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<br />C\1 <br /> <br />~ <br />'- <br /> <br />C"': <br />~ <br /> <br />c: <br />1-~ " -' -" <br />"""'::0' <br /> <br />supply. Return flow reaching them, however, augments the supply <br /> <br />for the New Mexico area. <br /> <br />The towns of Hesperus, Breen, Kline, and Marvel serve the <br /> <br />Colorado area; La Plata, the New Mexico area. Railroad Shipping <br /> <br />points are Hesperus for Colorado; Farmington for New Mexico. <br /> <br />Durango, with a population of ,,887 is the principal business <br /> <br />center for the project and the largest city within 200 miles. The <br /> <br />population of the project is estimated to be about 1,400, inclusive <br /> <br />of the project towns. <br /> <br />History <br /> <br />Farming began in this general area in the 70's, following closely <br /> <br />the discovery of gold and the growth of mining in the San Juan Mountains. <br /> <br />.....-.^' <br />"<.j' <br /> <br />United States Census data on area irrigated in La Plata Basin,colorado <br /> <br />indicate the growth of irrigation through the years: <br /> <br />1902 <br />1919 <br />1929 <br /> <br />6,972 <br />17,174 <br />24,308 <br /> <br />Acres <br />II <br />II <br /> <br />Data for 1939 are not yet available but it is known that there has <br /> <br />been a marked reduction in the area irrigated during the ilrought years <br /> <br />since 1929. <br /> <br />2 <br />