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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01

There has been VERY healthy activity
all throush The farminn districts Of
Sew Mexico during tue past week. In
san Juan county has come the news
OF The taking over OF the Hurley pro-
iects lay the capital Securities COM
panN of Cblclgn and Santa ,l'c and the
announcement that construction on the
great series OF irrigation works pro-
posed b. 10 begin at once
TIL Iortalcs district has concluded
.ts arrangement for construction of a
central power ISant Tor pumping and
tho first carload at machinery for the
project hats arrived. Melrosc. Elida
ana other points have entered the
pumping field with cnerEy. meetings
having been held among farmers and
ifrd at these points during
the week..
There has boon d decided revival Of
activity la the district under the Carla-
bad project. \ live board of progress
siNc directors has lust Ger elected nv
the Water Users p~ssociation, \. NJ
Hove %rontinuing as tho secretary of the
associ1tion q position he has filled
satisfactorily Ter some wears past. Sew
rral new irritation companies have
nncn Incorporated iu Santa fc aud a.
numher ot irrieation projects have
been outlined for further Investigation
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01
UNITED VERDE EXTENSION
AGAIN IN OPERATION

(JerOme NeWS.)
With the return to service Of the
Arizona Power company, the United
Verde Extension company is again
rushing ahead development on is
promising holdings. The company
has increased the amount Of It's tres
ury stock, and with the capital derived
from the sale thereof, will go into
more extensive development. The
property Of the company consists Of
the March. Conglomerate, Iron Car
Donate and Bitter Creek claims, locat-
cd on the east side Of the United Verde
eompany's holdings. the United Verde
company's claims being those covered
with The dark lines. The L. V. Extern
sion is working three shifts In cross
cutting from the 500 foot level and is
in most promising ground at the pres
ent time. In fact the showing on this
property has been most encouraging
from the commencement Of Its devcl-
opment. The company is made mp
of good safe men who are doing the
kind OF work that makes good TO
stockholders.
Reports IRON the HUI ana Cicopat-
ra mines continue to be Of a most
encouraging kind. The 1909 foot drift
from the Dillon Tunnel on the nun,
Is showing up ore with every foot Of
work and the formation in the 5000
drift "a the same property. is
showing conditions that gives hopes
hat ore bodie sare being approached,
those interested believev that ore
viii be exposed here with but little
work.
AT the Cleopatra the stopping Of
high grade ore Is being continued as
well as drifting,
At the Haynes work is progressing
interruption ana most satis-
results are reported. This
company is certainly working its
to the best possible advantage
and from indications in all OF the
workings it would seem that they were
the neighborhood of pay ore bod
es.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01
HAMMOND AFTER BIG
PROPERTY MEAL, kINsMAN

l<iugm0n, Ariz., Jan. 5O.-~E. NJ,
Lamont, manager Of the Bi-Mctal
mine, has again been called to Los
Angeles, by a TELEGRAM frm j.. +.
Keith, engineer for john Hays Hain-
mond. The Ri-Metal Is a large de-
post of low grade gold ore about
three miles south from Ningman ana
has been undur bond to Mr.. Hammond
for several months past.
AIR. Hammond returned from a con-
ference with the Hammond repre-
sentattNcs IN Los Angeles only about
I'd week 81 with the information
that the deal wns Off. The mine had
held up a most rigid examination of
several months by q corps 81 expert
eng necrs and biologists, but the
price had been the obstacle to the
conclusion OF the transfer. With the
idea chat the deal WAS indeed Off
MIR. Lamont was busily engaged IN
preparations for the immediate en-
iafglng of The Bi-Aletal min by thirty
etamns and -four Huntingtons when
he received the Keith message. When
seen Just before he lott for Los An
gel,s. he WAS confident that the OBJ
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01

can be driven down the unused rows
to haul away the product. This is
carefully laid in wagons, SO hat no
time viii be lost in the necessity OF
arrangement ia further handling. The
second variety, the Dwarf, Is handled
differently. This grows to about the
height of q "A head. and when the
corn is ripe for gathering the head
are ierkcd sideways from the boot, one
hand being placed against the boot
to steady the stalk. The crop is gath
cred when the seeds are in the milk
or probably the dough, when the top
being crisp. comes out with a jerk.
Curing the Tops.
From one-half to a days curing in
the sun should be given, and no longer
because any longer would bleach the
and cause it to lose its greer.
fresh appearance. and consequently a
loss in price. Not a drop of dew OF
rain should be allowed To reach the
after it Is pulled; mold and ruin
alton. The heads are then hauled to
the thresher and threshed of their
After threshing, the corn is
laid away, preferably in n good dry
room or barn. stacked on shelves two
or three inches deep, and plenty OF
space intervening between the shelves
for the very necessary circulation of
air, which continues the curing pro-
cess. After ten DAYS or two weeks the
straw is bulked. where the curing pro-
cess is completed by going through a
kind of heating, following which the
straw is baled and sold.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01

