The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-27

personally TO spper before your honor
~ tne honoraole court, and then au&
euero 10 answer due and singular the
premises, and abide snch or ali ths de-,
cree therein, ~ Your hosorsbls
court Shall sse meet, snd your orator
Will ever pray, etc.
inc above Was sworn 10 by Temnls
houston, ~ agent OF the Franklin
t'snu and Cattle company, on the -
1ay OF June, 1896, Judge Pariee, At
New Orleans. granted the ipjunction
2n tae 2ud day OF July. lsSS. Gregory,
houston and Robertson and Coke siyn.
gu tue ABOVE for compl sinauts.
sInese allegations, honestly made no
uouot' are not borne cut by tae rec
oIus III the State departments, and hy
statements made by those familiar
Win the matter in controversy. The
records in the ad-jutant-geperal's Of
nce show that for wears, and long he
lore tas Franoklyn company had an
existence, the State exercised author
lty over the territory in dispute, and
on more than one occasion, when the
indians We're on the war-psIh aud
troublesome, stationed rangers within
the county 10 give protsction 10 the
inhabitsnts. Az onv time, in the
year of 1879, Captain Arringtsn
| ana nus rangers, then locatou in Grsrr
county, had light with the Indians,
In which enc waa killed, Subse-
quently Lieutenant Hoflsr had com
inaod OF rangers IN tho county, and
! ,or Years the very same protection has
Desn afforded Greer that has been ex
tended TO Wiibsrger, Hardemsn, Chill
dress ana other border counties. The
rscofds show this. or course tho
| rrsncklyn company composed, IL is
alleged, If foreigners, is not familiar
with thess facts; nor Is ii familiar with
lhe laws of the State as enforced ON
ths border, and the erroneous alega-
iohs alluded 10 are possibly pardona-
| bic.
As to the company paying to the
Indians large quantities OF supolles
and money annually for the
privilege OF occupying the territory,
The HERALD correspondent inter
viewed several prominent cattlemen
mere VINO have now, and have had
Tor years, cattle in the county, to
learn If The Indians had ever de
uianued or them pay for the usp of
IN" land They asserted that not oniv
40 demand had ever Deea made upon
thsm, but no complaints h.d ever
| been IN >de by the Indians regarding
Inc occupancy Of the territory. la
TACT, they said that vesy few Indians
were ever seen in tbs county, and
when they did cross over they Knew
! thew were off their reservations, and
when asked about IL invariably said !:
| Indian lands over there, cross the
| river" pointing north over the north
FORK Of Red river, "this white mans
| land"
"How about the FrRncklyn company
| having 10 pay tue lndians?" asked
TIE HERALD man OF Il well-known
gentleman familiar with the subject.
Il don't know tnat they do. This
~ the iirst | ever heard of it. The COM
pany has few Indians employed Us
coN-onys, TO whom wages are paid, aud
these employees ara the only Indians to
| whom the Franckiyn company fur
nlshes supplies and money. One OF
tAese Indians is really good hand
1ud is boss, the company paying him
$40 per month. If other Iudiaus re-
| it,"
1eur correspondent then hunted up
Colonel Milt Swisner, an old veteran
AMI prominent and well-known citl-
zen, who has given the subject OF the
boundary line much attenti IN, 70 learn
his views. He said:
Tine Gully evidence required to set
tie the title Ia Texas is tue tresty of
the 22i February, 1919, aud Melish's
napuf the United States published In
Philadelphia. The treaty says: THE
| boundary line between the two couu-
tries west OF the Mississippi shall be
gin on tho Gulf of Mexico ~ the mouth
OF the river Saoine, in the SEA, con.
tnuing north along the western bank
or that river to the 81 degree nf
latitude; thence by line due north to
Lhe latitude where it strikes tho Kic
RDNo OF N ttchitouhss, or Red river;
then following the course OF
the Rio Roxo westward t.
the degree OF longitude 100
west from London and % from Wash.
ington; then crossing the said Red
river aud running thence by q 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
SCUM Sea. rhs whole being, Nv laid
down In Meliah's map of the United
states, published az Philadolphia, irn-
proved the lst of January, 1878
| This map is plain ana distinct and
shows very clearly the truo intent and
tHe meaning OF the two high costract-
ing parties 10 the tresty.
"During the years 1918 and 1910 1t Ia
evident That TINS map was con sidered
one OF the most correct maps of the
Uuited Stgtes extgnt, else the com.
missioners would not nave adopted IL
10 explain tho different boundary lines
Intended. and maze IL part of the
treaty. / have seen the original map
In the stato departuenG ana 90 50ined
certified copies II Jrdcngs Of tue Rod
and Argusas rivers. From tho puint
whore the eastern boundary line
Of Texs strikes tho Rio Roxo Of
Ma chitlcncs, or Rod river, and
following the Rio Roxo westward, IL
docs not show single FORK or trinu-
larry GA either side until 10 passes the
l0lNt meridian whore 10 forks, bu h
streams coming IN almost ct right
angle from tue northwest. The tNo
streams run parallel 10 oacl other and
are only u tew miles apart. anu have
their sources nprth OF the 37th parallel
of latitude aud west OF the Josh NOR.
idiau of longitude, The northern
FORK is marked Rio R1j Up
and tho southern Mo Moro.
|
between Rod river and tho Arkansas
rver, consequently IL coniinos the
boundary line 81 the North Fork, IL
being the nearest Rod river 20 The
Arkansas, and having its source
further noith than sny other branch
of Rsi river. rhe Prairie Dog Town
river ~ claimed by some Ol tho United
States authorities Ne being the bound
= AIRY because IL Is mo 'main brauuh
OF Rcd river, aud " idontio | Win
Mensh's map ol the Uuited States, i'm
proved 10 tho lat Of january, 1878
Now the "ma,n branch" ri
ked river, or PeNrie. Dog
! Town river, or main Rod river
Is nowhere meniioued in the ueaty
'ne language ~ the 'RiO RoN), OF
n Ncnitocnes, ot Red uyor, =. iald
iowa IN Mslish's map Ut tue Unitnd
StsUs, publsned ~ Pniladt lphia, im-
p owed " LIT tnuary, 1887
"Now how ~ IL pUsNble that the
Prairin-DOg rOwn yer should he iden.