The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-01
THE rlMEs-RICHMoND VA. SUNDAY. DECEMBER l. 1898

bv both States 10 have the line marked
bv suitable monuments. so as TO avoid
disputes as to Jurisdiction. etc. On April
!. is73. the Virginia Assembly passed
Joint resolution providing for the APP
pointment of commissioners 10 ascertain
and define the boundary line. portion
OF IL having been disputed. lActs Ns2-S,
y. 33l)
West Virginia. on December q. 1875.
passed a similar resolution, but asked
Virginia for Information as 70 what part
was disputed, as the Legislature Is not
sufficiently informed, etc tActs or West
Virginia, 1875, p. 2is), ana py act OF req
ruary "a 1871. appointed commissioners
to meet similar commissioners on behalf
OF West Virginia to settle the boundary
line. acts OF W. Virginia, 1871. p. 50).
The commissioners appointed under these
resolutions partly ran the line. but never
made any report.
The Joint resolution Of the Assembly Of
Virginia OF March ), iNe. recites the res
olution of April /, 1873; also the failure
OF the commissioners appointed under IL
TO complete the work, and provides fof
the apDointment of another commission,
for expenses OF running ana marking the
line. etc. Acts OF Va, 1870, p. olvJ.
These commissioners met al Winches-
etc. and proceeded 10 run the line. They
commenced at stringer's Gap, on the top
of the Blue Ridge mountains, and ran
straight line 70 the Hampshire county
line. a distance OF about forty miles,
when the engineer took sick, and the
commission disbanded They Afterwards
ran the Allegheny mountains 10 BROCK )
Gan. a distance Of few miles, when the
commission again disbanded. Ihey never
came together again. ana nothing tur-
Their has been done about running inc
line. The Virginia commissioners APP
pointed several dates FOR a conference.
but the West Virginia commissioners DID
not pu1 in an appearance. one or them
has been quoted as having said, THAT
there was no use Of running line
through or on top OF n rough mountain,
that of itself was a natural boundary,
and that he would report so 10 the Gov
ernor and LEGISLATURE (of ". virginia.,
In order TO ascertain this line, It would
be necessary TO examine al the numerous
acts creating and dividing the various
counties bordering on ;he line m both
States, and extract the lines dividing
those counties that were formed with
Others into the state Of West Wig ha
from the counties n Virginia. and 10
examine the .s1Ords ia the various COM
~ courts OF the said counties .or the
reports OF the various commisslo 1s's ap-
pointed to run the said county lines ~
thos, Instances where county lines were
run.
VIRGINIA-MARYLAND LINE.
l4th The boundary line between Mary
land and Virginia ia been ma i'r or
controversy between them since the date
of Lord Baltimore's grant IN le62, one
part or another being the subject OF dis
pute
IT is not the intention here 20. 90 into
these various disputes, n few or thein
having been previously menti )ned when
they affected the bounds OF virginia.
For some years previous TO 1871 the
oyster and fishing grounds Of the ches-
apeake Bay having become Immensely
valuable. Maryland began cneroaching
on Virginia territory on the eastern shore
IN Pocomo.e sound which was resisted
bv Virginia. Various disputes arose. and
the matter was referred 10 numerous
commissions. who always failed to agree
In 1S17 Il was referred ~ arbitration
the arbitrators being Hon. jeremiah