Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-06
10000 ACRE
PROJECT
Territorial Engineer Charles
D. Miller Has Approved
Application
ALSO CLEARED. WAY FOR IT
Million Dollars.to Be Expended
In Reclaiming Large
Tract.

Some time ago the Department of
Territorial Engineer approved the ap-
plication of Furman and Burke, No.
$50, for. waters of the Animas river.
This proposition calls for $50 sec. fl.
for the irrigation of $4,000 acres on
the west side of the Animas, which
can be used also for power purposes
and domestic use. The cost is esti-
mated at one million dollars; the di.
version dams of masonry, concrete,
etc. Height of dam in one of the
storage reservoirs is 70 feet.
This application has been approved
for some time and no appeal has been
taken within the time prescribed by
law making the approval conclusive.
To forestall protests against the
granting of this application the terri
tcrial engineer had meeting in San
ia Fe some months ago in which par
ties liable to protest signed a contract
which eliminated the possibilities of
protest and appeal.
This project is ready for construc-
ton work by the applicants holding
the rights at the present time, name
ly the Capital Securities Company of
Santa Fe, and one year is given in
which to commence construction
work. The construction work, build
ing dams, ETC., shall be done under
the immediate supervision of the state
engineer and plans and specifications
formulated shall receive the approval
of the state
This project is of immense value
to the citizens of San Juan county and
if it is possible that the present water
right holders can secure money for
construction it will develop one of
the finest fruit sections in the United
States. The application which was
filed April 4, 1908, was held pending
for long time on account of the ap-
peal on the Jay Turley proposition,
which diverted water from the Animas
in Colorado. The Supreme Court of
the Territory held that the territorial
engineer had no jurisdiction in ap-
proving the proposition as the intake
was without the state. This allows
the approval of the Furman and
Burke application which was done af
ter possible litigants We're on record
in form of an agreement.
Notary Public Appointed.
w. William E. Faggard, of Portales,
Roosevelt county, was appointed a
notary public by William J. Mills,
governor of the territory, yesterday.
Treasurer's Receipts.
The following sums of money were
received yesterday in the office of the
treasurer of the territory, R. J. Palen:
c. A. Browning, treasurer of Curry
county, $3711.S0; Thomas Mcbride
treasurer of Colfax county, s96234S;
Thomas P. Gable, game and fish ward
en-, on account of game protection
fund, $132.
Homestead Entries.
The following homestead entries
We're recorded :" the local land Office
yesterday: A. Gurule, Lumberton;
Hugo Seaburg, Ration; Pedro Tafoya,
Cubero; J. NJ. Corbett, Mountainnair;
Anselmo Chaves, Galisteo; Robert L.
Jackson, Aztec; Grosvenor H. Clark,
Aztec; Juan NJ Trujillo, Mountainair;
Arthur A. Gier, Mountainair; Leandro
Aragon, Blxton Tobias Alencio, Mo-
nero.
Insurance Company Admitted.
The German-American Indemnity
Company of Denver waas yesterday
granted permit to conduct ca
sualty business in New Mexico, by
Jaoobo Chaves, superintendent of in
surance. The Denver insurance con-
Germ is capitalized at 100000 all of
which is paid up with a surplus of
$4,000. E. C. Harrell of Denver is
the president. If the present plans
of the company mature the capital
will be increased to 100000 in the
near future with proportionate in
crease in the surplus.
District Court.
Geo. Fl. Hayward has filed suit in
the District Court for $4,000 damages
on three causes. The defendants, J.
Bacon and Jesus M. Anaya, Mr.. Hay
ward asserts, have damaged his good
name and reputation and caused him
great mental agony on account of
a recent action IN which they charged
him with having embezzled $25,000 at
one time and smaller sums at other
times. As the charges were investi-
gated by the grand jury and as no true
bill was returned, and as the defend
ants in the present suit did not pro-
secute the case further, Mr.. Hayward
thinks he has been treated with great