Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-03
LORDSBURG HAPPY
OVER SUCCESS Of
BIG WELL
Severe Test Results Satisfac.
torily in Presence Of Hun
dred Spectators on ,Animas
Farm. st.A 1AAa

Lordsbutg. ~ A.. Apru There
is rejoicing la Lordshurg aud 100
npighhoring towns over the umHzing
success Of the big well and pump on
the Johu Johnson farm in the AMI
mas valley, twelve miles from here.
About 100 persons witnessed the uTst
-sesfHe test az The pnnti. the uis1 Onc
q! size Installed in this section ~ the
country, saturday Two hours of
steady pumping failed - diminish thu
How, accommodating tu the satisfHc-
ton Of persons familiar with water
sources that the Animus valley supply
rs incalculablc. The pump is an
s-inch centrifugal driven by 20.
horse power gus engine.
Albeit the pump had born pre-, ious-
lN operated Tor a feW minutes at IL
Time. test has been awaited with
great interest especially by settlers
boz the Animas valley. who's, measure
90 thrift viii he determined chiefly hS
water resources Al 81 the settlers
have been successful Ia discovering
water at depths ranging from twelve
tu thiriN 1--we feet but, with the eN-
ceptiun oi a G-inch pump on the Sell
lards furia, there hns been no install
latiOn that would establish indubita-
bis whether there was water in suf-
hcient quantities. for intensive agri-
culture.
Johnson fixed saturday for the test
and made 10 tine occasion for picnic
Go which he invited tn residents Of
Lordsbnrg ana the outlying country.
n happier day could not Dee imag-
med, spring broke forth rddiHutiN "a
week ago aud since has .,dorncd f.r-
self with her gsrb Of green Tho sun
shonc with warmth and there was IN
the air the barest nip which brought
he"lthiui Hush To- the cheeks. ny
motor, team and horse the Lords
burgers. Steiners ana others B-picnlr-
ing went over the hills 20 the AMI
mas, Whcr" hulmy skies and warm
welcome awaited them Ronald
ignn htznrdrd the pcrils OF the Bon
me- grade. nog"I7tlns the trip safely
on his birNrlc.
a. lhr nrm John Mrs John. and
dIl the uttl, Johns aud dohncttos had
Wtur great preparations for the NIri-
tors 4 park was assigned tu tho
motors and tu one side place had
been reserved for the teams. ample
Iced being provided. Coffee was
.roWiug and Hu Investigation ot tho
pump house revealed long table
fairly laden with things good to cai.
THESE with the lunches brought by
The picnicurs made % regal rc9Ist
which even the wide cyes of The little
tote could not encompass.
Johnson started his cugin, at a.
u.ciurb. a. li.2l %. m., hc threw
over the belt which operates thr big
centrifugal pump Immediately u
gushing stream ui water. ruuniuE tDi,
Zoo the ion inch outlet burst forth tu
the utter HmuEcmrui of many Of the
picuirCrs who had not before seen 20
lHtgc pumping we'll iu ton minutes
tuD lmpruNlsrd reservoir Was bauktul
Johnson cut through 10 and at tho
'umt time turned water into his ditch
gates Even this would not dispose OF
me enormous Hood which rushed from
ihc outlet pipe and ln less than hair
the hour ihu guests were compelled 60
uFc boards and fence rails iu order io
move about with dry feet.
Ne the end of am hour there was
some speculation concerning the we'll.
Many wondered whether the constant
pumping would lower the head ur ex-
hausi thu source altogether. However,
there was no suggestion of failure and
40 the end of the second hour John
son sped his cngine from 28j refolu-
tions 90 ESQ. This instead of revealing
any weakness. had the erect OF throw
ing thc water forth iu greater volume.
The pump developed about $50 gal
Ions n minute.
Johnson Is delighted with the sue
cess of his Well tie is the pioneer
irrigntor ON the Animas and LOOKS for
great things from his combination OF
&c good water supply and fertile AMI
mas soils. lie has about NIFTY acres