oil and the
grant is admirably located for sue
cessful development, tbs Santa Fe
railroad passing almost directly
across II.
The station in the liant, San Jose
has recently Deen renamed by the
railroad Murdoch IN honor of NJ
]. NJ Murdoch IF Chicago. the pro
moter of the irrigation and colonial
, ton enterprise.
1T is the intention of the owners o.
, the grant" said Mr. Jones yesterday
Ito build modern irrigation s. sten
to supply all lands along the RiC
Puerco and San Jose rivers, and Is
build storage reservoir in the We st
ern part of the srant which will sup
ply a very large acreage. In all some
twenty-five thousand acres of lahd il
the grant are suitably located for II
rigation, while there il p considerable
acreage which can be iarmed |ithou
! irrigation. The grant conEains ULi
} thousand acres of coal lands. witt
strong indications os oil. ind its re
7 sources are very considerable. Tn
property consider one Of the best ii
} New Mexico, and lis development q
I the lines laid out bv the promo 1 l
I of this enterprise mems = great dea
I for Albuquerque and this section G
( New Mexico.
( "The plans are well nSdec way 70
( the opening of .he grant tnG@rrS e
( terprise can hardly fail of sue eess.
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