Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-05
DIRT SOON WILL
BEGIN TO FLY
On Elephant Butte
Reservoir and
Dam
A GIGANTIC ENTERPRISE
Major Llewellyn Says Option.
Are Being Secured on
Land.
GIGANTIC ENTERPRISE

1T is generally expected that Il.
actual work Of construction will cor
mencc within the next ninety day
The number OF engineers and othe
connected with the final work on IT,
big reservoir are constantly being
Creased"
The foregoing statement was
today BY Assistant United Stat,
torney General W. II. n. Llewel
Las Cruces when asked regardll
great Elephant Butte irrigation
ject which Is being built by the
Reclamation service In southern
Mexico
Major Llewellyn Is naturally gre
ly interested In the big irrigation
iect because of the fact that it VII
located fifty miles north of Ii
ces. When it is completed T.
the greatest irrigation works
world. According to esfimat,
by competent engineers it will
to furnish water from the Rio
and its tributaries for irrlgatlng
900 acres In the United States {
10000 In Mexico.
Work Will Begin as Soon as Or
Are Secured
Major Llewellyn says tha
Of constructing the imme
storage reservoir and the
which will hold the waite.
therein in check will be
Just as quick as the U. 8. +
service can secure options
needed, To facilitate the
ting material and other sL,
the ground temporary rain
will be built from the dam
point at or near Engle. In
further about the Elephant
ject and what is being dc
Llewellyn said:
"Mr. Reed VIII is the engineer Il
charge is at tine dam site with a corp
of engineers. They have begun the SUI
vey to locate line Of railroad from
the dam to- connect with the Atchison
Topeka and Santa Fe railway. It 1.
supposed the connection will be made
at or near Engle.
August Roul'er of Paraie, who is 8
merchant at that place, has given the
government an option on all the land
he owns on the reservoir site at Sc
per acre. All OF this land will be sub
merged when the reservoir Is full OF
water. There are quite number OF
small land owners In the vicinity and
the government officials are arrang-
ing to take up this land as rapidly as
possible.
"The Elephant.Butte dam site and
the larger amount Of land which will
be submerged are located on the Ar
mendaris land grant. Colonel Jastro
has control of all this property and
the price to be paid for 1t by the gov.
ernment is now being arranged by the
reclamation officials at Washington" :"
No Undue Excitement Over Killing Of
"Pat" Garrett
Referring to the recent killing OF
Pat Garrett, who was killed, It Is
alleged in self defense by ] Wayne
Brazel, Major Llewellyn stated that
the people of Dona Ana county gen
orally were greatly pleased at the ac-
tion taken by Governor Curry in hav
ing the attorney general of the ter
ritory conduct the preliminary hear.
ing in the absence of District At
torney Mark B. Thompson, who Is at
tending court In his official capacity
at Alamogordo.
"Dona Ana county people also appre-
ciate the coming of Governor Curry
in person, too," said Major Llewellyn
"All that is expected or hoped Tor by
them is that the interests Of the ter
ritory be properly represented and that
justice be done. 1t is believed that
there will be no further trouble grow
ing out of this unfortunate affair.
The people there are exceedingly con
seryative and law abiding citizens
Early Fruit Trees Are in Bloom.
Major Llewellyn stated that when
he left Las Cruces to come to Santa
Fe a few days ago the apricot trees
were In bloom, as were also peach
trees bearing early varieties. He says
the prospects are very good for a
LARGO via]d nf fruit this season IN the