The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-15

mer resorts of the West At Artesia
is found the strongest flow of Arte-
sian water in the valley, the water
of 200 feet. (Newkirk must have got
hold of him.-Record.)
The bright, well kept little city of
Carlsbad is. perhaps, as beautiful
city as can be found il the Pecos
Valley. Carlsbad is 18 miles south of
Lakewood, has a population of 5000
and is the county seat of Eddy county.
While out of the artesian district,
this little city and her surrounding
territory are chiefly affected by the
reclamation act. 1t is a few miles
north of here that the government is
rebuilding, at an expense of $500, 900,
the dam that was washed out in 1904.
It's capacity will be enlarged. Uncle
most fertile land in the vicinity of
Carlsbad, to be supplied with water.
Much of the land thus chosen is held
by private individuals in tracts of 32O
to 1000 acres. Each land owner has
been required by the government to
sign contract that, if he has not dis
posed of all his holdings in excess of
$50 acres when the water is ready to
put onto the land or within a reason
able time thereafter, that he will per-
nit the land to be sold to the highest
bidder, at the discretion of the Secre-
tary of the Interior. No one can own
more than $50 acres of the land under
water from the government canal, and
he must either reside on the land, or
in the immediate vicinity. AS a conse-
que1ce all owning more than 16O
acres of this la1d are very anxious to
dispose of their surplus holdings, and
many rare bargains are to be found.
When men have been obliged to place
this land on the market, which will be
worth 800 to $500 per acre the day
the big dam is completed, it will not
want for buyers. The homeseeker and
investor will do well to act at once,
while this land can be procured at
prices varying from $40 to $50 an
acre
The tourist or homeseeker will find
many places of interest in or near Car
lsbad. Among them are: The big gov
ernment dam at Avalon; the 520-foot
flume of the government canal which
carries the water in the canal over
ally a river flowing over a river; the
government pressure pipe, which is
really an inverted syphon, where the
water in the canal runs into a great
pipe" of concrete six feet in diameter
and tea feet below the surface of the
ground, which carries the water of the
canal a distance of 400 feet before it
reappears on the surface. This sypnon
which is one of the great engineering
feats of the world, keeps the flood wa
ters of Dark canyon from washing
away the banks of the canal, which
they frequently did in the days of the
old canal. All the government work
is of concrete, reinforced with iron
and, while the work is not guaranteed
to be everlasting, it is well understood
All the above mentioned government
projects are triumphs of engineering
skill, and we'll worth trip of many
miles to see. Some twenty miles of
the southwest, in the foothills of the
mountains which can be
seen from Carlsbad-are two great
caves Either one of these caves is
reputed to exceed in size the wide-fam
ed Mammoth cave. and to rival it in
beauty aid interest. Although many
have been made to explore
them, no one has ever succeeded in
reaching the end, so their actual size
is unknown One and half miles
northwest of Carlsbad, near the govern
ment f1ume, is a group of mineral
springs that rival in curative proper
ties the famous Friedrichshall foun-
tain of Austria. An analysis of the
waters of these two widely separated
groups of springs, has shown their com
position to be almost identical. These
springs are undoubtedly destined to
make Carlsbad famous as a health re-
sort.
Space forbids a complete description
of all that may be seen during visit
to that wonderful Garden of the West
The Pecos Valley of New Mexico.
The remarkable climate is well tenn
pered by the southern latitude, and
the summers by the high altitude.
The writer is Inclined to think that
the chief difference between the eli
mate of California and that of the Pc
cos Valley is that that of the former
has been more widely advertised than
that of the latter. The nights are al
ways cool and refreshing, Malaria
is unknown Worms, insects or blight
never injure the fruit Pecos Valley
fruits and Pecos Valley alfalfa top the
markets of the world The valley of
fers a grand opportunity for invest
ment-but little of it being fully dew
eloped ;eitner tourist or land seeker
win fad a visit TO the California of
the Southwest well worth while
The writer wishes to acknowledge
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