Show WHO OWNS RIVER LED VED question that involves an immense amount of money seventy thousand acres of coal land worth all the way from 10 to 00 OO an acre aggregating at the lowest figure or says the dalu more hert Ilert ld are involved in a question of title which has been raided within the last few das days in parkers burg V va the question la Is who owns the bed of the ohio river the united states west virginia or the owners of property abutting on tho the river the state of west virgins haa has jurisdiction in criminal cases over the surface of the ohio river but the united states owns the waterway while the people along the river bank in many cases claim the land clear across to the ohio aide side the question arose in with ith a sale of coal lands finds a few days ago and unless the legislature enacts some law upon the subject it will probably be tarried carried to a the supreme court of the united states the state borders along the river for miles and the thep river haa has an average width of at last treat half a mile for this distance acre Is with coal ahl h can be mined by shafting and the broje of the land tor for that pur purpose porse will be worth fighting tor for |