Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1908-02-07 | Page 3 | Fight for Islands

FIGHT FOR ISLANDS spirited legal clash may occur be tween mexico and united states mexico city tho the disputed oner ship of gulf islands olt off the tha yucatan coast worth gives promise of a split tod clash bi thoen the unit pd ed stites and the mexican loverti mont I 1 the ho heirs of J IV taylor deceased c ased clam to have full title from pasquala ras guinall abo hai the lalands buds by t light ight of disco er en thu mexican government claims that tho the property Is its te the in question quo atlon are tho the areas keys tho the largest of which la Is one and one fourth miles long and about three fourths ot of a mile wide nide they ore are located locate d eighty two inies off yucatan Yu calan and although FLIt hough ahe island themselves are nothing more than masses of rock they aro are rich in guano deposits abich pro demor hadley of yale university estl lust d at 30 tons