Wilson ~ Indian Land Problems / Land Planning Report

TABLE VI. — Basic Indian land statistics, 1934 — *New Mexico

Agency or jurisdiction and reservation Date established Original area of reservation Land acquisition since establishment Total acres acquired since establishment Reductions other than allotted and alienated land Dates of major allotments Total number of allotments made Acreage of allotments Land alienated by sales patent in fee, certificates of competency, etc. Living allotments Deceased allotments Tribal
(1) Acreage of ceded lands (1a) Remunerations, if any (2) Acreage of surplus opened to settlement (3) Miscellaneous losses of land Total of (1), (2), and (3) Number Acres Agricultural Acres Irrigable Acres Grazing Total Acres Number Acres Agricultural Acres Irrigable Acres Grazing Total Acres Acres Agricultural Acres Irrigable Acres Grazing Total Acres Reserve for agencey, school, etc.
Acres Agricultural Acres Irrigable Acres Grazing Total Acres
Grand total 3,805,8132,237,9176,043,730 145,280145,280  25 4,6971,072,220 25 4,0459,8081,667823,024834,4995028,0173,333226,371237,72115,14839,1074,763,2384,817,4931,1451,2726,3208,737
Eastern Navajo (A. and R.)Jan. 6, 1880345,000334,776679,776 019083,900600,0003,7505,000595,000 9 600,00002,50073,87676,3761603,2403,400
Jicarilla (A. and R.)Feb. 11, 1887397,620345,600743,220 01907-8797377,8462954,0081,667134,450140,1255028,0173,333226,371237,721362,134362,1341,0006901,5503,240
Mescalero (A. and R.)Jan. 15 1864474,240474,240 0002,000472,040474,0402545130200
Northern Navajo (A. and R.)June 1, 18681,484,3501,484,350 0004,00011,6031,467,7671,483,370260720980
Northern Pueblo (A.): Nambe (R.)Spanish grant, 1689.12,4877,68020,167 00040019,76420,16433
Northern Pueblo (A.): Picuris (R.)Spanish grant, 1689.17,46717,467 00015017,31617,46611
Northern Pueblo (A.): Pojuaque (R.)Spanish grant, 1689.13,47113,471 00013,47113,4710
Northern Pueblo (A.): San Ildefonso (R.)Spanish grant, 1689.15,1054,20019,305 00030219,00019,30233
Northern Pueblo (A.): San Juan (R.)Spanish grant, 1689.16,13716,137 00090015,23516,13522
Northern Pueblo (A.): Santa Clara (R.)Spanish grant, 1689.12,58132,00044,581 00035044,22744,57744
Northern Pueblo (A.): Taos (R.)Spanish grant, 1689.17,3905,69623,086 0001651,33321,58623,08422
Northern Pueblo (A.): Tesuque (R.)Spanish grant, 1689.17,06017,060 00028016,77717,05733
Southern Navajo (A. and R.)June 1, 1868401,5201,131,7941,533,314  26 145,280145,28094,37480093,574 9 94,37401,6001,291,9401,293,540603525120
Southern Pueblos (A.): Acoma (R.)About 160094,16928,236122,405 000847121,553122,40055
Southern Pueblos (A.): Cochiti (R.)About 160024,25624,256 0001,40022,85324,25333
Southern Pueblos (A.): Jemez (R.)About 160017,50117,50035,001 0001,60033,40035,00011
Southern Pueblos (A.): Laguna (R.)About 160017,360236,130253,490 0001,761251,729253,4900
Southern Pueblos (A.): Sandia (R.)About 160023,93823,938 0003,73820,20023,9380
Southern Pueblos (A.): San Felipe (R.)About 160047,00012,63959,639 0003,83555,80459,6390
Southern Pueblos (A.): Santa Ana (R.)About 160016,0006,15022,150 0001,18020,97022,1500
Southern Pueblos (A.): Santo Domingo (R.)About 160066,08166,081 0003,99162,09066,0810
Southern Pueblos (A.): Sia (R.)About 160017,50017,500 00076016,74017,5000
Zuni (A. and R.)Mar. 16, 1877257,58075,516333,096 0004,8834,677322,766332,3266080630770

Note: Calculated totals shown. Difference from printed document in red.

