Manual of Revised Rules, Regulations and Requirements for Filing Applications for Permit to Appropriate Water Under Laws of 1907 as Amended in the Office of the State Engineer of New Mexico (open access)

Manual of Revised Rules, Regulations and Requirements for Filing Applications for Permit to Appropriate Water Under Laws of 1907 as Amended in the Office of the State Engineer of New Mexico

Instructions detailing how to submit a permit application to appopriate water in New Mexico, including a form template, explanations about fees and procedures, relevant legal regulations, and other helpful information, such as a table of equivalents.
Date: 1915-21~
Creator: New Mexico. State Engineer Office.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Portions of Texas, New Mexico and Indian T'Y (Sheet 1 of 2).

Map of parts of Texas, New Mexico, and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), showing the trails marched by U.S. Cavalry Regiments in the 1870s. The map includes towns and forts, rivers, creeks, and areas of elevation, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:506,880] (8 miles to the inch).
Date: 1875
Creator: Opdyke, Minott; Blair, Betty Jo & Gillespie, G. L.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Portions of Texas, New Mexico and Indian T'Y (Sheet 2 of 2).

Map of parts of Texas, New Mexico, and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), showing the trails marched by U.S. Cavalry Regiments in the 1870s. The map includes towns and forts, rivers, creeks, and areas of elevation, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:506,880] (8 miles to the inch).
Date: 1875
Creator: Opdyke, Minott; Blair, Betty Jo & Gillespie, G. L.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Portions of Texas, New Mexico and Indian T'Y (Sheet 4 of 4).

Map of parts of Texas, New Mexico, and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), showing the trails marched by U.S. Cavalry Regiments in the 1870s. The map includes towns and forts, rivers, creeks, and areas of elevation, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:506,880] (8 miles to the inch).
Date: 1875
Creator: Opdyke, Minott; Blair, Betty Jo & Gillespie, G. L.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelopes from San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Records] (open access)

[Envelopes from San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Records]

Collection of envelopes in which Dock Dilworth Parramore stored various company records such as letters and field notes. A note on the largest envelope was handwritten by W. J. Sellers in 1963 explaining his own reasons for keeping the envelopes.
Date: unknown
Creator: Parramore, Dock Dilworth
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hand Drawn Map of Cienega River Ditch]

Hand drawn map of the Cienega River Ditch land stretching across the border between Arizona and New Mexico. Part of the map is highlighted in orange, showing what appears to be the path of the San Simon River Valley. Various handwritten notes, calculations, and coordinates are written on the front and back of the page.
Date: 193X
Creator: Parramore, Dock Dilworth
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. D. Parramore to Bill Shugart, January 23, 1931] (open access)

[Letter from D. D. Parramore to Bill Shugart, January 23, 1931]

Letter from D. D. Parramore to Bill Shugart discussing filing a map of the Cienega Ditch with the surveyor, J. L. Wells, and asking Sugart or Charles Chinoweth to sign as a witness that the ditch existed before 1895. The word, "Coppy", is handwritten in pencil at the top of the letter.
Date: January 23, 1931
Creator: Parramore, Dock Dilworth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. D. Parramore to J. L. Wells, January 23, 1931] (open access)

[Letter from D. D. Parramore to J. L. Wells, January 23, 1931]

Letter from D. D. Parramore to J. L. Wells discussing receiving a map of the Cienega Ditch and sending payment for it, signing of legal forms related to the surveying of the ditch, and discussing the existing legal ambiguity of the current ownership of the property. A postscript note at the end of the letter reads, "Am working with Bill Sugart to get Charles Chinoweth or someone else and go up to Lordsburg and sign the papers." The word, "Coppy", is written in pencil at the top of the letter.
Date: January 23, 1931
Creator: Parramore, Dock Dilworth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. E. Peavy to Ed V. Mead, June 26, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from J. E. Peavy to Ed V. Mead, June 26, 1959]

Letter from J. E. Peavy to Ed V. Mead thanking him for the signed Commission he got from Truett Latimer.
Date: unknown
Creator: Peavy, J. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pocket Map of the State of Texas

Map of Texas and portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico as well as Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), showing towns, roads, railroads, county lines, bodies of water, and in some cases property lines and ownership. Scale [ca. 1:2,027,520] (32 miles to the inch).
Date: 1879
Creator: Pressler, Charles W. & Landermann, A. B.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robin Ribble-Harder to Hardin-Simmons University - August 19, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Robin Ribble-Harder to Hardin-Simmons University - August 19, 1996]

