The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-20

fCoa2acf UabeeoHaang ODfeer ana fsehiemdh.
SPECIFICATION la'In this: That he, William II. Montgom-
ery major the I'd regiment OF infantry, and brevet lieu
tenant colonel in the army, being commanding officer at
Fort Riley, Kansas, and having received trom the
ander Of the Department of the West the following orders
TO wit:
HEApavAHrEns DErARraEsT or THE WEST,
Jefferson Barracks, March 81 1854.
SIN am directed by the general commanding the depart
mept that you WILL with the least delay practicable
be surveyed and marked out distinctly the line Of
military reserve containing tract Of land Of sufficient
afford all the advantages of timber fuel hay, and
other requisites for a military post.
In establishing the boundary will be governed by cir
cuance and due consideration OF every advantage to be
derived from military reserve.
Having made the survey and established the boundary
lines distinctly marked, you authorized at pro-
claim the military reserve; and you win make detailed
to be Submitted for sanction to higher authority.
FRANCIS N. PAGE,
Assistant Adiutant General.
The ComMASpNe 0rrIoER Fort Riley, X T.
"And having thereater-tha to say, June H. 1851
under the orders aforesaid reserved around said fort
of land Is miles by 10 miles square, for the military of
that to say, by his post orders-as follows:
No. ST. June IA, 1854.
l. By virtue Of instructions from Headquarters DEPART
Of the West of March 2t 1854, the military
for Fort Riley, X. T., '.of sufficient to afford all the
advantages Of timber fuel hay other requisites
military post will embrace tract Of land bounded by four
nes two drawn east and west and two north and south
the former five and the latter at nine, miles distance from
the centre OF the parade at this post.
H. Major Edward johnson, United States army and Capt
Lyon I'd Infantry are charged with surveying said re-
serve at as early period as practicable.
Ill The A. A. O. NJ Lieut. Sargent will furnish the
quisite facilities.
JOHN r. sIAAFF,
I'd Lieutenant 9Th Infantry, Post Adjutant.
He, the said Montgomery did thereaerth is say,
at Fort Riley aoresadon the Goth September, 1854, al
though meanwhile vested with authority discretion
the premises beyond the orders aforesaid to establish and
proclaim military reserve with no authority to take
ze certain individuals to occupy and take possession Of 400
for town site and for that purpose did engage with them
exclude from the and he the said Montgomery
did Join with the said parties in their appropriapn Of The
said land and associate himself with them under the
and style OF the Pawnee Association establish
the site aforesaid and to sell shares of said property
ana otherwae make profit and gain for himself and his
caes in the said Pawnee Association their appropriation
OF the said portion Of the said military reservation All
which was an abuse OF his trust violation of his public
man. - 'Ai'' aAN s'n'0
did At Fort Riley Kansas the 2O:h February 1867 make
an o report IN wiring to the commander Of the Depart
ut, and making part Of it, is as follows:
FoRT Riley X. t., February 20, 1855.
SR Herewith enclosed have the honor Of transmitting
to department headquarters plat OF the military for
this post established in post orders No. 81 June H. 1854 in
obedience to instructions from department headquarters and
Surveyed and marked OUT with reduced limits by Captain
Lyon "a infantry, between the 18th of December, 1854
ana 10Th Of January lS55 and announced in post orders
aehusry 1850 also copies OF post orders Nos 81 and
OF the first interrupted by the excessive labor Of and
changes I'M the command but finally completed under the
second.
also herewith transmit copies of letter from certain in
dvduss and reply thereto, relative to ground within
the limits of the sufficient for commercial site
the head Of navigation the Kansas river, the limits
which are not yet definitely fixed depending upon act
now before Congress- but properly extend to the
reddoed lines squaring said site Indicated the plat.
The limits first specified for the much
extensive than absolutely necessary but the space in
cuded was then without inhabitants they arranged
with reference not only to the wants of the poet but also
with view to keeping quorvendes at proper distance
though sadly failed OF that object Even indvua
gagged in that baneu traffic obruders upon the
and will compel me to eject them by force.
30 soon as the shall purchase its lumber
procure its fresh beef butchered for this pos-which, with
respect to the first 1t will be compelled do and with
respect to both, do much economically than
featuring the one and subssng and the
the present limits OF the with great
the citizen, and with little dctr;men govern
ment De reduced perhaps to the lines dotted in red ink
around the garrison
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
w. II. MONTGOMERY,
Major I'd Infantry, BIT. LIT. Col. Com. Post.
MAJOR U. /. WrSsHIP Asst Adjt. Gen,
Head Qrs. Dept West,
Jefferson Barracks, No.
FonT Riley, Sept. f. 1854.
Sa: We the undersigned, citizens of Kansas Territory
would respectfully request that portion of the
(say three hundred and twenty acre living between
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