plunts searn added at the %Sunnyside,
EttH, Monarch and Arizona Copper
Gold Mining companies properties.
The Gulcpuda milne, ~ Mohave
county, bUcamc AN important shipper
of zinc ore, for which there WAS g
good price during the year The most
energetic development was carried on
at the C0urliand camp. in Cpchisc
county. Two railroads entered the
town. aud ut the end Of the year daily
shipments were being made by the
Gcrmania and Great Western mines.
There WAS great activity In develop
Ing low-grAde copper deposits. At
Ray, in pinal county, md a. Miami.
near Globe, IN Giln county, deposits
of copper ore Of unusual size, con-
tanning about 2b per cent. have been
developed hy churn drilling. Miami
WINS connected with Globe by rail- and
PLACES FOR extensive concentration
plants
The director Of tho mint estimated
the gold production 81 Arizona az ST.
in 1909, against ~. 500 900 IN
1908. and the silver output 81 1859,
200 fine ounces IN 1909. against ~
900 fine ounees ia 1905.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01

or on his own farm. roc much water
used in irrigation, a lcaky reservoir,
"a ditch or canal running through por-
Gus earth, or a bad wen may be the
source OF this Irrigation. The sur
plus of water gathers up the mineral
salts Of the land, Carries it TO some
point below and where the water
comes to the surface again, the alkal
is deposited by the evaporation or
the wafer.
To all those Interested we would
refer them to the government bulle-
tins on the subject which may be had
by addressing the department of agri-
culture at Washington and which re-
late in detail the effort that has been
made in different parts OF the west
n southwest.
1t is the intention of the Dexter
farmers to agitate this question and
we expect to ask the next meeting of
the Artesian Well Owners of Chaves
county to endorse the movement.
Thanking 0 for your indulgence.
| am. Very truly yours,
A DEXTER FARMER.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01
ARIZONA MAN JOINS STAFF
OF JOHN HAYS HAMMOND

Douglas, Ariz., Jan. 30.-Arthur
Houle of tho engineering firm Of
Houle a Houlton. in this city, may
be considered especially fortunate,
according to the reports which were
current in Douglas today. He Is en-
gagged to represent John Eays Ham
mond In South American fields, an
gagement which many an engineer
VIII envy him in having obtained. He
is to leave Douglas tomorrow for New
York, whence he will sail for South
Africa, travel up the Amazon and in
Peru and Argentina.
Mr.. Houle WAS called upon today to
verify the story. THAT is about as
| understand it, said Mr.. Houle. II
loave for New York tomorrow and
il Is my understanding that / repre-
sent John Hays Hammond. | Will
know more about the matter when /
arrive IN New York. Yes. | expect
to sail for South America. go up the
Amazon and in Peru ana Argentina
| am TO make certain Investigations
Of mineral properties
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01

Wyoming and Porto Rico have re-
manned practically unchanged.
In general. gold production incrcas-
"a mainly from piaccrs ana the min
ing Of siliccous ores. ana 10 "a smaller
deHrcc from copper ores, from which
gold rs q bN-prOduci.
According to estimates from the
bureau ~ statistics. the United states
Imported IN 1909 gold valued at Sl3,-
510,513 in foreign ore, SIG, 235 sos in
foreign bullion, II SO, 059,3l3 IN for
eign coin, and exported gold valued at
S39S.S22 IN domestic orc. $43,02l,a4
in domestic bullion. $SG.S03,2G in
United states coin, ana 81. fli.125 an
foreign coin. the excess OF exports
over imports thus being SSi. 2SS,S23.
In 1905 thpro VAS an excess Of exports
over imports valued at $685. 39, 1853.
The imports IN 1909 were made UP
chiefly of ore ana bullion from Next
60 and 10 a smaller degree from Can
ada ana South America. The exports
consisted largely OF coin and went
chiefly ia South America, though
large amounts Of gold were sent to
Japan, the tinted Kingdom, ana
rance.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01
PUMP MAN MEETS AWFUL
uIrNTH AT LEOPOLD