  • 1 Does not include Leupp.
  • 2 Executive order, Nov. 22, 1915, to correct error in original survey of reservation.
  • 3 Sale of townsite, Dec. 12, 1908.
  • 4 Coolidge Reservoir.
  • 5 13,610 acres added by Trust Patent 239,049 in Dec. 14, 1911. 80 acres added by secretarial withdrawal, Feb. 2, 1907.
  • 6 Act of Feb. 28, 1919, Capitan Grande Dam site.
  • 7 Sale F D 1,068,069, Feb. 14, 1934.
  • 8 Act of Congress, 32 Stat. 257.
  • 9 Report does not distinguish between living and deceased allotments. Figure represents total trust lands.
  • 9a Reports received since this table was compiled indicate that these figures should be 149 for Panca and 7 for Tonkawa.
  • 10 51,337 acres of this worthless.
  • 11 750 acres of this worthless.
  • 12 19,052 acres of this worthless.
  • 13 Right of occupancy only, title remains with Bishop of Monterey.
  • 14 Area specified in Executive order, June 28, 1912.
  • 15 All other Seminole lands, areas purchased under acts of 1894-1910 and Monroe Reservation.
  • 16 Given allotments on public domain.
  • 17 Unexplained difference between present land holdings and original area.
  • 18 Purchased through court action by Iowa State Highway Commission for right-of-way for U.S. Highway No. 30.
  • 19 1,331 acres of this worthless.
  • 20 Desert land.
  • 21 125,547 acres of this worthless.
  • 22 May 7, 1868, 30,530,765 acres; Apr. 11, 1882, 1,559,000 acres; Mar. 3, 1891, 1,208,960 acres; Apr. 27, 1904, 1,082,000 acres.
  • 23 5,650 acres July 10, 1882, unidentified reduction. 701 acres Mar. 3, 1887, Custer Battlefield; 1,578 acres Feb. 12, 1889; Mar. 1, 1893, unidentified reduction; 7,650 acres railroad purposes; 550 acres Custer County; 44,805 acres State school lands; 60,733 acres total miscellaneous reductions.
  • 24 Bought by U.S. Reclamation Service, June 28, 1915, for the sum of $23,858.75.
  • 25 Does not include Southern Navajo.
  • 26 Executive order, Jan. 16, 1911.
  • 27 Restored to public domain, Executive order, Mar. 24, 1884.
  • 28 Reserved for military and mission purposes.
  • 29 Oklahoma school lands.
  • 30 Sale of school and agency land.
  • 31 Sold to Modocs, June 23, 1874.
  • 32 Sold, agreement of Dec. 2, 1901, ratified by act, May 27, 1902.
  • 33 588 acres sold for townsites of Miami, Okla., act of Mar. 2, 1891; 1,412 acres sold act of Mar. 3, 1909.
  • 34 40 acres reserved and later patented to Catholic mission; 400 acres of school reserve sold under agreement of May 2, 1899, ratified by act of Mar. 3, 1901.
  • 35 10,041 acres sold under agreement of Dec. 2, 1901; 104 acres of school and agency land sold.
  • 36 Sold under act of Mar. 3, 1909.
  • 37 26,111 acres Apr. 28, 1904 (33 Stat. L. 567), 440 acres sale of school farm Apr. 28, 1904.
  • 38 448,000 acres by Executive order, Dec. 21, 1865; 177,563 acres by agreement, July 13, 1892.
  • 39 Cemetery.
  • 40 Reserved for churches and cemetery.
  • 41 43,520 acres purchased for State school lands; 12,634 acres church lands.
  • 42 Does not include Allen Canyon.
  • 43 Act of June 4, 1898.
  • 44 Act of Mar. 22, 1906, 34 Stat. 80, and Executive order of Sept. 15, 1916.
  • 45 5,586 acres for homesteads May 22, 1909; 294 acres for townsite land 2528, Jan. 18, 1907.
  • 46 26 acres for churches Office Letter Land 61035, Aug. 5, 1907; 100 acres for Wilson grant, Nov. 3, 1906.
  • 47 Including 7,024 acres of water rights.
  • 48 City blocks and tracts.
  • 49 Timber land.

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