Stevenson

The claim in this case is for a piece of land called “Medaños,” embracing two square leagues “a little more or less.” It was confirmed by the board, and the cause has been submitted to this court on appeal, without argument, or the statement of any objection to its validity.

The title paper is produced by the claimants and its genuineness duly certified. The expediente from the archives not only shows that the preliminary proceedings were in due form, but that the grant was confirmed by the departmental assembly about six months after its date. It is also shown that .the conditions were fully complied with. The delineation on the diseño appears to be rude and inexaet, but the title itself describes the .boundaries of the tract with some precision. In that document the land is mentioned as that known by the name of “Medaños,” and bounded on the south by the land of Citizen Noriega, on the north by that of Citizen Salvio Pacheco, on the east by the river San Joaquin, and on the west by the “lo-marías” or small hills. The third condition states the extent of the granted land to be two square leagues, a “little more or less.” Some of the witnesses appear to have supposed that the…