The oasis., 1894-05-10
Advertisement THE ARIZONA BARONY.


 Reading in the Arizona Re- publican of the 18th ult. and lst. inst. certain comments on the article in the Examiner of the 18th, enti- tied "The Barony of Arizona, and be- ing purchaser of some of the lands described, l take the liberty to suggest the following reply to some of the statements of the Republicans:
 The validity of the grant, the legiti- Inacy of the descent and primogeni- ture right of the only descendant. Mrs. Peraltareavis, and the identity as such are thoroughly established by the rec ord, yet upon the latter point mass of evidence has been introduced, which leading counsel, James O. Broadhead, declares Is sufficient, as is shown in his instructions to Mr. Peraltareavis as follows, to wit:
 "On the subject of pedigree, hardly think it is necessary to produce au- thorities on this point, but the testi- muny is so clear, under established rules of law on the subject, that l will not present them"
 Then on the former two points he says:
 The supreme court of the United States holds, which is undoubtedly the law on general principles, that the au thenticity of document having been sanctioned by Spanish tribunal which acted on it in making title, it is too late to question it's genuineness, as it respects the title United States ys. Delespine. l5 Peters, 3l9.
 Now the proceedings in the Chan celleria, instituted on the second day of August, lTs7, terminated in a de- cree establishing not only the legiti- macy of the party son of the grantee. but the making of the grant; and the evidence of this decree is established by the certificate of the custodian of the archives.
 Il tnlnk this of itself would be suifi- cient"
 These facts and the conclusions de- rived from them are stubborn and have controlled myself and my associates in our investments. The action of the Court of Private Land Claims referred to by the Examiner and criticised by the Republican is as follows:
 THE DECREE. United States of America, ss.-In the
 Court of Private Land Claims of the
 United States.
 James Addison Peraltareayis ct al. Petitioners, ys. the United States of America, respondent.
 At a stated term of the Court of Private Land Claims of the United States, held in the city of Santa Fe. New Mexico, on the 10th day of No Vember, A. b. 1893.
 Present, Hon. Joseph R Reed Chief Justice, and Justices Murray, Stone aud Sims. On the proceedings heretofore had and now of record in the above enti- l tied cause, and on reading and filing of the petition of plaintiffs. dated this 1 18th day of November, A. D. 1893, and | after hearing John II knHbel, Esquire. | of counsel for the said petitioners and ! plaintiffs, aud Matt G. Reynolds, Esq. of counsel for the respondent, and the | Court being sufficiently advised in the | premises, il Is, on motion of the said l counsel for the petitioners, ordered, ! and the Court does hereby order that | the prayer of the said petitioners of this date be and the same is hereby | granted.
 And it is further ordered, and this Court does hereby order that the orig inal petition in this cause, now on tile ! therein, be and the same hereby is . and is deemed to be amended by sub stitution of the words aud figures fol- | lowing, that is to say, thirty-nine | miles and forty-One thousand five hun- ! dred and thirty-fye one hundred thous- sndths of mile t39.4l535l, to point: thence east two hundred and thirty | six miles and four thousand nine hun dred and twenty-one ten thOusandths of mile l236. 1921 to point; thence eOutherlV at riOht auplos fo the lact