The New York herald., 1850-01-28
The California Documents.


FUhTHrR EXTRACTS FKOA TuE PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
ACCOMPANYING TIE PRESIDENTS CALIFORNIA
MESSAGE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 1850.
We enclose to-day some further extracts from
the documents scc' mpsnying the Presidents mes
sage on California and New Mexico
iNsrbrcrioNs FHoN rHE eENEEAt LAND oFricE To WI
caNfi JONAS, rsa sttc'sL AeENr or MS. EwrSs
JuLy 8, lsi9
l. Mr Jones Is to proceed TO California without de-.
lay sud hunt up the old spsnh aAd Mexican archives
relating 20 land titles In Cslifornia
2 Davibg obtained sccess to the archives, he 4, to
make cut an abeiract:-l OF the old Spanish land
uues' and All the facts concerning them q OF the
utts granted by NeNieo and to discriminate between
perfect and imperfect titles g. lie 10 to classify the
titles granted about the time Of the late revolutionary
movements In siforpiA 4 tie will obtain . COPY of
all the dGerept authentic forms Of title from the first
elemsnt TO the consummaton 6. He is TO pay psrti.
eulsr attention TO the extensive tracts bodies Of
land covered BY What are kporn as " Missions" lie
viii a,cersn their extent locality history origin aud
date Of estaelishnsnt respectively aud the various
tranfitons 81 title toclesAstc, military, and political
through which they have passed. o. lie 10 TO make
careful inquiry IN regard 10 titles granted by Spain
II any 10 the islsnds bays, heys, sc Of the coast
> lie will also inquire into the nature Of the Indian
rigbts under spzin aud Mexico. and q subsisting
when the territory csded 20 the United states
On returning, Mr Jones is TO come by way of santa
-. and max. all necessary resesrchees there and at
other places IN New Mexico, In respect TO the land
titlss Sc In that territory,
The fully to accom- plhh the object. Of hs mis-
sion, Mr. Jones is authorized, either in gslng
turning TO call At the citJ of Mexico to examine the
public archives.
lie s TO keep journal Of all his proceedings
hoSrtHr,, California Sept. 30, 1s4e.
Mr.. Jopes writes to Ewtg that the old archives
there. and b. has con m. pcea his investisatiou
General Riley ordered all the archives TO be opened to
him. They ere very imperfect, however, and In utter
confusion. lie 6pds book of records earlier than
1889. He suggests that Com Stockton be applied to
for information. The spanish and Mexican grants
large from t.o 10 eleven or twelve square leagues
He rpeaks q the number of candidates for ONCE
number Of persons ..sm to have come out durins the
past summer With no ether vev thss to back with
tite TO foco .ilss of mileage In their pockets Mr..
Jones hopes TO keep within the 81 500 for which he
authorized 70 araw.
III. w. Halleok, Secretary Of State Of the Ter
rtory OF Csliforns, TO the Military Governor, en-
c loses n voumnous document on the history OF
land titles IN California. from which We extract a
MosrSar-, March 1.lsls
The first authority for granting lands In Upper cali
fsInis, contained In the yiceroys instructions to
The u Ton msncsbt oftks Nss Estsblishment OF san
Diego aud Monterey" dsted August ~, IVA The
mon lands and TO grant Titles to indviduss whether
o ne- settsrs in the vicinity OF the Missions
OF tsselo., subject 20 TIE general lavs.
On eep,sme.t Al. l7is. the viceroy wrote TO the
ON msnasnt IN Ppsr tsiforBs granting permission
girls Cpdisn,) Of IN. mission. and su,har,sIas TIE
sssigr rmtnt Of snds TO the ,od,srs 40 nsrryps The
valley q enc hundred ana fory vsrs. 70 v,pu. snx
tron Who bad married an incisn gr q the mis.on of
on the lat June, l5se. tn. Governor drew nm new
set q regulations for the government of siornis
which vas approved by the Ming in royal otisr o,
Oct "a 1Tsf Title ia of thsse regulations ron..,o.
instructions respecting coloDitsticp. sc Eash r,L
lsder 20 receive bounty q siis % Der aonnm m f
the fret two and see for the three
yesrr and also 20 have the loan q horses. mules
cattle farming utsnsls sc The streets. squares IN a.
nieirsi and con mon iabds of the rusblo.. ana the
hoois lots and Pu,ft. Of seeing lands of the puia.
dcyss we're TO be desgus'ed by the government Die
charged fodiers 60 receive building aud psnting
lots tbe ssme the colopists ell q Nhcm had the
right o. pasture cstte eud cut wood on ths common
sDds II the puebos Ger Elm conditions were stschst
10 th.se sfssts such ss the building OF houe and
planting cf tree within spacdsd time. Thee regu-
lstioss With Ellis bt le.tODs hsve formed the basis
81 the laws vhich have since governed the Paebes
a Cafofbs.
IN 1898 the eovertmsn Of Nezico rassei series Of
resuisticns ftr coluiErE her territories - LIBERAL D.
naitIs Cf land 60 cOLtisvtoIs, tr-Tsisf s htsts of