, 1869-08-25
A NEW MEXICAN CLAIM.
End OF n Twenty Trnrs' FTnud.

1-AN VA ~ a tstA AEt4AA' ANNus
ivrf Journal ~ C1,nnre.
Before ran5 Of Is were born, q Spanlard, Of the
name Of Don Pedro AImen4artz lived IN the
made living by ta,,ening rve-s,ocl. HIS eyes
Ts.tea eo7e;easy ;na Gpeo tsa;t q several
Grande Gel SoEte, the present site Of For.
Craig. Believing that he could do well with It,
spansn ns Colonial Governor Il that Texion. for
grant Of several square leagues 1t IVES ordered
b. uis Serene H!ghness Ae!sa5cs, uadts the roJal
THIS was early n the sesr 1870, The Lon boagnt
more cattle and brought then ozer to the
de- ' ample E dons;u III T of III eiove1 and ttso.ny. o
1Gt Il tie cattle thieves beesme 50 nume;ons
by this crcums1a1ce to abandon bis pos.ess!ons-
IN d few 5ears Don Pedro died. In February, ISIS,
treaty WAS neeosiascd u Gusdaoupe Itda.go
certain portions Of the Mexican Republic, among
which Vas New Mexico, 10 the United States By
tbs .scaty, utle 70 giant under Spanish q AeI.
sta:ea, subject 10 the sane conditions and LAWS IS
under Spanish and Mexican taws n force Al the
il July. ISIS, Tic army officers IN New Mexico
we're arcereI to select site FOR = fort They
at once took the west bank OF the Bravo They
wa1d representing tnai theJ were The hesrs or
Don Pedro. and that the cite Was the!z pyu7eHy.
\ bargain WAS stIUck. WHEREBY the IAnoA Wt+e
noclnaI rcas Of oce do!lar per anna,u. THIS was
IN TIE year lsi9. In 1854 TIC lease w1s renewed
for :en years at the a,ne Eeu., acd The Ohl'E-
ing Cut.ed States officers agreed 10 the tu4 rsio1
Of q stipulation that Al Improvements
made b, the government sboald tnc1e 70 The oWu-
ers 1T The expiration of the ltase. The lease vas
rejected hJ QUa1te1Eeaster General 1e.s1p Il. the
time Of tts reception but 20 attention T1s paid 10
that. NcaEt1ue the government had expended
S5t,e etq, gold, IN Improvements when Ihe itase e1-
pred IN ls&k 4 renewal was a.ttd asd granted.
Ind low began the yillatnJ in earnest. a cs3use
Hxs inserted In the new lease providing th4s T. e1
pT aoDu1n. in 9old. should BE- allowed the !easofs
ior the occupancy .. hetr eHtLifH9s enI Gnd1.
TITS Vas not discovered here I'LL 1s&a Mhen
Jta3' s lent WAS claimed. The as:ontshed QuAt-
fe1Master General referred the matter to the nc
counting ot1cefa OF the Treasury Department,
who in turn referred It TO the Commissioner Of
the General Land OGcc. -.--
Bur Don Pedrp's heiss had learned 4 thing OK
twp IN A1t this tine. JEdsr John S Watts delegate
In the 1htrth-seFenth Congress f.un New Mcttc1,
was n an early date retained a taeE eonse-
Before he vent 10 Congress be helped TO SECURE
the passage By that body OF II Ac:. approved Jnnc
Fl. 1sG0. confirming certain land 2rA1H IN New
Mexico and elsewhere Among them 1t E1S
claimed Nas this, tho7Ea II Eas not mentioned tn
TIC act.
The Isud once Commissioner searched for nItgi-
mi fifte to the tacdA, Me!S1rt5 had neglected 10
give one, 20 really Don Pedro had hot eyen pog-
sessory r1sss 70 ITEM ~hile bis cattle were graz
1hs there. Besides, ine pla1nest Aad frst pftnci-
Of Charles l. ENG Of Spain, required IN donating
the public domain
III. Actual settlement I'd. improvement Of
The grant Sd RetDAtniug In possession 4th.
military purposes were Il all ttnes to be uadc
without reference 10 royal grartz
And how stood this case7 Besides having no
tile, A1EeQdaltz lad aersI 1eGded upon t1e