The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-08-25
Public Land Eob
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>, NEwnEEEY, s. s., Aug. 19, 1892.
Hon. }. A. Tindal, Secretary of State, Co.
umhia, =. &.
Dear Sir: After giving all due consi,ler-
a',on to the explanations you made TODAY.
in an extended and plcasan: interview IN
regard 10 the sale Of State Lands az FER
rcd to in my article of August 10, | can
only say that your explanation that the
iahu sold was land tla: had been granted
IN inc past, but was now Abandoned land
cttnn"t be satisfactory for the follcwjnr
reasons:
il this land was abandoned land, il, the
advertisement Of sale it slilud have been
advertised under the name oi the original
Srahtcc-or tho ils: owner ~ il apDeareG
on the tnN books; whereas it is advertised
as unknown la:.,iS surrounded hy ;ln-
known lands on two sides.
Again, |! Mr.. Morrison, Is ilc admitted
before the sinking fund commission, had,
as surveyor, H!a,!1 10 actual s;,;Vcy q; ,hc
lanu, but h;id ni:i#icd cut his plI. IL his
office by running nu imaginary line be-
tween certain points tina. he supposcs to be
established, Canuo. sec that The agent Of
the sinking fund commission nu;, any sl!.li
clcnt and fCllt.b;G data upon which tD :;Y;
these iaEN3 were ahadOnvu htlrls liable to
-; Sr!a inf ta&c%, aud t. p,' tac.:i ND :ll.i
sell them Tor :4XC8. Cor Su;l r:,,r,CH,, 81, :
! Vcy!nG, a,tE"rl":Hg AMI selling via III yer
| saISlJ' nc r>0pl1 OF ttu StutA tba, la,,io
tElE' ,niiFcftd ord &u}N have suiTil i;-n! i.,cn-
t'l"aiuN H'j','t tlru t. i;iw whether in,,,
~" delinquent lands Liable 70 he %oi,, Tor
taxes, Hl are Hi"a,t inn;i3 ti1t pruDrrly he
| long 10 t., STATE sad Sh.ii,, ou!v b, .,id
- STATE lni,;;.
nuilrj t'itr ConG,tiu9 Of C!fGlrS CXi9tinm
IN Tic cases Of the 'ana Hairs which have
r%anlin"!. r:;n Oily Repeat what have
"aiu' tli"; ii! these su!C; ot Ianj StrU,i'3 be
stopped Wltii thG Stale bY :.I,iiiiui,l legs
iativc cnact!hcntS, shall properly dir;u:t
L"W us iand dcnartucnl sh,;N l.. IuGnagrt:
! jor tic hes; Interests Of the State
And a5 rigards the letters in n.y prssts
sion, r"piIs Of which | rrld ynu to-day.
with the remark tAat | was Wiling that,
privately yol should haze all tho intO:m,a.
| tlon III regard to this matter in i:lv pOS:;.3-
ston, Out TINT | had fOrhOrnn to publish
these letters because | wanted this matter
! io"kcd INTO upon i:S ElCri:s al.d not have
any personal CONTROVERSY injected into il at
THIS time. But as. after heating them read,
! you requested copies SO that tie whole
| matter might be thoroughly investigated,
now send you copies Of said letters, ask
ing that The whole matter be So thoroughly
inv vcsit!Satcd rs will lay the blame where
IL belongs. Yours respectfully,
JAMES MclSros,L
W"py)
NATiU&iL ,IOU3E.
~ Meeting; street g doors sonth OF Mar
ket street. directly on Iiiy City Railway.
Mis-. IL. NJ Baker, I>r0ln;ctress
Charleston, S {. June /; 1891.
Capt. John l.. lnSlis, Cculi, Fla.
Dear SIR: raln from Gain*vilc; Fla,
spending short tiinc here. I can Get
thousands of acres of the finest timber
lands in this Siaic near water transporta-
non Tor 10 to 2J Cts per acre. Tho STATE
arc not Jh1rl"g sncsC iaads, and ,!Ic:c IS
Nniy one way /" get tiCm. And State Ct
hCrrs viii have to haze: part OF tLe ly3iits
ana Others to fc taken care Of. You re,
yonr monty back AMI one l.;rh Of ih..
profits, and the rest t. DC G;,ulvd aln,Du
others. Just :'!ink Oi 9N,uun ucl"s for
-, COS. You can have "0.Uu0 acrrs il dc.
sized. y big Pile of money cau DC made
lSigncdi ALrEnr l.. KIuE.
LOU chn address Tic at this hotel.
[Copy.l
NATioNAL lioUsE.
III Meeting street G. doors south OF Mar.
Ert slr@"V directly on line City Hallway.
Mrs. IL. NJ. Baker, Propictrcga
i&:AnLE:iYnN, =. & JUN y, 1891.
> W. !ra$ue, Esq. OcaiL, Fla.
'r:tF Sir: There are thousands r( ncr,s
OK State lands wish good timber Oh them
III this Sia': for safe. There was 10 coo
' "clrs "f lhr'" %.''i ia C!%rciIoa county on
il$t sa!"';ay 1T 20 CO. AN acres.
Now vow caM have ti.cS.. la,;ds nt ,,,ot
pricc and nave tie ,i&c,is lhu,.c rni "a var
0'Nn r::NG ul2'n the following condi;;,r>.
ou /" :ci y'rt InumsE bi:k iir.t and in
Icr%',. AID the Lnid.r" 70 h. ;'iy;;lrj in
thrc" pr, ~" l.. -. nnc-third, VIC unc.
|tiir' ana S';:t" C!u'', r. !hc t1t,Cf