El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-02
DEVELOPMENT
MORE WELLS IN
SAN SIMON VALLEY
FL Paso, Deming and Dial
hart Men Interested in
New Development

san Simon, Ariz. Jan. 2.-The first
! week of 1912 was the occasion of the
] bringing in Of two more artesian wells
I In the san simon valley, not far from
/ the town of san Simon, making seven
I IN all now in the valley within a radius
Of five miles of the railroad
| A 1lOW has been brought in at the
/ FoXwOrth well, in which proposition
/ there are interested W. L. FoXworth, of
| FL PasO; j. C. Tabor, of Deming, and a
number of Dalhart, Texan capitalists
7 This wei was commenced about 4 year
ago, and IS about 1000 feet deep, and 3
about six miles southeast of town. In
the drllIlng operations the company had
/ not been fortunate, but with remarka-
bic perseverance and optimism il con-
tlnued, until at last success crowned its
/ efforts. As shown by the results just
obtained all that was necessary 10
complete the well and secure flow
/ was to perfOrate the casing On be-
ginning the perfOratiOn water flowed
over the top of the casing, and when
this work, now only commenced, is
finished, one of the best wells in the
valley is expected.
No news more acceptable here could
nave been received, for the FOXWOrth
company is well financed, and success
In this instance means many other good
things to come later. The mem bers Of
the company will now feel encOura ged
TO go ahead and put down other wells
and farm I'm earnest
1t lengthens the known artesian basin
by six miles and brings to the front
neglected portion of the valley. above
and to the south Of town. The sec
uons of the valley lying north and west
OF the railroad have been and are being
thoroughly exploited, as no one ques-
TONED the existence Of artesian water
down the valley to the north since the
urst well was brought in about q year
ago But many feared the consequence
up the valley and passed this section
by. Now, however, there viii be ac-
tivity in both directions.
flow was brought in at the J. B.
Moore well Friday. The Moore well is
situated about four miles northwest Of
san Simon. The strike at this well is
OF especial significance. in that the
first flow here was struck at $50 feet
90 feet shallOwer than the correspond
ing uOW in the nearest well two mil6S
distant; and the Moore well is the shall
lowest in the valley to date. The drill
ers are going down TO secure other
flows until q depth of at least 500 feet
shall have been reached, when the com
olned flows are expected to amount TO
zOO gallons a minute or more, which is
the now OF the nearest well. the Globe,
two miles farther up the valley.
An excellent flow is also expected on |
completing the FOGwOrth well, as the
one flow yielded by the little perfora-
ton so far accomplished is said to be !
larger than single flows usually are in /
the other wells Of the valley
j. b. Moore. to whom the well last /
brought in belongs, is capitalist /
farmer from the northwest. He is i'm I
proving his land and viii set out sever |
al acres in fruit trees next spring He 1
is enthusiastic about the san Simon +!
valley and is doing some good boost
ing
Miss George WEIGH. formerly of Rule, /
Texas. who is teaching school here is !
improving her land one mile and une- /
half northeast of town. by constructing
pm IL a dwelling house and soon after
the first of the year she win be Joined 4
by her mother and father, who are com /
ng from Portal to make their home at
san Simon
T. p Garrett. san Simon well drill
Pr and rancher, was recently Joined by
his mother and her family and by a
'Ousin. He is building a substantial !
hree room house on his place and viii
Engage in farming next YEAR