Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-31
.CLARK'S SURVEY
MUST GOVERN
Official information From
Governor llageFman on
the Subject.
ERROR N THE FIRST SURVEY

Ascortaluing that Governor Her
bert D. uagerman was we'll post q
unon thr status of the NeW MoKic0.
Texas boundary line, from the south.
eastern corner of New Mexico 90 tho
point where the southeastern corner
of Oklahoma strikes New MeXlcOs
eastern frontier. the governors opin.
ION and Information upon the subject
was asked. To a representative OF
the Santa Ne New Mexican, The gov.
orn0r said that from oncinl sources
and from personal knowledge be was
quite vol posted in the matter and
gave the following information, which
viii be OF great interest 90 the people
residing along the eastern line Of The
territory, 90 this paper
The boundary ~ s established be-
tween New Mexico and Texas 40 1859
ana 1850 by the boundary commits.
sion, under the act OF June o. 1868, Oh
Stats 300. wero confirmed az the
true boundary lines by the act OF con.
grcss approved March 3. 1891, t26
Stats. o7D. These lines we're es-
tahllshcd by a boundary commission
upon which John n. Clark was np.
pointed as commissioner. on behalf
OF the United states. and the lines
established have usually been referred
10 aa the CLARK lines" The thirty.
second parallel OF north latitude was
first established az the south boun
dairy of New Mexico from a point on
the Rio Grande river TO the one hun.
dred and third meridian west longl
iude, which latitude formed the last
boundary OF the territory. Portions
only Of the meridian we're actually e.
tahllshod and marked IN the field, that
between the thlrtysecond and thirty
third parallel OF latitude from tho
south end OF the meridian and that
irDm the northwest corner of Texas
latitude 30 degrees, 30 minutesl
south as far as the thlrtyfourth par
allol. leaving a distance OF some sew
enty-hve miles not marked in any man
nor.
Public land surveys have recently
been made in the locality OF ToxlcO
and IN these surveys the condition.
along that part Of the one hundred
and third meridian have been fOunf
10 be IN accordance with previous gen
| eral reports concerning the same.
| g., although no Clark monument.
were found 10 that locality, a line O.
fence known as the Syndicate fence
had been constructed by parties own
/ ing land IN Texas as the west houn
/ Diary OF their holdings, and while thil
/ fence could not be considered az M
omcial line. yet % was found 20 be Is
the position where other Surveys "a
| iCrred 90 Clark monuments 10 thl
/ north would indicate its existence n
/ approximately defining the line ostal
ilshod by CLARK.
] Under authority from the secretar.
iof the interior, an investigation wa
/ made OF these boundary lines and q
the Tooth meridian by Arthur d. KID
der. examiner OF surveys Of the gen
Cral lands office. IN 1908. with a viey
az determining the astronomical iC
cations OF the various p7os dcnnln
/ the common boundaries OF New Mcl
leo ana Texas. and a report Thereon
was submitted April 10. 1904 to 90
secretary OF the interior. with an
Vie wof having the same aubmitte
tu congress as basis for such furtho
Legislation, 10 any, as might De deome
necessary tl define with CXaCtncs
these boundaries upon the ground. s.
far no surh legislation has been ha,
10 was found hy Mr. Klddor that q
the intersection OF the parallels d'
fined as the boundaries. there wer
! cropanciCs between the Clark mrve
1f the 1884 meridian ana the KiddC
I location thereof varying from 9
miles 90 3Si miles az the southwo,
. corner OF New Mexico.
} Until further legislation o. had. "a
general land once viii continue
! recognize the Clark lines a. osthblisl
q ing the east and south boundario
OF New Mexico.