The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-19
DISAPPOINTED CLAIMANTS.
TITLES TO COUNTIES AND TOWN.
SHIPS IN DISPUTE.


C,aiusn NJ. for and on which ~. louis stand-,
and for the Uot SPRINGS Of Artapsas and
OsbeY Western Preperty-I,eSai Flaws.
The suit instituted by the heirs Of Capt.
valiere for str million acres OF land In Arkansas
and Missouri has awakened the attention OF nu-
erous other claimants aud heirs Of claimants,
near and remote. From the moment that THE
srN gave publicity to the suit letters have been
pouring In upon Nr wilnim II. Duryea, the law.
yer who Il prosecuting the Vbnere suit. from
all quarters OF the United II ties, soliciting his
opinion es to the merits Of various land claims,
and asking HE assistance In prosecuting them.
The title TO many more millions ~ acres Than
anybody would suppose seems thus TO be dis
puted, though not actively assailed In open liti-
cation.
II. +. Moore, OF Vicksburo, Miss. writes that
he IL one OF number OF claimants to title In
10000 arpents Of land tthe aren't Ia about tho
same as an acre) near white river, in the south
western par, Of Arkansas. THIS claim Ia based
upon Sp,uish grant. either Of Carondelet or oi
Ba-trOp. Moore's individual Claim Is tounded
on a purchase by. william Moore his iatner
original claimants, In 1919 or 1870. Moore writes
that there are very LARGE G aims IN Lou,s,nna,
them prosecuted, II Sir. DuryeL considers them
valid. .-..
Richard Il. Washington. near Cherlestown,
Jefferson coun v, W. Va, desires information
about the title to several Thousand acres OF lana
| in the Valley of the Mis~lssiprt A grant OF the
same was given between 1870 and 1900 to a iaini-
| " named Black hurne; but they have no dncn-
men,ary evidence %, IT, my Nn"w er Ieong
for legal evidence OF 1t, with view to establish
Mrs l. NJ banks OF Brinker avenue. Roches-
| ter. writes about an hershp In Nova Scott,
where her grandfather died about eiihtV-nve
| We rs ago. without heirs. but possessed OF over
ten thou-. nd acres OF land. ON part OF when
| Annie Al CITY rs built
| DR. f. q. Fav - Wa-saw. franklin Parish, b',
writes III he Ia one ( the hetr, Of Don Joseph
| MIcnel ~ New Madrid county. Mo-. VINO had
! 40OO or 5OOn acres nj land In Missouri, Ark IL
/ -a- and Inuiana 1his land was III hed under
Spanish erants, of which some were made
| direct t. Don Michel and some were nlrchaseu
| by hl u from individual owners. All THIS lana is
held 10y squittcfs. or under title derived from
them; ami against the 81 i'm Of Don hichels
heirs they set the statute OF limitations ana
| claims of ADVERSE possession. Some ~ these
,nds are IN 81 LOUIS cpuutv, No., ana sons
| cnei's nd was DESTROYED bv the earthquake Of
| ISL, aud he gOt certificates OF "relocalion from
| the Government, allowing MIN To select nn
| equ valent quantity Of land elsewhere III the
| pull CONAN. DIR. Fay wants a SUIT y be
brought w ,iust tue Government for nd war.
rants en- iilng MIN to a. many acres OF Uni ed
~ ties land az the heirs - Don Michel nave lpst
earthquake. The records of the Don Mienel
title are carefully preserved in the ST. Louis land
AFTER the nor SPRINGS.
Orc 81 the most interesting Of the claims
brought to MIR. DURYEA'S attention j. that em-
br cling the famous Hot 5 mugs OF Arkansas.
Tito mount OF land IL small cotnpared with
some Of the other claims, being only eighty-iour
arpcnts by forty wo, or little over 3JD ar
count OF Tie springs that lie within It, They
alone are consid red worth q million DOLLAR i,
The tract lies on both sides OF tne nver Llama
de IA Source d'eau Claude.
A LADY, writing from New Orleans "a one of
the heirs, SAWS that her great grandf uber. Don
Juan lihiol, was commandant OF the post oi
Ouachito now the CITY Of Monroe) under the
| kiug of Sphn. ana received grant OF lhls lanu
fYr meti or,ous services III that position from
Don Estsvan Miro Governor General OF the
Province lennislana The grant - dated New
Orleans. Dec T. 1857. Don F1niors family, being
rcn. did not, brst, give themselves mucn
trouble to get possessI"n OF tins Territory, as II
was % say re country, worth then very nttle bN
IN. SOU r. mile. Atter w.ittus. however, untl
about thirty years ago, the tllhipl .mlly re-
peuicd. an a combined to send Ri.In 7. Bowie e
Havana to procure the records OF their t,ls
these having been carried to that city ~ TIE
Ssanish archives whom Louisiana passed from
. Sp-mish sway. Bowie ontined copies II the
, records. hut on ms return ne died, ana all the
papers fcl into other h 'ndS ana I've no
! cover the properly Congress his already passet
| one act reli i've q II, nd may Oe petiIoned u
. | take ~. taer action upon IL.
sILAs sAvAGE's CLAIM
q letter W. received IF IN Snas savage o
n rtfurd. Conn, and auttie lit or the aged writ
thereof IN set hobbled into Mr. pur>en once
Nit. SAVAGE IA an heir 81 one Of the frenci
o. left Ly France In the hands Of the Unite
| States authorities to indemnify these claimant
he estimates at $JO,Ou1. Incy nave ucen vlnil
| pctitionius Con-rc-s tor "A distribution ~ TN
money TO- the lasi ATTY years. A oil IN their he
baif has been before Congress- repeatedly, an'
, | one fAthered uy Cnas. Suinner. WAS n-Afly car
| rcd hut fof his death, II would probably hnv
been pushed through success iuily. Mr.. SaNag
l. | has 1 mis- possessIpu many documents IN sup
10 port OF ms ciai n. Anon. Others Is n draft u
u | the French SecretaTv IL the Spoliation Claim
Committee on the United States Secre arS -
y tue Treasury Tor the amount Que Mr.. Savage
, ancestor. IL was MT honored 10y the Sectetar
90 - "a aud n since been In [
possession Of the ui-hDpOntrd claimant az
l. powerful memento Of tshed hopes.
10 Al ithcr very interes lug claim Is that Of III
A hei.s Of Hartwick, tue Lutheran missionary, I'll
4 fnitnuer ~ the old naItwtck seminary u
l. Conher-tnwn, N Y II rtwtck's wnl, ieavin
I $500 acres OF land for the found ton ui semi
4 mar, j. said tn toe inv Ia On account OF lcga
% flaw. ana nis IMPOVERISHED kinsfO In G.
[ many h We scot one of the family u Ameic
l. to claiu the estate Tor themselves.