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Show NOBLE'S LETTER. The Secretary Touches on the Arid Land Uuextiou. Santa Fe, N. M Sept. (".-Secretary J. W. Noble of tho interior department writes Register Morrison of the Santa Fe land office an autograph letter, referring re-ferring to tho subject of arid laud, ju which he says concerning tho reservation reserva-tion of reservoir sites and the act of October, 1388: It has been lately attempted to hold this do-parlnieiit do-parlnieiit respimsllil,, f the results of this hill, but both Hie opinion or the assistant, attorney general and the aforney ire ienil himwlf established es-tablished that the aet itself was the cause of the trouble, for by its very terms it reserved from settlement all these lands: now the sites shall be dlspos-m of in thestalesand territories so as to prevent eouHiots where streams ruu parallel bet ween states, or states and territories; territor-ies; how tills water shall be reflated and the interest, or all be reserved and more shall he op posed, will now become a vital question. There are many views and there is ueed of invest iira-hon iira-hon and discussion. The system must Im established es-tablished by legislation. Its enforcement belongs be-longs to tho executive. So far as I am run cerned. you may depend upon it. the best interests in-terests of the people will he trulded reasonably and officially. We are all right aud mean to do right. |
