Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-12-09
DEVELOPMENT Of
WESTERN COUNTRY
SecretaryHitchcock
Dwells on This
Section.
PROGRESS EVERYWHERE
A Desire Shown for Irrigable
Lands. Work of Develop
ment Done.

The New Mexican herewith repro.
duces the salient features of interest
to the people of this Territory from
the annual report Of e. A. Hitchcock,
secretary of the Interior for the fiscal
year ending June 30th, 1906:
In the Indian service four agencies
were abolished during the year, and
the duties of the agents devolved upon
the bonded superintendent of the In
dian training schools.
The policy, to which attention was
invited in the last annual report, of re-
quiring able-bOdied Indians to labor
for their own support, and of with
holding rations from all but the sick
and INDECENT, has been strictly ad.
hered to and is becoming more and
more popular with the mass of Indian
adults, since they realize that it pro-
vides direct and tangible pecuniary
benefits to all who will avail them
selves of the opportunities offered for
self-help.
The irrigation of Indian reservations
and allotmenls in arid sections is pro-
ceed1ng In a systematic manner under
trained engineers, and the funds ap-
propriated by Congress for this pur-
pose are carefully expended with a
view to securing the greatest posi-
BILE benefit to the Indians.
Public Lands.
There were disposed of during the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1905, public
lands aggregating 17O56,622.27 acres.
classified as follows: Cash sales,
1,C4G,65157; miscellaneous entries,
embracing homesteads, land warrants,
script locations, state selections, swamp
lands, railroad and wagon road selec-
tons, Indian allottments, etc, 1892
424.01 acres, and Indian lands, H.
546.69 acres, showing an increase Of
G50,S00.32 acres as compared with the
aggregate disposals for the preceding
fiscal year. -
The total cash receipts during the
fiscal year from various sources, in.
Guiding disposal of public land,
amounted to $G,13G,3S799, and Indian
land, $791, 1,SO7.67; from depredatons
on public lands, $22,S44.5O; from sale
of timber on forest reserves, $32, ,4Ol.-
4S; from sales of government proper
ty, 24,102; aggregate, $7,017,S11.3S, a
decrease of $2,265 $1,000, from the pre-
ceding fiscal year.
In New Mexico there are 37,599,949
acres of land surveyed aud 14,495,3G3
acres unsurveyed.
With respect to unlawful Enclosures,
III reports of special' agents were re-
ceived during the year, showing an
area of 363,377 acres of public land
unlawfully inclosed. Through the ef-
forts of the special agents, So Of such
Enclosures, embracing 227,1SO acres OF
public land, have been removed and
proceedings are pending to compel the
removal in the remaining cases report
ed, embracing 136,197 acres. Specific
instructions have been given the spe-
cial agents to secure the removal of
all the unlawful fences upon the pub
lie lands.
Indictments Pending.
Indictments are pending in the Ter.
ritory of New Mexico as follows: For
conspiracy to defraud the government,
BENJAMIN H. Tallmadge, Chester L.
Tallmadge, Edwin R. Tallmadge, John
H. McKinstry, Carl G. Young, Walter
R. Haynes, John F. McGrew, and
James w. Overstreet. Against Benja.
min H. Tallmadge there are also pend
ing indictments for perjury and sub.
ornation of perjury.
There are now SO forest reserves,
created by Presidential proclamations
underrsection "a of the act of March 8,
1891, (26 Stat. L., 19O5,) embracing
S5,618,472 acres. This is an increase
over last year of 22,S54,97S acres.
Twenty-six additional forest reserves
have been established; the areas of
4 have been reduced and nave Deen
enlarged.
The commissioner of the general
land office has recommended that leg
islation looking toward the abolish
ment of the Office of receiver of public
moneys for United States land offices
be had.
In New Mexico there are the follow
ing Offices that this will effect, at
Santa Fe, two clerks, 1,O79 entries and
compensation to receivers $4,000. At
Las Cruces 400 entries and compensa-
ton $1,702. At Roswell, one clerk,
and 1856 entries and compensation,
$4,000. At Clayton one clerk with
1,7O7 entries and compensation of
$4,000.
During the fiscal year ended June
80, 1906, 257 Indian schools were in