Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-09-04
ASSESSMENT RETURNS.
The Increases by Some Counties Are More
Than Balanced by the Decreases in
Other Counties.

The uupllCaIe OIL llle dsoeoSiASi' i'ii"
for 1901 for the county of Rio Arrlba,
have been received by Territorial Au-
ditor w. G. Sargent. The total assess
ment is 1866, 1858, from which are deduc-
ted $75,29O of exemptions, leaving the
taxable assessment at $79l,669, de-
crease of $92, 600 since last year ana
S134,OO since 1899. The assessment in
detail is as follows: Agricultural lands
12,312 acres valued at $61,56O and i'm
proyements thereon valued at 46,4S3;
pastoral lands 100000 acres, decrease
of 157, 1881 acres, valued at $14S,6OO, de-
crease of $3S, 1884. No improvements on
the pastoral lands are reported while
last year $1,121 worth of improvements
were reported. No city or town lots
are reported this year while nine lots
with SO, ,235 of improvements were repor-
ted in 1900. There are 106 1-2 miles tel
egraph and telephone lines in the coun-
ty assessed at $3,O2S; 116 miles of narrow
gauge railroad assessed $326,OOo; rail-
road buildings assessed at, $6,45O; saw
and Touring mills at $9,261; 1,455 horses
at $17,1S4; 46 mules at $734; 2,196 head of
cattle at $40, 1856; 122, 1865 sheep valued at
$122,652, a decrease since last year OF
90, 900 sheep valued at $4,000; 1871 goats
valued at $1,572 a decrease since last
year of 200 goats; 145 swine valued at
$253; 217 burros valued at $472; 4o7 vehi-
cles valued at $S,906; 103 sewing ma
chimes valued at $1,240; saddles and
harness valued at $4,06S; merchandise
valued at $47,6S4; farming implements
valued at $3,013; fixtures in stores and
saloons valued at $1,770; watches and
clocks valued at $40; jewelry valued at
$50: gold and silver plate valued at
1905; musical Instruments valued at
$527; household furniture at s1O,Sso;
private land grants valued at $144, 900.
GRANT COUNTY.
The assessment rolls for Grant coun-
ty were received today by Territorial
Auditor w. G. Sargent. They show the
total assessment of the county to be
SO, 1S6, 1927. so from which $7s,40O exemp-
tions are deducted, leaving $3,108, ,427. 30
taxable assessment, decrease OF
| $439, 900, more than accounted for by
| the loss of territory to Luna county.
| There are in the county 29,41S acres of
agricultural lands valued at $S5,59O, an
| increase of $1,000 since last year, and
| improvements thereon valued at $79,2lO
| loss of $40, 900; 35,0S3 acres of pastoral
| land valued at $21,515, loss of $4,000
md
thereon valued at $30,79O, a loss OF
$14, 900; city lots valued at $101,365 loss
of $4,000; and improvements thereon
of $349, ,92O, a loss of $4,000. There are ir
the county 21SS0 miles of telegraph lines
valued at Sc, 6,597.5O, a loss since last veal
of 50 miles valued at $1,000; 1OO.1b miles
of standard gauge railway valued a
1854, ,140 and buildings valued at $l3,52o
a loss of SO miles valued at $433,OOO ant
a loss in buildings valued at $4,000; g.
and 1-2 miles Of narrow gauge railway:
valued at $9t 800 and buildings valued
at $4,12O; net products of mines s2l,6oo
a gain of $4,000; surface improvements
at mines $1O9, ,2S5, gain of $500 notes
and book accounts $4,000; steam en-
gines $54,12O; 1894 horses valued a
$40, ,22O; "a mules valued at 5000; cat
tie valued at s916, ,4s5; 4,47O sheep val
ued at $6,94O; S115 goats valued a
| SIS, ,26O; 1877 swine valued at $500; A bur
ros valued at $175; vehicles $16,955
sewing machines $1,935; saddles AM
harness $3.50; merchandise $216,S4O
farming implements $2,355; fixtures Il
stores and saloons $19,S6O; money SIG,
3S5; watches and clocks s1,105; book
$S,445; jewelry 1856; musical instru
ments $4,6S5; household furniture $42
2O5: shares of stock in banks and cor
porations s16,455; corn $255; hay an
alfalfa $155; lumber $7,75o; mortgage
$259, $40; blacksmith and carpenter
tools ISIS; other property $16,770.