Cielo Vista Ranch Costilla County, Colorado 254-897-7872 M.ailing: 3794-C Highway 67 West Glen Rose, Texas 76043
Welcome to Cielo Vista Ranch. We are happy to share with you the experience of seeing the world from the top of Culebra Peak.
Please help us to maintain the mountain in its current undisturbed condition. The Colorado Fourteeners Initiative has made several suggestions that will ensure that the mountain remains beautiful for future generations to enjoy.
We recommend that either the Ridge Route or the Roach Route be used for your assent and the Talus Route be used for your descent.
Thank you for your cooperation. Please be safe and have an enjoyable day.
Happy Climbing,
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Culebra Peak offers a unique climbing experience. Unlike any other Fourteener in Colorado, hiking impacts are largely absent - Culebra is essentially "untrailed". In order to preserve its pristine condition, please follow these climbing guidelines: 1. Plan ahead and Prepare. A dehydrated climber scurrying down the mountain to escape a storm is likely to cause unnecessary damage to fragile alpine tundra. 2. Disperse while hiking. In order to protect sensitive alpine plant communities, avoid hiking single file,, or along existing trampled routes. 3. Ascend ,nd descend on a different route in order to minimize impacts to the mountain. 4. W}Jile"-hik,ing, try to step only on durable surfaces, such as rocks, in order to protect sensitive alpine plant communities. Don't walk along the edge of melting snowfields or other areas where the sqils are wet. Many alpine soils are over 5,000 years old, and alpine plants grow very slowly in the A meeting for the rightful Later, on Sept.11, 1793, the . planned at that time as well, heirs to over 38,000 acres of grant was approved the King Garcia said. Plans are under land of the Ojo Caliente Land of Spain, Carlos IV, and sealed way to erect a sign saying Grant · in Northern New by the crown. ''Entering Ojo Caliente Land Mexito will be held Sept. 16 at "Despues que este Terri Grant" at the various en 10 a. m. in the Mesa Vista torio foe adquerido por trances to the land. H is High School in Ojo Caliente. Estados Unidos bajo el tratado located some 25 miles north The· heirs are seeking to de Guadalupe Hidalgo, west of Espanola, N.M. regain title to 38,490 acres of Estados Unidos tambien la 'No teman, esta no es una , land granted to 53 families by aprobo en Enero 2, 1874, revolucion. La mi tad de los Spain in 1793 which are now despues de haber sido agri que ahorita han firmado son part of the Carson National menzada y aprobada por el veteranos de la primera y, Forest under the Bureau of Agrimensor General, Henry ~egunda guerra. Los hijos de Land Management. M. Atkinson. (After this terri estos son heroes jovenes de The gente in the area main tory was acquired by th~ Korea y Vietnam. Solo que tain that the fencing -and United States under the remos la verdad y creemos closing off of the land · to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, que nos la robaron bajo fraude community in 1942 by the U.S. the U.S. also approved it on que se nos pague por -los government has forced many January 2, 1874, after having ciento y uno anos de explo to move an9 others to go been surveyed and approved tacion y que la merced sea outside the area for jobs in by the Surveyor General, devuelta a· los presentes order to survive. Henry M. Atkinson.)," Garcia herederos (Don't fear, this According to Filiberto said. isn't a revolution. Half ol Garcia, one of the meetings Garcia has received over those who have signed (the organizers, in 1790 Luis Duran 100 signatures on a petition petition) are veterans of the and Gregorio Martin appeared seeking the return of the land first and second world wars. before the Alcalde. Mayor to the people. Following the Their sons are young heroes Manual Garcia de la Mora September 16 meeting, copies of Korea and Vietnam. We seeking a grant of the land to of this petition will be sent to only want the truth and it is Filberto Garcia the then-governor of the President · Carter; various how we think and believe that territory, Fernando de la elected officials throughout we were robbed