The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-02
THE LANDSOFN.C C.
SALE OFIMMENSE TRACTS IN SWAIN
AND JACKSON COUNTIES.


ASHEVILLE, y. C., Dec, North caro-
lima seem TO be attracting tne 60 ~
OF prominent lumbermen al aU, yort
country. Not long since tuynittier tract
syndicate purchases une Counties at the
RIGHT resnectable figures OF sip,W". inIs
syndicate purchased not vihy ,hntbsr IN
rIgnts bur the land as Wen w hesn@ - ~
nurchasers are spectators or arr DJ uta
9da mill mon who intend to deVel0p TINS
tine nronerty does not satisfactory! aP
pear. However this may be, the iracI u s,'i
been thoroughly posted anu al ,r,,ders
stems taken to protect IL Iroh nv
ana trespassers or all KINDS.
INDIAN HOLDINGS.
This large transaction had hardly ceas-
cd 10 provoke discussion and speculation
as TO the intention OF those IN con,Ia
before the announcement or the All ~
i'm Ashevlle, Of Harvey NJ. DlcKsoni oi
Nation, ILL.,, one of the largest luhpeI
men of the Northwest, was made IL
was known that Mr.. Dickson was one
of the parties connected WIN tne Pu Jul
chase OF the timber rights III iai se
boundary OF land within the tlualia reseI-
walton out in Jackson, swain ana Cneto-
kee counties. The Qualla reservation ne
longs to the Cherokee lndlahs-that -
10 the Eastern band, the main body nav
ing removed to the indian lerrisoIS
many years ago, leaving small remnant
In North Carolina who are so designated
to distinguish them from wilder fellows
OF the West. The purchase OF DICKSON ~
CO. only related TO the Cathcart tract or
the! Qualla boundary and embraces about
1900 acres. Immediately after TINS SAFE
some complications with the lndlan De
partment arose and II seemed, for aWhile,
that the sale would not be perfected, but
It is believed these have now been happily
adjusted, and Mr.. Dickson apprenendS
no Interference from the Government au-
thorities. He states that he and his as
sociates propose to proceed at once to
the development of their property and
that they will all remove to this State
and make it their permanent home.
Dicksons partners name is Mason; so
Mason and Dickson have crossed the his
tOrIc line OF that name and will make
their homes In the South
1t Is currently and reliably reported
here that a rich Tennessee lumber syndi-
cate, composed of Ohio capitalists, are
negotiating for foothold I'm western
North Carolina and the probability Is
that they will secure il before long and
remove their entire plant here.
ylSDERBILI's LATE PURCHASE.
But timber lands are not the only lands
of this section of the Tarheel State that
are proving desirable TO our Northern
friends. Mr.. George Vanderbilt has re-
sumed his purchases, and. though some
apprehend that the millionaire. If he con-
tinues. will shortly own most Of the
lands west OF the ridge, there is no rea-
son to doubt that If he does the people
of this section will receive in exchange
a goodly portion of the Vanderbilt mil
lions. However this may turn out il Is
nevertheless. a fact. and a fact that will
be FIRST communicated to the outside
world through the columns of The Times
that Vanderbilt has just bought between
~ and 800 acres OF land from Captain
w. NJ Cooke, Jr.. OF this city, which land
adJoins Nanderbilt's and lies in the fork
OF the Sevannanoa and the French Broad.
extending even up to the point Of con-
tluence near the city limits and has paid
the party of the second part therefor in
colu cash. the sum OF $1,000
And I'm speaking of Northern invest
ments here. 1t may not be amiss TO say
that the Southern Railway Company is
doing wonderful work toward the de-
yelopment of the resources of this won
derful country