The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . y the ditches of this stream is7,628 acres. The Mora river and its tributaries supply waterfor practically all the irrigation systems in Mora county. Twoditches have been constructed, by which, during the periodsof greater scarcity, water is taken from the Rio del Pueblo inTaos county and diverted through passes in the the ditches along the Mora and its tributaries are eitherprivate or community ditches. The Pecos river becomes a considerable stream at its con-fluence with the Gall
The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . y the ditches of this stream is7,628 acres. The Mora river and its tributaries supply waterfor practically all the irrigation systems in Mora county. Twoditches have been constructed, by which, during the periodsof greater scarcity, water is taken from the Rio del Pueblo inTaos county and diverted through passes in the the ditches along the Mora and its tributaries are eitherprivate or community ditches. The Pecos river becomes a considerable stream at its con-fluence with the Gallinas. As the river has mountain sources,the flow in the upper portion of its basin is perennial; butshortly after it emerges from the highlands much of itswater is lost by seepage and for several months in the yearthis part of the river bed carries very little water. In the lower part of its course in New Mexico the Pecosreceives large quantities of water from numerous springs,which are a notable feature, many of them emerging from theearth with such volume and force as to prove beyond question. THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. 47 that they come from the drainage waters of the high precipi-tous mountain ranges on the west. The following are the principal tributaries of the Pecos,several of them furnishing a constant supply: Mora, AguaNegra, Agua Negra Chiquita, Rio Hondo, Berendo rivers(north, middle and south), the Spring rivers (north and south),Penasco, Seven rivers, Rockj Arroyo and Black river. Thedrainage area of the catchment basin of the Pecos river lyingwithin the Territor}^ and available for irrigation purposes isestimated at 20,000 square miles. It extends along four de-grees of latitude, with varying altitudes of from 3,000 to 11,-000 feet. In the valley between Roswell and the territorialline, many of the lands subject to irrigation are of excellentquality. In the western plateau region the total number of acresirrigated is small compared with the other two main divisionsof t
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