Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-04-21
WATER RIGHTS
CASE SETTLED
Controversy in Taos
County Amicably
Adjusted
WILL HELP THAT SECTION
Land Company Proposes to
Reclaim $4,000 Acres in
Fertile Taos Valley.

Yesterday afternoon, Territorial Fin
gineer Vernon l.. Sullivan, took up the
applications of the Taos Valley Land
company for the appropriation OF sur
plus waters Of the RIG Hondo, Arroyo
Seco and Rio Lucer6 streams, In Taos
county. The hearing was commenced
before the territorial engineer Satur
day afternoon, but was postponed un
til yesterday afternoon at the request
of ak the interested parties.
A number of prominent men Of Taos
county were in attendance in the in.
terests of the farmers OF the valley,
who were ably represented by Hon.
Charles A. Spiess, of Las Vegas. while
the Pueblo Indians were represented
Iby Judge A. ]. Abbott of this city
The Taos Valley Land company was
represented by the law firm Of Catron
and Gortner of this city and A. r.
MANLY, general manager of the com
lpany, at Taos.
The adjustment of water rights as
between the farmers and land owners
of the Taos Valley along the streams
named, and the Taos Valley Land com
pany were amicably settled so as to
protect the interests of all the vested
water rights OF the farmers along the
Rio Hondo, Arroyo Seco and Rio Lu-
Icero so that the surplus waters may
be used by the Taos Valley Land com.
pany as applied for.
Territorial Engineer Sullivan ap-
proved the applications for the use OF
Surplus waters Of the Arroyo Seco and
Rio HOndo, but has deferred passing
lon the application for the use of the
lsurplus waters of the Rio Lucero un.
It'll he can make personal examina.
tion Of said stream.
Il Indians Oppose Application.
n The Pueblo Indians declare that
/ there Is no surplus water and that this
, channel OF the Rio Lucero sinks fnto
. 1.-THE ground before 1t reaches them,
. while the claimants for water rights
land the farmers of the valley declare
. such statement as being utterly at
| variance with the truth and facts in
the case and have requested the ter
|ritorial engineer to examine and mea-
Isure the water in person, which will
Shortly be done.
! The most remarkable point at the
,1hearing was the hearty cooperation OF
the people of Taos Valley who are
working together with the applicants
for the development and advancement
of the country which signifies new
. era of prosperity for this beautiful val
ley in the no distant future. 1t will In
lsure work for thousands of hands not
lalone in the clearing of the lands and
in the construction of the reservoirs
and bitches, but also in the cultivation
Iof fruits and sugar beets, alfalfa and
cereals, together with the feeding of
stock and the advantages that will re-
suit In many new people coming to
ltill the rich soil of the valley.
i Many Attended Hearing.
Among the prominent citizens from
1.-THE valley who attended the hearing
} were: Hon. Maliquias Martinez, OF
Taos; A. G. Pacheco, of Arroyo Seco;
Francisco Vargas, of Arroyo Hondo;
Antonio Valdez, of Valdez; Juan Ger
, Ionimo Martinez, of Arroyo Seco
Tho Tonc yy011o0, To~S 49,.
lpany owns and controls about $4,000
! acres of fine land in the valley and It
+, lis financed by residents of Taos and
!, of Washington and Chicago. 1t has at
this time $4,000 acres under cultiva-
) ton and it also intends to set out a
large number of apple, pear and peach
, trees as the climate and soil OF Taos
, VALLEY is remarkably we'll fitted for the
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