The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-26
A A LANDS
Odicia1s Trying t. Locate and Deten
mine the Area OF These-ImpeaeH.
mene Notes.-The North Carolins
Society of New York.
Messenger Bureau e

Raleigh. March %. +.
Your correspondent had an interview
with Mr.. Myers. OF the geological sur
vey. who It present Is doing special
work here. in the office OF the super.n-
tendent of public instruction. looking
after the areas. ard the location OF the
state swamp lands" also the charac-
ter OF the same and probable value. H
finds the records in bad shape. There
are OF what are termed good lands
Chat is those which Will bring over 80
cents an acre. Ss.eco acres and the re-
mainder OF the surveyed lands Is ga
367 acres. There are $4,000 acres ofsS
surveyed lands. and there Is no re.Srl
of their character and value. There
are also lakes with an area OF 3l.\s
acres. OF these the largest Is LAM
Phelps. with e5,0oo acres; Great LAKE.
3.OOa; Catfish. 1850: Long. less: Lake
Ellis. with 1,4o7 OF which the state
owns two-thirds having sold the re-
mainder Little lake. AS acres. NJ.
Ashley Baker, ncw Of Raleigh, CORNER
Iy of Baltimore. Is arranging 70 pur-
chase Lake Ellis, as a game and fish
preserve. All that part Of the state =
full OF game, which is nowhere more
abundant than at this group Of lakes.
There is another group OF lakes in Bla-
den county. Mr.. Myers has not yet
scoyered whether these belong 10 tn
state or TO private individuals. TffeY
are higher than the adjacent lands.
are full OF fish and game is plentiful.
One Of them. Silver lake. Is PA by lE
miles in area
The current impression now seems u
be that the impeachment trial Cann3t
and before "Wednesday night. Today
Guthrie concluded his speech fog
prosecution. and Cook speaks for M
defense and c. NJ. Busbee for the prose
cution. Tomorrow Patterson will speak
for the defense and Pou for the prose
cution. The speeches are expected 10
average three hours each.
Opinions still differ widely as II the
result. Some observant people declare
that the failure of the refense TO cross
examine Judge Clark Yesterday and u
introduce anything il had against him
was a bad error and a distinct loss.
The trial is so unique that 1t = 10
wonder II attracts all the people thu
senate chamber will contain. 1t Is the
first impeachment of Judges in this
state. 1t is the first time in the his
tory of the United States that judges
have been impeached for alleged viola
ton of the constitution.
In these impeachment trials there 4
no charge to the Jury" and no rehel.,
sal of evidence AS soon as the am
ment is ended the senate takes the case
OF purse this saves time.
A e. Llyod. of Durham, was today
appointed by Governor Aycock assist
ant engineer on the general staff Of the
state guard.
Miss Fannie McPheeters. one Of the
most esteemed young ladies of Raleigh.
died early his morning after several
months illness. She was a daughter I
Mr.. A. NJ McPheeters. Her mother
is a native of Virginia. Mss McPhecv-
ers had a large acquaintance in botE
states. Her only sister Is the wife II
Mr.. S. NJ. Inman. of Atlanta.
Governor Aycock has a letter from
Judge Augustus VanWyck. the presi-
dent OF the North Carolina Society Of
New York, in which the latter say:
w have organized the North caro-
linians of this locality into a very
strong society and il is in every respect
equal to the best of the state societ$s
at this great center. May Goth. We pro-
pose to give our first banquet. which viii
be as handsome and as large as any
of them. We want you to respond -
the first toast and discuss how the
south is performing the new duties de
volved upon her as results OF the
changed conditions brought about by
the war;" The governor has accepted
the invitation.