The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-05

whom We had oonversed relative 70 tne
matter before seeing II, Tor the reason tns
ohsnusi 10 larger than az .ne ioso. ~
sorsI sbsrs OF water, though like the other
hrsncbes In many places tue w-ter 70 swai.
owed m by iIs broad and extensive sand
bsds: but water can, ~ Any teasoh OF tne
vssY. no obtained from one 70 three Vet
nom the surface In the main bed OF tne
stream, Captain M.rcy, 10 nls sspos' u ana
map. also specifies u ~ tho beche argue
homo, or main Rad River.
The rsport oi the commissioner OF the
General Isnd office of May, 10. 1871, siore'
said. siates that the Joint c,mmissioners on
,hs psrt Of the Unitsd state, and the state
OF rcxss proceeded 10 thu field In May ana
June, 1890, aud commenced work from me
poipt whsfe the lOOth meridian crossed inc
CsnsdIsn river They re,vrced toe meridian
Nne established ny Messrs Blown aud
Jones la 1859, as sfcresaid. and prolonged "
further north 10 the Intersection OF 80 Ne. |
wress, 80 minutes Of north latitude, OF the
northeast corner Of tue STATE OF Texas,
thereby determining thu iur ,rdlc,ion oyer
said territory west OF The nurih FORK OF lieu
river 20 bs within the United states.
think, however, that this statement ~
erroneous, aud that said commissioners ala
not Join IN such survey but hat eAcn com.
missioner determined B.perately such Tue
or rarts tharrol-the comml,sloner on be'
hall the United St-tss In 1850, and ON the
part Of r.xss In ls5O.
and nov on hls Ia the state departmth'
snous hut one Of the said forks OF NE hsu
river. aud the ono shown IL dtlneA'sn upon
that man rs wing TO the south Ot tbs III u
fork, rs marked upon nuNeih
msps = fact not pefhnps hntpils'
isg, considering tue soms~"At iipfl,
| ioet knowledge shat Then * tieu
| a. to me u eclss location OF rivers land other
natural OBJECTS upun the face OF that por-
4teyerg safly period officers We're sent
nut hy The French government 20 explore
| Rad river, hut their cxumipahous appear
| IN ,,ays extended n iurtnrr thAn tse c9nu-
~, ercnnied nv the Nalohitochss and DAD d.
doee. In tLs vicinity oi the i'fesent own OF
| n ,,cnito,nss, LOU lana. Suoseqnans tx
smina,;ons had extended our acquaintance
,yith ia uppsr tributaries but we were sui
uttell, ia the dark In regard 70 the tfuo
gsoarsphical position oil It's sources, MAR
ry's EXPLORATION OF the sources oil 'no nv"
River, 1882, y a.. t..t- ~
riger delInestsd upon the Melish map must
be identical With tno South Fork or KUN
Rad liver, IA shown upon the maps VI
the general land Office. Alihoush tne
kno y edge of III country VAS Imperfect, '.
is prob aba that the existence OF the hoI.n
vas naked upon the Melish map AS the
river, while the north FORK, being reesioeo
40 tributary, was omitted ,,,N,
IL furthsr appears that tue map oil Mex
io,. nv Dsturneil, published in Spanish u
m ls4s. complied from the best eutho'l
lies. aud when was used ny VI
Msricsn boundary comnission 10 snfVeJ
;ay tba bouudsry bsiween the Unit
States and the republic OF Mexico" d,
NOT show the north FORK OF Red river,
indicates the riv ~ laid down IN
I Molish map. ,ox, 10, n.
tain Marcy, assisted by Captain msJid
. Ian, they Traced ths no.,n a p hsncs ,sn
= REQ river TO its source, sno hence taS
u s,utherly direction, reaching the
r hrsnub. and In June aud July made -
10 norat,on of that branch from its ecs.
70 Thi, seems to havs been the fret autnlc !
q EXPLORATION of such branches. The Grs
y spssks Of the south branch very sctty
% A. "ths principal or main branch .ns |
of Rad rivsr'n (op. 40. rs, 83); aud l thithe ,
70 nh vs,csl features Of that branch, nsvsn
ID h the report, prove that 1t 10 toa'n .
p branch or principal river. A..
nave thus Iecited some the ,
y prominent facts relating to said bdsiy
:. line and the action hs
"a taken In reference .dsl ~ v,h,.,sri.
=, :. are DISCLOSED BY the records Oh 'n'''
Of ~ viii he seen from tho foregtthat
10 Lbs question of the disputed boun mas
Q, novsr been determined between tbo!tsa ,
=, States and the state OF Texss. ya..er
% ststs desires q speedy aoyus.me, ~
question; and In view OF me SO, I'M VI
10 tha territory In controversy aud laims
40 made to the tracts Of land lyinfisln,
u, and In view of The civil jursttctr mon
n nrsyslls or ought to prevail mi. us /,
er m portant that such boundary naouiu
y. be finally 1xed and determinsd., r,.
D. an Of the opinion thss Inc N an,i. {
id,an Of wsst longitude has beerrscllI
ne surveyed. marked, and estsols ana
art tnst 4 rssurysy OF that meridisnbs I'M
sio Tns auestion 10 be mined
Id IL which fork OF said Rsd e WAS ,
O. intended, under the treaties andt reso' I
no lutions before recited, TO marx oeelg.
ew rate tho boundary line beiwsenas anu
ny rot M cessarily depend upon eiatve
nizs or formation OF the forks.
MS am of tbs opinion that 1t cessary
I'D IN At "A ioiut commission on the OF the
Kss u nitcd States and Texas shoultormea
), 10 determine definitely such bory llne,
Ihe and recon- mend that the ,pro.epb 20 {
ne taven for that purpose. l ed, now |
lon svsY whether sufficent data duthsn-
The Ito character do not already exi enable /
The a comm,ss,on to determine usstion
ed. without further surveys IN the {
ave Very respsctiul 4
rest Il. MlER.
de- r~v p,vs,prrr. ,tary.
lin u.acnt,. once. State OF Texasin, Au'
.%st "a issS TO His Excellcnesier A.
yer Arthur, PTesident u the ! States.
H am. nv references TO the act degisls.
~ ,uye n, the state OF Texas (cal'ssion,
acts 1882 mage 81 IL will be seat the
al Governor Of this . ate 10 authdo form
rae = ioint commission with the states
Ids To run and define the boundne De-
ted tween the Indisn Territory aHas
ter cannot find Ia this office any ce that I
sry my predecessor had any correance Oh |,
ais the subject of this law.
an. In view Of the fact THAT the STATES
il setting up some sort OF ciAln.s .s :
,,d rltory. known nv Greer coun TINS I
!, ~. nate and ipasmuch as this sells tha l
"a II she has a perfect tile t. the ~, re-
he. spectfully and earn. silly urf Steps 2
nth ~, tho part OF w nited
ing STATES re will enable the joinnission
,ves In be raised. There are now lumber l
Is =. oeople settled in the territcl " the
.ch, ri.',,sctive claims of Texas anu sited
the states were settled, the couHtld rap :
the idly dill up. 4.
rom In making tnis Itpuss" ~ ,ha ,
inq- that anu aware that the sec OF tne
and interior holds that the territo,ngs 10
the the United States we iess
e;ng confident that TIE " pc
I'D longs to Texas. The iaoo ues n
ov- sued To the rexss veterans Up ro
Texan l dependence, are ior tns |.
. nv ,erri,nry. aid am cure II Is interest,"
n'ry n roth parties 20 uavo t'e .
Iam I Iroio,en capy of the 'atsve ~
-. - 80 n, ,cr.on.l nd etedtOu