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called upon to investigate. On this ac- 

 count and in every other respect the selec- 

 tion is most excellent. Pecos Valley 

 Argus. 



IRRIGATION FROM WELLS. 



Irrigation by water from a well, if the 

 latter yields a good supply at moderate 

 depth from the surface, possess certain 

 advantages over that from a gravity sup- 

 ply, in spite of the usually greater annual 

 cost of procuring the water. 



The wells and the source of the water 

 are, as a rule, under the individual con- 

 trol of the irrigator. It is not necessary 

 for him to combine with other men and 

 to invest a large capital in a complicated 

 undertaking before he can receive any 

 benefit. It is often possible for the far- 

 mer to dig or drill the well himself, and 

 he can purchase, sometimes on credit if 

 necessary, the machinery, windmill, or 

 pump for bringing the water to the surface 

 Being under his own supervision he can 

 apply the water whenever, in his judgment, 

 the plants need it, not being compelled to 

 wait his turn or to take water at inconven- 

 ient times, whether day or hight, accord- 

 ing as it may be allotted under a large ir- 

 rigating system. F. H. Newell. 



MINES AND MINING. 



According to reports from one who trav- 

 eled extensively in the Phillipines some 

 years ago, gold deposits are very plentiful 

 there. If investigation proves this report 

 correct, it will be an inducement for this 

 country to keep the islands. 



The Santa Glaus mine, located near 

 Coarse Gold, California, and owned al- 

 most entirely by Fresno, (Cal.) people, 

 has had a force of men sinking a shaft 

 12 x 5 feet, and the ore taken out so far 

 proves to be of high grade quality. 



A group of mines known as the Storm 

 Cloud group, located near Prescott, Ari- 

 zona, have recently become paying prop- 

 erty to their owner, a Chicago man. This 



is another example of mines that have 

 been abandoned as unprofitable, turning 

 out well under proper management. For 

 fifteen years these mines have been worked, 

 under various owners, with but very indif- 

 ferent results for the money invested, 

 and were finally obtained by the present 

 owner for about $50,000. The mines are 

 now paying their way and promise to be 

 a profitable investment. 



El Paso, Texas has been much excited 

 by the report that the long-lost Tiofa gold 

 mine has been found. This mine is situ- 

 ated somewhere in the Sierra Madre monn- 

 tains, Mexico and is said to be fabulously 

 rich in gold ore. In 1818, when the own- 

 ers were forced by the Indians to leave 

 the country, the shaft was walled in and 

 all traces of the mine were therefore lost. 

 Despite the fact that the Mexican govern- 

 ment offered $15,000 in gold for its discov- 

 ery, and many men have lost their lives 

 hunting for it, the secret was never dis- 

 covered. But recently Mr. J. N. Fowler, 

 while tracking a wounded deer, came upon 

 a stone wall enclosing an opening and 

 upon cutting through the wall disclosed 

 an old mining shaft with a number of 

 crude mining implements, and down in the 

 shaft some rich specimens of gold. Mr. 

 Fowler went to El Paso and reported his 

 find which he firmly believes is the old 

 Tiofa mine. 



The official call for the convening of the 

 International Mining congress to assemble 

 in Salt Lake City, Wednesday, July 6, 

 has been issued. This is a permanent or- 

 ganization, the outcome of the Interna- 

 tional Gold Mining convention held in 

 Denver on the same date last year. The 

 objects are to secure national legislation, 

 to promote the business interests and de- 

 velopment of the resources of the mining 

 industry. The basis of representation is 

 thirty-five delegates, appointed at large by 

 the governors, and five each by the mayors 

 and the various exchanges or commercial 

 bodies of the country. Ex. 



