Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-07
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
New Mexico Comes In for Generous
Mention at the Hands of
Secretary Noble.
The U. S. Land Court-Big Figures on
Land and Pensions Pecos
Irrigation.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Secretary Noble,
in his annual report, says that in the gem
eral land Office the business has greatly
increased. There are pending 350,953
final entries. During this administration
398,12S agricultural patents have been
issued, against 162,754 in the preceding
four years. The increase in acreage is 81
$50, $40 acres. Six timber reserves have
been created, with an area of 3,252,260
acres. Educational work among the In
dians has greatly improved. There are
now 1878 children in attendance.
Through negotiations with "a tribes, 26,
000 900 acres of land has been opened.
Negotiations now pending, If successful,
will open 100000 acres more.
LAND PATENTS.
The number of applications for patents
during the year was 45,945, the total num-
Der awaiting action July /, 1892, 9,447.
The number of patents granted was %,
and the expenditures $1,114, ,144.34. The
amount in the treasury to the credit of
the patent office is now 81, ,105, ,441.O9.
U. 8. PENSIONS.
uO NOluhO VI DublutSS Iduultu Dy IHt
pension Office during the year was enor-
nous. There were on June 30 1892, &c.,
068 pensioners borne upon the rolls, being
199,908 more than were on the rolls at the
close of the last fiscal year. Among these
are twenty-five widows and daughters of
soldiers of the revolution, and 165 survi-
vors of the war of 1912. The total amount
expended for pensions during the year
was $189,085,6l2.6S, and it is estimated
that the appropriation for 1898 of $144,-
956,000 will leave a deficiency. There
have been filed up to date of October IL,
1892, 920,957 claims under the act of June
81, 1890, and there have been issued thus
far of these claims 403,639 certificates.
The force of the pension Office consisted
of 1000 persons. The total number of
pensioners dropped from the rolls was
25,206. The average annual value OF each
pension of the roll is $13341. Under the
provision of the act of June 81, 1890,
many claimants who were seriously dis
abled and living upon charity, but who
could not establish service origin of their
disability, have been enabled to secure
much needed assistance and financial re-
lief
THE LAND COURT.
Great satisfaction has been produced in
the territories by the organization of the
land court and the character of the Judges
selected. A large number of claims cov-
ering enormous tracts of land claimed
under the Spanish and Mexican grants
have been presented, and number have
been confirmed.
NEW MEXICO.
There is healthy and natural growth
of the population of New Mexico, and
especially in the Pecos valley, where great
inducements are offered by the excellent
system of irrigation which supplements
the natural advantages of that section.
The assessed valuation of the property in
the territory in 1891 was SIS, 1886 |
There are still large areas of public land
open for settlement. In the Santa Fe
district there are 10,82O,3S9 acres. The
establishment of the Pecos national park |
has been source of benefit to the peo-
pie.
ARIZONA.
The production of Arizona has consid-
erably increased and the class of immi-
grafton is more desirable. The total
debt of the territory is $3,334, 1851.
Agricultural products have increased
about 10 per cent. The gold product for
the year was $3,OOO,OO0; silver, $2,2OO,OOO;
copper, $4,500,000. Wool growing is one
of the foremost enterprises and the prod
uct reaches as high as 2,500,0OO pounds
season. The governor estimates the in
crease of propulation at 16,025 since the
taking of the census. The average of
foreign immigration has decreased.