by early march 1889, the camp hosted 21 residents, including 15 students. the training period ended in april 1889 with ten of the students taking on hydrographer positions in the irrigation survey. stream measurements were continued by the local railroad agent until 1904 and were then discontinued. measurements resumed in 1912 by a new railroad agent, and in 1915 the station operation was taken on by the state of new mexico. the usgs resumed operation of the stream gauging station in july 1931.