El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-10

per acre. land IN the Mimbres valley
having the same agricultural value Is
linQuishments and from SO to SO per
acre for patented land. Water rights
under pumping for irrigation. expert
ence in the valley has shown TO cost
not to exceed $50 per acre, and in many
instances less. The advantages OF
pumping where each individual owns
his own pumping plant oyer the or
binary gravity system have been thor
oughly demonstrated In California,
where several hundred thousand acres
OF land are watered entirely with
pumps.
Not more than 10 percent Of the
available 125,0 900 acres Of irrigable land
IS patented, the balance being held un-
der the homestead or the desert claim
act. This land has been located within
the last three years, and homestead and
desert proofs are being made by actual
settlers; but thousands Of acres are on
the market at the prices above stated
many people being wiling TO part with
their right for a consideration OF 81
TO SIS per acre. The 125, 900 acres Of
available agricultural land has been
pretty well determined from wells that
have been drilled within this territory
1t IS not unlikely that future deVel-
opments VIII add $4,000 or perhaps
more 10 the commercial area, or what
We assume now to be not over an So
The Pumping Lift
While there are many districts in
AallLlLAla IN WHICH wafer Is HUA-EE4
at depth Of 125 feet for ordinary farm
crops. the generally accepted BELIEF here
IS that IS feet is the limit OF CONNER
cial pumping. It VIII probably be
demonstrated IN the future that this
lift can be increased to 100 feet. for
the general conditions in this valley
compare faTorably with conditions IN
California
The soils Of the AIimbres valley are
Of the typical desert type. producing,
when water is available Tor irr1gallon.
alfalfa. Mexican beans, forage crops Of
al kinds. melons, onions, tomatoes. 81
garden vegetables ana small fruits, TO-
gether with orchard fruits, including
pears, apples. peaches. plums in fact
everything except citrus varieties.
The climate is semi-arid, the rainfall
IN the valley proper averaging about
eight inches per year. The tempera-
ture reaches zero. and then for a day
TO a depth Of two or three inches. which
lasts but e few days. The maximum
summer temperature is about 100 Inc
first frost occurs about the 10th OF &c
tober. The growing season Is long and
vegetable growth is rapid The nights
are cool and, with all the climate IS as
nearly ideal as can be found
Three Railroads.
Three railroads afford transportation
facilities, insuring 8 market for every
thing raised. Some Of the largest COP
per mines IN the United states are
within 80 miles OF Deming. this being
their natural supply point
There Is a general uniformity in the
irrigation pumping plants, the type
having been taken from the California
field II els are drilled with a boring
machine from $50 to 200 feet deep, cas-
ing installed in these holes having
perforated area matching the gravel
stratas which furnish the water. Pits
are dug large enough TO install pumps
OF the vertical centrifugal type, and
gasoline engines furnish the required
De1ning has an electric power plant.
and several miles of transmission line
have been constructed with the inten-
ton Of determining the commercial
possibility Of electric power in pump
Ing water. Some 10 plants have been
installed close TO Deming, and vertical
motors, directly connected to the pump
shaft, are used TO raise the water.
Electric power sells for three cents per
h ". hour. Power developed by gasO-
line engines costs considerably less than
this. ana IL appears 50 Tar that gaso-
line engines give more satisfactory re-
Cost Of Pumps.
The cost Of the complete installation
varies somewhat according 10 the lift
and quantity Of water desired Plants
that are iTrigating from 100 to 1Se
acres and with ultimate capacity prob
ably Of 400 acres cost from $500 10
5000 So or 80 horse power engine
costing from S110O to $500 the best
type Of pump from $500 to $500, a well
$500 to $500, and the casing from $500
TO $500 This estimate refers to the
larger plants. There are many small
plants in the valley irrigating from
20 to 40 acres and which cost from
$500 to $1,000. It is probab Bile that the
future development OF this valley viii
be in 40 acre tracts. Just now. while
land Is cheap, Investors who have suf-
ficient money install the larger plants.
However there are many more smaller
plants costing from $500 to $500 and
irrigating small tracts OF land.
There are several questions which
win naturally present themselves to
an Investor First, the character and the