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[Letter from J. L. Wells to D. D. Parramore, February 10, 1931]
Letter from J. L. Wells to Dock Dilworth Parramore discussing the filing of maps and a statement of the Cienega Ditch and making suggestions on raising the value of the property by adding a water ditch on the Arizona side.
Date:
February 10, 1931
Creator:
Wells, J. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 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 J. L. Wells to D. D. Parramore, January 20, 1931]
Letter from J. L. Wells to D. D. Parramore discussing a completed map of the Cienega Ditch and the final steps needed to officially file it in Santa Fe.
Date:
January 20, 1931
Creator:
Wells, J. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. L. Wells to Mr. Parramore, October 31, 1930]
Letter from J. L. Wells to Mr. Parramore discussing measurements of Parramore's property and the need for two men to attest to the existence of the Cienega Ditch to complete a land survey.
Date:
October 31, 1930
Creator:
Wells, J. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. B. Atwood to D. D. Parramore, January 29, 1931]
Letter from L. B. Atwood to D. D. Parramore discussing water rights and ownership rights and technicalities about the Cienega property.
Date:
January 29, 1931
Creator:
Atwood, L. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[New Mexico Field Notes to Cienega Lands, 1930]
Document specifying boundary lines, natural and man-made land markers, and the quality of sections of land belonging to the Cienega Ditch Property in New Mexico. The distances are measured in units of chains. Arithmetic calculations are handwritten in pencil in the margins of the pages.
Date:
1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Filing of Cienega Ditch Map]
Document declaring the filing of a land survey and maps of the Cienega Ditch with the office of the State Engineer of New Mexico as notice of D. D. Parramore's ownership of the land. The document is notarized by Robert M. Reynolds, Florence Clifton, and B. E. Lourt.
Date:
February 3, 1931
Creator:
New Mexico
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[New Mexico Field Notes to Cienega Lands, 1930]
Document specifying boundary lines, natural and man-made land markers, and the quality of sections of land belonging to the Cienega Ditch Property in New Mexico. The distances are measured in units of chains. Arithmetic calculations are handwritten in pencil in the margins of the pages.
Date:
1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. L. Wells to D. D. Parramore, January 28, 1931]
Letter from J. L. Wells to Dock Dilworth Parramore discussing mapping and measurements of the Cienega Ditch Property. A handwritten note at the bottom of the letter reads, "Regarding the ownership of the Cienega, the notes and affidavit only intend to show the owner - no difference how you obtained it or when."
Date:
January 28, 1931
Creator:
Wells, J. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. L. Wells to J. J. Parramore, October 24, 1930]
Letter from J. L. Wells to J. J. Parramore discussing blueprints and mapped measurements of land on the San Simon River.
Date:
October 24, 1930
Creator:
Wells, J. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. L. Wells to D. D. Parramore, November 19, 1930]
Letter from J. L. Wells to Dock Dilworth Parramore discussing an enclosed letter from the New Mexico State Engineer to Mr. Wells regarding water rights to the Cienega Ditch Property.
Date:
November 19, 1930
Creator:
Wells, J. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. L. Wells to J. J. Parramore, January 7, 1931
Letter from J. L. Wells to J. J. Parramore discussing why Mr. Atwood is out office, promising to complete a map of the Cienega Ditch while having Atwood draw up a form of oath for Parramore, Sugart, and Chinoweth to sign. He requests the first initials of Chinoweth and Sugart, to which a response is written at the bottom of the page from Dock Dilworth Parramore that reads, "Called Cienega Ditch. Wm Sugart Charles Chinoweth. D.D.P."
Date:
January 7, 1931
Creator:
Wells, J. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[El Paso Natural Gas Company Plant]
Photograph of processing equipment next to the El Paso Natural Gas Co. Plant. Caption on the image reads, "El Paso Natural Gas Co. Plant at Jal, N. Mex."
Date:
1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 37, July 1933 - April, 1934
The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 324.
Date:
1934
Creator:
Texas State Historical Association & Barker, Eugene C.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 33, July 1929 - April, 1930
The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 327.
Date:
1930
Creator:
Texas State Historical Association
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Commercial Possibilities of the Texas-New Mexico Potash Deposits
From Introduction Results of Test: "Among the domestic potash resources which were brought to the attention of the country during and after the war but were not utilized as a source of potash, although they indicated that they might furnish the cheap potash desired, were the potash deposits occurring with the think rock-salt formations of western Texas and southeastern New Mexico."
Date:
1930
Creator:
Wroth, James S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mammals of New Mexico
Summary of the species of mammals native to New Mexico, including a map of the life zones, descriptions of the physiographic features, and lists of characteristic zone-marking plants, birds, mammals.
Date:
December 1931
Creator:
Bailey, Vernon
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Safety Cars of the United States Bureau of Mines
Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the mine stations and safety cars used to reach miners in distress. As stated in the report, "the purpose, equipment, personnel, and construction of its safety cars" is presented. This report includes an illustration, and a map.
Date:
March 1931
Creator:
Forbes, J. J. & Ankeny, M. J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Photograph 2012.201.B0931.0234]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date:
July 11, 1937
Creator:
Hart, Alphia O.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
El Paso Gap Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:48000
Date:
1936
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Canutillo Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date:
1930
Creator:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Doug Bryant at New Mexico Military Institute
Photograph of Doug Bryant while attending the New Mexico Military Institute in 1936. He is wearing a uniform. The photo is signed, "With love to Father, From Son Doug".
Date:
1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Army Camp, Doña Ana, New Mexico]
Camp Street of the 82nd Field Artillery of the United States Army, looking North. This was in Doña Ana, New Mexico.
Date:
1936~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History