The oasis., 1905-03-18
IMPAIRMENT OF THE INFERIOR ofice

APARTMENT OF THE INFERIOR. Office
 " of the U. s. Surveyor-General, Phoenix, Arizona, March 9, 1905. To whom this may con eern:--Notice is hereby given that will, sixty days subsequent to the date hereof, or as soon thereafter practicable, pursuant to instruc- tions received from the Honorable Secretary of the Interior, through the Commissioner of tae General Land Office, under date of January F, 1905, proceed with the survey and location of n tract of land known by designation as the Baea Float Number Three situate in Santa Cruz County, Territory of Arizona and as selected by the heirs of one Louis Maria Baca or their duly appointed representatives on the l7fh day nf June, 1863, described as follows: "L0mmeneIng at q point one mile and half from the base of the Salero Mountain in q direction of f0rty-hve degrees east of the high est point of said mountain. running thence from said beginning point west twelve miles, thirtysix chains and forsy-iour links, thence south twelve miles, thirty-six chains and forty four links, thence cast twelve miles thirty
 six chains and toTtyfour links. thence north twelve miles. thirtv-siX chains aud forty four links e the place of beginning. the same being situate ln that portion of New Mexico, now included by Act of Congress. approved February 24 lS63 ia the Territory 0f Arizona P ls60, section 6 which reads AAnd be il f4r- ther enacted, that it shall be lawful for heirs of Louis MarA BAca who make claim 70 the sald tract on land as ls claimed by the town Of Las Vegas, to select instead of the land claimed by them, an equal quantity of vacant land, not mineral in the Territory of New Mexico,
 
 is now known as the Territory 0f Arizona ito be located by them in square bodies not ex- eeeding five in number And it shall be the duty of the Surveyor-General of New Mexico, 70 make survev and location of the lands so selected by said heirs of Baca when thereuntn required by them: provided, however, that the right hereby granted 10 said heirs of BAca shall continue in force during three years from the passage Of this Act and no loneer,n Certificates were duly filed on March 27, 1864 by the attorney for the Baca heirs to the effect that the lands embraced by the above selection were unsnrveyed, vacant, and not mineral, as far us they had any information on the subject. oo much of the said tract of land As was vacant, June IT, 1863, is to be incorporated in the survey IS subject to tue grant and all lands that may hereafter be aseertained by due investigation. to have been occupied, or known to be mineral at fnch date, # any. within the boundaries Of the said selection will be excluded from the survey as not being subject thereto All per- s0ns II any, claiming an interest in the above described tract of land adverse to the grant claimants will be heard at such stated times and places during the progress 0 the survey as may hereafter be appointed by me- on the question Of the known character Of the land. and whether the same was vacant at the date of sue selection, June I7, 1883 Further inior- nation will be furnished you upon application to the undersigned. FRANK 5. INGALLs, U g. Suryeyor-General for Arizona. lot.