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Show WimD THB EAHTIH Reported Sile of tlia Maxwell Land Grant is a Denver Take, EEAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. People Who Desire Thii City Should Have Manufactories are Asked to Subscribe. Tho alleged sale of the Maxwell grant to an English syndicate for tho consideration consid-eration of $3,000,000, is denied by A. A. MeKiiight who is engineering the sale of the properly. This larjje tract of land is located in southeastern Colorado and northeastern northeast-ern Xew Mexico, embracing an area of 1,7(10,000 acres, and was originally in the possession o! Lucius Maxwell, who acquired title to the grant under tho trealy of Caudal 11 pe Hidalgo. Early in the seventies through Wilson Wad-dinghaiu, Wad-dinghaiu, Senator Jeromo B. Clmflee Hon. (ieorge M. Chilcott and Charles F. Holley the grant was sold, or at least a portion of it, to an English syndicate, syn-dicate, for several millions of dollars, Waddingham et al. recoiving a commission com-mission amounting, it is said, to $700,-000. $700,-000. From this transaction ex-S.'nator (Jeorgo M. Chilcott, recently deceased, obtained the nucleotis of his fortune, which was probated in the county court of Pueblo couuty, Colorado, tho other day anil estimated at $1,000,000. Charles F. Holley, now a banker in Santa Fe, New Mexico, received $100,000 as his share of the commission, which placed him among the rich men of that territory. terri-tory. The balance of tho $700,000 fell to Waddingham and Chaffee, the latter of whom died a millionaire several years ivgo and who had represented Colorado as one of its first United States senators. Tho land embraced in this transaction was subsequently sold to a Holland syndicate, in whose possession it now remaius. For a number of years past there has been a bitter feud existing among settlers set-tlers on this grant and the representatives representa-tives of the syndicate, the settlers claim ing that they had rights that were paramount par-amount to those of the syndicate, in their claim to lands within the grant ihev were lead and advised by (). V. MeMains an ex-Methodist minister w hose indiscretion in the matter culminated cul-minated in riotous proceedings resulting result-ing in the death of a number interested in tho pending issue as between the settlers and the syndicate. MeMains was arrested several times and iucar-semled iucar-semled in New Mexico prisons, and although now at liberty there are several sev-eral indictments hanging over him of a serious character, and which may yet result in his conviction and a term in the penitentiary. MeMains at one time threatened the impeachment of President Cleveland Cleve-land and ex-Secretary of the Interior Lamar. At the time ho was regarded a crank, but his subsequent subse-quent conduct showed Unit he held tho courts of the United Stales and the rulings rul-ings of the interior department in contempt, con-tempt, and for which contempt he -wns afterwards arrested and now awaits theissue for trial. The grant embraces some of tne most valuable lands in Colorado and New-Mexico, New-Mexico, and should it come imder tho control of an active and energetic syndicate, syn-dicate, there is little doubt that the locality lo-cality where they are situate will be greatly benefitted, both in agricultural ! and pastoral development. liaiicm In Title. Following were the records yesterday in this city of the saies of real estate: Allwt C. Yount; et ut.t.o Elia- A. Smith, di'l, luriof lots 1, a. 3. 4. lnork , pint I'' $ 3,m Theodora A. !avls to S. D. Ca ly, war-rautv war-rautv di't'd, loin ; anil 6. bloc k HI, plat A. ' WTO G. l.aviiKiilno to S. I). Caily, wniraiitv llwct. part of section fj, lowua'ap 1 K.mth riiTiKfl 1 wet 700 J. MeCa thy t A. H. Mayne, warrantv 1 loin 'ii, 2.1 and 21, block 1, Wert ' tir l :,oo Eiiw r 1 H. Oiltehi.'W to K!;:mor,(. Late,- t al.. wiirra'ity deed, lot- :) am! 4. i.lo' k l. Alttt li.:ct; 600 lvn O. Marlomieaus 1 1 .tlm .lolinsmi. warranty uevd. lot 10, block l.(iitirio Biii'division 400 Kstato id Henry Ilosklns to ;. A. N'ielt-ci N'ielt-ci -on. deo 1, part of lot 7, bio k 10.1. plat A I .ft) Emma VVhttm y and htixiiawl tn K. It. Ca'ulee. warranty di ed. part of li t W, Imirk i. Aic'ier & Kullak s snbdtvi-s.on snbdtvi-s.on I.ToO Emina Whitney and husbatnl tn Frirl ' In. w 'am nt;- (Intnl. part of lot 52, bloc!; S. Arcuer & Kodak's subdivision subdivi-sion 1.7"0 Sat an Ann Tnribow to H A. M. Krol-set'i, Krol-set'i, warrant ied, part of lot i, block a I, pi it A 2P0O Total t li.JO |
