Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-31
NEWS
OF INTEREST

Yuma SUM- The Colorado river -
very low at this time. carrying but
3.50O sccond-feet OF water and regis
tering but $4,000 gauge height. We
do not recall that the river has been
80 low In recent years The ferry
has boon ia trouble on account OF tho
tow water and has had 20 build a
trosue out into the middle OF tho
channel.
Wickenhurg Muer = w. Gcnunc.
H. g. Chapman and ~ Gonung have
formed an association ~ build large
reservoir and reclaim several hundred
acres OF land ON what Is known az
telegraph Flat, situated about four
miles south OF Kirkland. Several wa-
ter rights are included IN the owner
ship and tho storage service Is 10 be
started Immediately.
Phoenix Democrat. Work on forty
miles OF new telephone line. consist
ing OF a direct line from Florence %
Winkelman ana branch from KEEL
vim to Ray. viii begin Wednesday A
crew OF men Is now being aAsem BLEED
by the Arizona TClephocn company,
which VIII build this new line merely
as a preliminary to carrying out some
extensive plans formulated within the
past few months.
Parker Post. Several carloads OF
machinery Tor the pumping plant ar
rived the past week ana % being
hauled To the site of the plant. The
engine aud boiler are massive affairs.
and are capable of pumping sufficient
water FOR the irrigation Of 5000 acres.
The work on the intake Is progressing
favorably and the constructing engi-
neers state that the plant viii be
ready for business about April I.
Parker Post a. l., Jones'. OF the
lJFonr Powder compeuv spent Sew
srpi aay u fhe valley thg pIW nr,N
SWING exhibitions 90 eturl to aiauf
lloNus with powder ~. cilauy
proved that the quickest way to get
rid OF stump was 20 insert about one
stick Of dynamite under the stump
and blow the entire stump out OF the
ground. From the tests made Il APP
pears that the cost would amount 60
about rs 20 20 cents per stump.
Prescott Courier. Last week Rob-
crt Carol and W. &. Hanson were
engaged in unwatering the Mitchell
mine la Jack Burro Fiat They were
unwatoring e SHAFT ninety feet deep,
containing forty feet OF water. In
some manner Mr. Hanson was struck
by the barrel lost his balance ana
fell down the SHAFT, striking tho
wnter feet foremost. Mr. Carrol let
the barrel down aud hoisted him out
lie had % narrow escape from death
or serious injury
Parker Post Joe Hopkins came In
from the Chuckawalla valley last
"Wednesday and reports that @fork on
the well la section 33. township o,
range 10, Is progressing very well ana
that They nov have "a fine body Of
excellent water, Water was first
found at $40 feet. but this was rather
bracklsh and they went down over
200 feet through "a clay formation.
and az $50 feet "a fine body Vt water
WINS encountered, The we'll Is now
$50 feet deep ana in fine water bear
| ing gravel. The water has risen 60
within ninety feet of the top now, but
they are going on down 200 feet and
possibly deeper, II possible they
want TO strike artesian water.
Wickenburg Miner, The city faith
crs are doing good work by opening
the street over the HIN on Railroad
avenue. For years that particular
part az town has been suffering for
an open street. and the danger Co tho
residents OF suffering broken limbs on
dark nights owing 10 the rocky con-
dition OF the hill has been b. great
/ dstrimont go the nelghhorhood. The
unsightly hin has now given way 90
d good street not very wide. bat "a
srcat improvement nnd convenience