, 1877-10-22

IlIl&E WI II III tHtiulTH" Fa0l lttt''s Eh IL
tncntan s- ftnlnl at every 'M'n;y.s"lt, wtrI /
make a nn.inest Of thf examination Of titles, !
and wt'.se rrnsts*ona reputation 10 at ttakc in
the decisions they Eivc.
faCcent On thc 1att sylllble) may nertl An ey-
ptsna,ion. The ltague Ia equivalent to nnc
spnarr miltr, AMI ~ the GRANTS vas designed
fnr grazing purposes. the "labur '-liU arrr7
--be!nE ,lssjgne'l Tor he farm, TT f1r pnrsmc6
III cultivation. aud having 4 frontave un some
river or stream, tho league stretching ont in
than twelve "varas !" tabout twelve yarts> vide.
II was also provided that not inare than inc.
fourth nf lie outside line Of The ''Iahnr"
| tholhi have y water front. lIenrc 1t Often
20 the front mauie an o'!fone angie to the sEie
lines that the width Of tho 'tlalnr would lo
sarrowe., down toS0or 4D yards, wit! t.'e
league of the same With stretching out IN the
IT, o.: Or twelve is'";n ni'e.. - "f Lave mars %
VI The uurflcril c.,Isnttcs uf the State, showing
such ioeatiuih all along the valley ~ the Red
River. with the names of the original grantees,
and could not understand why tho tracts should
hsre been tn snch singular shape I'LL cot the
facts In regard to *lct, grants.
One thing araLnst which Northern people
need 10 be On their Gtaru tA
INk CHEAP LANDS
being offered nt from p to 10 rrnts porarre, and
represented to he R'od wcil-)twatcl lands. These,
Il in large tracts and with genuine title, Will Uc
found ii be In the extreme western Or toatl'-
wcstcrn part of the State, In dry, arid rct.ioh,
and uttcrly worthtcss fnr sny agricultural nur-
poses. or they taY be R'n'1 lands. bit with
oltsset.lc,s counties asc tracts Of utterly WORTH
leRs lands still hcfuncing II tile State. tccas.e
they arc Of % value, anu these ase being 10.
.-,tcd with atate scrip, and sold. d.,at he
| The purchase md 1o,ation OF scrip nron State
lands ie another anbject on whrl, people n,ru
10 he on their guard ~ they would cstn,e traul
ant' loss. This y being freely offered at the
JS,rt1f fF1f nnj1H IN
! vcvor and land-ot'G pail, and pateut secured
ut Ir0n $50 To 500 pcr section Of 60 acres.
Notwithstanding the .ainount Of }ant-scrip
which Texaa has Issued for all conceivable pur--
GOOD guulity OIL which scrip ran be located. hut
these lands can only le found on the tcnote
tront!cr, from 100 10 2oo mics frum any point
yet reached hy ra'lroati IL all tlar settled por-
llons Of the State al good lands hnve 1oug since
passed into the hands oF scc,,ntl parties.
rHE rRoCEsa or LOCATING bCR1p
Is a. follows: II Is kcnt To The Surveyor Of the
county n which 1t Ia desired 10 locate, il an o.
gaHfzci cMintY, and, u not orgsnlzcd, 10 tho
Surveyor Of the nearest organized county. His
naps show where vacant or unsurvcyed lan,ls
arctiu1.s, one for the strip and tho other for"
the kcllouI funIt ard seniis plat Of the game
with bis field notes to tile General Land Ol1lca
At Austin. Here the survey IL carefully com.
pared with previous surveys.-rasstnE through
Rever.l hands for this purpase.-anl. II no con-
tlict Ia found, the two SECTIONS ase numbered
the even section E0fng to the ac!lUol funA aud
tic old to the locator. to whom certificate is
cnt when called for.
Tic surveyor who makes the survey receives
fec fixed BY law for doing the work. and would
not bc likely to 60 twenty miles to tlMl good
taul. rlcn fugcriOr ones were close at lland un-
fcsS It was 1nMle nm obfeet for hfn to do 70.
