The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-09

raxss December S'--some lea'
''aa. ~ new Federal survey OF the
!pi O0. .arl.e in Austin, especially since
. 10 nnosed that the dispute between
~ WY sra general government as to
~. s'.,s between Texas and New Mex
'a,1 sssn definitely and, it may be SAID
|.l,ctarily settled. - .,...,
al the Texas legislature passed
y, ..,utlou ratifyinr aud confirming a
TN, NAT line made by John II. CLARK
~ an act Of congress passed
ia,' ,sss In this resolution it Is plain
"a nat congress had also confirmed
Fau line of March 4, 1891. Hence
' uas expected from boundary
v. !, this particular place
W. ". r,s this peculiar feature However
!, N clark line: Running from north
IN about onehslf the distance ana
w =, south 10 north, the lines did not
msst This imperfection was over
:. rnpplnE line at right angles
.ortherp end of the north line
n,.,hern terminus Of the southern
\ aus closing break which was sup
!, i bs rati6cd by the joint resolution
A I. r,1as legislature and the act OF
II would seem therefore, since
No Federal survey was made by
RSsity Of congress that tho Texas legls-
!. sas wrong IN recitiug that congress
,,,ermed the Clark survey or else CON
j !, n.sed the con6rmatory act without
understanding It's import
\, orpsrs Of the land IN the counties
Z,,,s nv the establishment of the new
/, n the lO3d meridian can not now be
1.,,ninsa with ezuctness, hence the fol.
Il, Is given only as reasonable ap-
6nnition:
Enh,n county. $1,000 acres, all capltoI
,sats land.
4 Brtey county, 1900 acres of the Capitol
h riIate and $4,000 acres Of individual
IA
Rasal1 county. $1,000 acres individual
II
\ pa Smith county, $1,000 acres Capitol
saats land,
Prns county, $1,000 acres Capitol Syn.
Nae
hly county, $1,000 acres individual
h nd 5000 acres OF Preside county
isa land.
panp county, $1,000 acres of public
oA land
lmGun county, 10000 acres OF public
snl and 1900 acres OF individual land
hrss county, 57boo acres Of public
lnl land,
lAnvs county, $1,000 acres of pubic
.si land.
EliIsr county, 1900 acres Of public
snl land,
he public school land 2l5,0oo acres
lrvclyed: Of the Capitol Syndicate
s 1850 acres; individual land, 1900
'a' Preside county school land, 500
H.
AM Of The school land involved is sup
4 va 70 DO leased, aud the Individual land
10 actual settlers, hut nothing short or
'dlnl enumeration Of the population NJ
@ eleFen counties could determine the
a'r q Individuals affected by this
i's There are probably about seventy
" survey establishing a new line for
MA meridian affects the counties OF
ean'' Hemphill, Wheeler, Ceilings
~ about one'half of Cblldrcss. The
y about l25 miles long, three fourths
II nNe vide, and contains approximately
\" ares, much more than the report Of
ssfa Of survey claims. This Is about
*g divided between individuals and
puoac school fund. In this territory
N'son could purchase as much as
'aes, and II each individual purchased
4uea the lands Of about 120 persons
l'olved IA this controversy.
w III the re-establishment OF both
nsauy 100000 acres of land are af-
\ 'aa about 200 individuals.
new proposition, comparatively.
'suu Office aud one not carefully
y Inc officials, hence they are
give Information and are non.
n az to the merits of the case.
II, III mere given as to the quantity
NJ. 'as0'Fed and the number OF in
=. snected can not be taken as being
s are the most reliable approx,
'N't can now be made.
STATE MAY GAIN LAND.
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