The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-03

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January contains an advertisement OF town
lots in Mineral City, Grayson county, Tex
as,-the same advertisement which has al
ready been the means Of deceiving so many
people-we deem it proper to warn the pub
lie Of the trick:
From the Denison tTexas) News, December l0th.l
A few weeks since Postmaster Webster,
of this city, called the attention OF the chief
Of police Of Cincinnati to the Ohio, Ken
lucky, and 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 was q
fraud, there being no such place. The
chief, it appears, has acted upon this infor-
nation, the result of which was this land
company furnished him with printed copy
Of q certificate from G.. A. Dickerman, clerk
OF this county, stating that the plat of Mine
raj City and the title deeds thereto are filed
in the recorders Office for the county,
which certificate he forwarded to Mr.. Webs
ter. Captain Webster thereupon forwarded
the same to Mr.. Dickerman, and asked if
that was the certificate he made. Mr.. Dick
erman replied as follows:
SHERMAN, TEXAS, December 14.-Ddniet
Webster: Dear Sir,-i can't say rs to the
truth or falsity of my certificates to the
Ohio, kentucky and Texas Land Company,
as | did not retain copy; but let it con-
tain what it may, it was only intended by
me rs a receipt for plat and deeds filed.
Its publication was entirely unauthorized.
There is plat OF Mineral City filed in this
office; also deeds. ~ From L. r. Ward
to n. II. Redman. (2) From Redman to n.
Hosmer, president Ohio. Kentucky and
Texas Land Company, for part OF the Sc
bastian Francis survey, upon which Nine
raj City purports to be located; yet their
title is bad, us there is no deed of record in
this office divesting Francis or his heirs OF
the title. 1t is we'll known by all who have
put themselves to the trouble to inquire
that Mineral City has no existence in fact.
There is not house on the ground, and
no matter what may be said to the con-
trary, it has never been surveyed and
staked off; and there are citizens living
all about, and even OH the ground, who
are in utter ignorance OF every fact
connected with it. 1t is known that the
land claimed as the location is not on Red
river. nor is Red river navigable so high as
that point by many miles. We know there
has never been railroad survey made nearer
than eight to ten miles Of the so-called city,
vet the company represent that their title is
good. This is lie No. 1. They represent
that the city has been surveyed and staked
otf-lie No. q; that it is being built up-lie
No. 8; that it is OH Red river-lie No. 4;
that the river is navigabie to that point-lie
No. 5; that it is on the western branch OF
the NJ X. and It. railway-lie No. 6. The
company has even gone so far as to adver-
tise that election would be held for city
officers, without even house on the ground
or man living in the city so called. The
whole thing is humbug from beginning to
end, and the company has persistently, by
all manner OF Misrepresentation, mlsled
many people to their hurt. You are at lib
erty to make such use Of this as you see
proper. Respectfully your friend,
G. A. DICKERNAN, Clerk.
1t will be seen by the above that this
Ohio, Kentucky and Texas Land Company
have no title to any land recorded in this
county.
We are in-possession OF a letter from Ste
phen Young, Of Mechanicsville, Ia, who
is DESTROYS OF locating here with his family.
He says he has purchased several lots in
Mineral City of the Ohio, Kentucky and
Texas Land Company, and wants to know
If it would be advisable to erect tenement
houses on them this coming spring; il Min
eral City is larger place than Denison.
Mr., Young, like thousands OF Others, has
been victimized, as Mineral City has no eX-
istence only in the fertile brain Of rogues
who have grown rich on the credulity Of
victims. This shameful swindle has been
exposed time and again, and yet we notice
it is still being extensively advertised in
eastern cities, and we presume the rogues
are yet reaping rich harvest. They ad-
vertise their headquarters as being in Gin
cinnati, but we understand the parties en-
gagged in the swindle live in Kentucky. It
is estimated they have disposed Of over
100, 900 lots in the mythical city of Mineral.