Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-05-02
SECOND M|ESSE WELL
MAY BREAK RECORDS
Has Pierced Through Fifty-Seven
Feet Of Water Gravel In 1903
Feet Depth TO Date
ORILLERS' LIFE IN THE OPEN
Commissary, Bunk Houses and Office
Are Being Constructed on
TOwnsite OF Miesse

loi iert Wednesday evening. over
half the distance through the very
best water hearing gravel and sand
III" well will he continued down until
the water stratum is exhausted Ms
the well will be expected to break all
records. Although four wells are
beng put down simultaneously, only
one has been pumped steadily and
this has developed 1900 gallons n
minute with II ll-f0ot draw down.
Three rigs are now in use and scv-
raj more will be added soon.
CAMP LIFE
y representative of the Graphic Wis
l'ed the well drillers' camp Wednes
day afternoon AS the guest of j. NJ.
NcFrcr, manager for Mr.. Miessc.
ard inspected the work being done
~ Alfred Rhca. who has the con.
'rac, for placing wells over an area
0Imost five miles square. lie has
fourteen men, with twelve teams, now
1t work. The heavy cement casing
!, being placed down to the first wa.
ter and heavy iron casing properly
equipped with screening is continued
on down. Although the cement cas-
lng Is expensive it seals the well from
the possibility of water breaking out
above the lighter iron casing and
rausing the screens TO BE- cloggcd
With deposit, II is thought that some
wells in the valley have been ruined
because of this freak action of the
water.
UNDER THE STARS
With the drilling operations going
on extensively it is interesting to note
the camp life of the drilers. In this
country it is possible to sleep out
with two good blankets the year
around, and the force on the Miesse
trac, roll up after the evening smoke
III their blankets and sleep under the
stars. \ cook tent is the only shell
ter besides an occasional rancher's
or homcstcader's shack and the meals
are rnten from a rude deal table in
the open.
TOWNSlTE WELL
A. soon rs the wells now being
put down are completed the main
force of the drillers will concentrate
on the townsite of Miesse on the
Southern Pacific Railroad. The well
to be- drilled there has already been
located and commissary and bunk
house were begun yesterday to ac-
commodate the augmented force
which will soon he at work on the
improving of what will be an ideal
town. the social and business center
of the settlers on the 10000 acre
tract
THE ROAD
The road 10 the tract. twelve miles
from Deming. is one of he most in
teresting in the Mimbres Valley. The
land begins well on the other side Of
the dyke which runs in q northerly
direction from the base of the Little
Floridas aud this dyke until sur
: mounted cuts OF n view Of the Lewis
Flats country, which Is the most
! beautiful stretch of flat, grass grown
landscape near Deming. The grass
is now green where il burned OIL las,
winter aud the cattle grazing on IL,
: luxuriant herbage give to the country
t!a appearance OF an old Sc, lea se''
ton of pastures and hay lane The
native hay crop nas been one OF the
u,st paying o"e of the commu"'J
ALFALFA WITHOUT IRRIGATION
The heavy grass is due to the deer
rich silt and sandy loan soil and the
water which H. she'd from the noun
ans. Alfalfa winch has not YET
been irrigated is almost ready FOL
r the first cutting. Some OF the alfalfa
in the low land produces five full
crops season and without any r.
ripation. On the tract itself trac'
tor with grader attached has alread!
, completed seven miles of roads ant
another Rumeley tractor, Just ar
, rived, will be put to work plowihi
I, up the area which is to be seeded Il
alfalfa.
FIRST MAN ON TRACT
II is hard indeed TO guess why tn
p beautiful stretch of valley land ha
lain idle so long, in view of the crop
which have been raised by isolate'