Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-02
FIFTY RESERVOIRS
BEING BUILT FOR
THE NAVAJ0S
Big TOaring Car Latest Ac-
QUESTION at Indian School
Town; Indian Mail Carrier
Walks Ninety Miles.

aspeciaI Cevreapenesnce 20 enc Ilsraidl
Tuba city. Aris.. April sO,--A quan.
Try OF cement left after The compile
ton Of the bridge across the Little
Colorado river, has this week. been
nauiod 20 this place, the intention be-
Ing TO use u In the construction OF
concrete dams 10 hold surface water
az different points, on the reservation.
Supervisor or Farming N N. Murphy.
who has been here Tor four manths.
has selected sites for about my res
eryolrs, and work upon the same Will
be pushed ~ soon ~ preliminary arr
rangements are Completed and the
Geld force organized, These addition
|al water supplies viii be of great aCn-
EFT 90 tho Navujos, as their flccks Of
ten have 10 be moved quite 4 dis
lance To secure water b ghe mIdsum.
mcr season and much Of the range
Is useless by reason or lack OF water.
Mr.. Alva c. shlDn. vino was recent
~ transferred 20 thls place rs add.
tionai farmer from Cant0nemcHt.
OKLA, after making hasly survey Of
the field, did not lake kindly 20 the
desert features, and declined 10 ac-
eept the place. He vent srom here
% join his family near Phoenix, ana
the position remains Is De alled Is,
che Indian ofIiee.
Thomas E. stanton and wife are
entertaining their son. Walter G. stan
ton and wife. whofpVme from cinrin-
natl, Ohio, and expect to remain
through the summati ar. stanton
has been given a placegtempsraiiy as
additional farmer. made Vacant by tho
recent transfer ~ Mr.. John w sha.
fer, and Il giving especial attention 20
some needed repairs on the water
works Hysgem.
3. s. Preston. the trader, left SAT-
urday evening for FlaRsian, with a
HOpi driver, and expected 10 return
within few days with his now Win
ton Six touring car. having received
notice Of lie arrival In FlagstaB. Tho
addition OF an up-to-daie touring ear
20 the list of attractions al Tuba win
indeed Breuse considerable interest.
Mr.. Wiilinms, who "a 10 DO the car
pentef work on the new trading post
has completed garage AZ tho Press
ton home while awaiting material for
the store building
~" NffNAA ANNAAN n AAA"NNNNA was NM|I~
ly-fOur hours late ono day lest week,
Hosteen Carney, the Navajo who car
Fied the sack, having found /. necea-
sary 90 walk most Of The nincty miles
back and n portion of the way ID 10
FlaGstan on account of his pony RivliiE
out
The Presbyterian mission board has
asked for ground upon which 90 erect
a chapel a. this school. the matter be-
Ing presented by Rev. John Butler.
who for several years hgs been locat-
ga near the Wash farm, The site Of
the proposed new building Ia a snort
distance south OF the superintcndeurs
cottage on me cast side 81 the avenue
Forest Guard 0nrthwnito and ono
or two indian helpers VIII ienve next
week iOF Marsh pass 20 blast out ana
improve the read through the pass
80 that frclghters may he able % set
through ln better shape with mater.
ials FOR the proposed now school al
that place.
A nice rain visited this section SAT-
urday morning. with a heavy fan o.
snow on tho adjacent mcsnn.
Proposals are called foF BY the nv