Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-04-23
RIO IEMEz FOREST RESERVE
Important Communications On The
Withdrawal Of Man, Thousand
Acres From Settlement
aAt1B1o &c INVESTIGATED

ON NIF ui.NI T. AfNtt ~ aili'l 'N
GEOGRAPHIC order. an enormous area
af lard .n Northwestern sea M,t.Uo /
wa Withdrawn from entry While the
withdrawal nay only BE- temporary,
yot tor the time Il has paralyEcd i'm.
prnvement In that port On OF New
Mexico and stopped the innux OF pop
platiou
The desirabiity Of the proper forest .
reserves in order 10 preserve the va /
tcr supply OF the rivers % recognised |
~ al The area Withdrawn from
settlement laat fan 10 not only greatly
In excess or what r. necessary. but
embraces many thousands OF acres OF
excellent agricultural and grazing
lands ln fact q includes one OF tue
nnest Fraring districts IN all Rev
Mexico The tract reserved extends
from a point near Cochiti 10 the south
,pt 10 line a little this side Of Can.
On and ualllna on the north. thus
lveung a large part or RIO Arrlha
nd Bandovai counties. u includes
me Haca location OF fUO.OOO; she
whoie OF the Nacimcnto and San Die
20 grants: nearly al OF the piodra
I.anrbre and canada do Cochiu. with
nau OF the polyadcra and other
Grants n covers bland. AlIerion and
ail the Uochiu mining region. cuba.
Copper city and the fertile and well
vatcrcd lands around Coyote; with
me vast grassy plains OF the t1edra
t.umbro and old cam n de Chama
Grant Il amounts 20 forly.nye entire
townships, and, aH each township ron.
taina thirty.slx sections, ita area %
go square milea. This ia larger
han the state OF Rhode Island. q
Is forty.elght miles ioag from north 20
south and from thirty TO forty miles
from east 20 west 70 10 easy % see
what a paraiyEing erect the with
drawai or such an immense a.ca must
nave on the surrounding country.
About a month ago Hon. l.. u.
Prince. on behalf OF ths people Of RIO
arriba county, aeht a vigorous protest
10 Delegate Rodey against the contin'
uance OF the reservation; and thia
We tFannmitted by Mr. Rodey 10
the interior department the follow
Ing letters from Delegate Rodoy. Gov.
ornor Richardo. the commissioner Of
tho general land once. Hon r.. A
HitchcocE the sccrotn : Of tho Inter
.or. and Hon James Wilson. secretary
10 agriculture. snow that this protest
has had a desired erect and tnat 4
Iarge portion or the reserved land Will
soon b. released and opened TOR set
clement
Delegate Rodey's Letter.
Delegate Rodey submitted the pro
Iepi with The following letter.
"Match ~. 1894
Hon secretary o. the treasury
WASN'T. son. d. g..
Sir with reforeneo 90 the with
drawing OF ianaa IN RIO arriba coun
~. Nov Mexico. from settlement
received a letter from constituent
~ mine. Hon 4. b. rrince. eX.goveT
nor OF New Mexico. on the subject
md / quote from Il % follows;
80 wlsh % write about a matte
mat 10 interesting good many pee
nle and watch / have promised 4
write about for some time. That I
tbe condition OF a great part OF Ri
Arriba county under the order iron
washington watch withdrawa "a
pubnc landa from entry Thla pra'
ically puts a stop 70 on colonization
eRher IRON outside or by the Mex
IA people. and prevents any incroaa
n population or prosperity IN ina
ooanty n Do the worst blow thal ha
ever been given 20 New Mexico b
astion % a similar character. SO
1Row. / am IA favor OF necessary rel
orvatlons Tor the protection OF forest
lud water supplies. aGt am directl
fntercsted Ia th0 COnsorya, on OF IN
water supply OF the Chama river; b.
hls proposed reservation So utterI
ridiculous IN ia extent and aa 10 %
ohararter OF the lands Included ther
10. Not a human being IN new Mex
20 10 IN FAVOR OF "a. unlesa poaaibI
ssms owner Ia a grant who rope
hAt the government may take "a
cant On exchange tor scrip. Il Is on
"a the things which calls for yot
nest active euorta IN order 70 protoO
ne people and give an opp0rtunil
Tor tho creation OF homoateads,
thia very Weinlty the Mexican Peep
we're taking up home6teada rapid
untl this unfortunate order
MI Secretary. l submit the abo'
10 your department Tor such action
you may deem proper under the cl
cumataHcea
sincerely yours.
% b. hODBr,
Delegate in congress FROM Ne
MeKicO
Hitchcoek'u Answer.
10 this secretary OF the interior
A. hitchcock answered 40 follows;
department OF the Interior was
hgton. d. g., April ]. 1904.
hon -. .. Hodey. House OF KepI
eentativos.
Wir-l have the honor 90 acknOy
odge tue receipt Of your setter or q
eta ultimo. ia which you have QUOT
rom a letter you received from hc
b. Prince, ex-governor OF Now Me
ICE. protesting against the withdra
"a, OF certain lands In kio Arriba cou
~ New Mexico. from aettinmcl