The New York herald., 1870-06-30
ST. DOMINGO.
A Full and Authentic List of the Dominican
Charters and Conces ions.

Charters and C0nces ions.
ST. DOMINGO CITY, Jure 10, 1870.
The last monthly steamer from New ORR brought
such an extraordinary batch OF sensation stories Of
corrupt schemes" for getting land concessions out
OF the Dominican government that it seemed worth
the trouble OF interviewing the cmeis OF all the I'm
plicated departments tbereupon. l went TO the
fountain mead to begin and inquired whether II was
permissible to see the documents and take sum-
mary list Of the land, mining and other charters
held to be valid by the Dominican government
'This request VIII give some trouble at this busy
moment but In the interest OF the press 1t shall be
conceded without reserve; but we will not engage
to allow many repettions Of these wholesale scrut
mes" This was in substance the reply, and we &C
cepted the privilege and the psovfso with becoming
grace The dead and lapsed charters dId not tonch
our object, and we passed them by at once.
The Oldest living charter is colonization charter,
granted In May, 1896, to William l.. Cazneau, or
the Introduction ana settlement OF 1900 immigrants
allowing at the rate OF 100 OF land to each set
tier. This charter surrendered conditonaly.
In 1869 In favor of charter TO the ''lnternatiOna
Association" whic passed the Council of Ministers
October, 1862 but Is still held subject to Executive
revision
The next nve are mining charters to various par
ties, issued under the Cabral administration. Two
OF them have nearly lapsed from non-fulaIn ent of
original condition 70 begin Work within q speclned
rlmt These mining concessions are situated III an
almost continuous group, on or near the river Nigua,
and Included, according TO the official map Of
the State geologst, in an area of about ten miles
long, from east to west by three or iour widc and
include little or no public land. II any is found
within the limits OF u recognized-that Is to say
chartered and recorded--mining domain II may be
pre-empted and worked by the mine owner; in right
vi existing colonization laws.
The point Of surprise, after hearing so mnch in the
New Yorn nresS about the enormous 'EEaag -Cazneau
land schenesrl vas to Hnd thai tkere was iieTaliy
ss assns MINING s ~ ss. a &BsSis Bss a fs s s srs
sSd s sas sss 6 S Ss Ss gsSass s4sss5ss
all OF them had been feported in full schedule Of all
grants VI ...,ius and mines held valid by Tue
Don,.!;l,can government, and should any grant not
rendered In the schedule RENTED TO- WASH
n g;Un ~0r,n be ne usg Ssss H2s1 s2yHa o. VII n9
Next Then, come two railroad charters, granted IN
1869; one 10 Hartmont, the English loan agent ioE
other to Fischer. OF New York, IRON La Vega W Sa-
mana. Both Of these have assignments OF iand aone
The route. There is also the renewal oil an Old
Cabra road ch arter Just given TO Montacaiini, and
after be being sold BY him. 70 Mr. sea2nhskef t ma, tae
ceives no land gratu.tY except the rtvitt OF way
through the public domain 1t may traverse IN It's
course.
AZua and forms, with the Hartmont and Fischer
lines, part OF the system of State highways which
Baez has had much at heart TO see established, and
Of which an outline Was sent to the HERALD when
the first charter was granted, and no ruer need reel
other than proud of originating such PLAN Alter,
or rather an inherent part OF the Plan, was the
charter for monthly steam line between New YORK
and the principal ports CT the Dominican republic;
This llne Is held BY Messis Spoford & Tileston, OF
New York. and has now been kept up nearly year.
Its subsidy is fifteen per cent Of the duties paid on
The goods, &C., brought by the steamers OF the line
to Dominican pcrs.
In none Of these is there much sign OF the Gland
jobsn so much talked or nor Is there much connec-
ton between the diversity OF enterprises here
merated. AS the charter for the now defunct ma
tonal bank OF ST. Domingo had neither land do
ftpt1 min q
though IL was included IN the schedule on record at
Washington. The only remaining concession or
charter Is the contract made by the dominican gov
ernment July g. 1853, for the geological survey Of
the Dominican territory, for which percentage OF
the districts s surveyed mappsd @ rsp,orsed ,o Sc Is to
executed by the State geologst, William N. Cabb.
The last and most singular grant Is to the disn-
tcrested gentleman who is raising sucn hubbnb
"abour land schemes the late commercial agent,
Raymond II. Perry. He had applied for grant OF the
national palace, which, being in constant and indis-
pensabe use by the judicial Branches OF the ern
ment, could not be replaced & fer much less
bndr an lS eoud not ea's be- sranea to Msor
Perry but an immense though diapidaied
pubic edihce adjoining the palace was conceded,
not TO the individual stranger but TO the official con-
sequence Of the United STATES commercial agent. or
all the CONCESSIONS made Dy the Dominican govern
ment this Is unquestonaDy by Iar the most valuable
it Is equivalent to preent OF sio0oc0 made to an
employe Of the State Department. as a mark Of
cepted, since Secretary Fish was informed Of 1t and
| made no objection These iacts are euthentlc and
| notorious in ST. Domingo. schomaker, Hartmont
| Fischer &C. are each for themselves. SO are the
mining grantees and all the Cabra mining charters
| are alike in extent privileges and obligations.
Cazneau has OF them and like all The rest, holds
| the surface area by direct purchase OF permanent
| leases from the former owners OF the SOIL the
actual owners are for most part, companies, In
corporated under the original concession and some
OF them have spent respectable sum- IN their preliin-
mary operation 1t is hardly Credible yet II Is true
| that CaZneau holds no land concessions whatever
! from this government his colonization charter
being. in truth, public measure Of border defence