Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-03-29
CAPITAL CITY GRfsT.
Another Forest Reserve-0tero
County's Officials "A Plot to
Down Perea.


Down Perea.
Correspondence Of THz 0r7Ic.
SANTA FE. March 28. Notwithstaud-
ing the joint resolution OF the late leg
isIatiye assembly protesting against
settiug aside any portion Of New Mex
ico's domain as forest reserves, the
President. BY proclamation, on the
End of this month, sets aside for that
purpose. one of the largest reserves, SO
far. in any of the western states OF ter
rItories.
"oILA RIVER FOREST RESERVE
is its Official title. 1t embraces 1896
square miles and contains 2,327, ,oi0
acres, all In New Mexico. The south
lineruns east from the line between
Arizona and New Mexico, seventy-two
miles, and passes north Of Silver City
about IL miles. From the southwest
corner the line between the two terri
tories is the western boundary for q
distance of sixty-six miles; thence east
thirty-six miles; thence south thirty
miles; thence east thirty-six miles;
thence south TO the south east corner
1t embraces parts OF the Mogollon,
San Francisco and Tularosa mountain
ranges. The officer to have charge of
this large reservation have been selec-
ted and In few days will be on the
ground.
Under present instruction all other
stock, except sheep and goats, will he
permitted to Craze on any portion of I.
the reservation, and prospecting and
mining is to be permitted.
While there is at present more or less
prejudice against the setting aside of
these forest reserves, the future will
demonstrate that it is a wise policy.
The great object being to preserve the
timber from destruction by fire, and by
doing this protect the water supply for
the valley ranchmen. Mr.. Buntain,
the superintendent of forest reserves 10
New Mexico and Arizona, will leave
here In few days, with the other off
GERS, to look over the new reserve and
establish the resident force.
TERRITORIAL OFFICIALS.
AS to territorial matters, political and
otherwise, there is but little new. The
new auditor, Luis M. Ortiz, expects to
take charge next week. The commits
sions of the members of the thousand
and one boards have about all been
signed. and forwarded to the favored
faithful. Tse new board Of peniten-
tiary trustees IS expected to meet by
the 1st, and assume control. AT the
same time a transfer is to be made to
the new warden, Mr.. Bursum.
Superintendent Of. Public Instruction
M. G. de Baca, Of Las Vegas, has NOV
ed his Office from the Catron Block
where 1t has been for several years, to the
Delgado block on the west side OF the
plaza. Mr.. de Baca has the reputation u
here of being smooth and going for Il
everything in sight. Not being salts
fed with the salary and emoiuments Of
the superintendent's office be had the +,
legislature provide that the transIating Il
of the journals, ETC., of the late assem-
bly, should be done by the territorial
printer, thus getting it away from the
supervision of the territorial secretary,
who has always had charge of this
work heretofore. Whether Mr.. Baca
had an understanding or not, I am in
formed he is doing the Eranslating.
This Is in accordance with the old doc
trine that ito him that hath shall be
given"
The new board of immigration, COM
posed of Ex-Governor Prince, Felipe
Chaves, VI. A. Hawkins, Frank Springer
and A. G. Campbell. which is generally
regarded as sort of an annex to the
public printers establishment, is re-
quired by law to meet about the second
Monday in next month, organize, elect
Q secretary, etc. The ex governor, /
am informed. expects to be chosen
president and, if he can't be secretary
also, he hopes to pull through bis friend
VIM. N. Berger. +
In the list of appointments it will be
noticed that w. A. Hawkins come in
for fayors quite frequently, as also the
supposed Democratic member from
Roswell, Mr.. Richardson. IT the latter
considers these small favors sufficient
pay for his legislative conduct, it is to
be hoped he will enjoy them. II
oTERo COUNTY OFFICIALS.
Gov. Otero has finally named the Off
cials for the new county of Otero. They
are as follows: Sheriff, George Curry;
treasurer, D. NJ. Sutherland; probate
Judge, Andalecio PadilIa; clerk of the
probate court. W. s. Shepard; county
commissioners, Frank b. Stuart, Allen
H. Blacker, Serapio MARQUEE; superin-
tendent of schools. Louis Vigil; asses
aor, CasImiro Candelario; surveyor g.
q. Lucas.
AFTER PERI9A.
That there is deep laid scheme, to
lay Delegate Pedro Perea on the shelf
next year, is well known. He i tat
ron's friend. and he had no sympathy
with the pet administration measures
Of the late assembly; trying hard to
stop them. as he did two years ago,
when he pleaded with members not to