by fraud and Concha, the land was granted the country, state department have paid for it by 101 years of to the residents with a stipul officials and the forest service. exploitation and that the Sioux Leaders Say ation that it was a Merced for A· meeting with federal and merced should be returned to common usage of water, fire local agencies and the Ojo the present heirs,)'' Garcia wood, and pasture. Caliente community will be said. CGrter Aide Lies '' Another broken promise'' the Black Hills and another is the term angry Sioux Indian $43.9 million for other lands leaders from eight tribes in under the treaty. However, the Dakotas, Montana, and the Sioux's were unhappy with Border Fence Forces Mejicanos Nebraska used to describe this decision, because they the failure of an aide to Presi maintain they don't want den.t Carter to show up for an money, they want their right Aug. 9 meeting to discuss the ful lands. To Cross Desert, Mountains return of stolen lands in South After the aborted meeting, Dakota guaranteed them in the leaders returned to their homes to talk with their A fence under construction according to a U.S. bo~der pa death for many from expo perpetuity in an 1868 treaty. 1 The tribal leaders called for people to decide the next step between the U.S . and Mexi trol spokesman. sure or thirst, ' said one Bor co at San Ysidro, Ca. and Ti der Patrol official. But he a public apology from the pre in their reclaiming of 7 .3 juana, Mex., is forcing Mexi The 10-foot-high fence, said the patrol isn't "trying sident. Thus far, none has million acres of federal re -- can workers to cross a desert stretching 5.6 miles in both to kill anyone - it's not the plan been offered. serve lands in the Black Hills. and mountains to find jobs direct1ons from San Ysidro, that they will go and die in The S.iouxs gathered on here, and many aren't making along with the doubling of bor the desert.'' the banks of the North Platte it. der police in San Diego, is A bill in Congress could au River, across from the Fort Teatro With temperatures now the Carter plan for discoura thorize as many as 240 pa Laramie National Historic reaching 120 degrees, the ging Mexican workers from trolmen for the San Ysidro Site in Wyoming where the Workshop desert has claimed many lives crossing the border by divert area out of a total of 495 U.S. government, 111 years and it isn't "uncommoff to ing them to the desert. new border police. ago, promised leaders of the find a body in the desert," "We realize it could mean Sioux Nation that their lands El Teatro de la Lucha in in South Dakota would be vites all gente who are inter protected forever. A few ested in teatro to a workshop ..------(CLIP & SAVE)------... years later gold was discover Thursday, Aug. 23, at 7:30 ''Our Seat Can Take Yours All Over Town" ed in the Black Hills and the p.m. at the offices of the Par treaty was broken. ent-C9mmunity Education This year, the Sioux MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY Project, 622 E. River St. MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY' Nation won court judgements Any musicians willing to 1 BESSEMER - EAST SIDE LINE of $107 million for the land in help are welcome to attend. Leaves 12lh & Reading 6:00 a.m , and Every 30 min. untll 6:30 p.m. Lv 5th & Court (Southbouod) 5:15 a.m. and Every 30 min , until 6:15 p.m. Lv . Ind iana & Routt 5:30 a.m . and Every 30 min . until 6:30 p.m. Lv. 4th & Main (Eastbound) 5:45 a.m. and Every 30 min. until 6:15 p.m. 2 ORMAN - IRVING PLACE LINE 1~~ Buying a Home? Leaves 18th & Lambert 6:00a.m. and Every 30 min. untii'6:30 p.m. ~~~-..... Lv . 5th & Courl (Southbound) 5:45a.m. and Every 30 min. until 6:15 p.m . ! .~ Selling a Home? 