West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-07
BOUNDARY LINE.
Controversy Between Maryland and
West Virginia.

OuAnLEsroS, W. VA, August So
Attorney George r.. Price, OF this city,
who is assisting the attorney general
OF this state in looking after the in.
forests OF West Virginia ia the hound.
ary line controvorsary with MARYLAND.
has returned from the northern part Of
tho state, where no has been looking
after questions that might arise Incl
dental upon q survey that 10 now being
made Of portion Of the disputed land.
This surYey is being mad0 by Julius
h Monroe, OF King wood, on behalf of
west Virginia, and Lieutenant Brown.
OF CARROT county, Md, on behalf OF
Maryland, and corps of assistants
Attorney General Gathers. OF Mnrv-
land, and Attorney Il. II. sincell, Of
Oakland Md were also ia the marty
for several days
Inc present survey is being made
with II view 20 refuting claim raised
aeout two yoarG ago by tho state OF
Maryland. THIS new claim n baaod
on the assumption that the head spring
OF the Potonac lies one aud ono.quar-
ter miles west OF the point at which n
has all along been cIaimed TO be. where
the Fnirfax stone is located This
would give Maryland strip Of Preston
county, W. Va IL miles wido and 20
miles long
rms however. is only one Of the
SeYorp. claims made by Maryland.
The chief b1ue of contention is u tri-
angular strip in Preston county. 2G
miles long and three quarters Of %
mile VIDE AZ the north end. taperinp to
a point at the south This strip adj
joins the one and one-quartcr STRIP.
lying cast Of it. How the claim Of
Maryland 20 this arises Is u mitter OF
/ history From the Fairfax stone.
which was placed by Lord Fairfax !u
l1t6 u mark tho heudwaters ot the
Potomac, line, l,nown as the Dcal,ins
line was run in 1855. under direction
OF Tn? state Of Maryland, with % view
70 laying out certain unnpproprirtcd
I lands west OF Cumberland for Mary
lands revolutionary soldiers In 1869
IieBtpuaut Mtchlcr ran whatis known
as the Michler line from the Farfax
stone. This line struck the PernsvI.
yauia boundary three-fourths Of a
mile west 81 Jhe ueaLios line. and is
supposed 90 be the true line north
West NirRinia bases her claim. how
over on long tcuure and the fact that
Hli tDs land up 90 tho Dcakins line has
been granted 90 this state by Virginia
The third end most extensive claim
advanced by Maryland is based ON The
assumption that What is known as the
South Branch Of tho Polompc is really
I The Potemac proper, aud that oouse-
/ quently, instead q being in the vicin.
! ity Of the Fairfax stone. the head.
waters Of the Potomac lie i'm Highland
/ county Va, This claim would out of
! froin West Virginia a triangular striD.
IN which would be included the whole
oi Mineral county, tbo larger part Of
Grant and TuokeF counties. aud con.
sideFabls portion Of Hampshire Hardy.
Pendleton Randolph Tucker aud Pres.
ton, leaving isolated from the state "a
| "trip mbraoinR tho eastern parts OF
! ndleton, Grant, Hardy and Hamp.
| shiTe, and The whole of Morgan, Berke.
- soon "a tbo present supVey iF
I completed The taking of deposi ions
I viii begin, Both sides have agreed
I on uniform manner Of proceedings
/ with this phase ~ the cage The dep.
T oai'.o-r will hc iaken et points along
\ tro disputed section