Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-29
TO Be Decided Promptly BY the
Land Court.
Looks Like a Decision Favorable
to the Miners.
sev raj 9th r imp"rt.n sses Up Dr.
fer- th Coart
WILL ADJOU IN.

The land court yesterday CONTINUES
the trial Of the Canada lie Cochiti gran
and the case was taken under advis-
men, This cas-. has taken up sever.
days and the outcome 10 awaitei will
grrs. interest l, is suthoritauveiy an
pounced that this And other case. hear
at this time will he decided without de
lay, % that . settlement of these im
portAut Questions Of title may he -I
peeled within the n-zt fortnight A ri,
r-sentAtive II th. New Mexican had
talk with the land court officials TIN,
morning ani learned solne in,sr-stin.
facts ~ 10 the C,rh,ti case.
wnils there arr several claims cov-r
iug the valuable mining district OF ca.
chit, the principal issue ~ b.rwe-n til,
rnv-rnmsn, snd the holders II the ,An
ada lie Cochiti claim
In the trial of this grant. the snl- sub.
jec, ofdisput- has been Ar Co the
LOCATION ~ THs NORTH BorSpAHY.
Tb. south boun'iAry Ia u matter II con
cent. as II brgins wher, the northern
limits of the Indian lands. In which is h-
Pueblo de Gchiti. .nd L. ia As to ia
northern boundary, however, that all ,hr
evidence sdducrd In the trial has been
brought forward.
The government con ends that the
northern boundary 81 the grant 10 . line
running east and west through the obi
Pueblo de Cochiti. now In ruins, and
situated In the Canon de Cochiti. about
1vc miles trom Ali.rton,
This h the point At which the Indian,
sstrcassst at the time Of the eonqn-st.
The grant claimants, however, contend
flas The nosth.ru boundary 10 an east
u west line running through the
gesblo v~jo, which 10 siI H eight mil~s
sssthss north. The title papers place
ths rorthsrn boundaries at
"rss OLD ruEsLo OF oocnirI,"
Pnd Il 10 the meaning of this term thai
has given rise 10 the controv~rsy. The
yovsrumeut contends that there has
nsvsr existed pueblo bearing the name
Cochiti fur her north than the old one In
Ccchiti c~poni and sha'. therefore, this
ast 10 The northern boundary.
The clsinan say that the other pasb-
., seven niles further north. comes with
p the description of the old grant. The
government introduced M witnesses, re-
ying on the title papers and the plain
ms Witnesses 10 establish its contention.
II 10 interesting 70 note that whichever
boundary is adopted by the court. Ailer-
On lies In
rHR cAsADA ps cocHiri GRANT.
~ 10 sou,h Of the boundary eonce.ied
the government. Between the bound
" claimed by the government and tina,
aimed ny the holders Of the grant. there
~ however. SOME very important prop
ny, Bland City and the surrounding
ining dietrict and the pueblo CuestA
lAncs hsing all situated within this dis
1assd territory The decision Of the
Purt will, therefore, he awaited with
Fss' interest, no, only by the residents
that part Of he Cochisi region. but by
aodr~fs Of citissus Of Santa Ps. Aibu.
peVus aud Denver and capitalists aud
lining men all over the country.
As TO ApJouRxnusr.
II was announced In yesterdays paper
n the land court would In all probabil.
adjourn Saturday until January and
~ The decision of the Cochi,i case woald
as likely 60 over for soms months. A
eubsr OF the court this morning author
ID the statement that II would continue
sitting until all cases nov rc.dy fur
nj are disposed Of, and that all cases
ready argued and Submitted would be
edsd ~i'hou, delay. Tho prospse, for
ioarnoent on Saturday. or early nsx,
Psk' A. however, good. ~ |, is probable
all cAsss ready for . hearing or for
's'oa can bs disposed Of during the
n lew days
rhs PksALTA GLAZE.
1hs PsrAitA claim. which, In addition
we several cases AireAdy tried, y al
~ 10 cover part of the Cochiti dis
sas taken up yesterday and sub.
wed without arsumsas. @. u. Howard
sssenssd the claimants.
ssvsRAl psosioss.
ss morning the court rendered ssv.
important decisions 80 10 casss