Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-02-04
THE JEMEz RESERVE
II Takes a Big Slice OF Rio
Arriba and q Small Portion
or Taos Counties.
TO THE COLORADO LINE

tFfom Saturdays Daily Citlzen.)
on January "a. 1905. the secretary
OF the interior temporarily withdrew
all che vacant unapproprlated public
lands within the below described
boundaries from settlement. entry.
sale or other disposal. excepting under
the mineral laws. pending determine
ton a. to the advisability Of including
the same within the proposed Rio
Jemez forest reserve. These bouuda'
rles are AZ follows.
Beginning a. she southwest corner
of township 60 north, range s east,
New Mexico principe. meridian, thence
easteriy along the sixth standard par.
aliol north 10 the southeast corner Of
section 90, township 26 north range
east; thence noriheriy along the sec.
tlon lines 10 the northeast corner OK
section 4 Of said township. thence
eaaterly along the township lines 10
the northeast corner OF section I.
township IS north. range , east;
thence noriherly along the unsurveyed
section lines 70 the point for the north
east corner 0f section 4, township rs
north. range o east; thence westerly
along the seventh standard parallel
north to the nor,hWes, corner OF said
township. thence n0rtherly along the
nfst galde meridian east 10 tho north.
east corner OF township 80 north,
range east. thence Westerly along
the township line 20 the northwest
corner Of said township; thence north.
ship 81 north, range 2 east. thence
westerly % the northwest corner of
eriy 10 She northeast corner OF town.
said township; thence aoriheriy along
the RANGE line 10 ms intersection With
the boundary between lhe territory OF
New Mexico and me state or Colorado;
thence Westerly along said boundary
20 ~ intersection with ,hc east boun.
dairy % the TERRA AmRrllla gdnt;
thence sur berry and westerly, re-
srootlyely. alobs tho boundary Of said
grant 10 the point for the northwest
corner Of nusurveyed fractional town
ship q north. range 2 east; the said
point being on The boundary line OF
the Jlcarlila Apache Indian reserva-
ton; thence southerly aud westerly.
respectively. along the boundary OF
said reservation 10 its intersection
with the unsurveyed range iire be-
tween ranges / and 2 west; thence
southerly along said range line to the
point OF the southwest corner OF
township 20 north. range J west;
thence eaHtrFly along the unsuryeyed
sixth standard parallel north TO the
southwest corner OF township 20
north. range east. the place OF De-
Einning.
The proposed area ls a little over a
thousand square miles And viii include
the Bromide and Hopowell mining ais
tricts the mining camps OF Hbpewell
Tunas, Potaca and the settlements Of
Tres Piedras, Vallecitos. CanjIon and
0alllnas. while Ei Rito will be on the
southern boundary line. The eastern
part Of the reserve wiz be in Taos
county and the remainder. much ms
larger portion. 10 northern Rio Arribs
county. The Ojo Calionic Spring are
near its southeastern boundary and
the Rio 0rande railroad between Ser
vllleta and a point few miles south
81 No Aqua. traverses the eastern por
ton OF the reserve. Tho Rio Chama
the Caution. the vailccilos. the Peta
en-. the Antonito and the Tusas creeks
water the reserve, Tho Ganlnai
mountains. the Aeaa Dc la Jarila, the
T. White mountain, Galinas peak. IN,
Canon the chama and the Mesa ID
las vlejas aTs within the reserve.
which II well timberoi. although much
Of the timber IL Of little commercial
value
II Il proposed later 20 add such por
tions OF sandoval and Rio ArrihR coun
ties covered By the Jemez aud Vale.
mountains and foothills and the head
waters OF the Icmez river a. are n0f
Included In private land grants 10 thii
reserve. This partipn win adjoin ths
proposed Paiarlto Clin Dwcllers' park
ihus making the total area reserved
between two thousand and three thou
sand are miles. or about The areI
% Santa re county.
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