Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-11-04
THE SANTA CLARA
INDIAN RESERVATION
People Of ESpanOIa Valley
Must Apply to Washington
For Redress Of Troubles.
ENFORCING DEPARTMENT ORDERS

A dispatch from Espanol1 states
0u che part 90 t1e cltiguls of the
hsHanula valley on aCcuuai 0i The
conduct OF officials aud Indiana ~ the
Santa Clara pueblo towards citizens of
that section wao travelled on ihO main
road ihroush ibe Pueblo nee ryail0n
and In the Santa clara canyon asd
who wore considered ay The utlans
as tro paascrs.
4 representa- I've uf the Nee Mex.
lean called on Citation j. Crandill OF
Che tnltcd States Indian fllnlng
school Ht the territorial capital. uldur
whose jurisdiction The Santa Clara
pueblo and lts indahliants are. Mr.
Crandail was very courteous, and
ready TO give all possible information
concerning the status OF tho anair.
About two months ago the president
Of the United States. by an executive
order, created a new reservation Tor
the Santa Clara Indians, contnlning
$4,000 acres. and which embraces
the entire longih Of The Santa Clara
river. aud the timber IN the noun.
taluous regions at the headwaters OF
that stream. Under the regulations
Of the department OF the interior, Il
ia unlawful for any one TO cut wood,
on timber on this reservation II Is
also unlawful for any person. unless
hy permission Of the secretary OF the
interior. tO pasture live stock Of any
kind within lls limits. Samuel +,
Stncher was placed in charge Of the
pueblo and the new reservation SOME
weeks ago. aud was directed 10 see
that the regulations governing In
dian reservations are fully carried
out.
wood Cutting Ceased
In accordance with his Instructions,
Mr. Stacher Informed the people OF
the vicinity that they must cease CUT
ting timber or wood upon the rcserva
ton and must not irespass thereon
with their animals or In IN any Other
way. This was not taken Ia good part
by the people. a. they had used the
land In question for pasturage for
many years. and az they had cut. such
timber and wood as they wanted from
what they thought was public do
main.
Ro-d Public Highway.
The main road through the Santa
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10 the mountains was kept open az
n public Highway and traiiic therepn
has not been lnteriered with. In the
case OF Miguel SandOval, who. Il ia
claimed. was arrested by the Indians
on Tuesday last. while travelling over
the main road In wagon aud carry.
ing load ~ potatoes, the report Is
denied by .he authorities. Sandoval
was carrying, in addition 20 the pota.
toes a load OF wood which he had cut
ON the reservation. lie was told by
the farmer in charge that he could
not take this wood on the reservation.
There was no attempt made 20 hold
him up and he was not arrested. Dur
Ing his conversation with the farmer
be became scared, abandoned his team
and wagon and set on foT Espanola.
He left his team aud wagon on the
-oad for a day There was no attempt
made TO intimidate OF to buliioze him.
either by the indians or by the farmer
In charge.
Have No Valid Claims.
AS 90 the settlers, OF which Ono-half
dozen have made locations on the
headwaters OF the Santa Clara river
Il Ii stated that the land they occupy
was Withdrawn from settlement and
entry IN 1888. and thabalthough some
OF them have lived there now for Ave
or six years, they have acquired no
valid or legal right under the home
stead law by their settlements and
use VI the tracts In question, they be-
ing there contrary to law.
Superintendent Crandall and the
officials under him have no intention
and no other desire but 10 carry out
the regulations prescribed by the sec
rotary 81 the interior by the govern.
ment of this reservation, as well a.
for the government OF the others to
the fullest extent, and are simply car
rying out instructions In force. There
IL no intention whatever, 70 maltreat
or intimidate any Of the inhabitants
OF the section or to do aught Of deiFi-
ment 20 them, but the officials are
20 do their duty regard
less of those who thlnk they have
been deprived Of existing rights and
by the creating OF the san
IA Clara Pueblo Indian reservation.