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OFFICE: 545-8181 ·i't;~ HOME: 561-1064 ··~~~ ~ . ----P•U•E•B•LO-T•R•A•N•SP•O•R•T•A•T•IO•N-C•O•M•P•A•N•Y Call Office 542-4306 for Night, Saturday and Sunday Service. • 111 CLIP & SAVE)------· (Expires 8/13/99) LAND RIGHTS COUNCIL SAN LUIS PO Box 51 :AN ACACIO San Luis CO 81152 FORT GARLAND DS FUERTES ' SAN PABLO JAROSO SAN PEDRO MESITA BLANCA GARCIA CHAMA 8 SAN FRANCISCO Concilio to address civil ·rights forum in Pueblo Members believe Ciddio, who is involved in various econom ic development efforts in Conejos County, said government should land grant communities suffer economically Hearing to cover a when government ignores the rights of land I honor treaty grant heirs and allows outside interests to profit from the exploitation of the region. He variety of southern cited both the Summitville and Battle By Robert Kina Green Mountain Gold mines as good examples. Colorado issues "There was no long-term benefit to the Concilio de Valle de San Luis member local communities from these mines but only Race relations, diversity and discrimi Pablo Ciddio said he plans to be at the civil the long-term contamination of the water nation are the focus of a civil rights forum rights hearing opening today in Pueblo. upon which the acequias and agricultural being convened today and tomorrow in A resident of economy depends," Pueblo by the Colorado Advisory Guadalupe in he said. Committee to the United States neighboring "What we are Commission on Civil Rights. This function Conejos County, ·seeing here," said will be held at the Pueblo Convention he will ask the . :: Ciddio, "is ethnic Center, 320 Central Main Street, from 8:45 committ.ee why ·.-!_-'./· . .! . .. cleansing. We've a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on May 14 and from 9:00 the Civil Rights a heard about it a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on May 15. Act of i96.5 is in Kosovo and The forum is open to the public without not being en seen it on TV. charge and interested citizens from Pueblo forced in south We're not being and southern Colorado are encouraged to ern Colorado. murdered here or attend. "Rural peo run out of our own The committee has invited educators, ple are not igno land, maybe, but elected city officials, law enforcement offi rant," he said. the result will · be cers, business and economic development "We have found the same if our representatives and a cross-section of com the enemy and rights continue to munity organizations and leadership to it is our own be ignored." share their perspectives on the status of government. Conejos and civil rights in the southern part of the They know the Costilla counties state. This visit by the federal advisory same facts as both began as land panel is one of several planned by the com we do about the grants. Seventy mittee to assess statewide civil rights patterns of in percent of the progress. The committee previously met in justice along Guadalupe grant Fort Collins and is planning a forum in the New Mexico The San Luis Valley's oldest towns were founded as land in Conejos County Grand Junction. border, and not grant communities. is now controlled In addition to scheduled presentations, a thing is being by the federal and an opportunity will be afforded for persons done about it." state govern to briefly address the forum between 5:00 Ciddio said that the economic problems of ments. In Costilla County, land grant heirs p.m. and 6:00 p.m. today and l;)e~een Hispanic communities in southern Colorado still own land primarily in the Culebra 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m. tomorrow. . are directly linked to the United States' ongo drainage, with most of the Sangre de Cristo Among the topics expected to be ing violations of the Treaty of Guadalupe grant now in the hands of out-of-state owners. addressed are employment, political partic Hidalgo which was signed following the Other members of El Concilio del Valle de ipation, law enforcement, economic devel Mexican-American War but which has not San Luis, an organization comprised of opment, concerns of youth and dis~bility · been honored by U.S. political or legal insti descendants of land grant settlers, will also rights. The committee also welcomes infor tutions-including legislators. offer testimony at the civil rights hearing. mation on housing, health, immigration "That treaty is the first law of the land," Ciddio does not have the highest of hopes and other related civil rights issues. he said "but look what happened with the that the officials will hear the message. Taylor Ranch at last summer's trial. The "But we have an obligation to assert our . See CIVIL RIGHTS on page 6 judge did not even allow the treaty to be con rights as citizens," he said. "We can only hope sidered in his ruling." our government will finally begin to listen." ', ...... , ,.t ...... 