Eugene 4. Sprouse. aged 81 years,
pumpman in the emplay of the Burro
Mountain copper company at Leopold,
Grant county. was accidentally caught
IN the gearing " the electric pump on
the fourth level Of the sampson mine
and literally ground 70 death, The
accident occurred some time early
Wednesday morning, January 20, but
the exact time viii never be known as
no one was present.
Sprouse went to work for the COM
pany about q week ago last night as
night pumpman. Being u new man and
not Amy acquainted with the machin-
cry and the orders respecting same, II
Is supposed he started TO oil some Of
the bearings while the pump was IN
motion which Is strictly prohibited by
the company ana by printed notices
On the pump.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01

district, the bonds to be paid off in ten
or twenty years by a drainage tax
laid on the property benefited These
laws further provide for the election
Of drainage commissioners who to-
gether with q competent engineer as-
sesses the damage and benefits to
proper parties.
These laws in the eastern states
have enhanced property several mill
lions OF dollars in value and has been
of untold benefit. In the older IL
rigation countries il has been found
necessary to have such laws where
even there has been %irrigating IN a
large scale drainage has been found
TO be absolutely necessary.
The sooner. we take such steps and
the sooner we begin to drain Just so
soon win we make onr farms more
valuable. 1t seems not only the re-
olamation OF our bottom lands and
lands already impregnated with alkalt
but also the saving OF many other
farms that are now producing crops
but which in "A few years VIII be
water-logged and non-productive.
1t is the history Of every irrigated
country that unless such steps are
taken the land that was once dry
and arid becomes soaked with water
the surface so strongly alkalled
so as to be OF no value for farming
This is the story OF irriga-
ton bells in Colorado, Utah and Cal
ifrnia and viii be to some extent
in the Pecos valley unless we take
measures in time to stop 1t.
Those of us who have figured on the
drainage OF our farms find that we
are unable TO accomplish anything
without the cooperation of our neigh
hors. Some of these we find ready
ana willing to help while others
over whose land we must &c with
bitches refuse to help either because
they do not understand the need and
benefits of draining or are disposed
to let someone else drain his farm.
The law We propose would make
this man pay his share OF the cost.
Moreover there arc some farmers who
while they realize the need Of drain
ing are not financially able to o hhis
part. The bonding feature would en-
able this man To- TO his part ana save
own farm.
Just one word more for the benefit
of those who do not understand the
benefits of draining. To these we will
say that the alkali-ing of land that
been heretofore bcen productive
is known to be caused by too much
water applied az one point above him
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01
ADVOCATES TERRITORIAL LAW
TO REQUIRE DRAINAGE,

The following letter to the Roswell
Register Tribune viii be OF interest
to irrigators all over New Mexico
where the need for adequate drainage
is just now coming to be realized:
Dexter, y. NJ, January %, 1910
Editor Register Tribune. knowing
your disposition to give your aid and
space TO matters pertaining 90 the
welfare OF the country and more par
ticularly to that best of an countries
the Pccos valley of New Mexico
4 ask the publication of the following.
AT a meeting held Ia Dexter a few
nights ago IL was decided To ask the
cooperation of all other parts OF the
pecos Valley and more particularly
that at Roswell. in the all-important
matter OF securing a drainage law Tor
the territory. To do this il will be
necessary 10 bring the matter before
the next legislature ms there is, we
believe. every probability of the Leg
isiaturc passing such q law as they
did pass the artesian Wen law az the
last session.
The matter or drainage is second ia
Importance only 10 that of Irrigation
tho conservation 80 eur water
supply and on II hinges tho future
prosperity Of the valley without %
doubt. FARMERS and land owners
who have been in the valley amy
length or timc recognize Tins lacI He-
fore MS Is the project OF obtaining &
chat win in every detail ie lor
the baticrmeut of conditions hcfe.
such q law III followed out Wir
mean the reclamation 81 hundreds or
acres nf alkai lands that have tor
"a long umc been thought Co he untii-
liable and unsuitable Tor farming uur-
poses This land Included some OF
our STRONGEST and best land and haas
been proven 10 Dec such hy energetic
men who h' iiing and open bitches
muale Goai farms where Before
not ever weeds could grow.
IL u.s. our opinion that what Wa need
IS u Law patterned after thns. oi u-l
lincis. Iowa and other STATES ul thC
north uud east under which innn-
sands of acres oi swamp iauds iiFe
made the moss fertile ct f-osr
statt These itNs rroTiar ftr the
lurmn1 uf drainage fisir US upon
petition ni teo-ahifas uf tne property
NntrS Hintrrne.l. fn- lunlIn- uI rN.s
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01
NEW REPORT ON ALFALEA
Bl PROFESSOR EORTIER

