Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-11-09
LAND STATISTICS.
An Immense Domain in New Mexico
Ills Still Subject to Entry Under
the Federal Laws.
TERRITORIAL SELECTIONS.

The annual report Of Hon. Norman
B'nger. commissioner of the general
land Office. made public this week,
contains many interesting statistics
concerning New Mexico and adjoining
states. In New Mexico the total of
UNI eserved and unappropriated lands
Is 80. SAL acres. of which ~ los Sos
acres nave been surveyed. The area
appropriated Is i~6,i5i.i95 acres and
the area reserved 6.3S5.lS acres. In
the adjoining state of Colorado, the
total area of u~nrcserved and unap-
p%ropfiated land Is 39.ll5,S1i acres. of
which all but 4.396,055 acres have
been survCy ed. The amount of re.
served lands Is 5.69i.l6l acres, the
area now appropriated being 2 1885
1856 acres. The unappropriated and
unreservei lands In Wyoming aggre.
gate 1856. 500 acres, 42,769,5S7 of
which have been surveyed. The area
appropriated Is 6.7S1, 1866 acres and
the area reserved 1885, lS acres.
Colorado, Wyoming. New MexiCo
and Utah contributed largely to the
general increase In coal patents for
the past year.
In New Mexico, twelve such pat
ents We're issued for $40 acres: In
Colorado 20 patents for 3,239 acres;
In Wyoming 22 patents for 2.7i3
acres. II addition, in New Mexico,
20 mineral patents were issued on 81
mineral claims. embracing an area
OF 707, 500 acres. In Colorado 700
mineral and mill site patents on 1904
claims were issued covering an area
Of 15.7l9,Slj acre In Wyoming there
were 4 mill site and mineral patents
on 10 claims, covering an area of
Sii.357 acres. Under the head of In
dian and miscellaneous patents. Is
found one item covering 1916, 565
acres in New Mexico. In New Mex.
ieo the territorial insane asylum Sc
cured 20, 707 acres; the proposed min
ers' hospital 81 ,0I6 acres; the po
posed reform school 2l,270 acres; the
school OF mines 2I.03O acres; the peni-
Tertiary 2o,3S0 acres; the military
Institute 2l,265 acres; the commits
sion of irrigation 49,605 acres; the
deaf and dumb asylum 2O,G7i acres;
the normal schools i2.017 acres: the
Z opposed institute for the blind 4,703
acres; the university at Albuquerque
i, 800 acres; the agricultural college
1857 acres. Colorado did not fare
so well, for 1t only segregated l,69i
a res for its agricultural college and
l22,722 acres for school indemnity
lands. In Wyoming charitable and
educational institutions In general re-
ceived II 9SS acres; public buildings
l,iSi acres, the agricultural college
2l,OlS acres; miners hospital $50
acres; deaf and dumb asylum S77
acres; school land indemnities cover.
ing a total of 1889 acres.
During the past year $4,000 was
allotted Ton public surveys in New
Mexico. $4,000 In Colorado. 500. 1000 In
Wyoming. The surveys executed In
New Mexico embraced S37 miles of
land lines, nearly one'half OF which
were upon boundaries of private lane
grants. The AMOUNT Of agricultural
land surv ed In Colorado and accept,
ed was 2G4,403 acres, besides 1915
acres not accepted. II Is shown that
95,SGl square miles of the state OF
Colorado nave been surveyed, which
Is % per cent of the area of the state,
The amount of land surveyed In Wyo.
ming was i-O,O6S acres.
Referring to lieu sections in oil
fields. the commissioner says:
The suspension heretofore made
Of townships alleged to contain valu,
able deposits OF oil from disposition
under the agricultural laws, and ex-
animation of the lands by special
agent, have allayed to an extent the
excitement heretofore existing caused
by he supposed appropriation of
these lands by the lieu scrippers.
These suspensions have been contin,
ued during the year and must con
tinue until relief h obtained by legis,
latlon, the mining laws and regula.
lions being inadequate to protect the
bona hde prospeCtors who are spend,
ind their time and money in explor,
ing for OIL"
Attention Is called 10 the law which
strictly prohibits the erection OF
fences upon the public domain. Spe,
cial agents OF the land Office are re,
quired 10 report every unlawful In
closure coming under their knowl
edge, to eve persons notice TO re.
move the same within sixty days. and
In the vent of their failure to do 50
TO promptly lay the facts before the
United States attorney for action
During the year twenty. four such
fence cases were reported, as en-
b%Jacing 273,5S0 acres OF the public
domain in Colorado. Ten OF these
fences were removed from 96,1lC
acres, upon proper notice from spe
cial agents, the remaining fourteen
cases, inW' Giving 1890 acres. beine
laid before the judiciary. But one
case, involving 92O acres, arose In
Wyoming. and this was referred Il
the unit"l States attorney. In New
Mexico the evil Is at It's highest. there
being So cases reported, as i~nclosinl
l,92O,4S5 acres OF the public domain
Seventeen cases, covering 1000