'I, " " ,.," 4 (.' ( ' . ,:! • {" ' \ • ~ ...... "' ... ' s• ll SIERRA, San Luis, Colorado·• May 14, 1999 NUE5TRA LENGUA FREE CLASSIFIEDS necesitaba mas apropiados para las FoRRENT EN AM605 MUND05 tareas que se les quiere encomen RARE HISTORICAL BUILDING dar: el cruce de los mares sin limite 316 Main St., San Luis. 1200 sq. ft + aparente, como los que se adivina 1100 sq. ft. on two lots. $65,000. (Also POH ABAYUBA ALENCASTRO ban desde las costas portuguesas, for rent.) Call Laurie at 303-798-5889 La Ruta de las Especias ac~rtan si no las distancias, por lo mas alla de las "Columnas de menos el tiempo de viaje desde el Hercules," el estrecho de Gibral FOR SALE Lejano Oriente hasta Europa: tar... 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For more details, call Bill esaban altisimas cordilleras e Asi provistos, con mapas, com desde tiempos immemoriales, pero Brady at 719-379-4989. interminables desiertos hasta Ile pas y carabelas, los navegantes un viaje que tuvo lugar en el siglo gar a la encrucijada del mundo, el portugueses descubren en 1420 las XIII fue motivado per la busqueda OVER-CAB CAMPER Oriente Medio, con sus Bagdag Y Islas Madeira, bien adentra_das en In good condition, sitting on 4-wheel de mercaderia, ya que el mercado Damasco, y finalmente al Cercano el Atlantico; bordean la costa oeste trailer. $1 ,400-includes trailer if you ya existia. La f~milia Polo ya Oriente, ya en el Mediterraneo, y de Africa y llegan hasta la boca del want. Call 672-3858. tenian su mercado, que irradiaba Beirut como puerto de partida para rio Gambia en 1446, con lo que se desde la ciudad sede de la familia, cruzar hacia Europa, el mercado. comienza a dibujar el mapa actual Venecia, hacia las principales ciu SERVICES Pero las pequenas embarca de Africa. Y Bartolome Diaz en dades de Europa. Habia una rivali ciones costeras de entonces, apenas 1488 llega al Caho de las Tormen dad entre esta ciudad en el mar HATHAVOGA se animaban a navegar el Medite tas, despues llamado "de Buena Adriatico y Genova, en la Costa del Weekly classes are offered at the rraneo, casi nunca dejando de ver Esperanza." Y si bien los arabes, Mediterraneo, pugnando ambas Blanca/Fort Garland Community Center la costa, solo osando cruzarlo buenos navegantes tambien, cruza on Tuesdays from 10:00 to 11 :45 a.m. por el dominio de las vias mariti apoyandose en Chipre, o Malta, ban el Oceano Indico bordeando la For more information or to register, . call mas asi como los puertos, entrada hasta avistar Sicilia e internarse peninsula de Arabia, es Vasco da R.A.L. at 672-3191. necesaria para los productos trans en el Adriatico, hacia Venecia, o Gama quien en 1498 lo cruza desde portados desde todas partes del bordeando el norte de Africa hasta el este de Arica hasta lle~ar a las LEGAL RIGHTS HELP mundo conocido. Safeguard your rights and protect your- estar a la vista de la Costa del sur costas de Malabar en la India, La innovaci6n de los Polo fue ir self. with over 300 seif-help legal forms de Espana, o las Islas Baleares, aunque no se puede asentar alli. a busc~r nuevos productores, en provided at a nominal fee. Help provide fijar rumbo a Corcega o Cerdena y zonas reconditas para la epoca, y regresandose al ano siguiente a to research issues and complete forms . . establecer asi una hegemonia en llegar luego a Genova ... Existia el Portugal. Volverian los portugueses Specializing iri helping low-income fami nuevos productos. Asi fue que compas, descubierto per los chinos en sucesivos viajes y dejarian su lies. Call Linda for free consultation at Marco Polo, a los 17 anos comienza hacia el siglo VII, esa magica aguja huella indeleble: su idioma ... 