The weekly Iberian., 1912-07-27
MARSH ISLAND SOLD.


1n last Monday, July 22nd,
! practically the Whole OF Marsh Is
! taDd, except the 10th Sections,
/ school Lands was transferred by
lne Realty Investment Co., Sol
t y e>iea President, 10 Edward
Ave.y Mclinrnuy. for the sum of
- l., o1I IS cash. lhss act of
safe Transferred 1850 81 acres.
lr price being J.! per acre. This
act VAS passed before Eraste Nid-
Ilhe, Notary iubilt. al New Or
leans, and lied ia he office of the
Clerk ot Court fol this parish on
Tuesday uf thls week.
This tlact of land was transfer
re-! from he / ui,ed States to the
State ot Louisiana andeI act OF
Congress of March md, 1919
Patents fGf various portions of il
W"rc issued by the State TO Law
renee Fabaehei; James Webb;
Maiiais Abbott; Victor Won Scho,-
!er an0 inc. ID. Grace; Won Schoe
ieE. GIace and " T. and S. |.
Raymond, Herna,G ilnmmel; and
others Most Of these transfers
took place during the yeai Of 1901.
during The on excitement then
prevailing III tIis section. This
'and Was subsequently transferred
to h" present vendors,
Messrs Weeks 4 Weeks, attoI
u"ys If this city, were employ ed
by h" attorneys OF the purchaser
10 !nY9Sngate the titles of this !
tract, whIcl, lies entirely within
the houniaiIc> Of this parish, and |
lpon hcir reports Oh The various
titits, acts were shaped for the re-
cent transfer.
The y o. pai y PIcaynne gives
the follow ing sketch Of the trans
fer and the purposes thereof:
40 ht birds, lii pefpetuity, |
ard 10 The State Of Louisiana in
rust"
That is what the sale OF Marsh
Island, consummated yesterday by |
the cash pay yment of sl46,OOO.
means The deal was made
through the Realty Investment
Company, and E a. Nc IIhenny, |
OF Avery Island, and known all
over The world as "a lover of birds |
and as one Of he greatest con
servers OF bird life, was the pnr
chaser Associated with Mr. Nc |
lhcnny III the purchased of Marsh
Island are "A group of Eastern gen |
tlemen, whose names were with |
held from publication
"Malsh Island Will not be re
claimed, and it will not be used |
for agricultural purposes, said
iir McIIhenny Further he de
clIued 10 discuss his purchase.
From gentlemen close to the |
i was learned authOli
tativrsy that the plan If Mr.. Nc
lIhpnny and the gentlemen inter
est.d WIT blnl is 20 make Marsh |
Island a state game refuge and "A
part Of the W ara McIllenny pr.
yatc game Ietnge, containing more
than %, OGO acres; the Ward Nell |
benny state game refuge. contain
ING 1900 acres, and Marsh Is
land. containing Il 600 acres.
The Is 600 acre tract was decided
to the state Of Louisiana, i'll t:u>t |
for the wild birds, last September,
aud it is understood that III time
the remaining large area which is
now privately held, but which
comprises TIL largest bird refuge
in the world, vii! form "a similar
gift ana will make d great and
aniet home for the weary winged
ira vtleiS Of the alr as they ny
southwark from Arctic winters toI
nest andei far and balmy skies.
The plan Of Mr.. McIIhenny and
the gentlemen associated with him
III his great conservation work Isl
to form chain of bird refugees
along lie South and North Allan
tic coasts, all of which Will ulti.
mately be held in trust by the diff.
fprent coast states as biId refugees.
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