Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-09-01
QUITTING TITLES.
What the Land Court has Done To-
ward the Settlement of Titles
in New Mexico.

A review of the work of the U. S. court
of private land claims presents to the
average New MEXICAN reader some
highly interesting facts. The New MEX,
IoAN obtains the memoranda from otficial
records in the office of the U. S. attorney
The number of cases filed for land in
New Mexico is 262. Grants confirmed
for land in New Mexico cases Nos. |, 5, g.
7, s, 8, 10, II, ID, IA, Is, l6, IS, p, %, 2S
30, 81, 35, 80, AZ, So, 57-total 23.
Grants rejected for land in New Mex.
leo, Nos. 4, -, 26, 81, 40, so, 100-total Z
Appealed to the U. s. supreme court by
claimants, Nos. 26, 81, so and 100; by
United States cases Nos. l, 81, 35 and 45.
Following is complete list of the cases
disposed of by the court up to date, with
estimated areas claimed by plaintiffs in
their petitions and estimated areas con-
tirmed according to decree OF the court:
No. l, Cubero grant, Valencia county
estimated amount claimed, 47,743, es-
timated amount confirmed, 10000 acres
No. 4, San Antonio del Rio Colorado
Taos county, claimed $4,000; rejected
No. 5, Arroyo Hondo, Taos county, 23,-
040 claimed; 23,O40, confirmed.
No. 6, Sebastian de Vargas, Santa Fc
county, 1900, claimed; $4,000, con-
tirmed.
No. Z, Montana, Bernalillo county, Isl :
900, claimed; 1857, confirmed.
No. s, Albuquerque, Bernalillo county
1881, claimed 1881, confirmed.
No. 8, Lucero de Godoi, Taos county;
10000 claimed; $4,000, confirmed.
No. 10, Rancho del Rio Grande, Taos
county, 1O9.043, claimed; 109.O43, con
frmed.
No. II, Alameda, Bernalillo county,
lOG,2l4 claimed; 10000, confirmed.
No. II, Jose Duran, Santa Fe county
1926 claimed; rejected.
No. -, Socorro, Socorro county, 1851
claimed; 1861 confirmed.
No. II, Monies Vigil, Rio Arriba county
$4,000 claimed; $4,000 confirmed.
No. 10, Antonio Sedlllo, Bernalillo and
Valencia counties, 152,379 claimed; $4,000
confirmed.
No. Is, Gejosa, Toas county, $4,000
claimed; 80, 900 confirmed.
No. Is, Pacheco, Santa Fc county, SOC
claimed 500 confirmed.
No. 81, Cristobal de la Ser ma, Taos
county, 10000 claimed; 10000 confirmed
No. %, San Marcos, Santa Fe county
1890 claimed, 1890 confirmed.
No. 2G, Rancho de Galvan, Bernalillo
county, 10000 claimed; rejected
No. q, San Antonito, $4,000 claimed
rejected.
No. %, Nuestra Sonora, etc, Rio Arri
ba county, 10000 claimed; 10000 con
tirmed.
No. 30, Piedra Lumbre, Rio Arriba
county, $1,000, claimed; $4,000 confirmed
No. 81, Luis Jaramillo, Bernalilo coun
ty, $4,000 claimed; $4,000 confirmed.
No. So, Tacoma, Santa Fe county, 46,24l
claimed; 36,241 confirmed
No. 80, Gaia del Rio, Santa Fe county
10000 claimed; 10000 confirmed.
No. 40, Domingo Valdez, Santa Fe
county, 500 claimed; rejected. .-..,-
No. SO, Zia, Santa Ana and Jemez, pas
ture, Bernalillo county, 3S2,S49 claimed
rejected.
No. So, Canada de Los Alamos, Santa
Fe county, 1896 claimed; $500 con
frmed.
No. 81, Nicolas Duran Chaves, Va lon
cia county, 10000 claimed; 10000 con
firmed.
No. 100, Canon de San Diego, Berna
lilo county, 10000 rejected.
Estimated total claimed, 1858, 1915 acres
Estimated total confirmed, 739,59i
acres.
Estimated total cut down and rejected
S19,230.
As to the attorneys, +. W. Clancy ant
N. B. Laughlin lead on the area whereir
combinations were secured j. FL. Purdy
won two cases and lost one; Gen. Bartlet'
won two; neither Mr.. Catron nor Col. Eros
lost case; Howard & Earle won two ant
lost four and their cases are the only ones
in which appeals by petitioners have
been taken to the U. s. supreme court.