Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-10-15
WORK OF LAND U
summary Of Business Transact d BY Court
Of Private Land Claims for Past Year.
TEE GRANTS THAT WERE REJECTED.

ing October 8, 1898, has determined the
ownership Of large areas Of land in New
Mexico, Colorado and Arizona
During the year ffty.one cases on the
docket for New Mexico we're decided and
forty. eight grants rejected. The area Of
land embraced In the number Of cases
tried, claimed by virtue Of old Spanish
and Mexican donations, was 5,556,69i
acres. OF that amount 400 acres we're
confirmed to the claimants and 5,5i9,2gl
acres we're restored 10 the public domain
The largest grant rejected was the Las
Animas in Colorado, under which i,0g6,.
3lG acres were claimed. The smallest
grants rejected we're the Catarina Macs
aud the De Vera, In Santa Fe county,
and the Felipe Medina and Manuel Fer
nandez. in Taos county, in New Mexico,
OF 300 acres each. Ia two cases on
drmations we're made for less acreage
than wal claimed. Those were the Santo
Domingo aud the San Felipe pueblo
grants, wherein 10000 acres In Berna-
lilly county we're claimed, and 1900 acres
we're allowed, and the Juan Bautista
Valdez grant. under which 10000 we're
claimed in Rio Arriba county, and 200
acres we're allowed.
CASKS FINALLY DIsPUsED or.
Six cases we're finally disposed OF, az
follows:
The BartOlome Baca grant in Valencia
county, claimed by kiOisa l.. Bergere et
al THIS grant was, by a decree Of the
court entered September 30, 1894, con-
hrmed to the extent OF eleven square
leagues, or a, 14O acres. Upon appeal 10
the supreme court OF the United states,
by a decision rendered October Is, 1897,
tue case was reversed and remanded TO
the lower court with instructions TO dis
miss the petition, and on January 81,
1898, the grant was rejected.
The Rio resque or Juan de Benevides
grant In Santa Fe county, claimed by
Manuel Romero y DOminguez This grant
vas confirmed by the court for | 100 acres
on March %, 1897. On September %,
1897, the United States moved for a re-
hearing, which was granted, and on Feb
TuaTy 10, 1855, the court rejected the
grant In toto.
The Bar,olome Sanchez grant in Rio
ArTibG county. claimed by BartOlOme
sanchez 1T al. This grant was confirmed
by the court for 10000 acres, October .,
1897. Az the January term, 1898, the
question Of boundaries was %reconsideTed
and the area OF the grant reduced 10
about 1000 acres.
The San Jose Springs grant, in Ber-
naiillO county. claimed by Pedro Peren.
This grant WIS confirmed September %.
1894, for about 10000, and on January %,
1888, the case was dismissed without
prejudice TO claimants rights, II any,
under the confirmation,
The Canada de COehiti grant in Per.
naliilO county, claimed by Joel Parker
Whitney ct al. This grant wa con
nrmed TO the extent Of 5000 acres. Sep.
} tember 29,lSg4 Upon appeal TO the su-
prpme court Of the United States the
decision Of the lower court was reyeTs-
I'd IA 20 the west boundary and the case
; remandtd for further proceedings On
February 10, 1898, a decree was entered
by the court, fixing the boundary at a
point such that the area OF the grant az
y thus finally confirmed Is $4,000 acres.
The jose Garcia grant in BernalillC
! county, claimed by NJ. s. 0teTO This
U grant was confirmed by the court May 20
1897. with boundaries that apparently
! contained 100 acres. A Tehearing wa
granted on application Of the claimant
and on July 5, 1898, the grant was re-
3 iected In toto. The original acreage
claimed In this grant was 5000.
SURVEYS or GRANTS APPROVED,
D Cubero grant in Valencia county
claimed by Juan Chavez ct al; approved
for lG 49Og4 acres.
@ IguaciO Chaves grant in BernallllC
county, claimed by Walter p. Miller; ap,
proved for a. 25S II acres.
Canada de los AlRmOs grant In Berna,
lilo county. claimed by j. ". AkeTs 81
al; approved for 4,l06 So acres.
, BOrrego Spring grant in BernalillC
= county, claiWed by AmadO G. de Baca a
: al; approved for 1909 so acres.
The total acreage OF the surveys Of
; grants approved Is s3,g36ll.
I, GRANTS ORDERED R]EsURyEYED.
Arroyo Hondo grant In Taos county
. claimed by Julian Martinez; area re-
a., duced from 3O.G72 % acres TO about 20,
y III.
Antonio sedillo grant In valencil
county. claimed by Louis Huning; areI
= reduced from 92,J7046 acres TO about SO,
GO6.2l.
GalisteO grant in Santa Fe county
claimed by Luciano Chayes ct al; orig
inal acreage claimed, $4,000.
There are no other surveys pending II
the court,
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Cases not tried. 22i area.:estimated a
~ 100000 acres.
! Cases under adyisement, 3; estimate
area, 12,5ll acres.
Cases on motion for rehearing, 3; esti
o mated area, 8 1900 acres.
, Cases on survey, 20; estimated arel
Ts9, 523 acres.
% Cases under confirmation, but not tina
{ Z; estimated area, 74,3i3 acres.
Cases on appeal 10 United States 81
k preme court, II; estimated area, 6g7,G7
acres.
CAsEs IN ARIZONA,
! Grants rejected, 7; area. 21,6j6.6
acres.
< Grants confirmed 2; area, 6s,3ss5
~ acres.
le Gases not trief, 7; area claimed, 2l9
269 O5 acres
Suits pending Ia mandate from Unite
A. States supreme court for further Pre-
K cpedings, 4; area, 2O6,S7S.5l acres; Of tina
II 1907 Is acres have been confirmed an
l29 ,s7OS0 acres have been rejected by n
l. lower court.
Cases pending in the United STATE
supreme court on motion for rehearlnl
2; area rejected, Hi,93sO2 acres.
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