, 1874-05-02

ssses hs%Sississa %ssss St 1 80: s}sSs S
saashtssllare.l1lqs'Eo rtustdod TINT thoeo 'Mox-
American olttsonr might retur, to Now htoxloo,,
n end these femh,uing in Now Mexico should aiye
fhor allegiance to tho unlted atatos. Then fol-
obssa pmea the ,,t ttreaty knon as tue oa9lot Pnr:
pefty "a il ,Mo a3t,iBo had takon f fpaoe In in thelr
BthtlB. al elttzonB of hloxico; tint whatever
rights they hold unaor tho lava Of Moxioo, thoy
eliould hold under tho laws Of tho Unitoti etates
eeet empowering Ito Surveyor General of Nov
Mexico to tnko ovidenco and decide upon the
tho annc to Congress- for it's action. Acting
ust The provisions 81 this la tho grants to the
the psople, anl thy hoid b} thoso titlos at tbe.
nr9Hsitt titlo. Aside from this. questions Of
tislo have from timo to timo sprung up, ospe.
oiallY whore part.ea claimed to hold IN groator'
Quantities than tho eleycn btosdriled leagues,
and tnagea of Old Mexico. considerable tracts
hasa virtually become public lind, and arc bpon
to hottlornont, hnd pyo-etnptioh, thl homestead
5 S'RS Ras 81 xo aY 9"a 14uaS s 1s 1y ytss5 se s
!" land -grabhora, from the questionable manner
In which thoy havo aeizod upon lands that they
can mayor hold BY my legal tenure
41Tss css9 q tns ena y Ap'n "s tho
ana, H. ia ,sabstantiaily T this !: ono Maxwell, by
fnees.'hafrlage and purohaae Of numerous small
claims, camo into possession Of vast tract Of
land which ho sct forth ut 900 600 aorea, claim
ing tile to t this property by virtue Of the Mex;
Miranda 9rants," This property he bold in 1860
to half,dogeM or moro hpeculatotb, who paid
gak contaminated aid tlo monoy paid, tloy
tSna hpqa lsoeng Up the several, 1,d itls thst ct
only pTooo Acres Or thereabont, instead Of
tho 100000. However,, to- font their
issaed bonds tor ss,ooo,ooo hs'ug' shss' Most "a of
which were taken by German aud Dutch bankers
ct 10 conta on the dollnr. They thus ronllzod
S2ioo, ,ooo In gold, Which amount is said to have
They, however, used q email portion OF thus
especially the Town Of Cimmaron, which, with
Ito surroundings, IL f'llod up with colony acnt
since, has roeoived gradual addlta{ona in peoplo
ity many americans % sottod l. th tha sioipiy i1fs
and some upon landa claimed BY tho
Company; This caused litigation In l.. the LEGAL
stRtes laws, aud the Company under the ''Deat1-
blon and Miranda arnnta.n The Commissioner
OF tho General Land Office at Washington re-
oontly empowered tho Surveyor General Of Now
s' to o1sad TUG Pn19 sa1'ss ss Szss %gsa hs
Granta !" and more recently the Secretary Of the
Interior has ordered these lands to be thrown
into the markst; AZ public lands open to pro:
emption and homesteadiug, on tho ground
$1,000, and not 1,eo0, 900 acros. Ihis viii
probably cause aome litigation, but, %
tho Government ia on the siie Of tho settlers, 1t
is not likely that they will loao any Of the land
that they haye taken up. Several measures tlat
to tie speedy adjudication Of land.caaos in tbs
Territories apply MOST directly to Now Mexico,
aud will havo q Halutary bearing fu tho several
districts where Buch casos aribo, and eau now ba
heard with almost az much case and speed as q
cnao arising In county Of an Eastern btato, and
with but little cost, -, :
THE FUTURE OF NEW MEXICO
seems to be quite bright. Many Of tho STUN
bling blocks IN tho way. Of hor progress have al
menta for aettlomont now probably groatcr than
any othor section OF tho Union. Large tracts Of
fertile lands can be acquired without any further
cost than the tritling Payment Of few hundred
dollars for the entry Of hundreds upon hundreds
OF acres. To tho poor man who is industrious
not foot Of rail is now On is coil, several !lncs
OF railway aro. fast approaching its borders.
Within yenr or two three: Of them will likely
pass through its present Capital: one from
Colorado. 5peouiations @ upon VI. small '. invest
menta in land are most successfully
made before railways reach country,
for thoir advent oauseB tho great
enhancement This having beon demonstrated
by other localitios, Il is likely that, during tha
present year thore will be a alarge rush OF people
hore In quest Of fortune, and certainly tho spec
ulators will not bring up the rear. The taxes
on land hore are extremely light, and the nat
ural richness Of tho mountaina and valleys can
not be excollod in any other aoction. The ad.
mission Of the, TorriEory as a stato, which Id
looked for almost daily, will give groat impetus
to the prosperity which is evidently in store and
close at hand for New Mexico. G..