, 1873-12-12
WEST LAS ANlMAS.
A La1a1.t.rnb in Colorado.

From nc Denre1 MtTror' ose. I. -
aae ieseh. aa n,.n reoned iivo,y ins
tasost mues r. in"1 ta ' cn,nnun.v nnso
Ing o"n wv D. obnnt au on ,;tns H., f,vnrn.
nsnsea "" =. 1p1' ta orna apG T ~ Ma K.sax s Psc
Drancl. Las stimulated its growth amazingly.
..e ann,,e;.u;oa In,.ne Hnvo haa,, h,,iit io
3,",,iia H. r,mnneo Ims;n.ss cnntrhntc5 rom
Nav Wcx;ro ,n nns tno Southern Overland Hail
c.,,rhoa nm frnn1 t,,is nlncn yoet omit. nni
south, II already uumbora 4QQ iuhabitauts, and
a ntract;ng tn itself most of The citizons OF its
o1dcr rnn,rsoko na woll M many former rcul-
dnnta nj kit Carson.
'rho irnct II covers extends oycr On area OF
GO) 0Ofl acros. Thousands OF bettlcrH have
eruticrcfl over It. sunattod on It, awaitng tho de-
ciaion nj f,onrrcss. which should conArn to tho
Gna An;mns rrant l,oira s,1ct norton MS bo!our-
ed In them md throw tho remainder opeu to
nrc-om,1tion md leealized occupancy Uf
ro,rso, as possegsora and actual tillors or tho
so;j t],or cainls. so soon rs tic lands cano into
mnr,,rt, would take procodence over all others,
For voars mast tloy have patiently waited for d
fnoi adinafment OF thn clnims' prepared TO
nroye IN and INV tho Government OF tic grant
heirs for Their property rs soon as . good utle
could la nbtninef1 Only Of 400 of tha L. 600 600
nrTcs haye "A vet heen confirmed by tho Goyer.-
mont si,owinS tbo iltoution and expectation of
tho sat]c,s to rnt Wild pntontB In dno co1rao Of
t;M,e 'e'A' ~
1rn'}.Eunw,, antt}cra. though they haye made an
nlicatinn tiuo md ayain to llo claims on fhia
fnuI wcro VI, offpn rrfnscl hy Mr. Stanton
T"n,d In, ,,ator NJ r,nhtn1. m fho ground flint
,raa ut 1ne,, fnr @s cntrv % Lniur a hnIi nnsier
n dorivntiye claim IRON one Thomas Hughes,
a 1nta na.Nov = te7a Mr.. Shnnmn,,nr in YcfIy
IN M inn urrout ino,,iry' rccoiyod tlo Following:
when t.s Land once elvos notice ., r,xaleseto 'o,
Tho noon,n wero r,o,9v To comniv viii every
,n1 ra"r3ronnnt uy3u hu;lnfs Lonsca cnityatin;,
t Is"a ao,i !cantn md nnafnl IN lin hcef md
.ne sou, ~" ,nt - ~ s
!e;at;l.. .n'a bo mror,oto roco;Scd md
alldiIIm11oni; 'd ,1o. ;vs,e "oS' ~ '"o'"r' "'
sIoa,'t;nc rn,,nc;ous ancc,,ntors anil rnonovcd
,,;,lsrat.s sera ,,renar'y fn como down liza
~, 's ~ fni5 ~ ~ 80; aaonfI rnao
a. anI d;u1n.vns ,ha or;t,nol mi ,vht m ten.
o., a' SRt ~ s,r, i.as, an III
nta W .e ~ tl ,,oor f,,t1;ro ;it ar'
tainlv iSclosc1' were Issued from lie Lard Oilico
,aMn'te;' oe ;aata al 1p7s ~ i, tre
w D,as ,,at nors1 of nan 'rcs;onIa hSt ~ r. rnr.
,' nt aa1 ~ - bognra h ~, os = inf
;tnt J.; na,t T,..t. ~ ca;.ot ,,o rtnr oa"tianu
nf Iand i aud liza fnr record n tj,n Tccor.cr'a
nna ~. ~ t;,no a,o II III Tao1s aoa
ean;a tran"so ~ .hn sa, 'n,,a '
% H. ,; ~ a.a ',
n", y Hp,rn1 ro r. 5.'o wopc 1~' n,o for rccnr5n
adi;t;o, H. wnr,nntoo dordu f,v,,hont tho nrccoj.
in~ no}antsl' 10 j III acrsa mare of inrf}x o1;n.
a,t rt;'o, * roco,' v"atin1 t;t,a in III" Same
Mnsrat na /, ,'Tcro,nco in lint nntonta tn iii this
ind was issuoiI at lto same it,no M tbo goyen
Srst Sss mentioned, md nro he!d by tho party (pr
ho 9ayits of l,o roal settlers MI concur in
~ tanm"'t t,'nt in ,,nrtou nnmoI i, In M
snIs I'ayn nnyer resided mnon nor imnroyed sa,tl
nnt1s. md wcye never heard Of until tho ding of
th;r' rnrtv rnconyay to David MofYnt. Jra' Of
Bnnt Gonntv RI. Messrs Shoomaxer. Brown.
md picr n,ate oa,h that they nal;ed nern,ipso,,,
If J Reratar "t Stnnto ron rouoatedy to o On teir
ia,i hut wora refuscd Mr. Pier nnul;cd III
S"ntnmi,cr AMI octnIcr' mil M 1ato M NV. l.
1s7a n,,a w'" j., al l,v Ms g,anta thnt ~