White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1895-09-26
COUNTY LINES.

GOlNI1 LINES.
Probably not more than one half OF
the counties OF this territory are 60 de-
fned by the statutes as to enable any
one, even q asurveyor, to locate the bound
ary lines with any degree OF certainty.
Take. for instance, the counties OF Taos
and Rio Arriba, the boundaries are de-
fined by sections 245 and 246 OF the gen.
eral laws OF 1884, as follows:
Section 2!5. The boundaries of tho county OF
Taos are as follows: On the south from the
first house OF the town of Embudo on the upper
side, whsae the canon of Picuris terminates,
drawing direct line toward tho south over the
mountain of Baiillo at the town OF Rincones'
until it reaches the front of tho last house OF
Las Trampas, on the south side from thence
drawing a direct line toward the east, dividing
the mountain, until it reaches the junction OF
the rivers Mora and Sapello, and from thence to
the boundary line of she territory; from the
above mentioned house OF Embudo, drawing
line toward the north over the mountain, and
dividing the Rio del Norte in the direction OF
the Tetilla de Ia Petaca; from thence taking
westward direction until it terminates with the
boundary line of the territory, and on the
porth by nll the land belonging to the territory
of New Mexico.
4 Section 245. The boundaries of the county of
Rio Arriba are as follows. On the south from
the Puertecito of Poiuaque, drawing direct
line toward the west in the direction of the
mesilla of San Yldefonso; from the mesilla
crossing the Rio del Norte toward the west, and
| choa tha houn arip Of
the territory drawing direct line from said
Puertecito de Poiuaque, toward the east, until
it reaches the last house of the town of Cum
diyo, toward the south. continuing the same
line until it reaches the highest point of the
mountain of Nambe; from thence, foiiswlng
the summit of the mountain. toward the north
until it reaches the southern boundary of the
county of Taos; this shall constitute the eastern
boundary, and on the north the boundary of the
county Of Taos, aud on the west the boundary
4 line of the territory.
Later, by section 26s, the lines between
Taos aud Mora were thus defined:
Section 2oS The boundaries dividing th'
counties of Taos and Mora shall hereafter be a
follows, that is to say: West of the valley O.
, Mora, n line running north commencing at thu
first hill west of the said valley of Mora, an
east of the Jicarita, crossing the Vega del Estil
lero opposite the canada del Ration, passin
p through tho said canada till it reaches tho foe
! of the Osha hill on the western base thereof
thence continuing north along the eastOrn bas
J of said range, along the eastern side of the HI
@ Colorado which runs into the Rio Grande in tn
g county of Taos, and thence in a northeast drec
tion to the limits Of the territory of New Nexic
and the territory of Colorado.
u Then subsequent legislature change
the line between Taos and Arriba cour
9 ties, by sections 295 and 26G, as follows
Section 2S5. All that portion of the county,
n Taos on the west side of the public road lsadin
q from the Hot SPRINGS to the county of RIO A
, riba to Conejos, in the state of Colorado be An
he same is hereby annexed to the county Of RI
Arriba.
Section 2S8. The dividing limos between Il
counties of Taos and Rio Arriba be also change
The same shall be straight line from tho poll
l. where the present dividing line between sa
A.; county crosses the Rio Grande, thence to u
north side OF the house known that of Ant
W nio Domingo Lucero, deceased; thence wc'
al crossing the river to the summit of the ii
in Springs mountain; and thence north to Il
- junction of the canada de los Comanches wi
the Hot Springs river, and thenne, following Il
W wagon road, to the southern boundary of Il
" state of Colorado, so that the said Hot Sprin
n and the houses thore shall remain in the sa
rv county of Taos.
IN Valencia county is bounded az follow
al by section 251
NJ Section 251. The county OF Valencia shall
bounded us follows On the south, drawing
IL line from point between the town of Joso Pi
IN and the house of Jose Antonio Chavez towa
ry tho east in the direction of the Boeas do Al
-, aud continuing said line along the Gabil
mountain until il terminates with the bound
T. ries Of tho territory drawing direct line fr'
- the starting point Of the eastern line. Gre ssi
IN. the Rio del Norte. touching the dividing Ii
=, between Belen and Sabiual; continuing the Ii
in the direction of the canada Of the Alan
del Rio Puerto de la Bolita de Oro until 1t ;
Ia inmates with the boundary Of the territory;
nd the north to be bounded by tho county of Bor
,r lilo.
= Tho line between Socorro and Do
= Ana counties could not he detormin
=, from the statutes with any certain
-. We might quote statutes on this subj'
-, to show further how careless or ignor'
the legislature has been when treat
" the question Of county boupdari
49, m These defects might create serious co
W ',H plicatoos, and ought never to have
'e' peared on the statute books, and hav
~ boen pluccl there, ought now to be {
1"o' " placed by laws which have some Sci
=! and meaning.
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eh' SCIENCE WILL TELL.
r. In $780, when tho writer came