. General Information Regarding the National Monuments . away, presumably for grinding up and reuse by unauthor-ized parties. Where the plaster has not been broken the walls arein good condition, but wherever removed rapid disintegration ofthe walls has resulted. With exception of a narrow strip of land along the west boundaryof this monument, the entire area lies within the private land claimLuis Maria Baca Float No. 3, which was confirmed to the heirs by 50 the Supreme Court of the United States on November 2, 1914. Themission is therefore on land the ownership of which is not in theFederal
. General Information Regarding the National Monuments . away, presumably for grinding up and reuse by unauthor-ized parties. Where the plaster has not been broken the walls arein good condition, but wherever removed rapid disintegration ofthe walls has resulted. With exception of a narrow strip of land along the west boundaryof this monument, the entire area lies within the private land claimLuis Maria Baca Float No. 3, which was confirmed to the heirs by 50 the Supreme Court of the United States on November 2, 1914. Themission is therefore on land the ownership of which is not in theFederal Government. Effort has been made during the past yearby the department to secure conveyance to the Government oi theland belonging to the heirs within the limits of the monument, butso far without result. Until title to this land can be vested in theFederal Government, no expenditure can be made by the depart-ment toward restoration or protection of the mission. It is alto-gether likely, in view of the precarious condition of the principal ^, S Chains. lO Chains y7%777777777777777777777777777777777777&7Z NATIONAL ^^ Ado be House MONUMENT #///\Affy/////////////////////////s///////. i% Q Adobe House <—. Adobe HouseLi Beside nee K-Cor. Sec. 30-31 Tumacacori National Monument, Ariz., embracing the E. \ NW. \ SW. \ SE. $ and the W. J-NE. \ SW. I SE. i, sec. 30, T. 21 S., R. 13 E., Gila and Salt River meridian; created September15, 1908. portions of the mission, that its damage beyond repair will takeplace before protective measures can be applied. The State highway between Tucson and Nogales passes the mis-sion and is a good automobile road. The Tucson-Nogales branchof the Southern Pacific Railway passes within a mile of the mission,the nearest railroad station being Tubac, 3 miles to the north. FromTubac the monument can be reached on foot. The best means of travel for the public in reaching the monument isby auto mail hack which leaves Nogales, Ariz., every morning exceptMond
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