Letter from Robin Ribble-Harder to the Alumni Relations office of Hardin-Simmons University describing a collection of pictures pertaining to the Abilene Hall and bookstore fires to be sent to the University. The photographs had belonged to Carnes "Proff" Ribble.
Date: August 19, 1996
Creator: Ribble-Harder, Robin
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Comanche Country, 1875

Military map of the Indian Territory in the Great Plains, showing Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Kansas. The map includes military trails and posts (abandoned and occupied). State lines, towns, railroads, bodies of water, and areas of elevation are also included. Towns enclosed in brackets were established after 1875. Relief shown in hachures.
Date: 1933
Creator: Riney, W. A.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Comanche Country and Adjacent Territory, 1860

Military map of the Comanche Indian Territory in the Great Plains, showing Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, and Colorado. The map includes military trails and posts (abandoned and occupied). State lines, towns, bodies of water, and areas of elevation are also shown. Towns enclosed in brackets were established after 1860. Relief shown in hachures.
Date: 1933
Creator: Riney, W. A.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Routes of Indian Raids into the Northern Mexican States and United States Military Posts, 1860

Military map of conflicts between settlers and the Southern Plains Indians in Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico. The map shows trails and military posts (occupied and abandoned). State lines, towns, roads, bodies and water, and areas of elevation are also included. Towns enclosed in brackets were established after 1860. Relief shown in hachures.
Date: 1933
Creator: Riney, W. A.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of Routes of Coronado and Army]

Map of the Coronado Expedition, 1540-1542, through parts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The map includes state boundary lines, bodies of water, major towns, forts, and areas of elevation. A legend, included in the lower-right corner, indicates directions of the routes of Coronado and his army. No scale indicated.
Date: 1912
Creator: Root, George A.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between San Simon Cattle Company and Dr. E. W. Johnson, February 23, 1918] (open access)

[Correspondence Between San Simon Cattle Company and Dr. E. W. Johnson, February 23, 1918]

Correspondence between San Simon Cattle Co. and Dr. E. W. Johnson discussing making a payment of ten dollars to the order of J. D. Jordan. The correspondence is written on the back of a torn-open envelope that was once addressed to Mr. J. D. Jordan from attorneys Wilson and Walton.
Date: February 24, 1918
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land Ownership Chart] (open access)

[Land Ownership Chart]

Hand-drawn chart showing purchases and ownership of plots of land within Arizona and New Mexico on the Cienega Ditch Property.
Date: 188u
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appointment of Agents] (open access)

[Certificate of Appointment of Agents]

Notarized document certifying that the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company appointed J. J. Wheeler as its agent int he state of Arizona and J. D. Jordon as its agent in New Mexico. The document is signed by president of the company, J. H. Parramore.
Date: October 28, 1912
Creator: Texas
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

North Lea County, New Mexico

Survey map of the northern portion of Lea County, New Mexico, showing property lines, ownership, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, bodies of water, roads, and gas and oil wells. A legend, indicating wells and government and state lands, is included in the lower-left corner. Scale [ca. 1:63,360] (1 miles to the inch).
Date: unknown
Creator: The Prairie Oil & Gas Company, Land Department
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

A new map of the state of California, the territories of Oregon and Utah, and the chief part of New Mexico.

Atlas map of the newly formed state of California and the territories of Utah, New Mexico, and Oregon. The map includes boundary lines, major towns, early settlement roads, bodies of water, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,969,600] (110 miles to the inch).
Date: 1850
Creator: Thomas Cowperthwait & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alburquerque

Topographic quadrangle map of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads, bodies of water, landmarks, and borders, with relief shown by contours (interval 200 feet with supplementary contours at 100 foot intervals) and spot heights. Location and sectionalized township diagrams are included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1955
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brownfield

Topographic quadrangle map of Brownfield, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads, bodies of water, landmarks, and borders, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 50 foot intervals) and spot heights. Location and sectionalized township diagrams are included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carlsbad

Topographic quadrangle map of Carlsbad, New Mexico, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks, with relief shown by contours (interval 200 feet with supplementary contours at 100 foot intervals) and spot heights. Location, reliability, and sectionalized township diagrams are included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1955
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Clovis

Topographic quadrangle map of Clovis, New Mexico, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 50 foot intervals) and spot heights. Location and sectionalized township diagrams are included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1955
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History