A report entitled Irrigation of Al
falfa" has just been issued by the de-
partncnt of agriculture in Washing
ton, ID. c., as a farmers bulletin. 1t
was prepared by DIR. Samuel Fortier,
chief of the irrigation Investigations
and is very comprehensive in its
character. Some of the topics dis
cussed which should be of much in
terest TO growers in New Mexico are:
irrigable lands adapted to alfalfa, the
removal Of native vegetation, prepar-
aJory crop, methods of irrigating al
falfa, the amount of water required,
winter irrigation of alfalfa, rise OF
ground water and its effect on alfalfa,
production of alfalfa seed and the
profits to the %irrigator.
Copies of the bulletin may be pro-
cured by addressing the department
at Washington, or Irrigation 1nyesti-
cations, u. S. Department of Agricul-
turc. Phoenix, Arizona.
The Irrigation Investigations is a
subdivision of the u. S. Department
of Agriculture which. under authori-
ty of congress has for many years
been engaged in conducting an educa-
tiOnal work in all the states and ter
~ritories of the arid west. Within the
past year permanent headquarters for
work in the southwest We're establish-
ed in the Fleming building at Phoe-
l(Gpuffuufrf ON pnpp Z Colunn o.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01
Lve MrDs From Mew Mexno and Arizona
What's Doing aMOver the Great Southwest

ieot Of the call was the adjustment
Of the price question, ana he be-
iievcd It would be satisfactory.
The erection and operation Of the
local power plant. which was TX
pccted to solve the transportation
problem. has seemed only to add to
it. Work in the san Francisco dis
trict. TO which most Of the hauling Ia
done, has much more than doubled
since its completion, and freighting
has increased corrcspondingly. Two
new f~ourteen-horsc strings were
added this week hy one OF the local
freighters. so that there are now in
and around Kingman more than 200
head Of stock used freighting.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01

Nnfins ihe week Prof j u. TinsleV.
dff tHrminr eNperimentpr for the
SANTA f'. has organi1ed societies for
pushing th. work among Tho farmers
az Fort ~umntr Sunnysi1c. fabian
anal several other points along n cut
Off
The 81 louis Rocky Mountain 4
P.Di0e rliiroa1 has announced ifs in
|fciiinn $50 FOLLOW Che lead of the Santa
F, and appolrt Hu Horticultural expert
io work In ITS territory in northern
Neu MrNion
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01

a ninety-day crop: that is. the crop
can be harvested ninety days from
planting; providing average summer
weather prevails. 1t will grow on most
lof the soils on which cotton will do
wen but win do better in the higher
attitudes. where cotton is unknown. 1t
is both % drouth resister ana a plant
that viii furnish luXuriantly under
conditions of excessive wet weather.
The Planting.
Preparations for planting. con-
tinucd MIR Fuiwood. should begin
simultaneously with that OF all other
crops-in the fail. Pillow the land
deep, aud let il resume firmness and
rc-estahlish capillary movement before
spring. I'm the spring. usually about
the tirst of May. drop the seed with a
plaster Ina drills which have been run
IN the flat lands. 1--WE and "a half or
three feet apart. The quality of the
land should govern the thickness of
The stand In the drill The poorer the
land tho thinner the stand should be.
Great care should also be taken ia the
selection of the seed. as there is al
ways seed of low vitality on the mar
Nct. Two quarts will plant an acre
one hushcl viii plant ten acres
Needs LATHE Cultivation.
Broom corn needs but very little
cultivation. 4 tooth harrow drawn.
c~rosswise To the rows after the corn.
is mp, win thin oNerthick corn 20 a.
stand 4 side harrow should be- used
among the first cultivation; after This
give shallow plowings in proportion.
.to the needs of the corn. bedding
SLIGHTLY ina pioWing. II is advised to
never use q hoe in the crop ID possible
as the least injury 20 the base of q
talk viii precipitate a deformcd head
Harvesting in eastern New Mex
leo said MIR. FulWood. should usu-
ally begin about the first or middle
of August There being two kinds al
corn. two different methods are used
la HathcrluS the tops The specials
known ass the Standard. grove ton L.
twelve itet high. n The method OF
sathsriug the tops of these IS called
uthling. \ man walks backward bee
tween the rows and breaks the corn
down across the rows IN front OF him
the stalks meeting from thc PARALLEL
and formine "a table.
Cutting the TOPS.
"A l3nitr r. thcu used go M the tops
from tle haut ar lear. care being taken
tn 50 fut the top mat rive inches of
stem tin ht ieft. The heads are piled
apcruatit. tdhics 50 that O. trami
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01
BIG DEAL MADE ~
BUCHANAN COPPER PROPERTY
IA...nlnI l4.rreannnnanrn 10 Manning InLrnAII

