The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-01

also ths writ Of subpoena 81 tho Unit
cd States OF America, 10 bo directed u
ia said q. w. Arlington, thereby com
manding him A. u certain day aud un
der q certain law theron specified
personally 10 sppor before your honor
In the honorable court, and then M,
thoro 10 answer duo and angular Thu
premises, ana ablse such or all tho do
cree th0rein, a. your honorable
court shall $40 meet, snd your orato
viii ever pray, oic.
enc above Was sworn h by Tempt,
Houston, NJ agent OF tho Franklin
Land and Cattle company, on the q
day OF June, 1886. Judge Psrdee, ~
New Orleans. granted the Injunction
on tho Fad dsy sf July. 1885. Gregory
Houston nnd Robertson and Coke sign
cd tho above for complaiaauts.
trhcs0 allegations, honestly made no
doubt, are uot borne out by tho rec
ords la tho State departments, and by
statements made by those familiar
with Ihs matter In controversy. Iht
records in the al, ia 'ant-generaPa OIL
fi3e show that for years, and long be
fore the Francklyn company had Al
existence, the state exercised author,
ity over the territory IN dispute, and
on more than one occasion, whom the
Indians were ON tho war-paIh and
troublesome, stationed rangers within
the county TO give protection 10 thC
inhabitants. Al ono time, in tire
year of 1879, Captain Arringtea
aud his rangers, then located in Greer
county, had u fight with tho Indians,
Ia which enc was killed. Subse-
qusDtly Lieutenant Hofler had com
nIaDd oI rangers III the county, and
for years the very same protection has
been afforded Greer that has been cx
tended 20 Wilbsrger, Hardeman, Chill
dress ana other border counties. The
records show this. or course the
Francklyn company composed, 1t Is
alleged, + foreigners, Is not familiar
with those iects; nor Is itfamillar with
the laws of the State a. enforced on
tho border, and the erroneous alleges
lions alluded to are possibly pardona-
BILE.
As to the company psying to the
Indians large quantities OF supplies
and money annually for the
privilege of occupying the territory,
The HERALD correspondent inter-
Vowed several prominent cattlemsn
here who have now, and have had
for years, cattle in the county, to
learn II the Indians had ever de-
manded of Them pay for the use OF
the land. They asserted that not ontv
no demand had ever oeen made upon
them, but no complaints had ever
been made by the Indians regardins
the occupancy of the territory. In
fact, they said that very few Indians
were ever seen in the county, and
when they did cross over they knew
thew were of their reservations, and
when asked about 1t invariably seid:
"Indian lands over there, cross the
river" pointing north over the north
forR of Red river, "this white mans
land"
chow about tho Francklyn company
having TO pay the Indians?" asked
TIE HERALD man OF well-known
gentleman familiar with the subject.
IL dou't know that they do. This
is the first / ever heard Of 1t. Tho COM
pany has few Indians employed as
to whom wages are paid, and
these employees are the only Indians to
whom the Francklyn company fur
nishes supplies and money. One OF
THESE Indians is really good hand
aud ID boss, The company paying him
$40 per month. If other Indians re-
celvo any supplies, never heard OF
it.p
Ysur correspondent then hunted up
Colonel Milt Swisaer, an old veteran
AMI prominent and well-known citi-
zen, who has given the subject OF the
line much attention, to learn
his views. He said:
"The only evidence required to set
tie the title in Texas is the treaty OF
the 22d February, 1919, and Melish's
map of the United States published in
The treaty says: l'The
boundary line between the two coun-
tries west OF the Mississippi shall be-
gin on the Gulf of Mexico NJ the mouth
Of the river SABINE, in the sea, CON
tinuing north along tho western bank
Of that river to the 80 degree of
thence by g line due north to
Roxo of Natchitocbes, or Red river;
then following the course OF
the Rio Roxo westward to
the degree OF longitude 100
west from London and % from WASH
lngton; then crossing the said Red
river and running thence by line
due north TO the river Arkansas;
thence following the course Of the
southern bank of the Arkansas to its
source in latitude AZ north, and thence
by that parallel of latitude to the
South Sea. The whole being, as laid
down in Melish's map of the United
states, published at Phiiadelphla, inn
proved the 1st of January, 1878.
"This map is plain and distinct and
shows very clearly the true intent and
the meaning OF the two high contract
ing parties to the treaty.
"During the years 1918 and 1919 1t is
evident that this map was considered
1ne of the most correct maps OF the
United States extent, else the COM
missioners would not have adopted 1t
o explain the different boundary lines
II Intended, and made ii part OF the
reaty. / have seen The original map
n the state department ana Obtained
copies or tracings OF the Red
md Arkansas rivers. From che point
where the eastern boundary line
# Texas strikes the Rio .Roxo of
Ma chitoches, or Red riveS, and
ol1owiDg the Rio Roxo westward, 1t
airy on either side until IL passes the
0lst meridian where it forks, boLk
treams coming in almost at a right
.ngle from the northwest. The two
tresms run parallel to each other and
re only few miles apart, ana have
heir Sources north of the 37th parallel
# latitude and west of the 105th mer-
dian of longitude. The northern
ork is marked Rio Rojop
md the southern Rio Moro.
This map shows no stream |
,etween Red river and the Arkansas |
iver, consequently it confines the
line to the North Fork, it |
,eing the nearest Red river to the
arkansas, and having its source |
lrther north than any other branch |
I Red river. The Prairie Dog Town
liver is claimed by some of the United
tates authorities AZ being the bound.
~ because It is the main branch
I Red river, Nand is identicsl with
map OF he United States, inn
rsved to the LIST of January, 1918.
low tho "main branch" OF
ed river, or Prairie Dog
own river, or main Red river,
nowhere mentioned in the treaty.
be language is the sRio Roxo, Of
atchitoches, or Red river, as laid
own in Melfsh's map Of tho United
tates, published at Philadelphia, i'm
owed to let January, 1872
"Now how is 1t possible that the