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San Salomon springs are 3,250 feet above the sea, in a broad valley. Westward, eight to ten miles from the springs, it is encircled partly by the Limpia mountains, from which the valley extends eastward to the Pecos river, distant about forty-five miles. Northwestward, a branch of it extends about thirty miles to where it intersects another valley leading to Salt Lake, on the Pecos.

Irrigation is done extensively on the Rio Grande in the vicinity of El Paso, extending southward to Presidio del Norte on both sides of the river. On the Texas side are large quantities of productive valley lands, extending forty miles below El Paso, which are more or less irrigated. Below this, very little irrigation is done on the east side of the river above Presidio del Norte. On the irrigated lands wheat, barley, corn and oats are grown; also, vegetables and various fruits noted elsewhere.

On the Limpia, at Fort Davis, irrigation is done to a considerable extent.

In the western part of Kinney county, at the head of San Felipe river, are the San Felipe springs, three or more in number, from which flows the river going with a rapid current about fifteen miles to the Rio Grande, making one of the finest water powers in Texas or any other country. Two large flouring mills are at the little town of San Felipe. On this stream, 3000 acres are irrigated and under cultivation. Corn is the main crop, which, well cultivated, would average forty bushels per acre. So said Mr. Taylor, one of the proprietors of the irrigated land. Wheat is but little raised, average crop sixteen bushels to the acre. Oats grow well. Sweet potatoes do well, and are largely grown for the western market. Irish potatoes are raised to a small extent. All garden vegetables do finely; so do peaches and grapes; other fruits recently planted and on trial. Besides the mills, San Felipe has two stores and from forty to fifty dwelling houses. Sheep and cattle do well, and are kept to a considerable extent in that neighborhood.

Eastward, on the Fort Clark road, at Mud creek, is a large valley, about 700 acres of which are irrigated and cultivated. Below Fort Clark, on the Los Moras, irrigation is extensively done.

Enough land can be irrigated and cultivated in the western part of the State to support a large population, and the minerals of El Paso and Presidio counties, joined with