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Sandia Pueblo Mountain Claim

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Solicitor Tarr Opinion--Pueblo Of Sandia Boundary, Ralph W. Tarr Dec 1988

Solicitor Tarr Opinion--Pueblo Of Sandia Boundary, Ralph W. Tarr

Sandia Pueblo Mountain Claim

"'The Pueblo claims that approximately 10,000 acres of land were incorrectly excluded from a patent issued to the Pueblo by the United States in 1864 because the surveyor erred in not including all of the land originally granted the Pueblo by the Spanish in 1748. The major portion of the land claimed is managed by the United States Forest Service as parts of the Cibola National Forest and the Sandia Mountain Wilderness. The claimed area includes 665 acres of private inholdings (the ""inholdings"", the ""private inholders"", or the ""inholders""), as well as the Juan Tabo Recreation Area. The Pueblo requests …


Solicitor Vollmann Opinion--Pueblo Of Sandia Boundary, Tim Vollmann Apr 1987

Solicitor Vollmann Opinion--Pueblo Of Sandia Boundary, Tim Vollmann

Sandia Pueblo Mountain Claim

The land at issue is on the outskirts of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is within the Sandia Mountain Wilderness. The major portion is owned by the United States Forest Service, with approximately 1151.2 acres in private holdings, and the Juan Tabo Recreation Area. The Pueblo has indicated willingness to waive any claim to the existing private inholdings. After thorough review of the matter, we have concluded that the survey appears to accurately depict the description of the boundary as set forth in the patent. However, we have further concluded that the patent does not correctly reflect the boundary provided for …