Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-02
[. S. LAND COURT.
An Important Ruling i'll the Los Ala
mos Grant Matter-The Jemez
Hot Springs Case Oh
Hearing.

In the U. S. court of private land claims
yesterday afternoon, in the matter of the
Canada de Los Alamos grant, No. So, Mr..
Justice Murray delivered the opinion of
the court confirming the grant, valuable
tract of some $4,000 acres, situated in
Santa Fe county, north and east of the
Lamy grant, and on which is located the
Delgado ranch.
The petition was filled by Frank A..
Manzanares on December Z, 1892. Hon.
M. G. Reynolds, U. S. attorney, made the
point that grants before the land court
for consideration can only be confirmed
to the extent of the interest shown by
the parties filing petitions prior to March
| 4, 1893 Messrs. Howard, Jeffries and
Earle had interviewed in this case under
Mr.. Manzanares petition, and this inter-
venor Mr.. Reynolds moved to strike out.
The court held that when parties show
they have an interest in grant and a
petition has been filed for the confirma-
ton prior to March 4, 1893, they may
come in by intervenor fled since that
date, and by showing an interest in the
grant may be heard by their own counsel
as parties to the record. The court then
dismissed Mr.. Reynolds motion to strike
the intervention out
In the same grant the court also found
as a fact that there was valid grant at
the time of the treaty Of February g.,
1913; that it was Spanish grant and
valid before Mexico achieved its indie
pendence, and that the land was segre-
gated from the public domain of Spain,
and had never passed to Mexico or the
United States; and as matter Of law the
petitioner was entitled to confirmation
which was granted to the heirs. assigns
and personal representative of the origi
nal grantee. This leaves all questions of
conflicting interests between rival claim
ants to grant to be settled in the terri
torial courts, the land court only pass
ing on the question of the validity of the
original grant.
In this we'll considered opinion the
court very carefully reviewed the estab
fishing of the court in connection with
the terms of the treaty; and from now on
this question may be regarded as clearly
settled.
IHe OlVHueId gram CaSo WAS argued
yesterday afternoon and submitted to the
court. Important points raised in this
case by the u S. attorney we're decided in
the Los Alamos case as above set forth.
The Canon Santiago de Jemez grant, the
smaller one, is up for hearing to-day. 1t
covers the Jemez hot springs, and much
interest is shown in the hearing. 1t APP
pears that in 1888 two brothers named
Garcia petitioned for and secured small
grant, $500 acres, known by this name
Ten years later they are alleged to have
joined with others in petition for a
larger tract to include the little grant.
This petition was answered by the grant
ing of 10000 acres of land and the same
was subsequently confirmed by the con-
gress of the United States.
Now the descendants of the Garcias
have instituted suit to have confirmed to
them by this court the original little grant,
which they alleged was reserved from the
larger grant to their exclusive ownership.
Messrs. Rodsy and Childels, of Albu-
querque, appear for the claimants of the
larger grant end also for adverse claim
ants, Miller, Block ct al, settlers on the
smaller graft, holding title from the
larger grant. Messrs. Earle and Howard
represent Hon. Amado Chaves and others
claiming the smaller grant MS descendants
of the Garcia family.