The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-10-17
Frying out the sheep Baron's Fat.

Frying Out the sheep Baron's Fat.
Mr. JOHN c.. New has returned from the
West He went to Colorado in the inter-
est of the national republican committee
to ''fry the fat out" of the wool-growers of
that state. AS he did not visit New
Mexico, that territory has no doubt been
assigned to DORSEY and STEVE ELKINs, who
will conduct the "fat frying process
among the ''greasers" For the benefit of
DUDLEY, New and Quay, we give list of
the sheep barons, together with their hold
ings and addresses, as corrected by AMADo
CHAvEs, secretary of the New Mexico
wool-growers' association, as follows:
The Hon. VI. s. OTERo, Bernaillo, owns l2O,-
600 head of sheep improved. T. LUNA of Las
Lunas, j. NJ LUNA and Sol LUNA, same place.
The three together own $1,000 head, including
some sheep belong TO their mother,
Mrs. ISABEL LUNA. Mrs. ELoIsA
LUNA DE BERGEIs of Las Lunas owns
$4,000 head. TELEsFORo JARAMILLo, Las
Lunas has 10000 head. JACOBO lASARRI OF
Bernalllo has $4,000 head PEDRO PEREA,
Bernalilo has 10000. MARIANA PEEEA has
$4,000; j. PLACIDO ROMERO, Peralta, 2j,000;
JOHN G. CLANCY, Puerto de Luna, 10000;
ROMAN L. BACA, San Mateo, $4,000; REYES
TINEZ, Los Alamos, 1900; SERIFINO BACA,
Las Vegas, 1900; D. 4. BURNS, 1ierro ANA
rillo, 10000; PEDRO Y. JARANuILLo, FL Rito,
10000; WILLIAM FINgERTON. Wagon Mound,
fine merino sheep, 500; ANICETo BACA, Las
Vegas, $4,000; JOSE RAFAEL MARTINEz,
Los Alamos, 10000; NEsT0R ARNUO, Las
Cinces; 10000; CARLOS II. ARUJo, Las
Cinces, $4,000; JESUS NJ. JARANuLLO, FL Rito.
10000; PEDRO castillo, Barnalillo, 10000;
JESUS NJ. castillo, Bernallllo, $4,000; FRANK
Il a n Drrrrf
Bernalillo, 25,0OO; AMADo CHAVES, San Mateo
1000; r. l.. BACA, san MateO, 10000, and the
Navajo Indians 100000
These are old families who trace their
ancestry lback to CAsTILLdA and have ac-
quired krge estates through grants from
the Spanish and Mexican governments.
Some OF these grants contain more than a
million acres The boundaries of many
have been extendedby the surveyors-gen-
eral of the territory, under republican adj
ministration.
Surveyor-Gen. JULIAN, an report to
congress two years ago, showed that an
original permit of the Mexican govern
ment to plant and cultivate patch of
corn" between two small streams, had
been enlarged to 10000 acres, and con-
frmed by congress upon the recommend
alton of the republican surveyor-general.
These rich Mexicans are very aristo-
cratic and exclusive. They live in palaces
in Las Vegas, and in towns on the
Rio Grande. The herding is done by de-
graded and degenerated "greasers," or
half-breeds, who live in dug-outs on the
plains, for $40 to SIS a month. One
greaser and a dog will take care of 5000
to 10000 sheep.
Sheep will shear on an average five
pounds each. Mr.. OTERo, who is the re-
publican candidate for delegate TO con-
gress, has an income from $50, 900 to $780,
900 year from his flock. The addi-
tional bounty which the republicans
offer him will extract, for DUDLEY, a
large amount of 'fat."
The largest wool-grower of Colorado,
Mr.. F. w. DWIGHT, and Mr. OTERo, were
delegates to the Chicago convention, and
promised to raise 100000 among the
sheep men of Colorado and New Mexico
alone, If the party would come out for an
increase of duty on wool. The party re-
deemed its pledge by reporting the senate
bill. Boss New did not forget the promises
of the wool-growers and was in Denver on
the very day that the senate reported the
tariff bill. Mr.. NEW came home with a
broad smile, and we have no doubt that
the wool-growers will raise the promised
sum to defray the legitimate expenses of
the campaign-import negroes and hiring
men to work on Nov. 8.
Will the working people continue to
wear shoddy and pay tribute to these tariff
robbers of the plains?