Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-09-02
ADDITION TO SANTA
CLARA RESERVATION
PuebIOs Of That VILLAGE Are
Given Additional $4,000
Acres Of Land
AOjOIES pAJARITO NATIONAL PARK

Superintendent Clinton :. Crandall,
Of the United states Indian Training
schOdl al Santa re. has received ON.
clal Information from the department
Of the interior that tho president OF
the United States on July 20. last. ~.
I issued an executive order setting aside
certain public lands lying and cit
uaied 10 the county oi RiO Afriba. and
Including The canon OF the Santa Clara
river and adjoining territory, for tho
benefit and use 0f the Santa clara pu-
chic 81 addition 70 their grant OF about
1900 acres Tho reservation begins
at the west line Of the present grant
10 the senta Clara pueblo, and runs
In q western direction tO the east
boundary OF the haca location No. 4.
It contains about $4,000 acres of land.
Is about eighteen miles from east TO
west aud from three TO four miles
wide. This land was formerly includ.
ed in a land grant which the Santa
Clara pueblo purchased from the orig.
lnal owners about 100 years ago, and
was approved and confirmed By the
United States court of private land
claims 20 the pueblo. Owing to some
mischance or misunderstanding or
wrong survey, or some other unforeseen
occurrence this land grant. when the
survey was finally confirmed TO the
Santa Clara pueblo, amounted 10 less
than soc acres. Tho present resorva.
lion, as established by the president.
on 'uiy 20, conflicts slightly with the
section known as the patarit0 Clln
Dwellers' park The clin dwelling
usually visited by tourists and lying
Immediately south OF the Santa Tiara
river canon, are included In thu new
eseffation' here are also some cliffs
containing habltatlons and dwellings
north OF the river wlhin the reaerva.
ton. Immediate steps will be taken
by the Indian osiice TO prevent aud
stop the cutting OF timber and the de.
spolllnFs Of tho cliR dwellings on the
Santa Clara.
Orders 20 this effect have been re-.
celvcd by superintendent Crandnil and
will be carried out Immediately. Due
notico Will be- given and posters placed
AZ different p,,inia warning people 10
keep from tfeapasaing on the r0serya.
ion and prohibiting them from cutting
Timber. searching for antiquities and
taking anything OF the hind from the
reservation. II II nov made a mis-
iemeanor BY statute. TO dig, take up.
break OF or early away any antlquL
ilcs or archaeological objects ON In.
dian reservations. and the Indian OF.
Ace sntoads 10 carry out the laws that
ax'st IN this respec. to the very let.
ter.
Superintendent Crandall expects 20
appoint a farmer for the Santa Clara
pueblo who win be q resident there.
This ofiiclal, with the aid OF several
indian police. viii have the charge
and care Of the preservation and main.
lenance OF the timbes on the reserya.
tion as well as the cilff dwellings
situated there. All timber depreda.
iions will be stopped, and the greatest
case will he given 10 the preserya-
tion of the ruins as well as Of the
archaeological and historial objects
that may be found in them. Dcslrnc-
lion and defaclng OF the ruins and the
ilsslng for objects viii be stopped at
once.
The Palarifo park reserve, which Is
20 30 established II Congressman La.
cey's bill 70 that effect panaea, will
9e situated due south OF the Santa
Clara pueblo Indian reservation.