Cassius Asa Fisher
Published: 2016-11-23
Total Pages: 60
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Excerpt from Preliminary Report on the Geology and Underground Waters of the Roswell Artesian Area, New Mexico The area to which this report relates is located in southeastern New Mexico. It comprises about square miles lying along Pecos River and extending from a point 5 miles north of Roswell to below the mouth of Seven Rivers, as shown in pi. I. In addition to the discus sion of the artesian waters, the report includes a brief' description of the geology of the sedi mentary rocks, their structure, and their relation to the underground waters. The area of owing wells is indicated on the map, pi. VI, and records of representative wells are given, which are intended to illustrate the character and succession of the water-bearing beds) Information respecting surface waters available for domestic and irrigation purposes and a brief description of the climatic. And agricultural features of the region are also given. The investigation was conducted under the direction of Mr. N. H. Darton. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
