Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-01
LINCOLN AND ALAMO
FORESTS TO Be
ENLARGED
Bill Also Provides For Sale of
Reservation Lands for Benefit
of MesCaIero Indians; Bill Af-
feeling District Courts.
Morning Journal Bureau,
Gl3 Munsey Building,

Washington, u. c., Feb. ~.
Congressman Stephens mas intro
tsaced a bill in the house to add To
the Lincoln national forest reserve and
20 the Alamo national forest reserve
y. New Mexico, certain portions OF the
Mescalero INDIAN reservation in New
Mexico and to provide for the sale
81 certain lands now embraced in the
reservation for The creation Of a fund
Tor the benefit of the Mescalero In
dams. The text of the bin follows:
That township eleven south, range
eleven east, and sections one, two.
eleven, twelve, thirteen. fourteen. fif-
teen. twenty-five, twenty-three. TWEEN
ty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six. TWEEN
~tN-seFen. thirfy-four. thirtv-five, and
thirty-six, OF township eleven south.
range ten east. of the New Mexico
principal meridian. in Lincoln and
Otero counties. and now constituting
e portion Of the northwestern part Of
the MescaierO Apache Indian reserva-
ton. shall be, and the same are here
by, withdrawn from the Mescalero
Apache Indian reservation and added
70 the Lincoln national forest re-
serve and that townships twelve
south, range eleven east. and twelve
south, range twelve east, now consti-
tHting "A portion OF said northwestern
art q such Indian reservation. are
hereby Withdrawn from same and
shall become and be a portion of the
Aiamo national forest reserve OF New
Mexico.
That sections three and four and
fractional section five. section nine.
and fractional sections eight and ten.
embracing three thousand three nun
and twenty acres, and sections |
siNteen. twenty-one. t~wenty-eiuht. |
|hfFN - % rIn arI W-.LaH. 2
lftetn, twenty, twenty-nine. and
thirty-tYe. embracing four Thousand
tour hundred y sixty acres. an in
loAvhshlP eleven south. range ten east.
and together with the lands heretofore
herein provided to be attached TO said
Lincoln and Alamo forest reserves.
constituting the whole Of the north
west block of lands embraced within
ana A~escalcr0 Apache indian reserva-
ion. shall be, under the direction az
ne secretary Of the Interior of the
iiltea states. sold, and the proceeds
N SUCH sale applied as follows. to vii.
ius first said three thousand three
hundred and twenty acres 10 be sold
N bloc, and the second said four
lous3nd Tour hundred and sixty acres
" D. Aoid en- bloc. under the direction
p % secretary Of the interior of the
iAittd states 0f America. after nub-
lcaton for not less than four weeks
z newspaper or newspapers ia New
y tNlco and elsewhere. in the discre-
81 the secretary, at "a minimum
4t" "i tom dollars per acre for the
tisl SAM three thousand three hun
.rei ana twenty acres and a mini-
lHm price 90 five dollars per acre Tor
~ second lot OF fou thousand four
INJURED and sixty acres. said land ~
g sold for cash. or part cash. ana
'le hNlanc upon time, i'm THE disere-
.'h or the secretary. and the Drn-
eels % sueh sale ana Interest ON Tho
mos derived therefrom to be ana /
institute a fund for the benefit of :
ie Mescaier0 Apache Indians, as said 4
'fttlfN Of the interior max provide. y
tfil sale II said lands to be a,Iyer. !
sea- ana made within this calondar 4
Provided. That ans mineral \
nds "r lands considered by the seq !
tafN aS IF "a mineral character ON 4
fc.u Mitltm SAID iatds iuernin tat,- Il
"tu 10 bc sold mas Doe lt such Soc n
ti+ Withdrawn from such sale. and
hen so withdrawn and classified
iF De sold OF leased for mineral
iiposts nN the secretary of the in
TIE proceeds at such sal. or
tsv " constitute q portion or such
ma Tor the benefit of such Indians
Andrews introduced a buf
ntletl Co. that of the Stephens bin
% same daY.