The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-11-23

deed covering a Spanish Land Grant.
The papers arrived by express and
were delivered TO the Office of the coun-
ty clerk with instructions to file them
Immediately. The necessary cash for
the filing fee was not quite sufficient
to pay the expense so the filing was
postponed until last week when the
entries were made and it was publicly
known that such deed was in exist
ence. The memorandum of the in
Ftructions of the supposed Spanish
Land Grant, located in Quay county,
one of which will affect thousands of
acres in the county, taking in the town
Of Tucumcari.
Lawyers are puzzled over the stu
alton but it is thought the papers are
Of no special value because they should
have been filed at time when such
leeds were being recognized. but it
will have to pass through certain
process of law in order to clear the
land titles of all property within its
bounds.
The papers show the first transfer
was made March l3, 1882 when Jose
Manuel Royuele and John Charles
Beales decided the land described TO the
Governor of the State Of Coahuila, and
Texas. The land is described as fol-
lows:
beginning at land mark set up
on the spot whereat the thirty-sec-
ong degree of North lititude is cross
I'd by the meridian of the one hundred
and second degree to longitude west
from London, said spot being at the
| southwest corner of the land petition
ID for by Col. Reuben Ross; from
thence proceeding west along the par
Allel of the thirt. second degree of
! longitude as far a. the eastern boun.
larry of New Mexico. From thence
unning north on the boundary line
letween the provinces-of Coahuila and
Texas. and New Mexico as far as twen-
y leagues south Of the River Arkan-
| as, from thence east to the meridian
IF the one hundred and twenty-second
| lcgree of longitude, which is the west
arn boundary of the grant petitioned
'or by the said Col. Reuben Ross. and
from thence proceeding south as far
rs the place of beginning.
Conditions
Petitioners agree TO locate on said
land two hundred foreign families,
| within the period Of six years: TO
,bde by the laws Of the state and To-
'alty. and to take up arms in the de-
fence of the Mexican nation whenever
necessary.
(Signed)
John Charles Beales
Jose Manuel Royuela
Note-Petition accepted and signed
~ Santiag odel Vale, Secretary of
his government on March IL, 1882.
Another deed was given October IL,
1882 by Jose Manuel koyuela to John
Charles Beales. This was a Warranty
Deed ndconveyed all the right of
lose Manuel Royuela in the Colonial
| ion proposition formerly entered into
" himself and John Charles Beales
the said Beales.
On July 2, 1878 John G.. Beales deed
| ed the grant to James Alfred Greaves
3eales, Adelaide Kerrison Jaifrey, and
Anita Exeter, his children, by means
| )f an Executors Will.
No valuation was shown other than
| he promise of Colonization of such
sract or grant. but on November II,
$50 for Sl.25O,00O00, the children
rave warranty deed for the grant
Newton B. Childs. The description
icing given differently from that re-
corded in the first transfer.
November 90, 1856. Newton B.Childs
| md Nellie Childs, his wife decided the
grant to the Interstate Land Com
oany.
This deed was executed on Nov, 26,
1886, before S. NJ. Spangler, notary
public. jackson county, Mo-, and GER
.fied to by NJ. S. Bun, clerk of Jack
son county, Mo.
June 81, 1898 the Interstate Land
Company gave warranty deed to
George r. Collins. for S1.00 and other
valuable consideration.
The description given at this time
was as follows:
Beginning at the place where the
hirty-fifth degree Of latitude inter
sects and crosses the established boun-
larry line of the State of Texas and
The Territory of New Mexico, as ap-
proved by the act of Congress, March
3. 1891; thence north along the said
boundary line fifteen miles and to the
established norther boundary line OF
Guadalupe county, Territory of New
Mexico, fifty miles; thence south TWEEN
ty-seven miles to the bluffs of the
Llano Estacado; thence following said
bluffs OF the Llano Estacado in an ir.
regular easterly, north easterly and
, easterly direction to the place of be-
ginning. Said boundary designations
, being in conformity to the official MAJ
of the Territory Of New Mexico, com
, piled published and issued by the de
! partment Of the Interior Of the Genera
Land Office Of the United States O
) America. A. D., one thousand eigh
hundred snd ninety-six, and contain