Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-03-26
OFFICIAL MATTERS.
Contract for Surveyor Awarded.

Contract for Surveyor Awarded.
The commissioner of the general
land Office has approved a contract for
the survey of T IA S, r 16 w, and 7
20 and 23 S, r 21 w, in Grant Coun-
ty. United States Deputy Surveyor
Clarence Stoddard of White Oaks was
awarded the contract.
Desert Land Entries.
The following desert land entries
have been made in the local United
States land Office: No. 500, March "a,
Margaret Perry of Roy, N. NJ, S 1-2
SW IA, section 26, T % N, R "a E, 80
acres in Mora County.
No sol, March 25. Simeon P, Hen
Erickson of Hood, N. NJ, SW IA, SW
IA, section 6, T 29 N, r 12 w, SO
acres in San Juan County.
Contest Carlisle VS.. Dibert Decided.
Register M. R. Otero and Receiver
Fred Muller yesterday afternoon filed
their opinion in the contest case of
James H. Carlisle versus Frank Dibert,
Nina Otero interviewer, involving des-
ert land entry No. 571 for the E 1-2,
section IA, T N, R 8 E,for unsurveyed
land near Estancia. They recommend
the cancellation of the entry so far
as it conflicts with the prior rights OF
James M. Carlisle and the suspension
of action in the case of the interviewer
until the survey Of the small holding
claims and the proof to be submitted
thereon, under which she claims, are
submitted.
photographic Works and Measure
ments of New Mexico Streams.
photographic Engineer Hinderlider
of the photographic and reclamation
survey left Denver on Thursday for
New Mexico accompanied by several
assistants. Upon his arrival in the
Territory he will commence active hy-
geographic survey work for the sea-
son, which viii be pushed vigorously
until the late fall. River gauging sta
tions will be established at frequent
intervals along the more important
streams and careful measurement
made of the volume and velocity OF
the available water supply. The data
obtained, when finally compiled, will
be invaluable for use in future plans
for irrigation work in the vicinity
where the systematic tests are made.
Contract for Artesian Well at Y. S. In.
dian Industrial School in Santa Fe
Superintendent Clinton ]. Crandall,
of the U. S. Indian Industrial School
in this city returned yesterday from
Alamogordo where he went on official
business. While away he let the con-
tract for the drilling of an artesian
we'll upon the grounds of the school in
this city to Gus Mulholland of Alamo
gordo, who is an experienced and thor
ough we'll driller and he has the neces-
sary compliments of up-to-date machin-
cry for that purpose. The contract Is
for the drilling of well, thousand
feet deep at the price of $4,000, which
is to be paid either when a depth OF
1000 feet is reached or when a sat1s-
factory artesian flow is struck at,
depth. of 800 feet or deeper. Superin-
tendent Crandall expects that Mr..
Mulholland will commence work as
soon as he can furnish the necessary
bond and as soon as he can get his
machinery to this city.
Homestead Entries.
The following homestead entries
have been made in the local United
States land office: No. 1860, March "a
Jack Perry of Roy, N. NJ, SW IA. NE
IA, w 1-2, Sc IA, Sc IA, Sc IA, Sec
ton 22 T % N, R "a E, 100 acres in
Mora County.
No. 1861, March "a. Alexander Per-
nv of Roy, n NJ, E 12, NE IA, E IL,
Sc IA, section "a, T % N, R "a E, 16O
acres in Mora County.
No. 1862, March "a. Desideria l.. de
Brooks of Ledone. N. NJ, lot 4, Sc IA,
SW IA, SW IA, Sc IA, section Z, NV
IA. NE IA. section 1S, T Is N. r % E,
-. Mio,,o1 County