The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-01-13


ton Of MANY millions of acres containing Of the
valuable R,rsr lands in United States, with suitabe =
matte conditions os successful growth of all tropical f
is the harAinger Of of population wealth and pros
itv unthobht of I'M past history.
II FLORIDA COAST CANAL s
.Tbe Fiorda Coast Line Canal and Transportation Ca
nanv Organized inland water communication to
St. Augustine to Bscayne Bay by connecting the Msaa
alfax ami udan rivers eastern coast posecu,
the work vSth commendabe zeal and They now ~
three pow dredges the work, two steamers Il
three tendeaas.
Since ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of the work. the entire force
comnanv has been concentrated the work required to a.
meet the Mas and Halifax rivers this the
sve and difficult portion of the proposed improvement The
has been Constructed of canal six feet deep thirty vida
and Of rivers lagoons and creeks to the same
DEPTH aboutcrsy miles leaving still gap of fourteen mi
including Smiths Creek the ridge between Matansas Hal
flax rivers about quarters of mle and small portion
of prairie II estimated that this work will be completAd
by next fall and will then pass through Transporting
messengers an freight and from ST. Augustine and tn
towns and settekiens the Halifax and Hborough rivers
By spring or early SUMNER work will commence on the
Hauover" thus connecting Indian river, and nsurine
transportation line fully established between ST. Augustine
and Lake WORTH Jupiter inlet, distance of $40 miles II
is expected then to carry still further SOUTH BE-
yond Biscayne Bay to the waters of Key West.
gratifying note the progress of this enterprise Tie
xomise and communication with ST. Augw
tinesecurng outlet for the valuable commercial production
of the the fertility Of the SOIL and the saubry tie
climate necessarily induce settlers to seek that
vored reen- un,.x :. CLAIM
The settlemenn claim with United Gove
ment regret to- STAG still awaits Congressional action The
following extract message of January, 1888 presents
a condensed history Of the>slaim:
"What is known as the Indian Trust Fund of the United
States holds $l3aCbO of bonds with interest thereon
Fro1n fba hoor
State the satisfactory that the State holds
valid legitimate claims against the General Government
for necessary expenses incurred suppressng Indian hos
ties The claim OF the State is much larger than the
due the Indian Fund.- if the United States Government
allows the State tile interest claimed against her. With
the exception effort made in 1860, step taken
settle this mportans until Governor Drew appointed
Colonel S. l. Wales of Washington City, who with
him Col w X Beard of Tallahassee agens of the
State to settle th claims with the understanding their
contingent of fifteen cent of ta
collected.
When the matter presented to the Treasury Dart
ment objection Mas made that State claim coul be
adjusted without the authority of Congress resouhn
introduced by or Senators and Representatives to
decision, anil after considerable delay passed both
houses referring the NATTER to the Secretary of War
port from that Offices has been made allowing the State
$224648O9 If the ae is allowed interest," the General
Government charges nst her, she will be entitled
above if Indebtedness 1t is hoped that Con
gress early day vail take action upon this long deferred
but just and equitable. claim"
Owing the long rred action this claim, the State
has suffered grave and erous detriment By of Con-
gess approved Marcia 3d. 1885, entitled An supple
the for admission of Florida into the Union
expressly stipulated and provided that in consideration
concessions made by the State of Florida respect to
public lands there be- granted to said State five per
of the proceeds of the sale of lands within said State which
shall hereafter be sold by Congress- after deducting all
VIII no
applied by said State for the purposes of education"
The Department Washington holds that the State has
not paid borrowed from the Indian Trust Fund,
athough she holds much larger acknowledged claim against
the General Governmept the arising from the five
sales of land ca1not be paid This educational
fund.- agreed be paid the State in consideration of the
made by the State of Florida in respect the
public lands" and shouIi be withheld have the
data the aount but from information received
there about sixty thound dollars due the State from this
source-beng the accumulation since the States admission
into the Union.
Again. whenever the Se prove that any of the land
disposed of by the United States Government money
longed the State under the conditions of the Sep
TENDER 49, $780, commonly the swamp act the State
claims and the GovernmepS allows the money go the
State indemnity There about forty thousand dollars
due the State from this held account of this
claim 1t will thus readily e that the settlement of this
Indian claim is matter of Importance the State
leave file in the Executive office the last report of S.
Wales ESQ.,, State Agent connection with this subject
STATE BeyfaD OF HEALTH.
By the Act of March Ia 1879 Chapter $780, the mayor
alderman and city constuted Board of Health
of every incorporated less than three hundred regis
tered voters where he incorporated a
the County Commissioners said county shall constitute
Board of Health By tile Act March 1881, Chapter
1872 the Governor authoed appoint Board
for every incorporated city Or in the State containing
three hundred voters The jurisdiction
these Boards of Health beyond
counties in which thew lar Eted