TNT'FfIfT WFfF7TVHUFHF " WHIT
Buchanan. A.. NJ. Jan. 30.-Chas.
NJ. Luinhart & co, owners Of the Cop
per prospect south OF Buchanan, have
transferred an interest in their hold
ings to Mcssrs. Flat. King * Co, of
Colorado.
The price paid Is away ~ and
shows these Colorado gentlemen have
faith IN the mines,
The work of Development will be
commenced Within q few days. AS
Says Of ore ncar the surface run from
$50 to $50 per ton.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01
GOlD Production or
UNITED ST.ATIS IN 1909.

Cold mining IN the United state,
progressed, on the whole, very satig'
factorily IN 1909 The year YVES mark
ed by increasing recovery from The de-
pressed conditions Of the two years
Immediately preceding and By genera.
advance Ia the development Of proved
mines ana districts. Although these
improvements resulted in Il generally
increased production Of the base met-
ais, ana as u consequence augmented
The ROld output thcN did not seriously
d~etravt from those gold-minlng oper-
atoms which Ind benefited during the
late panic ty the closing Of numerous
copper. lead, and zine mines and the
consequent release OF skilled labor for
gold mining.
From the preliminary Figures Of the
director Of the mint. which have jus,
been published, 1t is estimated thu,
the output of gold for 1903 reached
the unprecedented total Of Saa,232,.
200. an estimated increase Of S4,G72.-
goo over the production for 1903
ia spite of scrious drawbacks. first
ln ~ mining camp thcu in another,
the production nf gold has increased
mnre than s%it00Q.o00 IN each OF the
l1st TWO yours. and the outlook indi-
Gates. unless present abnormal condi-
tions In the Black fIills should con-
linuc on curtailmant be shown olse-
whore. nfproduction of oyer 500, O00,-s
900 Ia 1910. However, 70 important
are some of the great mines as fac-
tors IN the output that "a prolonged
continuation 90 the present labor dii*
ficultiea az the HomestNke mine IN
the Black Hills, for example. even
with conditions elsewhere normal.
might easily reduce the output 20 legs
fhan sos. 600, 600 fer the current Nc3lf
Although the industry has been
generally progressive IN 1909. the IN
creased production has resulted chief
lN from operations in six stntss and
territories. and the preliminary Zig
utos OF the director OF the mint lndi-
Il decrease Ia actual production
from fourteen otherR II Is possible,
however, that later figures may SHIFT
the distribution 20 some degree and
hat some states and territories now
apparent decreases In output
Nili bo found to have slightly intrcas-
ed their production IN any event,
conditions in 1908 n 1903 have rr-
manned practically unchanged in soy
tfal ~ them. Tho most notable I'M
crease In production Wts that IN Ne
NaGa, where the preliminary figures
Indicate e gain of S~S.2fa.N00 and
where mining Wns active. particularly
AZ Goidfield ana T%onopah. 81 Gold
lrld the lnrse now min Of the Gold
llcid Consolidated company was stead
n, operated. partly on Il grade of orc
THAT had hecn shipped In 1907 but
throughout lans pending com
aft the mill Nevada generally
had IA prosperous year The next
largest Increase OF ~SI.HIIlGUO. "a in
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01
News of Mining Fields in
New Mexico and Arizona

Heavy Development Work But Little increase in Production
Shown BY Summary for l909; Arizona Camps Continue
Their Enormous Production: Gold Production Of the
United States in 1909.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01
Matters of Interest to the
Farmers of NeW Mexico

Tjnsley Rapidly Organizing Farmers Societies Along the
Santa Fe; New Bulletin on Alfalfa by Department Of Agri-
culture: Advocates Territorial Legislation Requiring Drain
age; How Tucumcari Man Succeeded With Broom Corn.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01
Cnnins the Top

"A ifnltr fl chen used go cut tht tops
from IL boot ar leaf. care hfiuG taken.
in 30 fut b top mat rive inches of
stem tin he ieft. The heads are piled.
on alternative tables 30 that Ia tclmI