El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-16
SNOWFALL IN MOUNTAINS INDICATES
GOOD WATER SUPPLY FOR IRRIGATION
Average Depth in the Rio
Grande Drainage Basin Is
35 Inches Little Snow in
Sacramentos.

santa he, y. M, feD. 1o--SHOWIdAi
| during January was light and gener-
ally confined to the mountain districts
according to the Chronological bulle,in
just issuel from the local office.
General rains on the first few days
of the month and on the 18th and 18th,
| caused rapid melting and solidlfyias
and in most districts the remaining
snow which is still above the norma
amount was compact and crusted and
almost solid ice In the higher alti-
tudes the snow in the canyons ana on
the north slopes was in deep drifts,
varying in depth from TO 20 feet or
more. and with the exception of the
lower Pecos valley and the extreme
| southwest, the reports state that at
the close of the month the prospects
for a sufficient water supply for irrl-
cation were very encouraging.
The average depth in the mountains
of the San Juan drainage basin was "A
inches; in the mountains of the Rio
Grande. 35 inches; in the mountains of
the San Francisco, ella and Mimbres,
- inches; over the Canadian and
Northeast watershed, u inches. and IN
the mountains of the Pecos and south
east, II inches.
The following are the district re-
ports:
Rio Grande Watershed.
Oster Colo. VIM. Jenkins-More
snow than usual fell in January; 1t is
in deep drifts and packed hard Terra
Amarillo, H. 3. Peak-Snow is evenly
distributed in valleys. but in canyons
it is drifted. Penasco, L. Deloville-
There will be plenty of water for the
crops, even If the coming season should
be very dry. Questa, C. Cisneros-
There is plenty of snow in the hills
and canyons and it is compact Red
River, l. R. Penn-Snow has been
swept into the canyons and is compact.
Taos, A. Gusdorf-There is more snow
than last year, not much Jrifted and
very compact. Nambe, NJ. Herrera
Snow is evenly distributed except
where it was swept into canyons; pros
poets for water supply are good. Santa
Fe, Frank Owen-The snow in the
Santa Fe range is from three 10 SIX
feet deep and compact, having solidifed
considerably during the month, ana
the prospects for water supply are
excellent. Bland. j. VI. Morris-Snow
remains only on north hillsides anc
deep canyons and is nearly solid ice.
Prospects so far for water are good
Jemez Springs, ]. NJ Shields-On north
side Of mountains and in shaded can
yons the snow is from three to eight
feet deep. Pines, E. c. Kinnison-
Snow lies well packed, but there was
no new snow during the month. Sui
phur Springs, E. u. Fluke-There is
still more snow than usual on the Val
les range, although a great deal melte3
during the month. Estancia, NJ. A. Ro-
mero-Snow is compact in the canyons
and the prospects for water are bette; |
than last year. Manzano G. Baca-
The snow in canyons assures a good |
water supply during coming season.
San Francisco, CHA and Mimbres
Alpine, Ariz., S. Hamblin-The snow /
is somewhat drifted, very compact and 1
crusted. Alma NJ. A. Balke-RaIn
melted most of the snow in the noun /
tains and what remains is drifted in |
canyons and fairly compact Outlook |
for water supply is not encouraging. !
AragOn, r. Sanchez-Snow on OATH |
range Of mountains is drifted; condi-
tons are favorable for water supply.
Glenwood. G. ". Rowe-On the Mo-
gollon range the snow Is about fiv.,
inches deep; about the same as .ast
year. Mangas, F. Baca-The snow Is
generally swept into the canyons of
the Datil mountains. MOgollon. J.
I
Dwyer-The snow is very compact. |
too early to prophesy on water supply.
Reserve, l. Baldwin-About three inch
es of snow remains on San Francisco
range; very little snow fell in January.
Pinos Altos, w. E. Watson-The snow
is evenly distributed. but lies only on
the north and west sides of the Black
range of mountains.
Pecos Watershed and Southeast.
Cowles, o. V. Klitzken-There is no
snow in the valleys nor on south sides
OF mountains, but on the north side,
the snow is two or three feet deep AMI
very compact. From Hamilton Mesa To
Pecos Badly, on to the Truchas peaks
the snow is evenly distributed an,
ABOUT three feet deep but there arr
also drifts from 10 to 20 feet in deptn.
prospects for water supply are good
Wlnsors, II. d. Winsor-There is ~,
snow on south and east slopes in INV.
vicinity; on north slopes snow IS iron,
elght to 10 inches deep. East L.
vegas, r o. Blood-There is no snon
on the plains but in the mountain. "a.
snow Is deep and the outlook Is het+e,
lhah Tor several years. OIguiu. posi-.
master-The average depth in tne 80
sohs near mere is about two feat INC
mere Is more snow than in Other vea-.
Araoela, T. Warren-There is som.
e VI iileo ana compact snow in the can
yons, outlook for water supply In tbis
Eiclhlly is poor. Cloudcroft
Daiiey-Heavy rains melted nearly al,
OHe sho" IN the Sacramento moun+a;ns