Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-07-09
PRIVATE LAND
COURTS REPORT
Synopsis Of the WOTkOf Court
With Number Of Acres Con.
firmed and Rejected.
VALUABLE LEGAL DOCUMENT

LOUIE NO. NniAou HtAAta hAtAtNNN "
th, Court o. Private land Claims,
which passed out ~ existence BY linn.
itation on June 80, 1905. has submit.
ted hia final report 90 tho attorney
general u tho United States, az FOL.
lows.
santa Re. n NJ. June 30. 1904
Tho Honorable The Attorney General,
Washington, - g.
Sir have che honor toroport a a..
mo Court Of Private land claims,
created under and by virtue of an act
OF congress entitled. IAN Act 20 To-.
tablish a Court OF Private land
Claims In Certain States and Terri.
tories. approved March 2. 1891. and
variou acts amcudatory ard IN cx'
tension thereof has concluded and
finally disposed Of an tho litigation
and business that has been before n.
on the 18TH instant the United
States attorney advised the court
that. satisfaction 81 all doCroos. iudg
mouts and orders OF tho court had
been entered Of record as required by
law and announced that he had moth.
INK further 90 suggest ON behalf OF
the United States. and the court was
adjourned without day
The Official existence Of this trIb.
unal was begun by Cos formal organt
zation az Denver Colorado. on July a..
1891. and ceases by operation of law
today after thirteen years of contiuu.
ous lalor In iullcially determining
and adiusting under the provisions Of
tho act Of March 3. 1891. claims for
lands within the limits Of tho terrItor.
les derived by tho United states from
the Republic ~ Mexico and embraced
within the territories Of New Mex.
leo. Arizona or Utah. or within the
states OF Colorado Nevada or Wyo.
ming by virtue OF a Spanish or Mex.
lean grant. concession, warrant or
survey, ~ che United States were
bound 10 recognize and confirm by
the treaties Of cossion Of said country
by Mexico to the United States. viz.
The Treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo. con.
cluded on February 2. iSis and the
GNdsdcn Purchase Treaty ~ Ne
sillal. concluded December 30. 1858.
tn, court upon lts organization on
the ist day ~ July, 1891. ordered that
session DO held 40 Denver, Colorado.
and Santa BE. New Mexico. The court
subsequently ordered tho transfer OF
an records and files At Denver. Colo
RADIO. 10 Santa Fe. New Mexico. as the
general 0ficial headquarters OF tho
court, and abolished the Denver Of.
fee on the 9Th day OF December.
1892. court was established az Tue.
SON Arizona foe the adjudication Of
claims Co lands situate within tho
territory Of Arizona. and an cases
Affecting lands In Arizona were trans.
icrred TO that district
During the existence Of the Court
Of Private Land Claims the total area
of land Tor which suits were brought
and service had on the United States.
amounted 90 35.t9i .O20 acres OF land.
The claims confirmed by DEGREES of
tho court, which have been satisfied
by the approval OF the surveys made
execution ~ said DEGREES. amounts 10
205l.F2G acres OF land and the
amount rejected by tho court Is 49,.
$50 i93 acres Of land.
You are advised that but one iudg.
mont was hually sustained against
the United states under the prOvl.
sions Of section thirteen Of the act Of
March 3, 1891. for lands patented By
the United States and situate within
the boundaries OF lands confirmed by
tho Court OF Private Land Claims, to.
Wit, Tor S5l3Ga for 1850 acres Of
land which judgment ! am advised
by letter from the auditor for tho IN.
terror department. dated May 81. 1904,
will be paid under appropriation made
by congress therefor upon appllca.
ton Of the PARTIES entitled thereto.
This fact was made known 20 the
Court ~ Private land Claims aud the
letter Of the auditor was, by order
Of the court spread upon the records.
and counsel for claimants notified BY
me
Il % with pleasure and pride am
able % state that on this date Gune
30, 1900. aH Of tho business hereto
foro ponding before the Court OF Pri.
yato Land Claims has beon concluded
and approved. a. required by thu act
Of March 3, 1894.
Embraced ia the schedules hereto
attached and made part Of tnih 10
port, numbered respectively A, y. q.
ID, aud 70. is an Hemized statement OF
all tho claims presented 10 tho Court
OF Private Land Claims for adiudica.
ton.
From schedule "A q will be noted
that. there woro died IN the New
Mexico district. including the Peralta
Roavis case mo. 10 In the Now Mex.
leo Dihtrict--No, 4 IN the Arizona Dis
trioD and three cases Cor lands claim.
"a 10 DO located within tho state of
Colorado, but which were transferred
TO and tried Ia tue Now Mexico dis
trict, 2s2 cases. OF this number 70
cases were for lands claimed 10 be
situate In the territory Of Arizona.
and we're transferred 10 that district.
leaving $40 cases involving the valid.
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