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Pero las galeras no lleva veian los conocedores de la epoca.Y mariamos hoy--origina los mas ban m ucha carga y m ucha de ella es de los portugueses, quienes dom Reward for lost puppy, light brown and atrevidos viajes por no menos osa se necesitaba para alojar y alimen inan asi las com unicaciones comer white puppy with chain around neck. dos navegantes que literalmente, tar a los remeros, que si bien ciales entre Europa y Asia, mas May have been taken from church yard descubririan el resto del mundo esclavos, algo comian... efectivas y rapidas que nunca after Mass Sunday, May 2. Please call ... (Tambien trajo los "tallarines" - Llega Enrique el Navegante antes. Bro. Richard at 672-3685 or return to rectory. spaghetti, if you will- pero eso es (1394-1460), principe de Portugal, Pero la Espana Castellana no para la historia de la cocina ital quien desde su residencia en puede quedarse atras. Ha vencido a Sagres, funda y mantiene el primer los arabes, ha unificado a los reinos iana... ) STORES La Ruta de las Especias, mariti · instituto de navegacion, reuniendo cristianos ibericos, ha impuesto su ma, no terrestre, ocuparia primero tecnicos de la epoca para desarrol cultura-y su idioma-y necesita LA TIENDITA DE LA VALLEY la imaginacion y luego los esfuerzos lar no solo la ciencia .de la nave expandirse. Open 8 AM to 1O PM daily across the de aquellos que impelidos per el gacion sino las ciencias rela Queda el camino al oeste. Quiza road from the church in San Francisco. desarrollo del comercio necesitaban cionadas: la cartografia, y la con se llegue al mismo punto ... Y llega Phone 672-0522. Owners: James and struccion de barcos. A estos se les entonces, Cristobal Colon. Norma Sanchez. RAINBOW'S END established advisory committees in Thomas of Aurora; Ms. Annabelle Your Community Thrift Store in Alamosa . CIVIL RIGHTS the 50 states and the District of J. Talk of Cortez;. Mr. Preston C. offers clothing, housewares, sporting Continued from front page Columbia to assist it in monitoring White of Colorado Springs, Mr. Leo goods, toys at 25% to 75% off. All pro civil rights trends and issues K. Goto, Ms. Maxine Kurtz and Mr, ceeds from Rainbow's End go to support La Puente Homeless Shelter. For more The U.S. Commission on Civil' through out the nation. The Theodore W. Bryant of Denver; Dr. information, call 589-8778. Rights is an independent, bip~rti Chairperson of the Colorado Patricia A. Sanchez of Fort Collins; san fact finding agency of the fed Advisory Committee is Mr. Joseph Mr. Carlos Leal of Greeley; and Dr. eral government whose members Arcese of Denver. Other members Luis C. Valono of Pueblo. are appointed by the President and of the Committee are: Ms. Jeannie the Congress. 'lhe Commission has Davis and Dr, · Gwendolyn A. __ _,,.,.....___ ~------ 4. 1'- SIE~ San Lula, Colorado• May 14~ 1999 Protect the water in the Culebra b8sin R~ several years now, the Conservancy living on and from this land does our record reflect District has held a premonition that water in the vari such large·-scale and deadly impacts. ous. d~crees will begin slipping through the people's The biggest sin local people can b~ accused of fingers. Outside interests with money have been busy is littering now that the county has no landfills. Blame infiltrating the Culebra drainage purchasing land with the federal government, in large part for this because water rights. the feds are notorious for handing When water is lost in bits down mandates but not the money .and-pieces, it is hardly noticeable or needed to carry out such orders. rarely a cause for concern. . .. the water users Water, however, is a local During the Second World issue, and the most basic resource War, there was the phenomenon should intesify their at the grass-root level. It needs to known as the "Fifth Column." If , efforts to Obtain water be conserved and protected. memory serves, the enemy would Outside interests, such as enter a community under ordinary, conservation Battle Mountain Gold, come into . common circumstances but with the the community and with impunity secret motive of disrupting the com easements ... override the 'most basic concerns of munity in its war effort. It was a local residents because they come public relations effort not only to with the big bucks available to cor advocate in support o(the war against the Axis pow porations that are national and international in scope. ers, but it caused a redoubling of the American peo In the Okanogan Highlands of Washington ple's determination to do better, produce more and dg State, we