Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-09-29
The U, S. LAND COURT.
Eleven Square Leagues Confirmed to
the Bartolome Baca Grant
Appeals Filed.
An Important Test Case Before the U
e. Supreme Court-The Cochiti
and Santa Fe Grant
Claims.


next term. number of lawyers we're in
attendance from different points in the
territory. The court announced that a
formal adjournment of the court would
not take place until Monday or Tuesday
and that meanwhile the court would take
under advisement the formal DEGREES to
be rendered in the Cochiti and other
cases. Mr.. F. W. Clancy gave notice of
an appeal to the supreme court in the
following cases. The San Miguel del
Bado grant, in San Miguel county; the
Canada de los Apaches grant, in Valencia
county, and the Canon de Chama grant,
involving large tract claimed by the Rio
Arriba Land g. Cattle company, in Rio
Arriba county. Mr.. Clancy also applied
for a rehearing in the Canon de Carnue
grant claim. The claimants in this case
were Pablo Crespin and Others and the
property is located in Bernalllo county.
Judge II. l.. Warren, of Albuquerque,
applied for rehearing of the Ell Tajo
grant, the case having been decided
against Mr.. Franz Huniug, the claimant.
The court to day confirmed the Barto-
|.lome Baca grant, in Valencia county, to
the extent of eleven square leagues "as
defined by the act of possession" The
claimants were Eloisa l.. Bergere and the
estates of Miguel A. Otero and Manuel A.
Otero and the amount originally claimed
ba nj hol
divided on this claim and it was sustained
by bare majority. Judges Fuller and
Murray filed dissenting opinions on the
ground that the validity of the original
grant had not been established and that
even conceding this to be true the grant
had been abandoned. The case was hotly
contested on both sides. Judge j. d.
O'Bryan, of Denver, and Mr.. I. B. Catron
made arguments for the claimants; and
Mr.. j. w. Vroom submitted brief in
their behalf. U. s. Attorney Reynolds
appeared for the government.
The court yesterday concluded the hear
ing of the Ignacio Chaves case.
THE RIGHT OF APPEAL.
An important motion has been filed in
the United States supreme court in the case
of Earl B. Coe vs.. United States, in which
case the title of the Algodones land grant
| is involved. The motion is to dismiss
the appeal which was taken by the United
States from the court of private land
claims to the supreme court of the United
States for the reason that the supreme
court has no Jurisdiction of the case,
there being, it is contended, no appeal
from the decision of the court of private
land claims to the supreme court. 1t is
expected that the motion will be heard in
the October term, and if the appeal is
dismissed the result will be that all other
cases from the private land court will be
dismissed and the titles of all the Spanish
and Mexican land grants will stand as
adjudicated in the court of private land
claims. In the Algodones case it was de-
cided that the grant belonged to Earl B..
pealed from this decision.
The grant consists of 5000 acres, and
is said to be very valuable. 1t extends
from the town of Yuma in Arizona, along
the valley of the Rio Colorado to Old
Mexico. 1t is more particularly noted
for its fruit raising advantages. The de-
cision will also involve the settlement of
the title to the Nogales grant, which was
decided in favor of the United States by
the lower courts.
THE CoCHITI CASES.
Citizens generally unite in agreeing
with the suggestion in these columns
yesterday that, should Lawyer j. H.
I
Knaebel decide finally to take an appeal
in the Cochiti case, it will be done imme-
diately. 1t would be an unreasonable
hardship upon the miners of the Cochiti
region, the territory in general, and Santa
Fe in particular, should this question of
appeal lie dormant for five or six months.
What everybody desires is q just and
speedy settlement of titles so that capital
may 20 in and develop the Cochiti coun-
try. In speaking of the matter again to-
day U. 5. Attorney Reynolds said if an
appeal was to be taken there was no
reason why it should not be done at once,
and, he added, that he would make it his
special pleasure to see that it was dock
eted in the U. s. supreme court inside of
ten days and advanced for hearing at the
approaching October term.
In this connection the NEW MEXICAN is
gratified to state that Major Purdy an
nounces that, so far as the Frijoles grant
is concerned, the decision as to which was
adverse to the claim, no appeal will be
taken, nor will any appeal be taken in
the Borrego Springs grant case that was
confirmed for 10000 acres as against a
claim for 10000 acres.
| THE SANTA FE GRANT.
U. s. Attorney Reynolds was asked this
morning as to the present status OF the
Santa Fe grant which was confirmed at
the last term of court. Mr.. Reynolds
says that the matter is at present in
statu quo, awaiting the action of the gov.