The New York herald., 1876-12-26
AN IMAGINARY CITY.

ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND LOTS IN A PHANTOM
CITY SOLD BY bogus TEXAS COMPANY.
GFrom the Dcnison Texas, News, Dec. 10
few weeks since Postmaster Webster. oil tins city,
called the attention The Chief OF Police OF Cincn-
natl to the Ohio, Kentucky Texas Land Company,
doing business in that city, which company claim to
own large number OF lots In Mineral City, Grayson
county. Texas, and informed said Official that the
Mineral City part fraud, there being no such
place. The Chief II appears has acted upon this In
formation. the result OF which that this land
pany furnished him with printed copy Ola certificate
from G. A. Dickcrman Clerk Of this county, stating
the plat OF Mineral City and tho title deeds thereto
arc filed IN the Recorders office Tor the equity
which certificate he forwarded TO Mr. Webster Cap
tam Webster thercupon forwarded the same to Mr.
Dickerman and asked If that the certificate he
made. Mr.. Dckcrman replied as iollows-
SHERMAN. Texas. Dee. a.
DEAR can't say the truth fasity my
.sa,e 10 tho Ohio RsnacAy tue ana Texas Land Company
sas only by me =, receipt for plat aud deeds
There plat Mineral Siy Med IL this once also
snG
Lsnd COMPANY for Part Of the q r.acs survey
,isie is bad as there record in this osce
diys;.nx Francis os e MS q heir 20 OF the tile
trouble 20 thai Mineral City has NO
.s nssis sss's
veyed aud staked off, and there citizens living all
every connected with it, il is thai land
River navgablc high MS that point by many miles
there has been railroad survey made
that oght TO ten miles OF tho socaed city. the
pany that their title goodhis lie No.
repre- that the has been and staked
lie No. 2; that il is being built upe No. III that il Is
Red kver-he No 4; that the river Is nav IT.
pontlie No 5; that II IL the branch Of the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas kailwayhe No. g. The
has lar advertise that election
would be held for city officers, without
ground living In the city socAlled. The whole
thing humbug from beginning to end and the company
has perscny by all manner OF mis
led any people to their hurt
You liberty such Of this you see
proper. Respectfully your friend.
O. A. DICKERMAN. Clerk.
II will be by the above that this Ohio, Kentucky
and Texas Land Company have title 10 any land
corded In this county
We are in possession Of letter from Stephen Young
Of MechanicsvIe, Iowa, who is desrous Of locating
here with his family He says he has purchased
eral lots In Mineral city OF the Ohio, kentucky and
Texas Land Company, aud wants TO know " IL would
be advisable to houses them this coming
spring. and II Mineral City larger place than Den-
son- Mr.. Young, like thousands OF Others, have been
victimzed, AS Mineral City has existence only IN
the fertile brain Of rogues who have grown rich
creduuy OF its victims. This shameful swIndle has
been exposed time and again and notice II is still
being extensively advertised in Eastern cities and
presume the rogucs are yet reaping rich harvest
They advertise their headquarters being CinciE-
natl, but understand tho parties engaged In the
swndle live In Kentuky. is estimated that they have
disposed OF 100 600 lots in tho mythical city OF
Mineral