Act of 1900 – Unsurveyed School Land (Texas)
In a thread below about a famous survey known as Survey 34-1/2, Block 194 in Pecos County, Texas, patented by Ira Yates, the former goat rancher who decided to give up ranching when he learned that he owned a gigantic pool of oil under his land, there was some discussion of the laws of Texas under which Survey 34-1/2 was made.
Here is a link to the original Act of 1900 that transferred the unsurveyed lands in the Texas public domain to the Permanent School Fund and provided the terms under which a person might apply to purchase the unsurveyed lands, including some rather large chunks such as that which Ira Yates purchased as Survey 34-1/2.
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