Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-07-14
SURVEYOR GENERALS REPORT.
New Mexico Land Grants-surveys Of
Public Lands and Mineral
Claims.


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The annual report of Gen. 4. F.
Hobart, surveyor general Of New Mex
leo, shows unusual activity in his depart
ment. During the year ending June 80,
1892, l,462 miles Of government lines
have been established. The township
and mineral plsts made in the office nun
ber 2G4. In regard to
LAND GRANTS,
the report says:
"New Mexico contains over 80 per cent
Of the Spanish and Mexican grants in re-
gard to which the law OF March 3, 1891 ,
was enacted. multitude of small
holders, with whom this Office has to do,
particularly under the provisions Of Sec
tions l6, II and Is, seemed likely,
through ignorance, to lose their rights at
the expiration of two years from the date
of that law. To give them a chance 5000
circulars in Spanish giving correct
translation of the law and calling atten-
ton 10 it, as many in English, and a
great number Of letters in Spanish were
sent out, early in the year, throughout
the territory. A great many letters in
Spanish and as many in English have
been received in return to which |
have replied explaining the appica-
ton of the law to particular cases.
Forty filings under section IS have been
received, which have been recorded in
book prepared for that purpose, and they
are coming in daily. A blank which |
have sent out facilitates their prepara-
ton.
Spanish title papers in my charge are
being called for examination by attorneys
and others. Attending the land court to
testify to the genuineness of documents
on file in my office has taken much OF my
time and holding hearings in grant boun-
Diary cases promises to absorb more, but
this labor on the grant business is cheer
fully undertaken in view of the fair pros
pect that New Mexico will soon be in
great measure free from that which has
been the greatest obstacle to her progress,
the uncertainty of her land titles. Among
the benefits in this regard that have been
secured by the rulings of the present sec
retary of the department, | may mention |
that the owners of the Scolly grant will |
soon report to me their selection OF five
leagues Of land out of the twenty-five
leagues that have been held for thirty.two
years for them to select from ; thus releas-
ing to the public domain $1,000 acres Of
land"
The report also contains the following
statement showing the mineral surveys
approved during the year ending June 80,
1892:
Young America lode, c. Clayton Cow
les.
Young America mill site, G. Clayton
Covles.
Black Hawk lode, James Cowell.
Perseverance lode, Pic Papa ct al.
Iron Queen No. lode, Southwestern
Coal 4 Iron Co.
Iron Queen No 2 lode, Southwestern
Coal & Iron Co.
Iron Bottom lode, Southwestern Coal &
Iron Co.
Hanover iron mine, Southwestern Coal
& Iron Co.
Fountain lode, Jonas Nelson.
Prospectors Delight, Laidlaw 4 Siever-
ling.
Iron King lode, J. J. Mayors, A. J.
and o. f. Perry.
Iron Prince lode, J. j. Mayors, A. J. |
and o. F. Perry.
Iron Princess lode, j. j. Mayors, A. J.
Weatherhead and 0. F. Perry.
Cavern lode, Cavern Mining Co.
Grand Ledge lode, Cavern Mining Go.
Pearl lode, Cavern Mining Co.
lolo ~ +
Valley.
Columbia lode, Silver Mining Co., of
Lake Valley.
Apache lode, Silver Mining Co., Of Lake
Valley.
Comanche lode, N. Y. Ancheta ct al.
Eighty-Nine lode, Ambrose r. Lee.
Georgia lode, Pine Altos Mining Co.
Antelope lode, A. B. Elliot ct al.
Anirhoid lode, James L. Davis.
Candelaria lode, Frank G. Bartlett.
Equator lode, Templar Mining Co.
Iron Reef lode, VIM. J. Quinlin, jr.
Bonanza Extension lode, John p. St.
John ct Ell.
Prince Albert lode, John P. St. John
st al.
Jumbo lode, A. B. Thomas ct al.
Muniz lode, American Turquoise Co.
Julia lode, Charles B. Cole.
Great Republic lode, Charles B. Cole.
Imperial lode, W. B. Childers ct al.
Livingston, The Tuerto Mountain Cop.
I &. Co.
Julia A. lode, The Tuerto Mou ntain
Cop. & Il. Co.
j. l. G. lode, S. f. Raunheim ct al.
Alhambra lode, The Alhambra Mining
20.
Ell lode, Doran & Lewis.
Placer No. | lode, William Watson ct al
Thrifty mill site, William Simpson ct al
Iron Mask lode, Arthur B. Keeler ct al