Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-11-22
OFFICIAL MATTERS.
Business Before the Land COurt-San
Juan Bank Statement-Surveys-
Delinquent Assessors.

Little or nothing has been done in the
U. s. court of private land claims this
week, and after brief session this morn
ing the court took recess until 10 a. m.
tomorrow. The proceedings before the
court show U. s. Attorney Reynolds was
fully prepared to go on with the cases,
and at the beginning of the term had an
average of two cases day set for hear
ing, but the attorneys for the various
grant claimants say they are not ready or
are otherwise 80 urgently engaged as not
to be able to attend the land court. Four
or five Albuquerque attorneys ask for
delay on this plea; many other outside
attorneys and several in this city have
done likewise, SO that it is by no means
the fault of the court or the U. s. attor-
ney that business is not pushed. Nor
can decisions be announced in several of
the cases already tried by the court for
the reason that these cases, with two ex-
exceptions, have only been partially sub
mitted by the attorneys for the claimants.
, Notwithstanding this, however, the docket
shows, if all cases now set for hearing are
tried, twelve cases will have been dis
posed of, involving about 100000 acres,
during this short term, which fact goes to
show that if attorneys for claimants will
prepare themselves there will be little
delay in the future in having their rights
ad iudicated in the court of private land
claims.
Owners of land grants, which have been
confirmed by the land court, should bear
in mind that the government is ready and
anxious to bring these titles to a final adj
justment by making an official survey
segregating and patenting the land in
| accordance with the decree of contirma-
ton. But this cnn not be done until the
grant claimants apply formally to the
surveyor general to have such survey
made and present to that officer copy
of the decree obtained in the court OF
private land claims. Claimants should
take to heart their own interest and the
interest of the territory and attend to
this matter.
The San Juan county bank, organized
under New Mexico laws, through its cash
Ter, Robt. c. Prewitt, has made the terri
torinl secretary the following statement
showing its condition at the close of bus
mess Sept. 30 last: Resources Loans
and discounts, 1921 ,344.S3; furniture, $751;.
so; expenses, $1,131.52; overdrafts, SIG
due from other banks $254.81; cash ani
cash items, $2,3S3.9o; total, $26,o43.55
Liabilities-capltal stock, $4,000; earn
ings, $5569O; deposits, time, $4672; de
posts, check, 1881 IS; total, $26,043.55.
All the county assessors in the territor.
have made their returns for the year tt
the territorial auditor save the countie
of Socorro and Chaves. The total assess
ment valuation of the territory for thu
past year is wanted in several quarters blu
can not be secured until the delinquen
counties send in their reports.
An amended petition in the matter o
the Santa Fe grant, now pending befor
the United States court of private LAM
claims, has been drawn by City Attorne
Spices. The case can not now come be
fore the present term of court owing t.
the new docket being filled with case
that have prior rights, but by agreemen
with the United States attorney the cas-
will come up for trial at the beginning Q
the next term which will probably open i
February, .-