Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-09-28
SURVEYING PARTY
FROM TAOS COUNTY

After six weeks spent in the hills
and mountains of northern Taos Coun.
ty on a surveying trip, during which
time, snow fell frequently and rains
were OF almost daily occurrence, w.
K. Smythe of the firm of Corbett &
Smythe, returned to Santa Fe recently
on a Denver and Rio Grande train.
His partner, W. w. Corbett, with a
pack train of burros and a half dozen
assistants Is en- route to this city and
may arrive at any time Should
Mr.. Corbett decide to stay at Taos for
the Indian dances the latter part of
the week, the pack train will proceed
to Santa Fe. Mr.. Smythe is Drowned
by wind and weather and looks the
picture of health. In speaking of the
trip he said.
4 came to New Mexico from Colo
rado, where had done all kinds of
survey work and travelled over lots of
country However, want to get on
record as saying that for scenery,
health fishing and general fine out
door life, | never saw a place equal
to the mountains of northern Taos.
We were forced to quit in the middle
of our work, because of snow and rain
in the Sangre de Christie range, along
the crest of which we would be com
PEELED to work. However, | was loath
to leave that country. Our work was
very hard climbing up and down
these rugged hills but | enjoyed every
minute of it. You haven't any idea
what an appetite one works up, living
in the open that way We took
good supply of provender, but | was
hungry all the time an, Mr.. Corbett,
| notice arose to the occasion too. We
surveyed line for the government
from near Questa to the Maxwell land
grant and from that point were to run
line north. We will take up the re-
mainder of the work as soon as spring
opens. One thing which forced us to
quit sooner than we expected was the
TACT that our cook quit US and two
of our assistants also resigned. Now
hungry men can't work without cook
and | wouldn't trust Corbett in that
capacity and | know he would look
askance at my biscuit wrangling."
When our assistants resigned that
meant cessation of work until we
could secure more help"
had inflicted the fatal wound, having
picked 1t up from the floor where 1t
had dropped after passing through
Sanchez's body. She said it was ly.
ing in front of table which was
placed at the window in the cas-
ing of which one of the bullet holes
had been made.
All three bullets fred were produced
in court. The two dug out from the
walls were fattened Willie the one
found on the floor was not damaged
aside from being bent slightly. A
map showing the room in which the
shooting took place together with the
location of the various articles of fur
niture was introduced as evidence by
the prosecution. According to this
map the bureau referred to was stand
ing diagonally In the northwest corner
OF the room while the chair which
was struck by one of the bullets was
in the southwest corner. Sanchez is
claimed by the prosecution to have
been sitting in this chair putting on
his clothes instead of being in bed
when Romero commenced shooting.
Although Miss Romero whose inno-
cent letter accepting the proposal Of
marriage which had precipitated the
tragedy was summoned as witness,
she was not called upon to testify
While the testimony was being given
during the trial she sat In the Office
Of District Clerk Bergere. She talked
but little with her two women COM
panions and betrayed no emotion.