El Nuevo mexicano., 1912-01-27

Small Propositions Encouraged
by Which 100000 Acres
May Be Reclaimed.

During the past several weeks thu
department OF Territorial Engineer
has taken action on a large numbel
OF matters pertaining to water righ'
applications in different sections q
the state. So much work OF thii
character has been In progress tina
the Department has not been able T.
furnish the New Mexican with data
regarding same up to the present
time. Several large applications have
been acted upon, which have been II
the office for some considerable
time, being held up for different
reasons and have finally received ac
ticn when same complied with tht
law and we're made without danger
to the rights which had been pre-
viously acquired in the different por
tions of the same stream system. tn
adjustment of an irrigation project tt
Its n~eighbors is somewhat difficult a
times, and requires a close and care
full study of the physical features o.
the country and personal knowledge
of the ground involved, and points
Of irrigation law which may be raised
by protesting parties.
Red River Valley Project.
One of the largest projects ap'
proved is the one covered by applica'
ton No. 521, by the Red River Valley
company, of East Las Vegas, filed or
December 20, 1910. This project u
located in the eastern portion Of New
Mexico on the Canadian river some
miles above the town of Logan on the
| Rock Island Railroad, and covers an
acreage OF approximately 100000
acres of land. The water supply ap-
proved in connection with this appli-
| cation is on the basis of ! second Tool
for 100 acres. The character or the
Canadian river is extremely torren-
ltial and storage of flood waters in
large reservoir capacities will be
necessary. The water supply for
this project is apparently ample II
sufficiently stored, inasmuch as rec
ords collected at Logan indicate a
minimum of about 100000 acre feet
per annum of which it is estimated
that Ute creek, a tributary above the
point of measurement adds 100000
feet annually. The land is located
almost entirely in the Montoya Land
Grant. which in itself consists OF
! some seven or eight hundred thous'
and acres, a great portion OF which Is
irrigable after adequate construction
and storage has been taken care OF
II is estimated that the cost Will az
gregate $3,500,0000. One portion OF
1.-THE construction work requires a dam
has feet high and 10000 feet long and
OF a capacity Of $4,000 acre feet at
each filings Being an exceptionally
large project the times for portions
OF the work to be completed were
made liberal by the engineer.
Springer Project
No. %. Extension of time on the
old project partially built, by the
Springer Land & Irrigation company
The Engineer rejected the application
BY this company for extension OF
time. The Board of Water Commits
sioners. however, sustained such de-
| c;sion in the part pertaining to the
proposed project for 415 acre feet,
but allowing an extension on the old
ditch which had been partially com
pleted. No appeal was taken from
this decision, and the extension was
granted.
Eden Canal.
No. 40. Change of point of diver
sion for the Eden Canal proposition,
San Juan county. Approved In con-
fcrmity to opinion from the Attorney
General on the 18th day of December
This project owe $4,000 acres on
the east side of the Animas river, Of
which several miles of canal have al
ready beer built and contracts let
for the remainder.
other Reclamation Undertaking.
No. 81. Black e. Ponsford,. l,00U
acres on the San Juan river. appealed
to the Board of Water Commissioners
where 1t is now pending, by Jay Tur-
ley of San Juan county.
No. 372. Duval & Norment, Santa
Fe. 80 second feet of water Of Nambe
river for power purposes. Rejected.
No. Az. ]. P. Van Houten, Shoe
maker, for waters of Mora river, foi
1000 acres. estimated cost $135,O0o
Reservoir capacity 10000 acre feel
in one filling. Private proposition II
connection with a large sheep propo
sition in eastern Mora county.
NO. 413. Cherry Valley Ditch com
pany, j. p. Van Houten. for waters
to irrigate 1000 acres. Returned ant
rejected. Covered by old appro
priation under previous laws.
No. Ala. Mclaughlin & Stauffel
Watrous. 1870 acres. Returned ant
rejected. Covered by old appropria
ton under previous laws. Projec
built in 1865 and without the juris
diction Of the 1907 law.
on the Lower Pecos.
Application No. 439 covers n Q
the most important approvals mad
recently by the Engineers office. a
application for waters of the Peco
river in its extreme southern POI
ton of New Mexico, was made by
la. Ezell Of Carlsbad. This projes
lis for storage. forming n Of th
, largest storage reservoirs IN "a
!. state. having a capacity of $1,000
acre feet at each filling. The appl
cation is amendatory Of 3ls, whic
, -~..e.5 oon. c;tv of ITO OOO. but \