The chronicle=news., 1914-04-16
NEW MEXICO NOW
ACTIVE TO CREATE
4 NATIONAL PARK

elift eiiiss aOfth Ol Aibuluefsile sud
Sssi Of SaHta re is finding support
not oaiy In the Nest. but also FROM
ssisaiifie organizations in III. t.ssi.
As far ~ New Mexico is concerned
IL u aimed ts preserve to ,h- state
it, finest psehissasi. ruins a. far as
science is Interested. i, aims io s,ol,
vandalism, Free, . material stand
Ioiat II Hiii iasFeas.s tourist travel
and siii es-atasiiS lead 10 the baiii-
tns of fine automobile fos,is by the
federal xossfsmenl so that the pArk
may i- reached eons-ni.niiy, Tn.
hill doss nos lAs. from ih. ra.iir
asssaain sny iAaa nat already in
eiudcd IN tho j~ns-s forest
Tho boundaries of the proposed ns-
iionsi i,Ask arr the Rio Grana- On
the east. the RAh,o lhssn lsEo ra.i,i,
ssaas ~ the s.aih. the i.s.,,ai. grant
IN the sosih and the J.msF srani .a
the ssss. N .oa-.-. within this ARA
the sS-Aies psstbon is ALREADY iaeiui.
I'd In grant. and reservations ss that
ohi> . comparatively small ARIA vii
ae aas-r the Jurisdiction at ,h. ns.
tionsi pafk To = certain extent. the
forestry bafrsu IL Ia maihtain super.
sissr, fo~-f. os~s the psri Tho
soush-fn boundary is only forty
miles nosth of !Sihaaa~saa-. the
EASTERN Lpy,hiarF is nisht--s mii-s
asss al santa f- Il .an r-aiiiy b-
realized h.~ . natianai ravt will al
tract thousands .f tousisas >.h. c;hs
.s~is~ soa,a ne, visit <-~ M-si.e.
Tn. secretary .f the iht-.i.f i. In
have .ai- E-~-r tn prescribe .psh
rai"- and regulations and -sssA'tsh
such srrsi.r as aas be a--m-d ass.
s>ssSy for the .arv sai management
os the pars. but such r.suiatinas
shall prusiar Specifically Tor the pre-
s-ssaiion ffon iajary ani s,,niis,laa
ci sa~ suin. an. al works and r-i.
ice Of the prehistoric or psimiiise
men. the shrine. af sh~ Pueblo In.
iians. and aii other objects Of value
or intssr.s in the studies of science
af eshnn,osy and archaeology. The
Pueblo and other tadians arr la
have fire. and ascbtsuri~d u.~ of all
shrin~s which may nov os hereafter
form = rsss NJ their s>as~sir frAirsa.
is'~s ard all ceremonial off-stnR~
placed within .sid Ahrin~s shall t,c
protested fr-m r-mnSsi .y amy r~s-
sons other than tho indian. ~ho
nisr-a them.
Th" s~~s-sa.r of the interior Il
authorized to I~fmit excavation.
examinations. br persons shnm h..
may dc~'n rruI-fiy qualified. prosis
~: such work is undertaken for snm~
reputable museum. university. COL
i~rc or recognized scientific or .du-
-aiionai Institution. Such icrvonn
shall furnish without re-t To the rec.
r-sarv q: the interior fnii details at
their Investigations. Including dapi;.
Gates Of all MARS and photographs
and descriptions Of all Vases. skcic-
tai r-mhin. or OTHER antiquities
which they may remove.
The rights of all settlers and other
claimants shall he fully protected
Agricultural la,ris shall bc opened to
rc'tlcmcn' and the secretary may is
sue grazing permits and the sale of
timber under existing forest laws
and regulations. On the rc1ucst Of
the secretary OF the interior. the for
cst service shall administer the said
park as n Il were part Of "a national
forest. including policing and pro-
lection from fire.
The lnaians whose p,icbio~ ad Join
the boundaries of this park or shall
he within ten miles Of its boundaries
ihall have free grazing right. for
their domestic animals and the free
use Of timber for their buildings
aud their fuel The Santa Clara In
dians shall bc entitled to the use OF
that portion Of the park covering The
Santa Clara reservation. in the same
manner rs heretofore. where such
usc does not appear to endanscr the
prehistoric ruins.
Any person who In any manner
wilfulIy removes. disturbs. destroys
or molests any of the ruins. mounds.
buildings. graves. relies or other cvi-
denccs OF an ancient habitntion or
other property. or shall remove any
offering from any shrine. shall be
deemed guilty OF a misdeamor and
he subject to n maximum fine Of
900. or imprisonment for twelve
months. or both. and shall bc requir-
ed to restore the property disturbed.
NO MERCY