Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-05-07
LAND GRANTS.
The Court ofPrivate Land claims Disposes
sof important Business.

The Court ofPrivate Land claims Dispose
eof Important Business.
In the court of private land claim.
on Saturday afternoon, upon motion O
the plaintiffs, case No. 2l2, involving
the Pueblo de Quemado grant of 200, 90,
acres in Rio Arriba county, was reject
ed and the petition dismissed The
grant was alleged to have been made il
1743 and was claimed by Jose de Gar
cia Trujillo ct al.
In case No. 227, involving the Jose
Ignacio Alari grant in Rio Arriba coun.
ty, claimed by Juan Antonio Quintana
similar action was taken upon tn. mo.
tion of the plaintiffs. The grant was
alleged to have been made on March 81
1858.
In case No. 22S, involving the Boque
Jacinto Jaramillo grant in Rio Arriba
county, further testimony was taken
and the case submitted to the court.
The grant Is claimed by Jose Pablo
Jaramillo ct al. and Is alleged to have
been made on January II, 1746.
Mandates of the United States su-
preme court in the following two cases
were read: Case No. 1898, Clarence P.
Elder ct al. vs.. The United States, for
the Juan C. Santistevan grant in Taos
county. The grant has been rejected
1t was claimed for 17159 acres, and is
all %nl lay,
81, 1S45.
The other mandate was in case No
49, Antonio Seraf1n Pena ct AL VS.. The
United States, involving the La Petaca
grant, claimed for 1857 acres in Rio
Arriba and Taos counties, and alleged
to have been made on January 20, 1895
The judgment of the court of private
land claims rejecting the grant was re-
versed and the case remanded to the
court for a new trial on the extent Of
the allotted lands. The case was there
fore reinstated on the docket Of the
land court for that purpose.
This morning, in case No. 270 Mari
ano s. Otero VS.. The United States, for
the Sitio de Navajo grant in Valencia
county. the court announced decision
in an elaborate opinion. 1t was shown
by testimony last week that the lands
claimed are entirely within the Cebolle-
ia grant. heretofore patented by act Of
congress. This was thought to bar all
action on the part Of the court Of pri-
TO 1or 1osv Ilv,t fhn ,rf
nounced that this would not prevent its
taking jurisdiction of the claim. The
Jurisdiction will, however, extend only
to deciding upon the validity of the til
tie papers, the court being debarred
from entering confirmation by the act
establishing it. The court accordingly
ordered that the owners of the Cebolle-
ia grant be made parties defendant, and
upon this being done the case will be
set down for trial.
The same holding was announced by
the court in case No. ia, Margarito Ba-
ca ct al VS.. The United States, for the
San Jose del Encinel grant in Valencia
county, claimed for 10000 acres. and al
legged to have been made in 176S or 1863
This grant is also in conflict with the
Cebolleta grant.
In case No. 14O, Jose Isabel Martinez
ct al. vs.. The United States, involving
the Juan Jose Lobato grant in Rio Ar
| riba county, claimed for 100000 acre!
| and alleged to have been made on Au
gust a. 1740, and which has been con
| firmed by the court of private lant
claims, the court, through Chief Jus
tice Reed. announced its decision on thu
application Of the owners of the gram
for money compensation at the rate o.
$1.25 an acre for lands patented under
the public land laws by the United
States, within the limits Of the grant a!
confirmed, the court holding that sucl
a petition could be sustained, and indi
eating that on proof Of the extent o
the lands the court would enter tudg
ment against the United States. Th'
amount involved is about $500. TIL
government indicated that an appea
will be taken from this judgment whel
it Is entered.
In case No. 70, on motion of the gov
ernment, it was decided that membe
of the court should go to the localit!
covered by the survey for the purpos
Of taking testimony as to the correct
ness of the survey executed by Survey
or John H. Walker, and to examine tn
boundaries of the grant as 1t had beel
CONFIRMED. The case is that of Marian
s. Otero vs.. The United States, for tn
Nuestra Sonora de la Luz de las La
lgunitas grant in Bernalillo county
Iclaimed for 1900 acres, and alleged t
have been made July 20, 1862. The gov
ernment maintains that the survey
incorrect.
Tomorrow the Conejos grant, In
volving about 100000 acres in south
ern Colorado and northern New Mex
leo will probably be taken up. This
the most important grant case that re
mains undecided. The claimant is Gre
cencio Valdez. The grant Is alleged
have been made in 1888. and on It al
situated the towns Of Antonito. D.
Norte and Conejos.