Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-07-16
IRRIGATION
COMMISSION
No More Pasture Privileges
VIII BE Recommends
at Present.
MANY APPLICATIONS
twenty-five thousand Acres
of Land VIII BE
Offered for
Sale.

Sale.
The TerritoYial Commission of Irri-
CATION was called; 10 order yesterday
afternoon at'2 o'clock by President G.
A. Richardson at the Office Of the Sec
retary, Colonel George w. Knaebel in
this city. There were present: Presi-
dent G. A. Richardson, Secretary
George w. Knaebel and Frank Sprin-
ger. Commissioner Carl A. Dalies Is
absent in Wisconsin, and Commits
sioner c. E. Miller was detained from
attending the session by conditions re-
sultant from the recent high waters In
his section, he being upon board
which has this question to deal with.
The following parties appeared be-
fore the commission at this session:
Jaritos Ditch and Reservoir Company
of Springer, asking to enter into a
contract involving the reclamation Of
5000 acres of arid lands, the construc-
ton Of large reservoirs in Colfax
county, a minute description Of the
properties involved to be submitted
later. This applications was approv-
ed.
], M, Sandoval of Sandoval, Sando-
val county, asks to enter into con-
tract involving the construction of
reservoir in Sandoval county and the
reclamation Of about 1900 acres of
arid lands. This application was also
approved.
T. c. Hunt of Texico, appeared by
attorney, asking for pasture privilege
on 25,0OO acres OF land situated in
Roosevelt county. This was passed
over until next meeting.
A. C. voorhees, Of Ration, made ap-
plication to purchase 1000 acres in Col
fax county. This application was
passed. M. w. Mills and H. c. Abbott
of Springer, by attorney, made appli-
cation for location of land for reser-
voir and for pasture privileges, IN.
volving about 5000 acres in Colfax
county. The board has not as yet fin
ally disposed of this.
M. w. Mills applied for pasture priv
ileges on 1000 acres of land In Mora
county, for term of five years, at 3
cents per acre. Approved.
It was the sense of the commission
that pending settlement of these irri-
CATION propositions, no more land Will
be located for other than irrigation
purposes. 1t proposes that no more
pasturage privileges will be recommen-
ded till all irrigation propositions are
settled.
The commission decided to offer for
sale of the 100000 acres at its disposal
for the improvement of the Rio Grande
one-fourth. or 25,OoO acres, and the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted upon
this subject:
whereas, at our April meeting this
commission recommended to the terri
torial board of public lands the sale of
25.0oO acres of land granted by congress
for the improvement of the RIO
Grande, to the highest bidder after ad-
vertisement, at prices not less than S2
per acre, plus the cost of selection and
entry-the bidder to have the right OF
selection of the lands; and the terri
torial board of public lands has decid-
ed that 1t has no power to advertise
such sale until after the lands have
been selected; therefore,
Resolved, that this commission Will
receive bids for the purchase OF LANDS
to the aggregate amount of not exceed
ing 5000 acres. in tracts not exceed
ing 100 acres or less than 40 acres to
any one purchaser, to be designated py
legal subdivisions in the bid, at price
Of not less than 81 per acre plus the
cost Of location; and that this COM
mission will recommend to the board
Of public lands to cause to be selected
for the territory, such lands SO bid Tor
as it deems proper, and upon the Sc
lection Of the same, and approval by
the secretary of the interior. to adver-
tise the lands for sale and sell them
to the highest bidder for cash-the
original application to stand as q bid
and to have preference over other bids
Of the same price. Zach bid to be ac-
companied by certified check paya-
bile to the secretary of this commission
amounting to Is cents per acre upon
the land applied for. which will be re-
turned to him in case the land Is not
recommended for selection, but In case
the land Is recommended for selection
said money will be held until the land
Ia finally offered for sale or sold; ana
IL the applicant then becomes the pur-
chaser .the sum so deposited will be
credited upon the purchase; II the
land Ia sold to another purchaser at q
higher price, it will be returned to the
aepositor: II not so sold and the de-
positor fails to make good his bid, II
/. to be forfeited to the territory. All
bids will be received by the secretary
Of this commission up to four O'CLOCK
D. M, September 8. 1893. and the same
will be opened in his Office on the fo'-
lowing day.
Forms Of application for such selec-
tion and purchase will be furnished by
the secretary Of this commission"
An other resolution was adopted in
which the commission asks the Hon
orable Secretary Of the Interior te