Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-10-13
WORK OF LAND COURT
Summary Of Business Transacted by
Court of Private Land Claims
for Past Year.
50 GRANTS WERE REJECTED
Nearly Six Millions Of Acres Restored to
the Public Domain
Gases on the Docket Yet to
Be Tried.

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Of private land claims for the year end
ing October 5, 1898, has determined the
ownership of large areas of land in New
Mexico, Colorado and Arizona
During the year 81 cases on the dock
for New Mexico were decided and As
grants rejected. The area of land en-
braccd in the number of cases tried,
by virtue of old Spanish and
donations, was 1855, 694 acres.
Of that amount 7.40O acres We're con-
firmed to the claimants and 5,549.2 94
We're restored to the public do
main. The largest grant rejected was
1895, 346 acres We're claimed. The
grants rejected were h Cata-
rina Macs and the De Vera, in Santa
Fe county, and the Felipe Medina and
Manuel Fernandez in Taos cohnty, in
New Mexico, of 300 acres each. In two
cases combinations were made for less
acreage than was claimed. Those were
the Santo Domingo and the San Felipe
pueblo grants, wherein 10000 acres in
Bernalillo county We're claimed, and
/, 200 acres We're allowed, and the Juan
Bautista Valdez grant, under which
$50, 900 were claimed in Rio Arriba coun-
ty. and 1900 acres were allowed.
Cases Finally Disposed.
six cases were finally disposed OF, as
follows:
The Bartolome Baca grant in Valen-
ella county. claimed by Eloisa l.. Ber-
gere ct al. This grant was by a decree
of the court entered September ~, 1894,
confirmed to the extent of IL square
leagues, or AZ, 740 acres. Upon appeal to
the supreme court of the United States.
by a decision rendered october Is, 1897,
the case was reversed and remanded to
the lower court with instructions to dis
miss the petition, and on January IL
1898, the grant was rejected.
The Rio Tesuque or Juan de Bene-
vides grant in Santa Fe county, claim
ed by Manuel Romero Y Dominguez.
This grant was confirmed by the court
for LOO acres on March 25, 1897. On
September %, 1897, the (Tnitel States
moved for a rehearing, which was
granted, and on February Is, 1893, tho
court rejected the grant in toto.
The Bartolome Sanchez grant in rio
Arriba county, claimed b" Barto'ome
Sanchez ct al. This grant VAS coufir.n-
ed by the court for 10000 acres, .)ctobcr
9, 1897. At the January term, 1898. tn"
question of boundaries was reconsider
ed and the area of the grant reduced u
about 5000 acres.
The San Jose Sprir IS grant, III im :
| nalillo county, claimed by Pedro Perea.
| This grant was conflcmal Seiittn bel
| 30, 1894, for about 10000 acres, and on
| January 2S, 1898, the case wa dismissed
without prejudice to clai .nant's rights
if any, under the confirmation
The Canada de Cochiti grant in Ber-
nalillo county, claimed by Joel Part er
Whitney ct al. This graft was con :
firned to the extent Of 5000 acres Set
| TENDER 20, 1894. Upon appeal to thu sa-
| preme court of the United States the
| decision of the lower cou It was revers
| ed as to the west boundary and the case
remanded for further proceedings. On
| February 16, 1898, a decree was entefe,
by the court, fixing the boundary at a
point such that the area of the grant as
thus finally confirmed is $4,000 acres.
The Jose Garcia grant in Bernalillo
| county, claimed by M. S. Otero. This
grant was confirmed by the court May
26, 1897, with boundaries that apparent
ly contained 109 acres. A rehearing was
| granted on application Of the claimant
| and on July 5, 1898, the grant was re-
| jected in toto. The original acreage
claimed in this grant was $4,000.
Surveys OF Grants Approved.
Cubero grant in Valencia county,
| claimed by Juan Chaves ct al; APPROX
| ed for 16, 400. "a acres.
Ignacio Chaves grant in Bernalillo
| county, claimed by Walter p. Miller;
| approved for Al, 1851 acres.
Canada de los Alamos grant in Ber-
| nalillo county, claimed by ]. w. Akers
| ct al: approved for 4.106. sc acres.
Borrego Spring grant in Bernalillo
county. claimed by Amado c. de Baca
ct al: approved for 16,079.SO acres.
The total acreage of the surveys of
| grants approved is 83,936.11.
Grants Ordered Resurveyed.
&-,x, Ir,,,I, =, ,t in Tapc county
claimed by Julian Martinez; area re-
duced from 30,672.22 acres to about
2O,17t,
Antonio Sedillo grant in Valencis
equity. claimed by Louis Huning; ares
reduced from 92.57.46 acres to about
Sc, 606.2
Galisteo grant in Santa Fe county
claimed by Luciano Chaves ct al; orig
inal acreage claimed, $4,000.
There are no other surveys pending
in the court.
Unfinished business.
Cases not tried, %; area estimated Al
5000, 900 acres.
Cases under advisement. 5; estimated
area, 72,511 acres.
Cases on motion for %rehearing, S; es-
timated area, 651 900 acres.
Cases on survey, 80; estimated area
| 7S0. 1913 acres.
Cases under confirmation, but moi
final, Z; estimated area, H,343 acres.
Cases on appeal to United State:
supreme court, II. estimated area
697, $40 acres.
Cases In Arizona.
Grants rejected. Z: area, 421,65S.6
acres.
Grants confirmed. 2; area, So, 1855
acres.
Cases not tried, Z: area claimed
PAP, 269.06 acres.
Suits pending in mandate from Unit
ed States supreme court for further
nroceedinqs. a. area. 206, S7S,b acres