Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-08-29
SANTA CLARA
RESERVATION
The PuebIos of That Village Al,
Given an Additional $500
Acres by Executive Order
ADJ0INSPAJARITOPARk
Timber and Prehistoric Remains Will
Be Fully Protected by the Indian
Authorities.

q Superintendent Clinton ]. Crandall.
of the U. s. Indian Training School.
) has received official information from
the Department of the Interior that
the President of the United States on
July 29th, last, issued an executive or
der setting aside certain public lands
lying and situated in the county of
Rio Arriba and including the canon of
the Santa Clara River and adjoining
territory, for the benefit and use of
the Santa Clara Pueblo in addition
to their grant of about 1900 acres.
The reservation begins at the west
| line of the present grant to the San
Ia Clara Pueblo, and runs in a wester-
ly direction TO the east boundary of
The Baca Location No. 1. 1t contains
about $4,000 acres of land, is about
eighteen miles from east to west and
from three to four miles wide. This
land was formerly included in a land
grant which the Santa Clara Pueblo
purchased from the original owners
about one hundred years ago, and was
approved and confirmed by the United
states court of private land claims
to the Pueblo. Owing to some mis-
chance or misunderstanding or wrong
survey or some other unforeseen oc-
currence this land grant, when the
survey was finally confirmed to the
Santa Clara Pueblo, amounted to
less than 500 acres. The present res
erVation, as established by the Presi-
dent on July 29th, conflicts slightly
with the section known as the Paja-
rito Cliff Dwellers' Park. The Cliff
Dwellings usually visited by tourists
and lying Immediately south of the
Santa Clara River Canon are included
in the new reservation; there are also
some cliffs containing habitations and
dwellings north of the river within
the reservation. Immediate steps will
be taken by the Indian Office to stop
and to prevent hereafter the cutting
OF timber and the despoiling of the
cliff dwellings on the new Santa Clara
reservation. Orders to this effect have
been received by Superintendent Gran
dali and will be carried out immediate
ly. Due notice will be given and pos
ters placed at different points warning
people to keep from trespassing on
the reservation and prohibiting them
from cutting timber, searching for an
tiquities and taking anything of the
kind from the reservation. 1t is now
made misdemeanor by statute to dig.
take up, break off or carry away any
antiquities or archaeological objects
on Indian reservations and the Indian
office intends to carry out the laws
mat exist in this respect to the very
etter.
Superintendent Crandall expects to
appoint farmer for the Santa Clara
Pueblo who will be resident there.
This official, with the aid of several
Indian police, will have the charge
and care of the preservation and main
tenance of the timber on the reserva-
ton as well as of the Cliff Dwellings
there. All timber depreda-
tions will be stopped and the greatest
care will be given to the preserva-
ton of the ruins as we'll as of the ar
and historical objects
that may be found in them. Destruc
ton and defacing of the ruins and the
digging for archaeological objects will
be stopped at once.
The Pajarito Park Reserve which is
to be established if Congressman La
cey's bill to that effect passes, will
be situated due south of the Santa
Clara Pueblo Indian Reservation.