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Show 'PURCHASE OF MARSHES ALONG LAKE ERIE IS DELAYED (By International News Service.) COLUMBL'S, Sept 25 According to Information from A C. Baxter, chief of the Ohio fish and game dc-I dc-I partment, the contemplated purchase !of marsh lands along Iake Erie could not be made by September 16. the opening day of the duck hunting season, sea-son, as planned, for the reason that experts employed for that purpose were unable to determine title to large ( sections of marshy and purchase will not be authorized by the attorney. I general until a clear title and proper ; metes and bounds can be shown. Swamp Land Surveyor Harry Helm-rich, Helm-rich, employed by the fish and game department, has advised that tho G. A. Hoeckling Oo. at Cedar Point, who m-.i's a large portion of the Huron Marsh. Is on the Grand List In Brie county for 706.46 acres. In Huron ( tow nship, w hile, according to findings I in a case of the West Huron Sporting jClub vs. Andrew Teasal. et al . the I Huron marsh lands in dispute contain about 1,000 acres Maps Inspected Indicate In-dicate a larger ncreage. and in some cases farmers claim large portions of the territory Helmrlch Is of the opinion opin-ion that a survey cannot he made un- til the marsh freezes over He asserts 1 that the marsh titles aie a compll-icated compll-icated mare that will take months to unravel The fish and game depar:-, depar:-, ment will hurry the survey as fast as possible at all points, and no time will be lost In an effort to obtain control con-trol of the Iake Eric marsh land, Baxter said today. It may be necessary neces-sary to have legislation passed to take over some of these marshes, or If necessary 10 condemn for the general publli benefit, territories held in dispute dis-pute We arc determined to open as much marsh territory as possible to all the hunters of Ohio, but to do this legally may take some t'me. ' Baxter advises. "However, it Is goln to be done as oon as possible." |