The border vidette., 1908-06-13
BACA FLOAT No. 3.
Secretary Of the interior Decides in
 Favor of Settlers.

Hon. George w. Atkinson, of Cal abasas, was a business visitor in No- gales last Monday, from his big ranch
 The gentleman was very happy on account of good news sent him by s l.. Kingen of Tucson, attorney for the settlers on the so called Baca Float No. 3, in this county, to the effect that the Secretary of the Interior had on Wednesday of last week decided i'll favor of the settlers, and rejected Tn it's entirety the famous Bace Float No. 3 Private Land Claim.
 The settlers have for many years. at great expense, been fighting for their homes, the titles for which have been in doubt, and news from Wash ington that they have won the third, and it is hoped, the last time, will be learned with great rejoicing through out the territory.
 Judge J. M. Jamison of Phoenix who represented some of the settlers on this grant, also received telegram from Washington informing him of the disposition of the case in favor of his clients.
 Mir. Atkinson, who is one of the pioneer settlers on the so called grant, mas for many years been on the fire line leading the fight against the pri- vate land claimants, and to him in a large measure, is due the successful termination of the famous case. To Surveyor General Frank Ingalls,, is also much redit due, and every settler will always have a warm place In his heart for that gentleman who has given them a fair and square deal. Regarding the history of the case the Tucson Citizen of Monday last, says:
 "On June IT. 1863, John 5. Watts, as attorney for the Baca heirs, located Float No. 3. and since that day it has been a source of contention between the Baca heirs and the settlers in that vicinity. The float took in the old towns of Tumacacori and Oalabasas. now located in Santa Cruz county, also the heart of the Santa Rita mountains, where there are valuable mineral deposits. and includes such well known mines as the old Salero mine and the Alto mines. which were recently sold by Albert Steinfeld of Tucson to an Eastern mining company that is working them on very ex- tensive scale, as well as many other very valuable properties. In speak ing os this section of country, Honor able John $. Watts, at that time de- legate to Congress from New Mexico, when making speech for the segre- gatiou of Arizona from New Mexico and creating it into an independent territory, expressed himself in the following beautiful language.
 "From my intimate knowledge of that section of the country, the Ter ritory of Arizona alone will furnish to the circulating medium of the country $5O,OO0.0oO per annum in the articles that l have exhibited to you. All this vast region of country I am now speaking about is lying idle and unproductive. It furnishes no capital to the country, for the reason that it Is roamed over by savage In dians, who come down upon the settle ments and spread desolatIon and de- struction.
 "An Italian sunset never threw it's gentle rays over more lovely valleys or heaven kissing hills--valleys har- monious with the music of thousand sparkling rills, mountains shining with untold millions Of mineral wealth, wooing the hand of capital and labor to possess and use 1t. The virgin rays of the morning sun first kiss the brow of its forty mountains, and the part ing beams of the setting sun finger fondly around their sublime summits unwilling to leave to darkness and to night such beauty and such grandeur If there be single thought which lights up the oft times gloomy path way of the faithful legislator, it is the sweet reflection that he has been in