0001| HOUSE MEMORIAL 28 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| JAMES ROGER MADALENA | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE TO RECOGNIZE FOREST | 0012| SERVICE ROAD 268 AND THE CORRIDOR FROM VALLE GRANDE TO THE RIO | 0013| GRANDE VALLEY AS A HISTORIC TRAIL. | 0014| | 0015| WHEREAS, the corridor encompassing Del Norte canyon, Medio | 0016| Dia canyon and Bland canyon and the general trace of forest | 0017| service road 268 connecting the Valle Grande with the Rio | 0018| Grande valley has been used for centuries by tribal groups and | 0019| individuals in their travels and early territorial settlers, | 0020| traders and entrepreneurs; and | 0021| WHEREAS, the Bland road route, as that route is called, | 0022| has a long and inspiring history worthy of preservation so that | 0023| future generations will be aware of the significance and | 0024| importance of this route; and | 0025| WHEREAS, the Keres, Tewa and Towa people of nearby pueblos | 0001| and the people of other tribal communities throughout the land | 0002| traveled this route to hunt, trade, pasture animals, collect | 0003| firewood, harvest timber for vigas and latillas for their | 0004| buildings and visit sacred sites along the trail; and | 0005| WHEREAS, territorial settlers also visited sites in the | 0006| Jemez mountains along the route for the same purposes; and | 0007| WHEREAS, historic Spanish settlers such as the Baca and | 0008| C'de Baca families of the Rio Grande valley, the Pino and the | 0009| Ortiz y Pino families of La Cienega and Galisteo traveled the | 0010| route from the Valle Grande to the Rio Grande valley or the | 0011| Galisteo basin, for the transhumance of sheep, cattle and | 0012| horses, moving that domestic stock from winter to summer | 0013| pastures; and | 0014| WHEREAS, this route was also used to haul wool from the | 0015| Baca location to shipping points in Thornton, later known as | 0016| the rail head at Domingo, east of the Santo Domingo pueblo; the | 0017| wool being shipped on horse-drawn wagons and in later years and | 0018| in the early 1900s the wool was transported by the Rio Truck | 0019| fleet of the Baca family in the early 1900s; and | 0020| WHEREAS, traders, cowboys, prospectors and entrepreneurs | 0021| have used the route for cattle drives, lumber extraction, gold | 0022| and silver exploration, as well as mining from the historic | 0023| Bland mines; and more recently to transport extracted pumice by | 0024| small trucks to the rail head at Domingo; and | 0025| WHEREAS, the route permits access to the newly created | 0001| Jemez national recreation area created through the efforts of | 0002| former Congressman Bill Richardson; | 0003| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF | 0004| REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the Bland road | 0005| route, including the corridor through the Del Norte canyon, | 0006| Medio Dia canyon and Bland canyon and the general trace of | 0007| forest service road 268 connecting the Valle Grande with the | 0008| Rio Grande valley, be recognized as a historic and culturally | 0009| significant route; and | 0010| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Bland road route and its | 0011| history be preserved and identified so that present-day | 0012| travelers will become aware of the rich history of this route | 0013| as it continues to serve its traditional purposes and as | 0014| gateway to the newly created recreational area know as the | 0015| Jemez national recreation area; and | 0016| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0017| transmitted to the United States forest service and the | 0018| supervisor of the Jemez national recreation area. | 0019|  | 0020| | 0021| State of New Mexico | 0022| House of Representatives | 0023| | 0024| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0025| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| March 20, 1997 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| Mr. Speaker: | 0007| | 0008| Your TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0009| referred | 0010| | 0011| HOUSE MEMORIAL 28 | 0012| | 0013| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0014| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0015| | 0016| Respectfully submitted, | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| Daniel P. Silva, Chairman | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Adopted Not Adopted | 0001| | 0002| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0003| | 0004| Date | 0005| | 0006| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0007| Yes: 7 | 0008| Excused: Silva | 0009| Absent: Olguin, Parsons, Rodella, Whitaker | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HM028 |