Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-07-18
MILLION GALL ONS
ARE PUMPED
FIRST DAY
Well Owned by w. L, Mcbride
Near Deming, Holds Record
of MimbreS Valley for Initial
TWenty-four Hours,


Especial Correspondence 10 MornIn= JournaII
Deming, n. NJ. July 16.--The well
of w. l.. Mcbride. three miles south
east Of Dcming, holds the record FOR
the first days pumping over any other
well in the Mimbres valley. Yester-
day one million gallons of water was
pumped from this well. There are
other wells that are delivering this
much water at present after being full
ly developed but this well fed the
No. 6 Layne K Bowler pump to its
full capacity from the first turn Of
the pulley to the end OF the DAY $
pumping.
4 slightly different method was en-
ploNcd in putting this wel in from the
method employed with the other big
wells in the valley with rotary
rig it has been the custom to clay the
sides Of the hole to pre"ent ca>ing
Then the clay IS pumped through the
screen-casing ana this process is cal
ed developing the we'll" Many wells
in the valley Tut in in this fashion
have not delivered over five hundred
gallons per minute to start with ana
then have been gradually brought
mp to fifteen hundred gallons per min
ute as the clay and sand is pumped
out. With the Mcbride well, how
ever, very little clay was used SO that
the fun amount which the pump is
capable OF handling is secured frC m
the start
w T.. Holt editor of the Graphic,
Co. In, int l,t nv
Frank Hitchcock stating that 1t is Mr..
Hitchcocks intention to visit New
Mexico before long, ana that he will
certainly include Deming in his itin-
erary. Mr.. Holt is personal friend
OF the secretary, their acquaintance
ship dating from the time when Mr..
Holt was president of the Michigan
Association of Postmasters.
The board OF trustees Of the DEM
ing public schools met yesterday af-
ternoon The resignation of the mu-
sic teacher-elcct. Miss Myra Seymour,
was accepted. Miss jennie Nichol, Of
Chattanooga, Tenn, was elected TO
fiji Miss Deckers place as language
teacher in the High school Miss
Decker having resigned to accept
position in the Roswell public
schools Two new teacherS,Wsre add
ed to the corps; Miss Young to do
second grade work, and Miss Thomp-
son, Of Tarkio, Mo-, for seventh grade
work. A telegram was received from
the purchasers Of tho $4,000 bond
issue that the money would be fortb-l
coming today
Mr. Crochet, Il farmer ling six
miles south Of Deming, while attempt
ing to separate a horse ana mare that
were fighting, struck the latter with
club ana killed her She was fine
animal Weighing about tYelvs hun
drcd pounds
Tom Carr, one or tie Oldest Of the
old-tlmcrs ana an cmployc of the
Santa Fe railroad at this point for
nearly thirty years is lying at the
point Of death caused by a hemorrh-
age Of the brain,
j. j. Gibson. of the Nan ranch, Is in
town today and reports fine rain
ub the Mimbres.
Mrs. j. G. Moir LEFT Dcming this af-
tcrnoon for Los Angeles where she
will visit her son. Or KalpA Byr01, n,
prominent physician Of that city. Be
fore she returns she viii also visit
relatics i'm Portland, ore.
John A, Watkins, brother Of Al.
Watkins and Charlie House. his
nephew, both Of Gaine vile, TcX., are
visiting A. Watkins.