Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-01-31
MINERAL AND LAND SURVEYS.
VIII not he Allowed within the san Rn
faei de la Zanga Grant.

faei de la Zanga Grant.
In consequence of the following let
ter from Commissioner Carter of the
general land office, all proceedings to
acquire patents TO mining claims, with
in the Roskrudge survey OF the San
Rafael grant, will stop until after de-
cision has been reached as to the valid
ity of the title of the grant. A vast
number of valuable mines exist within
the boundaries of the grant.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, ID. G. January 10, 1892.
L. s. Surveyor General, Tucson, dri:,
SIR | am in receipt OF your letter
dated December Is, 1891, in the matter
of Tucson, NJ. E., AGA, made December
~, 1889, by Rollin X. Richardson upon
the Paymaster lode and Mill site, sur
veg Mol 700A&B, in which you ask for
instructions as TO the precise course to
pursue in the matter of mineral sur
veys within the boundaries OF the San
Rafael de la Zanga private land grant
as claimed.
The Paymaster milsite appears to
come within the claimed limits of said
grant, and has been suspended by this
Office to await the final determination
Of the exact limits OF the private land
claim,
On December 4, 1884, this office re-
fused to authorize preliminary survey
of said land claim to the extent of six
teen square leagues, preliminary sur
vey thereof having once already been
made covering four square leagues only,
and reported to congress by Surveyor
General WassoE's report April %, 1890,
recommending confirmation to the latter
extent only.
On appeal from the action OF this
Office the Honorable Secretary Teller
held, March 8, 1885, Is l.. ID. 43S) that
there being an issue here as to the
validity OF this claim for an extent great
err than has been awarded by the sur
veyor general the duty to reserve the
lands is clearly incumbent upon this
department, and il this can best be done
by preliminary survey to fix their
identity, the claimants paying the ex-
pense, am OF the opinion it is lawful
and should be allowed, and leave unaf-
fected the final adjudication committed
by law to congress and not to this de-
partment."
The Honorable Secretary Lamar on
April ~, 1886, "A l.. ID. 1872 reviewing
the above decision refused to revoke it
and directed that under the above
instructions the work proceed and a re-
port be made.
1t appears by your letter before me,
that the claimants acting under the
above authority caused survey OF their
claim to be made which they filed in
your office and asked that all land
covered by the private land claim OF
San Rafael de la Xanga as shown by the
annexed map be reserved from sale or
other disposal by the government"
In view of the above decision and the
court OF private land claims has been
established by congress 10 determine
the rights OF private land claimants
there is no authority for you to order
mineral surveys to be made within the
disputed limits OF said claim or approve
surveys therein heretofore made. You
will will find enclosed q copy OF my
letter dated October 81, 1891, to Mr..
Rochester Ford, suspending NJ. l.. No.
AGA, survey, 700 A q b.
Very Respectfully,
Tnos. II. CARTER,
Commissioner