Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-08
A BUFFALO BILL.
Plan to Get a Barb Wire Oinch On the
Staked Plains.

The following has been introduced by
| Representative Lacey of Iowa:
A bill to set a part a preserve for the
American bison and for other purposes:
Be it enacted by the senate n house
of representatives of the United States
Of America in congress assembled, thai
the secretary of the interior Is hereby
/ authorized and directed to set apart, as
a preserve for the American bison, the
following described land, to-wit:
Beginning at the point on the east
boundary Of the territory of New Mex
/ leo where the second standard parallel
/ south OF the New Mexico base line,
when surveyed, will intersect said east
boundary; thence west along said sec
ond standard parallel south to the
northeast corner of township IL south,
range 20 east; thence south along the
range line between ranges ~ N ~ east
to the southeast corner of township 10
| south, range 80 east; thence west along
the third standard parallel south to tine
northeast corner Of township 16 south,
Of range 2S east; thence south along the
range lime between ranges % and 2s east
to the southeast corner of township 20
south, range Is east; thence east along
the fourth standard parallel south to
the northeast corner of township Il
south, range % east; thence south along
| the ang line to the northeast corner
of township % south. range 2S east;
thence east to the northeast corner OF
township % south, range 80 east; thence
south ITO the northeast corner of town.
ship rs south, range 80 east; thence east
to the northeast corner of township 20
south, range go east; thence south to
the south boundary of the territory OF
New Mexico; thence east along a
south boundary to the southeast corner
of said territory; thence north along the
east boundary Of the territory to the
place of beginning; excepting from the
force and effect of this act all irrigation
rights and lands lawfully acquired
therefor, and all lands which may have
been, prior to the date hereof, embraced
In any legal entry or covered by any
lawful filing duly of record in the prop
err United States land office, or upon
which n valid settlement has been
made pursuant to law, and the statu-
tory period Within which to make entry
or filing of record has not expired, and
all mining claims duly located and held
according to the laws Of the United
States and rules and regulations not in
conflict Herewith: Provided, that this
exception shall not continue to apply to
n particular tract Of land unless the
entry man, settler or claimant con-
tinues to comply with the law under
which the entry, filing, settlement or
location was made.
Sec. 2. That the SECRETARY Of the in
terror Is hereby authorized and directed
to lease to Charles ]. Jones, Of Topeka,
Kan, his heirs and assigns, the tract
of land described in section l Of this
act for q period of twenty years free of
rental charge. Said lease shall provide
that the said Charles J. Jones, his heirs
and assigns, shall place upon said tract
Of land, Within one year from the pas
sage of this act, suitable Enclosures for
bison, and mot less than 100 full-blooded
American bison, of sufficient number Of
males and females for breeding pur-