Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-14
GOOD SPRING FLOW
IN RIO GRANDE
EXPECTED


Of Beautiful,
santa -. y. a.. Apfil - March
was a cold. rtther stormy, windy
mohth. with heavy SHOWS In the moan
tain Fesiena or The state. over fhs
lev lands and valleys especially of the
southern half no snow and little raia
occurred. az a rule. ssill the average
snowfall Ter che state WA 81 sncnes.
This gives an atcraee fail Tor the
state lof the winter. % SCI inches
about e.5 inch less than iaef ycgr Al
this aste. a few warm days Just at
the close gf March melted the snow
from the lower levels. but all the
higher mountains remain well COW
cred with deep enow Ia the canyons
and on north slopes.
The Improvement OF February con-
tlnued curing March over the san
Juan and northwest. especially over
the zuni mountains, and southwest
Colorado, and the season promises a
good early supply 81 water
Further sain occurred On the up
per reaches % the Rio Grande. with
deep snow over the western faces ot
the sanerc Do Cristo, the san Juan
nnd the northern Jcmez southwark
tho month was dry with little or no
snow Conditions favor a good early
How, aided and prolonged somewhat
by the GOODNESS Of the season 90 date.
The san Francisco. ella and MINI
bres continue most favorable. having
had fairly heavy snow over the
higher mountains while cold weather
has held melting in check.
Rather heavy snow occurred over
tho main range st the headwaters Of
the Canadian ard its branches. but
elsewhere over the northeast the
month was dry However. fair early
sUpply 81 water seems assured. Heavy
snow also occurred over the head
waters Of the Pecos. and I'm the higher
southwest mountains. The cold OF the
month held melting In check and a
fair supply Of water Is promised.
san Juan and Northwest.
Arbolcs. colo. L. y. Smack: The
snow ~ drifted. outlook - good for
plenty Of water. Aztec r. J. West.
The fall curing the month amounted
10 1915 inches. and soil n wcll-filled
with moisture. Blanco, w. a. Creager:
Plenty 81 snow fell during the month.
Cedar Hill. w craig Soil Is we'll
soaked. Crystal. ! 4 Molohon About
"a inches remain ~ 5000 feet. hut
melting fast. Dulcc. y. o. Green on
north slopes 10 inches remain ut 1000
feet Pcndlcton. 4. VI Greer Mast Of
the month was stormy; streams are
full IRON melting snow Ramah,
~
weather than we have had for many
years before; ~ 10 30 inches o. snow
remain "a 5000 feet. Zuni. q y.
Calvert Fully ~ inches remain al
5000 feet. evenly distributed. and
water VIII be plentiful.
sun Fran,isco ella aud Mimbres.
Alma. 81 A. Bake. Travellers stat,
that there 81 plenty Of WE'LL packed
snow la the Mogollon mountains from
+, 1900 feet upward also al the head
waters Of the san Francisco. assuring
plenty Of water AragOn. j. n. Mill
gan There is stiil plenty OF snow OF
north slopes al the higher mountains
and water supply seems 60 prOmis'
good. Moenllon. " J. Moore waite
supply vii oe the best in years. re
serve. l.. Baldwin The snow is driflei
in the mountains and there Is Eoo'
outlook for water GIN. " g. Bel
den There are about ~ inches a
1890 feet Hanover y. Roscnfeld
No snow remains near here Pine
Altos, o. l.. scott. Fully 20 inches re-
main nt 1890 feet: very compact
drifted some. and deep in the can
yons on north slopes The best ont
|, look Tor grass ana dry farming 70
many years. Santa Rita, j. Turner
No snow remains IN this yidlniiy
Duncan. Arlz. ). T. 7 walters y
snow remains in this vicinity.
Isio GrnRdc.
Chrome Colo q. W Lewis Full
80 inches remain at 1900 feet. com
pact. and good prospect OF waite
Osier. Colo, ". jenkins; From {
Q feet Of snow remain al e.700 fee
about the average depth OF last year
the BTaz0s meadows have IS inches
land tho upper Chama so inche
chana r. G.. johnson There are 2
L inches at iO 000 feet, compact. an
canyons are fun, with plenty ~ waite
l assured Aspen Grove. j. - Maj
4 pin From To- feet remain on mort
faces AZ 10000 feet. u is badly drifte
and compact, good outlook for waite
supply although the snow is meitln
! fast Oio Caliente. G.. A Hernandez
/ About 80 inches remain az 5000 feet
! q the mountains tho snow Is drifto
! and compact. very deep IN som
places The outlook FOR water suI
J ply is good. Gold I'M T.. Y. Penn
! About as feet remain al 10000 fee
, but n is swept into the canyons, con
pact and frozen. and the outlook "a
+ water " good Taos. A. Gusdori
, South on u = Mountain inches an
! reported al 5000 feet u