The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-07

the head waters ut which are all inclnd
ed IN the filing Nature has provided
an immense basin surrounded by steep
rocky ridges from which there is an
enormous un.off in periods Of storm,
, nll Ut which will he caught nv the re.
%servoir. The surface at the basin is
hard aud rocky. there being no chance
Tor the water To escape by secpage.
n estimates that one Rlling IT he
reservoir will successfully raise crop.
IN twcntv Thousand acres aud that
there t. though water IN sight 10 dll
the reservoir several times In u season,
except iu periods IT extreme drouth,
Hut such season, can hc tidcd over with
the p]rr,iou, wear, storage The pre-.
| riptntiun during the last three wears
which were unusually dry, averaged ~
cI one NJ the Officers of the company,
the usual rainfall WIS about - inches
aud 1911 promise, even to exceed that
figure. The heaviest precipitation u.u.
ally rumrs In July aud August, there
hriuy. quite often. e deficiency Of rain.
tall be- the spring months. This j. The
rra,pu why many newcomers, unused ia
the unequal division 1T moisture, have
not INSIDE success ~ 'trming. iu
an the region along the southern pnr
tiou ut the rn-i slope Of the Rockies,
u. well a, beyond the range. summer
| storm. are uuusuall, violent aud rain
tall 1T from three to i've inches i hv
ur mean. rare during ou" storm period.
| Those who have investigated the mat
ter lr,latc that thi, condition il pe.
ruliurl, favorable 'u the plan ~ storm
va',r irrigation. because 1t nearly ~.
way. insure, late water aud = supply
carried over fuT early use the follow
ing .rasuu. Then there are winter
Storm. which. though i%ufrrpuent. some
time, bring p%rcripitat Ion enough 90 add
man, trtr feet 20 the water storage
| There arr mo- perpetual SHOWS To- depend
"u. hu' The rampant. In which the small
stream, have been provided hy nature
a. catch basins. which need only = dam
~ 'hc point whore they leave 'b" can
,ous iu ,rlcr a. hrrom" storage rrsrr
,uir, The plain. around Tucumcnri
have @ gradual slope aud the drainage
q. iu.' .u hciout 3" make ditch building
rr,,
tn, irm site D.. located tw" miles
north of nauiry, ou 'he Rors l.land
| Lines. 'v"IN" mile. south ~ Tucum
rarl The hand ru hr irrigated lies
northwest and d.roril! east Of town,
5000 arrr, being BOO uur body almost
uiiuuIu. 'br town ,itr an the north
v,.'. aud li.Iuu mere, 900 , solid body
eastward, with ,'hrr smaller areas
within ,a,, reach. all depending upon
The quantity ut water that can be- fur
ui,hrd rI" "rlgIuaturs 81 'h" scheme
hN .u.uuu trrr. ~, the minimum for
which water can be- bad every season.
aud some Of the more enthusiastic ones
believe there Will Ice ample Tor thirty
Thousand urr's. ~ nuy rate. th" entire
urea viii hr within four miles ot Tu
rumrarl, the marketing point where
railroad tnrlIiiIr, ur" provided directly
o Dui,agu mud u"r'uv".' ward, 'o Mem
pbi. ru.'. and southwest 20 ~ PH.u. Old
MrSic" and California. Th" city lies
loo 20 commanding position not only - e
l",nI supply point, but 30 reference 20
the ,nuutr, ~ barge. VITA two railroad
.y,'"m, 'bc Rock Island aud the n
pr,u a southwestern providing 'Wuk
lime. 900 three directions and also with e
mountain lime =" Dawson, Via the T.. T..
a = ".
What rr,1,- can &c. raised under irr.
ga' .uu' Thr list is % long one. even
n dry farming which un. been ear.
! rird uu with considerable ,urcr.s, whrr.
scientific method, have been employed.
NI aui. o. grain and root crop, io
well um,rr irrigation. alfalfa will
probably br % staple. hut u ls TO- trait
THAT 'hr district will undoubtedly *.
rrI
Early 100 August 'hr writer. Iu com
rant with j. " Campbell, secretary 81
thr Tu,um,ar. chamber ~ Commerce,
d. ~ l"ming mud T.. e. Sherwood Vi
.'rd n .'''" orchard hoIougu ~ 2" IA =.
saxon. 70 mile from town. Here plum,.