Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1902-01-16
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Amarillo, Rio Arriba county, on No
vember 1S. 1876. Mr.. Read represent
ed the claimants.
Under date Of December 18th the Al
buquerque correspondent of the Den
yer Republican says; j. Il. O'Brien,
an alleged Colorado newspaper man
and Clifford Marye visited the home Of
Fred Sanchez, the young New Mexican
now serving q life sentence in Canon
City for the murder of his wife at Den
yer, at the town of Peralta. O'Brien's
plan is to secure attidavits from rela-
tives and friends of young Sanchez to
the effect that he was affected with
somnambulism, and that during one Of
these attacks he killed his wife. o.
Brien, while in the city, told several
persons Of his plan and tried to get
them Interested, stating that he knew
of $1,000 Of Sanchez money held there
in escrow, and If his scheme worked
and the young man was pardoned, he
would get the $1,000 and divide It up
among those who assisted him. 1t is
not known how much money was ad-
vanced to O'Brien and Marye by San
chez relatives, but 1t is evident that
the Colorado couple got some money.
O'Brien is going further south and is
interesting churches and societies by
giving short talks ON China, taking up
a collection at each lecture.
In commenting on the question of
statehood for New Mexico. the Denver
Republican says: "Whatever may be
said concerning the illiteracy of some
Of the people of New Mexico. it should
be borne in mind that a vast majority
of them are natives of the United
States, New Mexico having been under
the dominion of this country for more
than fifty years. They are loyal to the
country and the flag, and they should
be given the rights enjoyed by Ameri-
can citizens residing in the states. The
territory has an excellent public school
system, and the percentage of Hit
eracy is rapidly decreasing. 1t will de-
crease in n still greater ratio if a state
government is erected, for then New
Mexico will gain in population from
the East and Middle West more rapid
ly than it does now. Finally, the illit-
crate class is not in the a%scendency.
The controlling element in the popula-
tion is intelligent and educated. They
are progressing and enterprising peo-
pie, who would strive to build up their
state along American lines and make it
one of the prosperous communities of
the Southwest"
1. B. Hanna, superintendent of for
est reserves In New Mexico, in accord
ance with instructions from the De-
partment of the Interior, has issued
the following order governing all per-
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forest reserves for grazing purposes:
"All persons who have leases on school
lands lying within forest reserves and
who desire to use the same for graz
ing purposes, must make application
to the commissioner of the general
land office through the forest officer in
charge of the reserve in which the land
is situated for a permit to cross the re-
serve lands to reach leased portions
with their stock. The application must
contain a description of the land leased
and show the date of the lease and the
date 1t was approved by the secretary
of the interior, also the period for
which it is to rum. The applicant must
also state the number of stock which
he desires to take to the leased land,
how long he proposes to keen the stock
there and how many head the land will
sustain for the period. He must also
file with his application a map or dia-
gram showing where he will enter the
reserve, the road or trail over which
his stock will travel and the time re-
quired to reach the land over such road
or trail. He must agree to furnish a
guard whose designation shall be APP
proved by the supervisor to keep the
stock upon his leased land"