have heard in recent days that, to their good with less. fortune, the people have peen successful in keeping It seems the acquisition of land and water BMG from mining there. They have used the example rights by strangers with money is having a similar of the BM G pollution problem in San Luis in their effect. There is already an awareness of the magnitude struggle to prevent the corporation from cyanide leach of the problem that logging by outside interests is mining. bringing to the water-using community. I:-Iere in the Culebra, the water users should The impact of the pollutants caused by the intensify their efforts to obtain water conservation r------, Battle Mountain Gold mine is now beginning to rear easements from all land owners who have water rights. I its ugly, venomous face, and the contamination of the It seems that the Acequia Association would.be a good I surface and ground water has become very real-to vehicle for this proposal. That is the only way to pro I the point that the Environmental Protection Agency I tect the water in the, Culebra basin from 01:1tside inter I will be a factor in the clean-up ·of this pollution. ests that really don't care about the long tradition of I The local communities have occasionally been safeguarding water and its uses for future generations. I N \('\ accused by some of being poor stewards of the land, I ..... ~ 00 but at no time in the 150 year history of our people ~ -Madovio C. Martinez -V) 0 ~ u .!:2 !~ 9 ~ c:: ...-.. ::I ~ .g 8 -N ...:I .9-<'l ~ .,. N V) ~ cu ..0 .... u . .,,::, ~.,...... ,_~ 0\ a ~ <..!. \('\ V) !;!. g >< ~ cu ::, 0 c:: 0 i:o 05 c,s 0 d ~ ..e~ ~ u =~cu (,I u'"" i V) 0.. ~ .,. j :::5 -0 C".) ~ 8 ~ -0c:: c:: cu i:i:I V) 1 -- .., ...... -..J,_ La Cucaracha~·24-30 de Octubre, 1980 Land Rights Activist in ~hama, Colo. ,, Reies Tijerina: San Joaquin Land Now is Free CHAMA, COLO.-About 150 people gathered in the but didn't exist for the Chicano." Old Chama Schoolhouse here October 18 to listen to According to Tijerina, he paid over $450 to get over Reies lopez Tijerina, Chicano land rights advocate from 5,500 pages of information the FBI had compiled ·on New Mexico, speak of the hard work and determination him under the Freedom of Information Act--all because involved in regaining stolen lands._ of his'work to reclaim land grants in New Mexico. Speaking in Spanish, Tijerina offered encouragement He said he is working on the San Joaquin Land to the local communities here in El Valle in their efforts Grant. a orant in Northern New Mexi<:o that extends o~ to regain over 77,000 acres of common lands, and told ver a million acres. "San Joaquin now is free,'' he said, the gathering of some of his personal experiences in the adding, "anyone who doesn't believe it should land struggle. come and see." "I've worked over 24 years in the land struggle," Ti • Following the blocking of roads into the San Joaquin jerina said. "Th~se who live close to the land know a Grant in July, 1979, Tijerina said the local residents bout the land, but those who live far from the land don't under the direction of a commur:iity government have know the land is a marvel, a richness, power. been successful in regaining control of the land there. "All the world is searching for land now more than · In response to a question regarding those who stole ever,'' Tijerina added. · the land from rightful heirs, Tijerina said, "To under The founder of the Alianza Federal de Mercedes Li stand the story of the land thievery, you have to under bres was sharply critical of the courts and police, saying stand the 'legal Mafia,' '' referring to the involvement they have worked with the rich business interests to of lawyers with corupt bankers and politicians in past steal the land from the people. dealings !hat have left Chicanos without land. '' Equal rights, equal protection ·under the law In closing, Tijerina spoke of a sign posted by authori doesn't exist," Tijerina said, citing himself and his ties near hi? home in New Mexico that reads, ''Tijerina family as the targets of five bomb attempts by those family : Security Zone." opposed to the Chicano land struggle, naming the FBI, · His presentation was sponsored by the Land Rights Council. · r ...... __...... _...._...... _ ,W,4 - ~ ...... , Reies Lopez Tijerina Alfonso's -Upholstery CIA and the White House as principle culprits. t I 'King Tiger' as he is known by his supporters, said that because of the repeated threats and intimidation of I ·NEW.LOCATION!' 