Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-08-31
INCOMPETENCE OF VANCE.
He Has Crippled Mining in New
Mexico.
WHY Ne SHOULD &c RETIRED.

p GNl small holdings hlOd. mono UV
law exceeds 100 acres a. this rate
o. would take 600 years 20 survey
on small holdings kulck work Ap
rrnpfIltlon. $4,000. act of June a.
1896 for surveys OF private land
claims, 1886 line measurement sur.
tcys returned. nearly $40 mile
81 900 deposited for surveying forty
Eve mining clalms and amended sur
VcyH of four claims. l26 mining DIS.
trlCts. twentythrpu have boon plat
ted 1908 implanted. i3 private land
claims surveyed under dccrpos 81 pri.
yato land court. OF which three are
not returned Pursuant Co telegram
uf July 60 1896 tine survey 81 allot
mcnts made under the Las VEGAS
grant was resumed by r. B.
Rice aud work continued ti Nuvem
her rs. 1896 then discontinued upon
instructions from the commi rIunCr
Rice nlCd four books. field notes and
skotcht plat OF surveys OF allotmonts
lu Las Vegas valley, four books OF
field notes. FIVE sheet surveys of allot
mcntH lu the Sapullo river valley
The said returns. together
with tho protest Of q. a. Mauzanaros ot
las Vegas against tho said surveys as
executed by Rice Ia the las Vegas
valley. have been transmitted tu your
office Tor consideration and action.
avn advised hy your lcffer OF January
a0. 1897 that the entire matter In con
truyprsy is now urnding Ice the SUI
promo court of the United States on
appeal bv the government from tho
action of tho court ~ appeals of the
district az Colorado. Affirming the TO-
Fuancp al on injunction involving tho
las Vegas survey matters on the pc
tition OF Jen Reynolds. 1T al. and that
until the supreme court shall have
rendered ita opinion in the matter u
tho pending appeal mo- action viii bel
taken ON the protest OF ~ A. Man.
ggnaroH or any uthCr questions inyolv.
pd In the surveys. rcsurycys. exam
nations og allutmonts executed by
Rice undHr department authorize
ton. Estimates Survey of public
lands. S25OOn private claims 100000.
salary surveyor general $4,000.
clerks Sl3UnO; contingent. si32O.
total Sf2 800.
Contract No. an. June Z. 1896. %. NJ.
white. liability. SSp". forty four pri-
,ntc lend grants acted upon by court
Involving tS55.2tl acres; confirmed
gutia3. rejected 1861 $50 Quinby
Vance ON juno so 1888. deposited g.
l1 for survey of seventy ono mining
claims. amended two mining claims
and reports ON hfiytwo mining
claims Major portion Of mineral
monuments are upon uusuryeyod
ground and mining claims are con
ncctpd with said monuments. The
cor', OF private land claims passed
uTon many claims some confirmed.
H.
office in connection with the survey
of these grants will create large
and iucrcaslug amount ~ labor. nine
private land claims have been sur
vcyed under DEGREES "a court and con
irmcd about 10000 acres: throo cor
rcctcd surveys ordered: one survey
notes not filed; ono new decree new
survey have 10 be made During the
fiscal year NO work has been executed
on the Las Vcras grant the same hay
INK been heretofore pending ln the su
prome court OF the United states on
appeals The survey of ullotmCnts in
said grant heretofore executed hy a.
u. Rice. were reported 10y my prcdc
cosHnr az being In very unsatisfac
tay condition ami said surveys not
secuted On the ground or the field
notes written In conformity with the
manner OF surveys instructions. or
fiF special instructions There win
also be- an increased amount OF public
surveys on account pt tho selection uf
donations of public lands 10 cducn
t,unal and benevolent institutions Of
thD territory az per act ct June 22
1898 and I therefore estimate that
tho appropriation Of $4,000 win fully
hC required for the survey of public
lands and small holdings claims The
contingent fund limited 90 81 GOO is in
sufficient and ! request 10 be- increased
to 81 500 The surveyor general
salary should Boz allowed ut the rate
Cf $4,000. vacant lands are being ran
IDLY settled upon and conditions OF all
branchcH OF industry prosperous. Dur.
nr tho year lct twelve contracts. Nos
.li and 1925. both inclusive: nine pri.
waite land claims surveyed. four or.
dgrod currcCted rejected surveys ~
&c. = Brown rclet. C. g. Coleman.
Howell failed 90 return within time
Estimates Surveys or public lands.
S-'nnn, private land claims $a5 600
Surveyor general 81 900. clerks. si8.
geo, contingent $1,000 total SOS 300
Now the high officials having the
matter In charge say that most Of the
surveyor generals quickly let con.
ta'ts FOR fun amount apportiuncd %
item ana then report more applica.
lions for surveys and beg for more
money and generally get H. with
thp." facts In view. with Vance ON
,ially saying over his own name that
$4,000 was absolutely necessary for |
public land surveys for 1898. with fun
power In his own hands. with 10000 |
aupurtiuntd and almost sure To get
more u he asks for il, lets contracts w. !
1888 for f1i72.lG. rejects contracts Of |
n j. Brown and G. g. Coleman; NJ |
Howell failed To return his la time |
ANA Ut the end OF the fiscal year. Of |
nine contracts official records show |
~ UUtli was paid out. the balance |
went hack into the treasury and the |
poor starving surveyors viii have 90 |
wait one, two or more years for their |
balance of flfGG. In private laad |
claims u was still worse Vance NJ |
hrmh over bis own name that s26 900 |
was absolutely necessary. SIS 900 was /
appoHioued, with Vance knowing that !
De could lot contracts for that amount |
and ask FOR more, let contracts in /
1888 Tor only Si70gG0; ana al tho /
end NJ the year most an of the SIS.
600 was turned back into the treas |
uTN nud again the poor, suffering con
tractors have 90 wait one. two lr
moro years for their hard earned pay.
Docs or does not this show way
OF obtaining goods under false pre-.
tcnscsf Pretending that $3.50 was
needed and then let contracts for
unehfth on OucsiA,h that amount
Talk of brass and cheek IN claiming
undue credit The Sampson SChlry
contest ~ not la a. Easloy In his ro-
port OF 1897 given above. says.
There are l2G mining districts,
twenty-three have boon plated. 1903
are unplatted"
Now Vance starts u 90 claim credit.
and not only claims as thoulh Eaaley
had made mo- mining plats at All and
claims credit Tor making all. but
also claims credit for two successive
years Tor fear one year would not De.
ryr the attention hy the interior de-.