The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-26

and stated Ina the same was sub
mitted in pursuance Of q resolution
adopted by the United States land
commission at its regular meeting,
neld December 5. 1904; at which time
a resolution was passed allowing
Nessrs. Bonham and Holt and their
associates to purchase the lands for
which they applied, amounting to
about 9,971.27 acres, at the rate OF
$3.50 per acre, in accordance with
resolution adopted by the irrigation
commission, which resolution was
spread Upon the minutes of the Unit.
ed States land commission at said
December meeting.
Mr.. Holt further stated, eff you will
remember, l requested that the selec-
ton be made but that no entry be
made in the United States land office
until we a come forward and ten
dered to h board of public lands a
certified check, so that the territory
might be sure that the lands would
be paid for, if the territory acquired
the title"
On the same day, March 6, 1905,
at a meeting of the United States
land commission, the following reso-
luton was adopted:
From minutes United States land
commission, March 6, 1905. Moved
by General Prichard that on page 17S
of the United States land commits
sion record of regular meeting of De-
cember 5, 1904 which allows the pur-
chase of land by Messrs. Bonham and
Holt of 9,971.27 at $50 per acre. thai
same be corrected and amended to
read Messrs. Bonham and Holt and
associates in accordance with the
statute in such cases made and pro-
vided. Seconded and carried"
On March IL, 1905, another meeting
of the board of public lands was held.
1t appears by the minutes of this
meeting "a copy of part of which is
hereto attached marked exhibit d.
that the said Bonham & Holt and
their associates rendered a certified
check for $1,000 as an evidence of
their good faith in their application
for the purchase of the lands, that
they presented a form of escrow
agreement which they proposed the
commissioner of public lands should
enter into with item; that the board
of public and authorized and in
structed h commissioned of public
lands to accept said check and to en-
ter into said escrow contract and to
strictly carry out the terms thereof.
The contract was accordingly
signed and sealed on the same day,
March IL, 1905, by "A. A. Keen, COM
missioner of public lands, as party
of the first part, and onham & Holt
parties of the second part. A cop is
hereto annexed, marked exhibit E..
At a meeting of the United States
land commission held March Is. 1905,
certain amendments were made by
Mr.. Holt in his application as appears
from the following, taken from the
minutes of that meeting:
From the minu of the United
States land commission, meeting of
Is, 1905
Mr.. Holt, of Las Cruces, being pre-
sent, asked leave to amend the appli-
cation on behalf of himself and asso-
ciates for the selection of lands, list
of which is presented by the locating
agent. by striking out from said APP
plication the SEA of Sec. 35 T. %, s.,
r. 7 w, and by adding thereto Lot
1, Sec. 81 T. % s., r. 6 w This
amendment is asked by reason of the
act that the first mentioned parcel
of land has been filed upon as a home
stead, and tract last mentioned was
inadvertently omitted from the appli-
cation. These changes will reduce the
total acreag applied for to 9,S52.67
acres.
'Whereupon it was moved by Gen
LlSWSliNu anu July StCoIIuSu IIldl
the application as filed by Messrs.
Bonnam & Holt and associates be
amended as asked by Mr.. Holt, and
the locating agent be instructed
to note the changes and correct same
in the section lists accordingly
Subsequently the selection of the
lands in question was approved by the
secretary of the interior;
4.SSO.21 acres from the lands granted
for the improvement of the Rio
.rande was approved August %, 1905
and 4,732.46 acres rom the lands
granted for the establishment of per-
ma1ent reservoirs for irrigating pur-
poses was approved OF October II,
1905.
In accordance with the established
rules of the board of public lands and
clause c.. of the contract hereto
fore referred to, a notice for bids to
purchase the lands il question was
published in two successive issues of
L newspaper at Las Cruces, N. NJ,
)ne copy of which is hereto annexed
exhibit F.
In response to this advertisement
10 bids were received other than that
included in the original proposal of
Bonham & Holt, and asso-
,iates. Mr.. Holt came to the Office
u Liz VI PoOliS AAdo II
n January 2, 1906, and handed to
linn in a sealed package thirty appli-
for the purchase of bodies of
and not exceeding $50 acres from the
granted for water reservoirs for
irrigation purposes, and th~irty-one
applications from the lands
for the improvement of the
Rio Grande. The applications were
numbered 4S5 to SAC Inclusive. Eacn
me of these applications was sign
ID by a different person, mostly res
dents of Las Cruces and Mesilla, N
H., and a few by residents of Pitts
,urg, Pa. Application No. 4S6 is in
he words and figures following, to-
Wit:
Application to purchase Territorial
Lands. December %, 1905.
To the Board of Public Lands, San
ia Fe, N. NJ.
Il Nellie D. Sperry, of-
,eing over 81 years of age Cor the
of a family do here apply to
purchase one hundred and sixty acres