Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-22
0 DONNELL WILL
REPORT PROGRESS
TO WATER USERS
Supervisor Of Irrigation Of
Reclamation Service TO
Make Address at Las
Cruces on Better Farming,

tsraeist eoE~sseoHnsHcg 70 soHHlHa JousnALi
santa Fee, Feb. I'LL. II. O'Donnell,
supervisor OF irrigation Of the recla-
nation service, will tomorrow address
the water users at Las Cruces on
Better Farming" The following re-
port or progress on the Rio Grande
project viii be submitted nc the same
time
During the month Of January APP
proxmately $4,000 cubic yards of
excavation was accomplished In build
ing the East and West Side canals in
the Messilla valley. and the recon-
structlon OF the Franklin canal In the
III Paso valley Twelve hundred
head of local stock and about seven
hundred men were employed on this
work Both day and monthly camps
have been established on all canals.
AT the Mesilla diversion dam-site
temporary camp has been set up and
material ana supplies assembled, ms
well as considerable equipment.
A drag-line eXcavatar has begun
the excavation for the East Side in
take gate structure.
On the West side canal excavation
was in progress at the close of the
month on five OF the seven schedules.
TWO hundred and eighty-six men and
$50 head Of waters users stock
were employed on this feature. the
excavation work being 20 per cent
complete on January ST.
Work was begun on the East Side
canal on January rs. az the end OF
the month 1850 men and 332 head of
stock were at work.
In the III paso valley the Franklin
canal reconstruction from Ysleta to
/ Clint was begun and Il force of 416
head of stock and ESQ men were em-
i ployed.
/ River Conditions.
+ The total discharge OF the Rim
! Grande at Selden for the month OF
/ January was 4i,S0O aere-feet. with a
I minimum daily discharge Of 229 Sec
+ ond-feet and maximum of 1850 Sec
1 ond-feet. Local rains increased the
amount Of water In the river consid-
erably the first part of the month.
Water Rental Applications.
on March / applications viii be re-
ceived at the reclamation service Of
flee In the Mills building, El Pasn,
Tex. for water service under the
Franklin canal and at me reclamation
service office at Las Cruces. Nav
Mexico, for water service under the
to the change in requiring individuals
under tho bona Ana, Las Cruces and
Mesilla community canals TO make
Applicant m In advance to the reelama-
ton service at las Cruces for all wa
ter diverted by the l4easburg dam and
DISCHARGED through the Leasburg ca
nal. No application need be filed al
this time for water from the canals
under construction I'm the Mesilla val
ley
Elephant Butte Dam.
The following report on the prog
ress of construction work at the
storage dam IL from information fur
nished by Mr.. r. II. Baldwin. con-
struetion engineer, who is IN charge
of that feature;
The work accomplished during the
month OF January is of special inter-
est. Besides the closing OF the fiume
and placing the river under absolute
control. more masonry was placed
than during any previous month.
on January Z the river was dis
charged through the outlets provided
IN the dam.
The maximum concrete placed In
any day during the month was 1851
cubic yards A total Of 3S, 400 cubic
yards was placed during the month,
giving a daily average Of 1850 cubic
| yards.
The sand-cement plant turned out
$4,000 barrels Of sand-cement. which
is the record run TO date.
Work continued on the embank-
ment and road to Engle.
The Elephant Butte storage dam.
including auxiliary features. is now SO
per cent completed