The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-29
THE ORIGINAL INSTRUMENT
BY Which the Damon Mound Property
Was Transferred
10 ABRAHAM DARsT, A MEMBER
OF the Stephen r. Austin Colony.
Translation of q Spanish
instrument.

Judge W. p. Hamhen has Translated Tor
The Post the original Spanish deed, OF
date, May, 1891 by which the property
known as Damon Mound, recently brought
Into prominence by oil prospectors, was
decided to Abraham uarst as one OF the
stephen f. Austin ccionists.
The deed was secured from X. c. Gaines,
Brazoria attorney. representing a part
OF the Darst and Damon heirs In the set
Element Of the litigation now in progress.
Affecting the ntlc to this property.
The literal translation OF the original
Spanish deed Is as follows:
second seal two-bits. Issued for the
swo years OF 1880 and 1881.
The citizen. Miguel Arclnlega, commits
sioner appointed by the supreme governor
of this State for the distribution and pos
session Of lands and tine issuance of titles
to the new colonists in the enterprise of
the colonization Of the emprsarlo citizen,
Stephen b. Austin, outside of the ten
ilbsral leagues from the coast Cohenas,
Abraham Darst, has been received as "A
colonist In the undertaking for colonization
contracted into the state OF Cohuila in
Texas by the Emapasario, stephen Il. Aus
tin on the 4th day of June, 1920, as ap
pears in folio 1927 OF this register book.
and the said Abraham burst, having proved
that he is married, and untes In has per
onization laws Of the State Of the cath
IL conformity with the above cited law
and the instructions, which govern me,
OF the date Of the 4tl of September 1877
and the additional article Of the date Of
the 25th day OF April, 1890, and In the
name Of the State J have granted, con
coded and placed Ia real and personal
possession one sito qeague) OF land to
which land has been surveyed by he
surveyor. Thomas H. Borden. previously
appointed for taat purpose, with the fol
Situated and adjoiulDe on the northeast
by the sitlos Of laud, Nos b, and Z,
Al the left bank OF the Brazos or river
San Bernard, and upon the Brazos, called
Mound creek, aud Is granted by the name
Of Mound league. Then thence along the
northeast line Of stto No, 7, 500 varls
to the southeast Of its northern corner
and thence to the northeast 1909 vdras
10 a mound OF earth for corner. Thence
northwest 900 varas tc another mound,
ono thence southwest at 400 warns across
Mound creek and 1867 varas more TO A
point on northeast line Of slto No. g. from
which an ash tree mlrkHd =, leaves north
6l degrees west, one vara distant, and
mesquite marked d leaves south 20
degrees east i've varas distant. Thence
sortheast following the northeast line of
sitto No. q, IA vprgS 10 It's northern cor
ner, and thence 500, beast and following
The northeast line Of said sitio No g.
353o warns 10 the eastern corner. and
thence southwest LA varas to the place
OF beginning and containing one sitio OF
land in superhcies.
The said land belongs to the temporal
class to the extent Of 225 and to pastoral
land 70 the extent Of 1926, which shall
serve for classification, for which he shall
pay to the state according to article 2222
OF the said law unqer the penalties there
provided Provided that he shall con
struct permanent landmarks at each cor.
ner OF said land and he shall occupy II
and cultivate 1t, according to the provisions
OF the said law. Therefore using the
powers which have been conceded 10 M
anu the instructions pertaining. issue
the present instrument and deliver Il
him as a testimonio that he may enioJ
the said land, he, his children. heirs and
suecessors. or whatsoever of them shat
have right thereto. Given In the villa z,
OF San Feline de Austin, on the 9Th d..
Of May, 1881 and Which ! sign with III
assistant witness conformed to law
Nlgnel Arciemiego,
Assistant witnesses: Robert Taylor. Jr.
G. G.. GiFens
Corresponding with the original it'll
which remains in the record from wheno
u y taken this day and date, in the form
provided by law, which ! issue and sigl
with the assistant witnesses Given Il
the village Of San Felipe, the 9th du,
or NAY, lSil. Mig. ArcmiegO,
G. {. Giyens