Farming and Water around 1900 | Alamosa/Southern San Luis Valley
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Trujillo house before preservation.
LHP_Intern2020-01-18T04:09:28+00:00It is interesting that a Hispanic-American settler chose to build a two-story log house rather than an adobe building.
Brothers Francisco and Raymundo Gallegos, ranchers near San Luis, 1895
LHP_Intern2020-01-18T04:04:11+00:00Brothers Francisco and Raymundo Gallegos, ranchers near San Luis, 1895
Picture of largest artesian well in the Valley, in Alamosa
LHP_Intern2020-01-18T04:04:23+00:00Picture of largest artesian well in the Valley, in Alamosa
Most of the farmers in Antonito, a town which is less than 8 years old, are Hispanics; their fine farms are under good cultivation
LHP_Intern2020-01-18T04:06:54+00:00Most of the farmers in Antonito, a town which is less than 8 years old, are Hispanics; their fine farms are under good cultivation
Technique used by “some of our Mexicans owning large ranches” to get rid of Loco Weed
LHP_Intern2020-01-18T04:07:07+00:00Technique used by “some of our Mexicans owning large ranches” to get rid of Loco Weed
In description of death of his son, Jose Garcia of Conejos was said to be a large holder of sheep who shipped them to Chama, NM by train for lambing GalleryIn description of death of his son, Jose Garcia of Conejos was said to be a large holder of sheep who shipped them to Chama, NM by train for lambing
In description of death of his son, Jose Garcia of Conejos was said to be a large holder of sheep who shipped them to Chama, NM by train for lambing
LHP_Intern2020-01-18T04:06:18+00:00In description of death of his son, Jose Garcia of Conejos was said to be a large holder of sheep who shipped them to Chama, NM by train for lambing
An artesian well being drilled in Antonito
LHP_Intern2020-01-18T04:04:47+00:00An artesian well being drilled in Antonito
Sugar beet farming can be profitable in Valley, especially around Alamosa, due to water and abundance of “Mexican” labor
LHP_Intern2020-01-18T04:06:42+00:00Sugar beet farming can be profitable in Valley, especially around Alamosa, due to water and abundance of “Mexican” labor