The gale., 1888-03-24
ONE WORTH HAVING.

/ A very interesting letter comes to Il
Pittsburg Dispatch from John P. Ar
derson Of 929 + street, Washington, gr
irg inside facts as to the SAC. 100000
CLAIM of persons 1.-The majority Of wome
live in Allegheny, and Beaver countie
E Pennsylvania. to the ostage of PhIlb
. Francis Renault OF Reno. Here is wha
Nc. Anderson says of 1t. l see that a
effort is being made to secure the till
10 the Rome claim and believing tba
there Is but one person living who ha'
as foil a knowledge II the fach anc
history Of the claim as myself, Ithoaght
1t might interest some of the claimants
and readers of the Dispatch to learn the
history of this interesting case. the
immense value OF the lands, mines, etc, i,
and the interesting cham of facts lead
ing down to the present time, are or a
character to interest even casual
reader.
The grants are as follows: Mine Ls
Mo,he, of Mott near St LOUIS, 23,040
acres: bittle Murarilec tract, rs, 800
acres in Missouri; Peoria tract, 28.S0O
acres, and the Grand Marsh tract of II,
$40 acres. Main LIE Mott is lead
miAe-the richest in the world and was
bonded for $40 900 900 in the English
market, but by reason of this claim, the
syndicate refused to take it as its title
was clouded 1t is now owned by the
Hazards of ST Louis. The little Mar
amec tract is choice farming land, worth
ST5 per acre. The peoria tract is three
miles wide by fifteen long and covers
one half OF the city, taking in all the !
distilleries, rail- Dads, depo;s, factories, !
stc., and covers vast coal beds as we'll
Is farming land. The Grand Marsh
,ract is farming lands, had the French
md English maps from those countries
moving the survey. and had the United |
States survev also. Ia TIP Louis xiv,
granted trading ard mining rights in
4ouisana to the west India company,
which granted in fee to Reno the above
snds. He was then directed general
# mines in louisiana. In 1914 Reno
ef for France, where he died at the
'rlory of Santin, April "a, 1855. In
763 the treaty between France and
spain was made, in which the rights o
ndiYlduals holding grants were to b,
protected, and in 1865 Lieut. Ross made
If Ft Chartres. where the deed to Reno
vas made. Reno sold thlsty apents q
'ne tract to- n. Provost for 500 livrest |
ovEI A CENTURY SINCE.
In 1777 Pownall made maps for the
english government, showing Ft Char
ers grand Marsh and Peoria tract ano
racts and in 1878 the first house wa
uiIt in Peoria. In 1857 Virginia dedeo I
le Northwest territory to the United
tates, and in 1900 Louisiana was retro
,ded to France by Spain. and April 80
'o4, Napoleon ceded it to the Unitee
.ates by article, ; of the treaty Septem-
sr2 1926. James Beauvais filed q
aim for Is o)O penis Of one of tn,
acts but failed in securing 1t. Con-
'ess then took hand and appointed
to, examine and report OF
;ench grants. The ,time for filing
aims expired ahd Hsa several time
newed and February .e. 1908, M
unit for heno heirs flied claim, ano 1
ter several reports were made BY th
a large number of grants
ere confirmed by congress
Favorable peports were made as to !
emo claim ETC., but it never wa
used to termination. In 1911 JOSEPH 4
rates. claim. TO part Of the Ren,
ret for 10000 arpen.s was rejected
I'D December AZ. 1911, Pratt's Valley
I'D Beauvais claims to Mine LIE Mot
ere rejected. December 1918, Jill
DIS was admitted, and In 1921 one Oh
e secretaries and cabinet officers file,
report in, regard to Peoria settler
aims, and other United States officer
,rorted ,as to value OF lie Mott mines
Pratte, Vale and Hhavais /
stitioned congress in. favor of their
aim, and favorable report was mady
7 congressional oora,nitte, but citizens
Missouri petitioned oongressn OF cor.
I'M the tile to them. In 1928 bon
'ess granted to Lynn and Pratt
tc Mine lie Mott, and in 1S82
o Illinois legislature petition congre>.
regard To Peoria and other tracts.
When Reno died he left FIVE Shi1ren
1875 the helrship was settled BY the
urts Of France, and geneaologits
%, or line Of descent, was made BY
. court. and three-fifths was givea 10
res heirs-the Count de Lurns arc
) two sisters--ohe-htth to eight her
d the other fifth to forty heirs. lis
der Of court, etc:, have seen, az,
ow Of but one copy Being in this
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