Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-20
State Lands Sold

Thirty-four tracts of state land, ag-
gregating a total Of 69,763.42 acres,
all in Grant county, were sold at pub
lie auction at the county court house
Tuesday, July 10, for a total of $685.
392.97, or an average of S3.41 an acre.
All this land was in the $3-per-acre
minimum area. The tracts ranged in
area from 40 to 10000 acres. The
lowest price paid was the minimum.
50, at which a majority ofthe tracts
were sold. The highest price was
1888 an acre, paid by the Bear
Creek Cattle Company for 1,760 acres
located north Of Silver City, and for
which there was active competition.
Practically all of the land was in the
rough grazing class. The auction was
conducted by Capt. Fred Muller, Off
cial salesman for the state land Office.
Following is a list of the sales
showing acreage, price per acre, total
price paid for each tract, and the
buyer:
No. sale, 794, R. F. Keene, $4,000
acres; price, SO per acre; total 81,
800.
No. sale 975. Christian R. Reihs.
$677.82.
No. sale, 796. Daniel o. mccarthy,
40 acres, SO per acre; total $12O.
No. sale, 797. j. A. Martin, 1000
acres, SO per acre; total $4,000.
No. sale 798. Annie FURY, 322.55
acres, SO per acre; total S967.65.
No. sale 799. Ed Kimmick, 100
acres, SO per acre; total $3.50.
No. sale, 800. Jas. H. Murphy,
240 acres, SO per acre; total $720.
No. sale sol. Victoria Land q Cat
tie Co, 700 acres, $3.01 per acre; to-
tai $22S7.6O.
2265.43 acres, SO per acre; total &c.
796.29.
No. sale, sO3. J.. w. Cureton,
917.71 acres, SO per acre; total 3d.
1913.
No. sale 8O4. Day & Foster, L.
1920 acres, SO per acre; total 49,
954. 6
No. sale, sO5. John T. Muir, 24O
acres, So per acre; total $720.
No. sale, SOC. w. B. Hatfield, $50
acres, SO per acre; total S840.
No. sale, 807. M, l.. Massey, 80
acres, SO per acre; total $24O.
No. sale 808. Victoria Land & Cat
tie Co, $50 acres, 1901 per acre; to-
tai $2,648.8O.
No. sale, 800. Bear Creek Cattle
Co., 1850 acres, $15.85 per acre; to-
toal $27,S96.
No. sale, $40. Melquiades Ortiz,
$40 acres, SO per acre; total $500.
No. sale 81. jackson Agee, 603,-
acres, SO per acre; total $1,809.12.
No. sale, 812. Martin Mullen,
acres, SO per acre; total ST.
No sale. 813. Victoria Land G. Cat
tie Co., 1880 acres $3.O1 per acre;
total, $959.59.
No. sale. 914. Fred R. Miller, 49,
80 acres, SO per acre; total, $454.48.
No. sale, 815. Lee Rice, 40 acres,
So per acre; total $120.
No. sale, BIG. Walter Moore, $500
acres, SO per acre; total $11,040.
No. sale, SIT. Donaciano Montoya,
l,160 acres, SO per acre; total S3,4S0.
No. sale, 818. Harry Mattocks,
100 acres, So per acre; total $3.50.
No. sale, 819. Otto Heuchling, 80
acres, SO per acre; total S24O.
No. sale, 800. o. C. Human, 100
acres, SO per acre; total $500.
No. sale, 821. Thomas r. Pearson,
9i2:8I acres, SO per acre; total,
No. sale, 822. c. F. Dunnagan,
39.41 acres, 1901 per acre; total,
No. sale, 1913. Victoria Land G. Cat
lie Co, 720.58 acres, 1901 per acre;
.otal, $2,892.79.
No. sale, 1924. T. c. McDermott,
2.404.24 acre, SO per acre; total, ST.
212.72.
No. sale, 1926 C. L. Ballard, 46,-
acres, SO per acre.; total $685. I
542. 78.
No. sale 824A. H. w. Peacock, 400
acres, $500 per acre; total $2,36O.
ON. sale, 827. G. NJ. Doolittle $40
acres. $40 per acre; total $4,000.