The land of sunshine, a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . ing and repairingthe entire ditch in the spring, while he who holds twelve acresfurnishes a mans labor when necessary during the wholeseason. The ditches have no regular gates or sluices, andflooding is the only means of irrigation. Consequently^, theuse of water is extremely wasteful. The developnient of the agricultural resources dependslargely upon the control of the Rio Grande. The seepage andinflow from streams maintain the river at a good volume innorthern New Mexico. Sites suitable for re
The land of sunshine, a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . ing and repairingthe entire ditch in the spring, while he who holds twelve acresfurnishes a mans labor when necessary during the wholeseason. The ditches have no regular gates or sluices, andflooding is the only means of irrigation. Consequently^, theuse of water is extremely wasteful. The developnient of the agricultural resources dependslargely upon the control of the Rio Grande. The seepage andinflow from streams maintain the river at a good volume innorthern New Mexico. Sites suitable for reservoirs along theRio Grande and its principal tributaries are frequent, andseveral of them excellent. Large dams constructed at thesepoints would render it possible to hold large quantities ofwater for the irrigation of a number of open valleys along thecourse of the river. Some of these reservoir sites have beensurveyed. Irrigation on the eastern plain is of comparatively recentintroduction. The water supply is drawn from the Canadianand Pecos rivers. The Canadian river flows through a valley. THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. -15 200 miles in length within the Territory. Irrigation ditchesin this drainage basin are confined almost wholly to the tribu-taries, the course of the main stream being for the mostpart through a canon, from which it does not emerge until itnears the boundary. Important irrigation systems are sup-plied by the Cimarron, Vermejo, Mora and Conchas rivers,those of the two first mentioned streams being among themost extensive in the Territory. Two large canals, con-structed by a corporation, are located on the Maxwell grant,a tract containing 1,491,755 acres of grazing, agricultural, tim-ber and mineral lands, including within its boundaries theheadwaters of the Canadian, Vermejo and Cimarron the line of these canals is a series of natural basins orancient lake-beds, favorably situated, in which large quanti-ties of water are stored. Many smaUer natural r
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