Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-07-11
OFFICIAL MATTERS.
A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT.

Superintendent of Public Instruction
Colonel J. Francisco Chaves has COM
menced work on a report on the condi-
tion of education and the public school
system in the territory to be embodied
in Governor Otero's annual report tc
the secretary of the interior
THE IRRIGATION COMMISSION.
The commission of irrigation of the
territory which met yesterday at the
capitol transacted only rontine bust.
ness in addition to electing p e. Har.
roun of Albuquerque, it's irrigation and
civil engineer, whose duties and com.
pensation are to be determined at a
future meeting.
COURT PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS.
No session was held by the court OF
private land claims yesterday. The
court convened again this forenoon.
A motion for rehearing filed by the
United States in case No. 279 was ar.
gued and submitted, Hon. L. B. Prince
appearing for the grant claimant and
Hon. Matthew G. Reynolds and w. H
Pope. ESQ.,, for the United States. The
case is that of Leonidas Mestas VS.
the United States, involving the Joa-
quin Mestas grant on the Rio Puerco
INCORPORATION
The Gep Turquoise and Copper
Company of West Virginia, today filed
incorporation papers in the office OF
the territorial secretary. The capital
is $250,0OO, divided into 25O,OOO shares
OF this 5000 has been subscribed ant
$500 paid up. The incorporators ant
directors are Augustus X. Sloan
Frank T. Sloan and John w. Block OF
Brooklyn; Frederick j. Essig, Chicago
Frank Squire, Alfred Kruver and Hen.
ry q. Oppenheimer, New York; Thorn.
as S. Parker, Silver City, and Lucius
p. Deming, New Haven, Conn. The
offices of the company are at % Maid.
en- Lane, New York. 1t will conduct
mining operations in Grant county.
The Abol Land Company filed incor-
poration papers today. The incorpora-
tors and directors are: Elias Slower OF
Albuquerque; Benjamin B. Spencer OF
Eastview; Edwin c. Manning and
John w. Corbett of Winfield, Kas.
and Roderick Slower of Albuquerque
Capital $4,000, divided into 400 shares
The company will drill for oil and gas
It's headquarters are at Albuquerque.
The Wallace Oil Company incorpor.
ated today The incorporators are Iv.
an Grunsfeld, William H. Springer ant
Leon B. Stern. The directors are AL.
fred Grunsfeld. Ivan Grunsfeld, Louis
Grunsfeld, Michael Mandell, Solomon
Luna. William H. Springer, Leon B
Stern, David Weinman, Frank W
Clancy. The headquarters of the COM
pany are at Albuquerque. 1t will en-.
gage in mining and boring for oil. The
capital is $1,000,OO0, divided into 1,OOO,-
900 shares.
LAND OFFICE BUSINESS.
The following business was transac.
ted at the federal land office in this ci.
ty during the week ending July II:
Homestead entries: July 8, Tomas
Casias, Taos, 100 acres, Taos county
Alexandra Lucero, Cabra, 40 acres, sar
Miguel county; July 5, Pablo Cutler
rez, Puerto de Luna, 100 acres. Guada
lupe county; Felipe Sanchez Baca
Puerto de Luna, 100 acres, Guadalupe
county; Ambrosio Sanchez, Puerto d,
Luna, 100 acres. Guadalupe county
Manuel Baca, Los Colonias, 160 acres
Guadalupe county; Refugio Chavez
Puerto de Luna, 100 acres, Guadalup.
county; July 8, Santiago Romero, Wa.
gon Mound, 100 acres, Mora county
Jose valentin Gutierrez, Santa Rosa
100 acres, Guadalupe county; July s
Demetrio Montoya, Maxwell City, 16t
acres. Colfax county; Antonio Rocco
Anton Chico. 160.0S acres, Guadalupe
county; July 9, Richard Russell, Cha.
ma, 100 acres, Rio Arriba county; JULY
10. Solomon Sanchez, Casaus, 40 acres
Guadalupe county; August L. ALLIE
mand, Chaperito, 100 acres, San Mi
guel county: Jose s. Gallegos, Chavez
100 acres. San Miguel county; July II
Jose Dolores Duran, Guadalupita, 16
acres. San Miguel county: Miguel Mar
timex, Cabra Springs, 100 acres, Sal
Miguel county.
Final entry: July 8, Donaciano Gu
tferrez, Albuquerque, 100 acres, Berna
lilo county.
Coal declaratory statement: July
8. Celeste Casna and Antonio Penesa
Gallup. Mckinley county; Peter Bal
0cca and Ceresa Balocca, Gallup, Nc.
Kinley county.