The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-06

surveying the soil, different people. In 1921, the
people of what is now the Dominican republic
threw off the Spanish yoke and proclaimed a re-
public. At this time the boundary was unds-
puted, and the republic included all the Spanish
part OF the island, or, in other words, all east of
In 1922 the Haytien President Boyer acquired
possession of the whole island, and IL remained
under one government until the revolution of 1874
resulted in tie expulsion of the Haytien rulers and
the re-estsblshment of the independence of the
Dominican Republic throughout the Dominican or
Spanish speaking portion of the island, except a
few interior valleys on the Dominican side of the
line, in some of which there has been an almost
constant struggle. Since that time the Hayten
and Dominican forces alternately occupying the
disputed territory. OF this disputed territory the
Haytiens have held practically constant control
of the towns of San Rafael, San Miguel and Los
Csobas.
its principal town, and the NeZba district to the
south, have been alternately overrun by both gov
ernments The attention of the Commission had
been drawn to a map issued by private parties in
our own country, claiming TO be based upon Hay
tien report made on this subject in President Gef-
frards time. The boundary given in this extends
from point just east of Monte Cristi the north
shore of the island, in nearly north and south line
to a point on the south shore nearly opposite the
island of Alta Vela.
Whether the Commission be right wrong in
Judging that any infringement on Dominican terri
tory has been based usurpation, and is therefore
null the claim to any such line that above indi-
Gated must seem preposterous to any one co iver-
SAINT with Dominican or Haytien affairs The town
of Monte Cristi which by that map should be
der Hayten control, was at recent visit of
member of the commission found to be inhabited
by Spansh-speakiDg people, with Dominican
thorites, and no one seemed to be at all aware that
it bad been claimed since 1914 by any other govern
ment than Dominica.
AS to the Banca valley and the Neyba district
thus claimed, the people are Domincans, and by
all that could be learned have never considered
themselves otherwise. The Commissioners made
claims outside of 1775, both of intelligent persons
living in Hayti and of the Haytien ex-President
Gefrard, now an exile in Jamaica, and from
neither source could they obtain any direct pre-
sumptive evidence for the Haytien title, nor could
they learn of anything which could be construed
into an acknowledgment of it by any Dominican
government. The Commissioners were informed
by the Dominican authorities that the Hayt an gov
the territory in dispute but this the inhabitants of
Hayt above. mentioned ny.
The only claim to this district which the Haytien
government could urge would be based upon an oc-
cupation by the HaytieDs of portion of the Do
minican Republic, whose government had not yet
been able to oust them by force. The extent of
Dominican territory within the old boundary of
1777 is found, by new and careful computation,
made under the direction of the Commissioners, to
he 22,212 square miles The portion of this already
referred to as having been mainly in Haytien oc-
cupancy has an extent of about thousand square
miles, grants and concessions The Commission,
directed by the resolutions of Congress- made
diligent inquiry to ascertain what proportions of
the territory is covered by foreign claimants by
grants and CONCESSIONS and generally what conces-
sions and franchises have been granted, with the
names of the respective grantees. The following
list condensed from fical statement furnished
by the Dominican Secretary of State, which will
be found in the accompanying documents, and con-
frmed by the testimony, gives answer to this
inquiry. A grant to j. w. Fabens, or a company
organized for the purpose, dated July 3, 1868, of
portion of the public lands, on condition of making
geological survey.
This is a contract authorizing Fabens by him
self, any company organized for the purpose, to
make general geological examination and survey
of all the provinces and districts at the expense Of
said company, reports to be made every three
months as the survey progresses to the Dominican
government, to enable it to offer for sale the
mineral and agricultural lands of the localities
amined; also an annual report of said company,
to receive one-ffth of the public lands SO sur
veyed, excepting coal lands. to be set apart the
quarterly reports are rendered This survey is
in progress. The parties owning the fran
chise, and paying the expense, are chiefly New
The testimony of the geologist in charge of the
survey, Professor Gabb giving details on this sub
ject, and his annual reports, are herewith sub
mitted, together with copy of the original con-
tract or grant. A grant to r. M. Funkhauser, of
steamers between New York and New Orleans and
the Dominican Republic, with provision that five
chandise carried by said line be allowed to the
owners of steamers. This line is run by Spof-
ford Brothers, of New York. grant to Ed. H.
Hartmont to take guano from the island of Alto
Vela in consideration of the loan of May, 1868. A
g. 1869, for building a railroad from Santiago to
Yuma river or Samana peninsula.
1 TO Felix A August H 81 ls renewed
geDard, for railroad from Ozama river to San
Crstobal; to Julian Grsngerard, june 3, 1870, for
Levi GIilamo, November 4, 1870, for constructing
telegraph lines necessary in the Republic; to Car
o. "a
Bani; to Telesforo Volto, for salt works at Beata
Island to w. Il. Cazneau, May %, 1866, to intro
duce emigrants and establish colonies lyoid); to
salt mines of Neyba and building railroad thereoto
from Share, at Barahona (voidl: top A. Delgredo,
| to take guano from Alto Velta (void): to E.
| railroad from Monte Cristi to Santiago and Yuma
made by special grant Cvoid): to Edward Paine
and Edward P Hallister, July 4, 1869, extended
September 2, 1863, to establish national bank
ID. Samana coal
| mines, in case loan of four hundred and twenty
thousand pounds shoui1 be effected (void); to In
dustrial and Progress Ne Company, November 5,
1866, work copper mine at Ell Cabre, San Cristo-
bal; to W, l.. CaZneau, January, 1867 copper mine
| at Monte Mateo, San Cristobal to the same, July
| u, 1869, copper mine at Mano Matuey, and at
| Iona de la Boca de Damarte, San Cristobal (the
last three consolidated under law of August TO-
1870; to Oambaso 81 Co., October "a, 1867, copper
| mine at Boca de Cuajo, Upper Hama, San Cristo-
bal; to San Domingo Company Geological Survey
Company, February 25, 1870, the mining circuit,
| Buenaventura, Upper Hama, San Crstoba, by
virtue of geological survey, to be modified to con-
70 9 @ 70 IN eS @
| bal (vOid), renewed TO Schumacher x Augnard July
| 2S, 1S7O 10 San Domingo Company, September 16,
| 1870, mining district of Camu
| The Dominican government has made no grant OF
| concession of land to any foreign government OF
| nation except the United States.
10 the grants to foreigners by the government
| above enumerated must be added some by munich
paliies. OF these the only ones which seem to the
| Commission to require notice here those to GER
tain parties, citizens OF the United States of lands
and lots in the village of Santa Barbara, on the
Bay of Samana, granted by the authorities of that
town from its property as follows To j. P. O'Sull
van, December 1, 1868, of $50 feet fronting the
| harbor and extending back several hundred feet
varying in depth in different parts, at S62 per an
mum rent for twenty-one years. also, "a feet and 81
feet to the same, at 81 rent for each, December IL
| 1869.
These leases are made perpetual, provided there
| be no law to prevent the same TO j. w. Fabens
December H. 1869, of 1858 feet, fronting the her
| Dor, in peIPetuity, at Sl12 per annum. These
grants cover large part OF the unoccupieG avail