Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-11-06
GOVERNOR cfHRo,s INFLUENCE.
TO the miners Of nogollon and Through
out New Mexico.

TO the Miners Of nogollon and Through.
out New Mexico.
A few weeks q Captain NJ. Cooney,
who Is largely interested In mining en-
tsrprises OF the Mogollon district. wrote
TO Governor Otero asking him to call the
attention Of the authorities at Washing
ton TO the ultra-ofi ciousness OF some OF
the range riders who were causing no
end OF annoyance TO mine operators OF
that district. Governor 0tero took the
matter up and Captain Cooney very soon
received the following from the commits
sioner OF the general land office at Wash.
ington:
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR.
General Land Office, 7
Washington, ID. c., Oct. IL, 1899. ,
Mr.. NJ. Cooney. Socorro. n. NJ.
Sir: lam in receipt through the gov
ernor OF New MexicJ, OF your letter to
him OF September 18th, 1899. complain
ing that q forest reserve rider had for
hidden the mine owners Of the Cooney
mining district TO cut any more timbers
for their mines, or hrewood for their
mills" and requesting. In consequence.
that certain described townships be- elm.
mated from the ella forest reserve.
In reply, | have TO inform you that you
appear TO be under a Misrepresentation
regarding the provision made for the use
OF timber within forest reserves by
miners.
The act OF June 4, 1897, $50 Stat, "a
36). for the administration OF forest re-.
ser yes, and the regulations prescribed
therein Ter by this department, June 30
1897. and re.issued with amendments
August o, 1928, (copy herewith) make
special provision for the free Use Of tim
Der within such reserves. by miners, to a
certain extent n for certain purposes,
aud further provision for the purchase OF
timber when required In large quaint
ties (see pages Z to IL, inclusive, OF the
enclosed CIRCULAR.
Under these rules aud regulations
abundant provision Is made for the legi'
innate acquiring OF needed public timbeI
supplies from forest reservations By
miners and others.
IL does not, therefore, appear that there
Is any need to eliminate from the reserve
the townships referred TO In order Il
secure public timber privileges to the
miners in that locality.
IL any forest reserve officer has In any
wise unduly restrained the use OF public
timber within the reserve. | will thanh
you to furnish this office his name and q
full statement OF his action In the prem
ises; with q view to having the matter
subjected to an official examination and
report thereon.
Very respectfully,
BINGER Hermann,
Commissioner.
The people OF Mogollon felt very crate
full to Governor O.ero for the interest he
displayed In their affairs and for the sue
cess OF his effortf and through Captain
Cooney presented their grateful &C
Acknowledgement In the following letter
to the governor:
CooNEy, n. NJ, oct. 81.
Hon. NJ. A. Otero, Governor of New Mexico
Dear Sir: I am In receipt OF u letteI
from Binger Hermann. land commits
sioner, In which he states that the min
ers must not be deprived OF their RICH
to cut firewood and timber in Coonel
mining district, and asking that an,
range rider who may annoy them be re
ported TO him. You have my thanks
and that Of one thousand citizens whit
are dependent upon the mining indus
tries Of this district for a livelihood. FOL
the prompt manner in which you inter
vened In our behalf.
Very Respectfully.
M. COONEY,