In 1583 the entrada of Antonio de Espejo stopped at the spring when Jumano Indians guided the Spaniards up the Toyah valley. Dr. John S. Ford passed through the Toyah valley in 1849 and noted productive land along its banks. Madera Valley, near the reservoir, was farmed by prehistoric Indians and Hispanic settlers. After Fort Davis was reoccupied by the army at the end of the Civil War a lucrative market opened for the grains, vegetables, and cattle of these farmers, who irrigated their fields from San Solomon Springs. In 1909 the Toyah Valley Irrigation Company was organized to supervise water use of the area. By 1915 Reeves County Water Improvement District No. 1 had acquired the water rights and built Balmorhea Lake and Dam. Construction began on the earthfill dam in 1916 and was completed in 1917.
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The median income for a household in the city was $16,071, and the median income for a family was $20,179. Males had a median income of $19,271 versus $13,958 for females. The per capita income for the city was $7,742. About 32.4% of families and 36.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.0% of those under age 18 and 21.3% of those age 65 or over.
Nevertheless, in times of struggle for Truth, such as those now upon us, we remain committed to The Way of Truth; that is, the way of Satyaghaha, or active non-violent resistance as practiced by Siddhārtha Gautama, Yeshua Ben Yosef, Francis and Clair of Assisi, Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and others. It is said that, much of what we write is written to ourselves. That is certainly true here as well. By exploring for Truth we hope to some day receive Her promise to be set free. Therefore, we pray, "Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done," and we proclaim in the enlightened Spirit of world unity, both feet firmly planted in Her Blessings: "From Every Mountainside Let Freedom Ring."
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