El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-26
Rock Island Will Send Immigrants To
Carrizozo, N. NJ, Section This Fal
More Men At Work In White Oaks Mines Than For Many
Years PAST Water Is Plenty AT 10 to go Feet Depth.

Great Irrigation Dam.
The big proposition On which Tucun-
carl bases her future Is the proposed
irrigation dam IS miles west of the
1 city This dam which will be so feet
| high, 1900 feet long at the top and
! 1900 at the base, will enclose a body
/ of water of $4,000 acre feet irrigating
half that number of acres of land al
lowing two feet to the acre which has
| been lowered one-half in some irriga-
! ton districts. Two main bitches will
convey the water to town. Complete
| surveys have been made for the plans
| and the territorial engineer has visited
1.-The scene. Application for water rights
] is now pending and will probably be
| granted as the scheme is pronounced by
all who have investigated 1t, as well
as the engineer and the governor, as
most feasible and worthy of success.
! H. NJ Cottrell. gricultural commission
er for the Rock Island railway, who
visited the site this month, stated that
J in all his varied experience along this
| line of investigation, this was beyond
doubt. one of the best propositions he
had ever seen. 7his project, If 1T be-
comes a realization, will make the fr-
rigable rich lands surrounding Tucum-
carl much to be desired and will bring
Tucumcari in the big city class
Other Irrigation Schemes.
The Ute creek irrigation project in
the northern boundary of the county Is
another of the big irrigation schemes in
this vicinity. This plan embraces the
reclamation of several thousand acres
of fine land and the application for
water rights has been applied for
Several surveys have been made both
of the basin and the land to be ir-
rigated. and according to the pro-
moters, work will begin in earnest as
soon as matters can be definitely set
tied. Land values are feeling the.
stimulus of the work as is business in
this neighborhood. These two plans
should they materialize will call the
worlds attention to eastern New
Mexico in fact.
The number of private irrigation
schemes are many. NJ. B. Goldenberg,
whose farm is at the north edge of
town, now has 80 acres under cultiva-
ton on which he has produced two
crops of oats and a great deal of al
falfa this year. The prime object of Mr..
Goldenberg is to raise hogs for the
eastern market and the grain which he
raises goes to feed these This Is
project for the utilization of the waste
water from the city and round houses,
and septic basins effectively rse the
supply 1t is hoped to make this an i'm
mense earning proposition as with the
coming year, the acreage will be nearly
trebled and the livestock correspond
inly Increased.
Pumping for Irrigation.
Among those who are employing well
irrigation successfully are Newton
Sheppard, 10 miles east of Tucumcari;
III. D. Nichols, with 40 acres under cul-
tivation south of town; G. NJ. Breach.
who has irrigated five acres with a
gasoline engine. using the water from
shallow well on his farm and many
others who have cultivated from three
to 10 acres. These small patches I'M
der cultivation viii do better next year
than this as NE proper methods are
being constantly better understood
The gardens IN town are likewise more
successful as the years go by.
Four Deep Wells.
The Red River Valley company Is
now engaged in sinking four deep wells
for the Bell ranch people, IA miles
north of here. The first well is now
down 700 feet, and. it is the intention
TO sink these wells until water, oil Or
other paying product is found Deep
wells are being constantly agitated in
other parts of the county, and at least
three companies have been organized
for the purpose of drilling for OIL.
strong traces of which have been dis
covered during the last II months The
State Line company and the Bad Land
company are the first to enter the
field. The Canadian and Ute creek Oil
Land and Irrigation company is like
wise promising a deep we'll before long,
NJ B. Rice, promoter of the company. .
having just returned from Chicago,
where he went to place 100000 of the
company's bonds
Metals and Building Stone.
III, of r1fV
have not been developed although
great deal of work has been dene along
this line. Gold, silver, zinc. alum and
other deposits have been located in
number of places. One of the most
promising of these discoveries is the
immense deposits of natural cement
near Logan. The cement when mixed
with sand and water. forms an almost
stone like finish WHICH is said not TO
check or scale off Buildings finished
inside and out with this cement have
etood the test of time and a company
is now negotiating to put the material
on the market. The supply of red or
gray sandstone for building purposes
is unlimited and many OF the finest
structures in Tucumcari are of this
material.
Shipping Bear Grass.
Bear grass, which has been consid-
ereQ one OF the pests OF the country,
has of late developed a market value
and over 100 carloads have been ship
ped from here during the last three
to manufacturers. in ST Louis
and other places. This material is said
to make excellent cordage and bag
ging and materials of even finer tex
ture. The roots are one of the best ma
terials for the manufacture of paper.
Other uses have been ascribed to the
plant
100000 in New Buildings.
The effect Of the progress in the
county has been shown all the more
in the city. The value of the business
in buildings so far this
year has amounted to s67.92O with $685.
$50 now under construction or under
advisement. Hundreds of new homes
have been added to the city, these be-
ing of a better grade than ever before.
Since it has becomes. settled fact that
this is TO be a railway center. the rail-
way officials and employees have been
busy putting up their own homes.
Among the larger business houses
built this year may be named the Vor- !
enberg hotel. the Rector office build
ing, the Evans opera house, the Ar
cade theater, the new store building
Of Barnes and Rankin, a $4,000 repair
and remOdeling on the building OF the |