The Parker post., 1911-12-09

bers of horses, cattle and hogs ar
living and the increasing of the acre
age of cotton, which will be at least
three thousand acres for next year
Indications point to the entire local
consumption of all hay produced fol-
he next year or two and probably
Until the railroad arrives.
Palo Verde valley is superior in
1atural resources to Imperial valley.
t has a full supply of water and
he same kind as that supplied from.
he Colorado to Imperial. The soil
however, is much richer than the
imperial sandy soil. 1t is more than
Two hundred feet above sea level, in
stead of a few feet above or beOlw
hat level and the surface water il
Jut fourteen feet from the top &
The ground. The valley acreage un
der Colorado river water is not as
large as the Imperial, but ON the
mesa lands there are $780, 900 acres
or more, including the Chuca walla
country, that has fine fertile soil
and has been taken up by desert
been found that good wells can be
secured on this land at depth OF
less than $50 feet and as the lands
are fairly free from frost, it is be-
lieved that thousands of acres will
eventually be devoted to citrus de-
velopment.
Under the supervision of C.J.Berg
a competent engineer who was in the
employ of the Southern Pacific rail
road for many years, two parties
with total of twenty-five men, have
been actively engaged for a mum.
of months in making complete sur
vey of the Blythe lands, clearly defin-
ing every section line and laying OUT
the entire system of irrigation and
drainage, which will be of great
value to buyers and sellers alike,
when compelled.
The lands of the company sell uni
formally for $65 per acre, one share
OF stock in the Palo Verde Mutual
Water company going with each acre
to the purchaser Added to this ex-
pense is that of clearing the land OF
its natural growth of brush, under
growth and trees, the leveling of the
land, throwing up of dykes and
checks and the cultivation of the
land. Some of the land is cleared
and what fine crops can be secured
even in the first season!
The Palo Verde valley abounds in
wild game and is a hunters paradise
There are thousands of mallards and
other ducks along the river and quail
throughout the valley by the millions
In short stay of a couple of days
the writer was greatly indebted to T.
Vencill, resident manager of the sell
ing agents for the Palo Verde lands
G. ]. Berg, chief engineer, H. c.
Downs, representative of the Pale
Verde Land & Water comapny, Mis-
McClaren, manager of the hotel, and
Messrs. Hinckley and Green of tn
Two auto stage lines for many courte-
sizes extended. In our short stay we
gained the impression that all of the
people permanently located there are
there for the purpose of making q
community. They have learned the
lesson OF hospitality we'll or were all
hospitable people by nature. They
are a big, happy family up there
i'm the Palo Verde They delight in
helping one another to success and
each to do his part ln the making of
new country. From the man Living
in a tent on his little clearing at the
corner Of a forty of government land
on which he has filed, to the resident
owner of three hundred and twenty
we'll farmed acres, covered with hog
and other stock, they are all boost
ars. There are a number of others
just like them headed toward the
same expanse of soil that will soon