1. himself and his family , he has refused to send his four j 500 Santa Fe Dr. young children to school. I (across from CBS Lumber) ''They could not guarantee adequate protection for I -my children · frpm possible kidnappings or death i FURNITURE & AUTOS threats," Tijerina said. (Last November, a New Mexico District Court ruled in his favor, agreeing with Tijerina r Also Reupholstered Furniture for sale I that his children--ages 13, 11, 7, and 6--faced some danger while attending public schools and for that rea son could not legally be forced to enroll .) ~~~.:!~~]- = ------w • .I "The Anglo discriminated against our property. :···-...... ·...... ~., . ABOUT 150 PEOPLE gathered in the Old Chama There was discrimination in treatment between Anglos Schoolhouse October 18 to listen to words of wisdom and Chicanos in establishing proper title to the land," : Betty's · Costumes = from Chicano land rights activist Reies Lopez Tijerina. Tijerina said. "A judicial tribunal existed for the Anglo 107 S. Grand .~ f . -Open Dai)y .. Valle _C~ncerns 10:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. .. OVER 1,000 COSTUMES ·El Pfumo, San Marco, Kiko Martinez Large Variety All Sizes CHAMA, COLO.-Following the presentation of to unite to deal with the imminent danger posed by - Reies Lopez Tijerina, the articulate crusader of Chicano San Marco. 543-3898 land rights, local resi<;ierits spoke of other issues im "In many people there is force, and we have to fight ·····························-·········~~················ .· portant to them in the area-El Plomo Mine, San Marco united and see that elected officials work in our pipeline, and the case of Francisco 'Kiko' Martinez.' interests and not in the interests of their own pocket "I can tell you one thing, they are going to be pro books.'' Madrid said. cessing 54 million tons of ore (at El Plomo) and they're · Priscilla Martinez Salazar of Alamosa told the group going to use 28 million pounds of cyanide to process . that $245 had been raised for the defense of Francisco this ore," stated Maclovio Martinez. 'Kiko' Martinez, the lawyer being held in Denver (see "How can we be sure that they're going to leach the related story) . cyanide from the ore," Martinez said, adding, "That Mrs. Martinez said funds were urgently needed for much cyanide will kill 271 billion people. Fifty grains of these defense efforts and extended an invitation to cyanide will kill one person. everyone present to attend defense committee meet "It's such a new process that we don't know what ings which are being held every Tuesday in Alamosa at its effects will be.'' the Colorado Migrant Council Offices at 7:30 p.m. The El Plomo Mine, operated by Earth Sciences, Inc., of Golden, was closed by the State Health Dept. in ····························~· 1975 when cyanide was found to be leaking into El Rito Seco, the river that supplies all irrigational and con Romero's sumable water to Costilla County. Fa111ily Dinin9 " You can't separate El Plomo from San Marco, it's On The BIG SCREEN the same thing," Rocky Madrid of San Acacio told the Open: Mon-Fri at gathering. Madrid· termed the proposed pipeline that 8am-9pm would use.water from El Valle to transport coal to Texas Saturdays 8am-10pm Jim & Mike's Bar as "another class of robbery." . SMORGASBORD EVERY THURSDAY Speaking in Spanish, Madrid_urged the community 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 310 W. Northern HAPPY BIRTHDAY VIRGINIA ROMERO! HAPPY HOUR r~---~-~---~~-----~~ _ ENTREVISTAS CON ~ 1808SANTAFE DR. 542-0604 7-8 pm Everyday i LA CUCARACHA en espaiiol I \ ~ \ Sabado - 3:30 p.m. - Saturday ~ ) Domingo- 12:00p.m.-Sunday ~ J medi'o dia r i ,_..._.,..____ ~ i ~ ~ i ~ ~ ~ La entrevista de esta semana es con i ~ el Obispo Arthur Tafoya del Diocesis J ~ de Pueblo. ~ i Thid week's interview is with Bishop ~ ~ Arthur Tafoya of the Diocese of ~ ~ Pueblo. ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~J