Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-10-24
MULLER VISITS
OIL FIELDS
Land Officials Wish to Know
Conditions In Case of
Contests
MANY OFFICIALS ARE AWAY
Murderer Condemned to Death
Brought to Penitentiary for
Safe Keeping.

Several of the officials at the Capt.
tol are still away and the building Is
quiet today.
The governor is expected back in a
day or two. Adjutant General Brookes
has not yet returned. Territorial En-
gineer Miller is still on his nine day
tour Of the Territory. Territorial Aud
itor w. G. Sargent is in Rio Arriba
county campaigning. Territorial Sc.
cretary Nathan Jaffa has been in Al
buqaerdue attending the Masonic con-
vention but was due to return home
this afternoon.
Leroy o. Moore Back.
Leroy O. Moore, chief of the field
division of the U. S. land office, has
returned from a trip through the west
ern part of the territory. Mr.. Moore
accompanied Major Fred Muller to the
oil fields in Mckinley county.
Seek Admission.
The department of insurance here
has received letter from the West
ern States Life Insurance Company Of
San Francisco applying for admission
to the Territory. This company mas a
tory.
For Safe Keeping.
Sheriff M. C. Stewart of Eddy coun-
ty, brought james C. Lynch to the pen
Of fo
ing. Lynch was sentenced recently
to death by Judge Clarence J. Rob-
erts at Carlsbad, for the murder of
City Marshal Roy Woofter of Roswell.
An appeal was allowed to the supreme
court however, and in the meantime
Lynch will remain here. Other pris-
oners brought to the penitentiary by
Sheriff Stewart were H. D. Simmons,
one to five years, forgery, and Will
Crockett, six months to three years,
burglary.
Back From Oil Fields.
Major Fred Muller, receiver of the
local land Office returned this after
noon from a trip through Mckinley
county and the western portions OF
the Territory visiting the oil fields
near Seven Lakes. The trip was made
to get accurate information about the
oil fields for use in case contests over
ownership of the land arise. The
major made the journey at the behest
of Washington officials and several re.
representatives. of the general land Of
flee accompanied him. Mr.. Muller
found that considerable quantities of
oil existed but he was not prepared to
venture an opinion about the CONNER
cial future of the discovery.
Good Roads.
The territorial engineer, Charles D
Miller, of Santa Fe, and the official
whose sanction was necessary for the
building of the road through the Mes
calero sands; ]. w. Lewis, of Carls
bad, an expert in road building and
the man who built the good road west
of this city to Picacho last spring; w
M. Atkinson, chairman of the board
of county commissioners; Thomas D
White, member of the county com
missioners, and V. R. Kenney, county
surveyor, all paid visit to the Mes
calero sands yesterday for the pur
pose of ascertaining the plausibility
of constructing good road through
the treacherous terra firma. The roat
will be constructed with dirt ant
ioly low ~ ~ =
to assure it's firmness.
Charles D. Miller and Mr.. Levi.
both agreed that the road could b.
built satisfactorily and it is general.
understood that Mr. Lewis will be il
charge of the construction. Nothing
definite relative to the exact date up
on which actual construction will b.
started has as yet been learned. How
lever, Mr.. Lewis will return Tuesda,
from Carlsbad, where he and Mr.. Mil
Ter went yesterday afternoon upol
matters pertaining to another enter
prise, and at that time state to tn,
county commissioners the exact dat,
upon which he will start projecting
for a site upon which to run the line
The party travelled in autos almos
through the entire stretch of sand
going within four miles of the oppo
site side. Both the territorial engin
eer and the road expert seemed sat
isfied with what they saw and are al
the more resolute in their belief tina
the enterprise will be success in ev
cry respect. The trip was made TO
the specific purpose of showing tn
gentlemen just what they had to bucl
up against, and they returned seem
ingly certain of excellent results
Roswell Daily Record.
Brookes Was Pleased,
Adjutant General A. 8. Brookes ha.
returned from Ell Paso where he at
tended the statehood celebration Civ
en- in honor of New Mexico and Ari
zona. 1T was splendid success ant
all were given royal good time" sal.
the adjutant general. Eel Paso wal
SO pleased with the celebration tina
it was decided to hold one ever,
year" The adjutant general went t,
the Pass City with Governor Mills an,
the other members Of the governor
stan.
SUGAR IS AGAIN