'ri,s numbering Of tho sections In tho land
Office is not in any way ut'tter the control Of
the locator, and unless tie two sections B!iuul,l
happen to be Of equal value he Ii ns likely 10
Eci the poor section ns the GOOD one. The only
way y whiel, n man can 6e certain Of cutting
ss IN r,shs Sn's .sca sS5 4 t. III E9 hass sh
yeyor when he survsys thc land, anti
object for, him to select md
o othcr "wsys thnt iuo dark and t1Ices tl,a%t lard aro
vain " in the maticr OF Texas lind, but tho
illustrations ! have given will suites to put
pc,nfc upon their guard.
titles IN Texas, but no Quo should buy without
| first ecenR the land personally or by a reliable
agent, and having tho records In the county
otllcc e1alniac'! hy Is G"mnctent and exrerienee!i
70, or so cents nm acre may be set down ~
fra,lds sucl. lanls being worthless In character OF
fraudulent In title.
AMONG THn INSTANCES coxlaa 70 NJ
KNOWLEDGE
while in Texas ~ rcceut occurrences wcro
these; A Northern man, standing high In re-
ligious circles OF prominent rity, asked n
aercs Of land ut 10 cents per nero. lie was tolt!
That no lands OF any value contd bc Furnished
at that price. lle Fcn|ic1 that by carAl nothing
order from IN Ohto colony to luy 1000 acfcl
OF land Ut 81 per nero, a1tt he proposed to make
something out Ut 1t. Tho Texas .nan declined
tu Le party to such transaction. Auothc,
ascnt, whom met at Austin, TO 40 10.
oi III tho wor'a!c,s state in"ds of which ss hsys
spoken ns still 10 he found In soms Of tho old
counties, he dcstrng them to sell at the Eurt1,
THIS arert nleu declined to compromise htA rc1
utatInu hy assisting in sllch fraud.
ea tfi%s y 1,s hsh stssfd as nay Of te
een - setlea @ il v te ss aud Mss
.. claim. growing oui u the old Spanish Or Next
tan grants mot already tiscsi are forever lc
pcct that at no very distant ,lay al such eunict'
: Of titlu will he settled. Whllo have writ
, ten ot Te1a. mainly from oa thy poor man,
for those possessed OF means u, acs what II
oilers to tlirm In tho varinus departments D
agriculture. st"ck,ra!sing, wooi-grorluE, snanu
r l'e1a1 Il srnt North 70 be returned IN ilour 10
I 1 want Of m'tia to grind It. Nearly all kinds u
\ agriculture! indictments, wagons carriages, Ut,
lurnilure aru imported frnm the Nortl,.
THEk& ARE ESPECIALLY FAfOHADLA
/ opportunities for ti1osu who have few thou
: sand dolIars who wizl, to follow farming i
j. buying out old improved plantations. Thcae
T. !Mfors the War. were worked Gy stare'labar
: III n,aity caxcs Tho prcaent owners 4ru Inrn.x
yanccd IN ycarv. Uuuer the old System, nj, over
n bcrr or foreman relieved them of the rcapuns
. :. hillty and caro- Of the management. Now all
' changed. The present labos-systc1n OF rent!n
!, Is trouble aud ycxation to taeul, and to ge
!, rid OF IL many will sell for harlly more tia
!. their improvements stavo cost them.
= With this my scrlcs OF letters from Arkansa
:, . and Texas will elosu. / l,ays cndcavored +
= faithfully prrscnt to the rcaders OF lx TMlnux
!, tho main fasts iu relation tn tupse btate
!, With tho advantages and disadvantages tic
!" offer tho Immigrant. Othor states may otle
: Inducements 1niIv equal to thcse. Kansas
= Nebraska, and poFt!ons OF Missouri! anu iuwa
!. oller clcap and fertile lanls, tempcrat,
!, climate, aud a g.Md Government, up4 ar
4 rapidly illlIg up with all Intelligent al,l pre-
- grrssive people. All the old slave States sout
: OF the Ohio lAyer Claim that, nov that recon-
= styurtiun Is fully accomplished they eau ollie
y | urrat fuiii1cemrnta tn lhO NnKthe1n fufneJ