Santa Fe New Mexican doing story on land grants and Jacona Grant is featured.

The last couple of days I’ve been busy with a reporter and photographer for the Santa Fe New Mexican. With all the controversy on the Atrisco Grant, (Westland Development Corporation) at least one interested organization has been inquiring about our property. In the next couple of weeks a story about WDC and Jacona Grant will be in the Santa Fe New Mexican. Apparently they are interested in learning more. So be on the lookout for the story.

Our little venture into the wilds of the Jacona Grant brought some disturbing items. An apparent stolen 1-ton Ford 4X4 dumped and torched on the grant. Tuesday I thought it may have been an accident and on Thursday after the photographer and I got a closer look, the person that drove it to the grant drove in to hide the vehicle or goofing around got the $30,000 truck big time stuck. This $30,000 possible stolen truck was a utility 1-ton with a burned up compressor. I’m guessing that Mr. Goofball got it so stuck, tried to back out, overheated and ignited. Mr. Goofball didn’t want anyone to find the owner and removed the VIN, all the salvageable tools and bugged out. I have a lot of speculation and no answers. Someone was out of a high dollar truck and the insurance company probably paid the owner either way.

So many Piñón trees have died from the combination of bores and drought, again I can only speculate that in some areas a least 50% or more of the Piñón trees have died. Don’t get to upset; this has been a trend the past few years in northern NM. Fire is a major danger on the Grant.

I had another confrontation with Goofball #2 while giving the tour to the SFNM photographer. He claimed to be Roybal and gave his fathers name as an owner and his fathers name is not on the shareholders list. If anyone is on the Jacona Grant and claims to be an owner’s son he should at least know his dad’s name. If this so called owners son should have enough pride in owning this property he shouldn’t be trashing our past with disrespect of the land and other owners. After a few choice words and some hand gestures on his part. We parted. It’s people like him that encourage returning to Texas. It’s an embarrassment to be with a professional guest and have to deal with drunks claiming to be Roybal. I can only apologize for Goofballs like this idiot. The last time I saw him he got stuck in Pojoaque River sand, again he was in a place he should not have been. Maybe he’ll learn the same lesson Goofball #1 learned.

Lessons for all that enter the grant, be prepared for vehicle damage, getting stuck in sand and paint removal by dead trees. Ask permission from Pojoaque Pueblo for access to Grant. When someone questions your rights on grant don’t get mad, just explain whom you represent. Know the shareholders name. Properly introduce yourself like a gentleman, shake hands. If the person gets mad because someone asks, they are probably trespassing. If their getting drunk on grant land I believe they need to leave, members or not, they need to set an example. Many of the roads on the Grant are dangerous for tipping over, even at slow speeds are possible. If kids are not careful they can get killed at 5 miles an hour. I really don’t relish the thought of finding some kid on an ATV dead on the Grant. If your kids are caught on the Grant with an ATV they might be asked to leave. If they’re disrespectful they will be told to leave. If they are good Grant citizens they will be told to stay on the main road. If they get hurt, at least we’ll be able to find them. Anyone trashing the grass will be told to leave. These rules are what the Grant members want and I feel the need to bring this up on this blog.

I had business on the Grant and I ripped the muffler out from under my jeep. The grants roads are at worst, jeep trails and some are worse and at best a county dirt road. If you’re not familiar with driving on roads this bad you need to stay out. Members are always welcome but should be respectful; I have no tolerance for stupid.