The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-29
COLORADO RIVER
BASIN IN STATE
IS RICH EMPIRE
New Mexico Has 10000
Square Miles to Be
Irrigated
Especial 10 The Hcrnidl
gy \. NJ HOVE.

SANTA ~. Jan. -2s-frtc Colorado
river bHsIn in Sew Mexico b. an en-
p.rc OF su 0uu suuarc miles, ouc-stNth
OF the entire area of h state. Il ts
marvelously rich IN natural resources,
virgin forests. vast coal tolds, great
deposits OF copper. iron gold, silver
and other precious and useful metals
and minerals. fertile river valleys
and broad mests and uplands, %
rivers like the san Juan the Aniua-,
tho ella that annually sour occaur
OF wIfar INTO the Colorado river.
This section just now i- in the
public uNc. The seven states iu Tho
Colorado river basin are toining
hands 90 promote the fullest develop
mcnt ~ irrigation and power on THIS
sreat river. 4 commission of %
member from ,lch state and Herbert
Hoover. rcprrscnting the United
State 81 tt work 60 study the posi-
bniurt fnt power and Irrigation ~
every uurt col The basin and suEg. st
cpmprchcnHtNc piau-.
To lay the foundation for the
claims ut Sew McNtco. the state co
Rinecr hus assembled dutn un irttgu-
uen aud power ~posribiiucs IN the
Colorado river basin in the state.
Tho average annuai discharge OF the
dreams involved b. shown by records
81 stream measurements taken over
"a period Of years The potential area
Cf lands uyuilahi, Tor irrigation and
the possible capacity Of reservoir
sitcs were asccrtaiucd by preliminary
investigation
The STATE engineer liuds that the
area al the basin iu Sew Mexico ~
20, 900 square miles. that Interstate
Etreama carry into the state au an
nual average now of 100. 900 acre
fcvt u hat THE annual Vcurr
flow out OF the state De- 3d. 500 900 acre
feet indicating That 1000. 900 aero
feet develop ON d watershed of the
state
Tho area Of suitable land Tor irti-
CATION. the state engineer finds .s
l013.un0 acres. The water supply b.
sufficient 10 irriEnte l.i0n.Oo0 acres.
allowing three triv feet uf water ,rr
acre u year. This o. IN addition tu
bG.a-a acres already irrigated iu IA,
basin.
Reservoir sites Investigated have d
potential capacity Of ittX.u Nu Hut
feet. Thu includes even sites on IA,
san Juan tnd tubutsrirH and on,
each "h tho Gtls aud the san FRAN
cisco but not M. Zuni
Tn hNdru-ol"c'ric uuwcr po.sibili
tics hatai uu th, sabl. figure and
ulau data of the geological survey
80 -' -"#-|N N|"N ~ N"NNH n
But the bare Figures of 600 Ouf
acres uf new hnd nndoT Irrigation
and 500 600 horsepower Hro not i'm.
prr-siNr. Just figure o. little pan
another million urrrs 90 alfalfa. ap.
ulrH and corn and sow Whcst. nat
and barley there viii be- elevators
mills. stores banks aud long freigh.
trains Geo move the srppr 60 market.
Ttru in6.u0u horsepower ur hydro.
'@lrpfrlU power into tho forest. th,
coat ncldF the mircs business an,
industry viii coo top specd
TIL" official crop report uf th'
Carlsbad project tor tY2 o. Juthenti,
and based on denhted PRICES. The
average return per acre from TIii
acres of alfalfa was Sarsa and ia,
aN"rarc return per acre FOR al crop
W. teha Thrsc flgmce arc No
'NfraNtsuut 3s Irrigation production
guoa Multiply thcsr figures by on
million ana New Mexico would begii
~ looa Ike ready money
hut water o. "a hauId asset Shnl
New NrNiro continue fu Doe $500. Ool
Hcrr foot of wafer slip over the ltat,
inr annually to Join roo. hrimminl
'oiotHdo tn. water win crrntnnli.
irrigat' % Uilliou prro. uf pud some
whcrr