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Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico they own the most extensive cattle ranch in Southern Colorado. Aschuleta county Col. cornering with this reservation is named after them. They together own a much the largest wholesale and retail genl store here besides the principle Saloon. The family seem to hold all their property in Common. J.P. Aschuleta (one of the unclear is the son in law of India Agent C.A. Stollsteiner they are all prominent Republican politicians The Father is county commissioner of Camajoes county col. the ^ son is county^ Judge of said county. crossed out word:and another is county clerk of this ( Rio Areibu) county N. Mexico and A.D. Aschuleta is a Republican State Senator of Colorado. J.P. Aschuleta son in law of agent Stollsteiner is the present business manager of the Mercantile interest of the firm and to-day says they have the ??dership and orders to make up their bond?. Hence I wired you today that they should not be appointed and for the following reasons 1st" through their influence two? years ago Mr Lellen removed these Indians from