Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-18
THE FINAL SESSION
United States Court Of Private
Land Claims at
Santa Fe.
WILL ADJOURN SINE DIE

The court of private land claims
met for ita final session yesterday
forenoon 10 TIE court room OF the fod.
cml building. at Santa Dc. on the
bench were Chief Justice Reed and
Associate Justice slusa. Stone and
Murray. Justice Osborne being absent.
The court officials present were.
United States Attorney Matthew @.
RcyuoldHi Clerk lrenoo l.. Chavos
stenogrnpher Franclaco Dolgado; ln.
torprgtor Eusobio Chacon aud Deputy
United tsatos Marshal George a.
Kasoman.
There were also preaout Judge
James 70, Rooder. OF Hays. Kansas.
formerly clerk OF the court. Judge
William a. Pope. formerly assistant
United states attorney OF the court.
and l.. D. Parker. Jr.. az one time stem.
ographor OF the court and now mayor
OF Vlnita. Indian Territory. Upon mo-.
tlon of United States Attorney Mat
thew q Reynolds and upon Invitation
OF the court. Judge Roodor and Judge
Pope took places upon the bench. l..
4. Parker. Jr.. was admitted TO prac.
tico before the court upon notion OF
Sir. Reynolds his TO be the honor OF
having been tho last attorney 90 al.
miitod. before the court went out OF
existence. A number OF members OF
the local bar and other visitors we're
also Ia attendance
The survey OF the San Miguel del
nado grant. case No 20. was approx.
cd by the court, Tho grant is situated
ia San Miguel county. consisting OF
ten tracts. the total area being 5.02t80
acres. Tho claimants are Julian san.
dOyal ot az.
in case No lGs. Involving the Santa
Teresa grant IN Dona Ana county.
near El pas0. the claimants entered
an objection - tho survey on account
of an alleged discrepancy ln the sur
yoy OF tho New Mexico Texas b0un.
dairy. but the court ovorruiod this Oh.
lection and approved the survey. The
grunt covers s.f7sbi acres. NJ. n. Pon.
deli. et ai. arc tho claimants.
IN caaog Nos. $50 and i93. the Refu.
rio Colony grant, consisting Of two
tracts OF land In Dona Anna county.
with a total acreage OF ll.52i30 acres.
the claimants through their attor.
ney q u Holt, objected 10 the con.
firmatiou OF She survey made by Dep
uty United States Surveyors Clay.
ton q. Coleman and Wendell v. Han.
settling forth that tho survey was care
leasly and ncgligently made and that
tho bed OF the Rio Grando ia 1889, the
eastern boundary of the grant. was
not accurately surveyed They pre-.
seuted a number OF affidavlts OF old
residents and surveyors. Tho mat.
Ter was argued by counsel, Mr. Roy.
nolds for tho government, maintain.
lng that che claimants had slopt upon
their rights aud ne questioned their
motive Ia Obioctlng to the survey at
The last hour and almost tho last min.
ute. ITO claimed that the survey had
been "a fair ono and that Il tho mat.
ter could be brought up again. the
claimants Of the grant would have
rocky road 90 travel TO establish their
title 10 the grant Mr.. Holt answer
ga by pointing out that the claimants
had been lax In prosecuting their
rights and that their motives we're
prompted by desire Tor justice.
After Mr hol' had concluded. the
court adjourned until o'clock yestor.
day afternoon.
Upon the reconvenlng OF the court
yesterday afternoon Chief Justice
Reed announced that the court over.
ruled tho objection Of the claimants
in the noiuglo Colony grant case aud
that q ooatirmsd the survey.
The closing scenes OF the session
were impressive and dignitied. Ad.
dresses were made by United states
Attorney Aatthow g. Reynolds OF 81.
Louis; John a. Knaobel. OF Denver.
Solicitor General Edward T. bartlett.
of Santa F'e. judge William u. Pope Of
Roswell. Judge j. n Roeder ~ Kan.
sas. and Chief Justice Joseph n. Reed
OF Council Bluffs. Iowa. and Justices
Murray stone and sluss In review.
Ing the work OF the court, its officials /
and ita attaches. paying high tributes |
10 those connected With a.. and Civ.
.ng "reminiscences and incidents hu.
mOrous and tender the court wae adj I