Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-07-08
GRAMS GONE GLlnMHRING.
six Rejected and Thousands OF Acres Of
Land Restored to Public Domain.

Six Rejected and Thousands OF Acres OF
Land Restored to Public Domain.
In the court Of private land claims
Wednesday morning the follow uJ.
crees were handed down;
Cases Nos. 1874, 1874 aud 1856, C0as1li
ed, involving the title to the igLu *
ed 10 the pueblOs OF SantO Domingo
San Felipe. The grant was cOuu,,. 5
for the land lying between the leagues 81.
SantO Domingo and San Felipe and go
ing east as far "a the north and south
line through the pueblo OF Tunque, the
area confirmed being about 100 acres;
the Indians claimed about % 900 acres
The decree was handed down 10y Judge
Sluss, Judges Reed and Stone dissenting.
g. Hill-HOward appeared for a. claim
ants.
Case No. 173, Embudo grant, was re-
iected and the petition dismissed. The
Embudo grant vas located in Rio Arriba
county, consisting OF 1900 acres, claimed
by Antonio GriegO at al. The opinion
was rendered by Judge Murray, Judges
Reed and Stone dissenting. n. b.
Laughlin for claimant.
In case No. %, an opinion was rem
dered by Judge FulleT, Judge Sluss dis
senting, rejecting the grant and dismiss
ing the petition. The decision in this
case dispOses OF the Jose Garcia grant, In
BernalillO county, claimed by Mariana s.
OterO, and the number OF acres restored
TO the public domain is yariOusly esti-
mated from 10000 10 $4,000. CatrOn q
GOrtner for claimant.
Case No. 267, the Santa Rosa de Cubero
grant, wa confirmed In q degree handed
down by Judge Reed. This grant Is
located In BeTnalillO county, Is claimed
by Valentine CRvesa de Baca, and when
finally surveyed will contain about
10000 acres. Catron " GOrtneT for the
claimants.
Case No. 242, Las Manuelitas grant,
situated in Mora and san Miguel cOun-
ties, and claimed by ApOlOniO Vigil, was
rejected and petition dismissed.
Case No. 1879 was rejected and petition
dismissed on motion OF Judge 8. b,
NewcOmb, attorney for claimants. This
case involved the title 10 the Miranda
grant OF 4,75l.S acres in bona Ana cOun-
ty, and claimed by Joseph II. Crosby.
The survey OF No. "a, the lgnaciC
Chayes grant in BsrnalillO county, Wal.
ter p. Miller, claimant, was confirmed
for about 1900 acres; the original
claim was for $4,000 acres, j. II. Knaebel
for the claimant.
CASES TRIED AND SUBMITTED.
The following cases have been tried
and submitted.
No. 1873, the Jose Manuel Sanchez y
Baca grant, in bona Ana county, OF
1901 acres, made In 1853 and claimed by
the corporation Of Jose Manuel Sanchez
y Baca grant; Judge $. b. Nswcomb for
claimants.
Nos. 1850 and 1893, consolidated, the
grant OF the colony OF RefugiO, in bona
Ana county, made in 1851 for l,7S7,50O
square yaras, claimed by the colony OF
RefugiO, James OchOa OF al; Judge A. b,
Fall for claimants.
No. 15l, the Mesilla colony grant, in
bona Ana county, made in 1850 and -four
square leagues claimed by the incorpOra'
tiOn OF Mesilla et al. s.. b. Newfoundland
A. b. Fall for claimants.
Case No. 1877, the SantO Tomas dc
iturbide Colony grant of two leagues In
bona Ana county, made In 1850 and
claimed by kaiaela G.. de BaTela OF al.
Is on trial. Judge s. b. Newcomb fol-
claimants.
Geo. Hill. Howard, representing the
pueblOs OF SantO Domingo and a fe'
lipe, has aled a motion for a new trial In
the consolidation Of cases Nos. 1874, 1874
and 1855, involving the grants TO these
pueblOs, made in l770, The pueblOs
claim $4,000 acres, and the grant was
confirmed for 1900.
The court Of private land claims ad.
jOurned on Thursday until the next
regular term.