, 1869-11-20
b.tcipe the legal points, Il the text Of TIC tcct


GExERAL LASD OTy1CK Nov. II. 1891
Hs tpeaa r. aone. Mss;s :, q ~
ceipt Of your letter Of the l0tn int. Fs:a1se to
ne claim Of Lyman q. Bra1uock. San Joaquin
'Co9ets, csalosola 70. the A y; u s. Ps, = r. ),
md within ths samaie laitA Of the withdrawal ot
s14t Januasy, 1855, for the Western Pac11c Raj.
Our reocrd9 sao* tina: III. Brannock made au
eli1J Of the 8 E. i OF See. Is, December II, ls,
10. 37s, under The Hotnestea1 staiu&es Of AaI ~,
a1e:s 10 tae ds1e of wt:nsssss % Of siss japasfy.
n1optt, 70 ha Invalid, a1d corfera no rtsn1 70 NJ.
BlAnnock for tnu tract emotaced therein.
You state that HI. Drannetk, ana oihens snrI-
laz1J cisrun.tanced In shat Vicinity, settled upon
tcets ci,tus. y t9me in.saaces, a>eHlr atlss4,
"Hoqueiesaas grant . clain u xadsess Pico,
whica WIS naally f+le1eu oy the Eaite.i sA:ei
thai when the5 applied at the dlstfscr lar,s once
At STOCKTON 10 proVe np their pre- enrzou cla,a.s
Tete indeed hy k.e H4tftcs land ot1csIs to MAKE
What relief c&n be Afforded tAem as axat1ss the
cla.tn Of rre railroad company.
The act .! Congress, appEoseca'th March, 1851,
which hare been or nay oe Withdrawn IRON r1ar-
ktI, IN consequence Of proposed sxIlru9t1sr and
who hsd settled thereon prior 10 snsh wshdra aal
shal1 It entitled TO prescription, At the 0r.ilnsty
preItnu, to the iaeas settfd o. and eoit4y 4lets
by them: provided they sh3I prove pthetr 11xuts
accord nx to such rules and 1eEu1atIc'is q. E=J
LIZ circular Of ApRtl 1se4 in:es and regulations
were pre- ecttted, which stated that 10 aecl.r4~
,1es va ssesss1. ueae{ r. ths
the aaJ tliat ray be -1ed by the President pEac.
ta1atio1 for the restoration Of said boads to
Toe acts ot Is, Ju'f. 1859, and "a Jolr, 1884.
erAp.ipR lads to AID n tie construction Of The
Pacific hatrpad, denates ee1tsia sections Of puo-
o1 By lie En,,ed s'ases and By ib-zat r.oris!eos
protects the r,Qhrs Of pre- c1aptioa ant other set.
I1ers-also exc.od1ag from fns grant the 'npsoFe-
ncnts or app ks'aa f'de sesttr, covering aos e.
ceed.ng e,e hun.lred Aad st1:9 acres 10 esc1 SET
The ,at,.een1n sec,1on, act Of 50 March, 1881.
pruytdes. ttst all lards, the cain5 TO rhch shall
be npalIy decided - be ,nTsild ~ tho Dsss1c. or
supreme Courr, shall Re desne0, held unI cor-
siarzed us part Ut the public domain OF the Cni1ed
rus act Of 81 March, 1853. provides. "Tnat any
tettler who aaa fetted Or Zap Hereafter =. tie on
lapns heretofore Reserved on aecounr Of claims
under Fretcb, Snz1,sh, OF other q1ants. WHEN
hsve been OF shaal hereafter be declared hv 1he
Supreme Court Of the Ealtsn States 20 be invalid,
shall ba entitled to iii the T1Hara Or pfe emptou
granted by tnfs sct suu the &c. OF arn ertea atter,
ie4l AFTER tne lands shall nhEe been Ee!ea-ed from
ss:erfst'oD Il the sa1ne aaaDsF as If no sesefsas
Our records show lhas the "Moqoe!emas 1sssch
Claim was rejected bJ the Col1ed Sss:ss ST.
EGp 10 Iris dsse ise ianas stts.a sao
rstd Rarch Cfsloa ware reserved By oper-
! asion Of s1a.a.s ,ron .,.sh,p sispo.al IN ~; s9y
Tesefse,t. Mt tile date Of the grants to 1ha
| Pac.5c Rs,lro9d. ard AZ The date OF withdrawal
| therefor, theF On not 'nrm any p>'rtsoa of rata
| Efaht, ana npun tbe nj. ctiou Vi the Mexican
! Sfact Claim, tEeJ revert TO the mass Of pubic
| 1Aida, 10 be dealt with al other public lands,
HEt,eT the prusisiers Ut ice prc-e-nafson
ard tomcste.d lass: consequently the SET
! tiers thereon have me rtghs, Ia View u The
| p:ostsona Of Law INDICATED, 10 mate proof u
Ihe's cla1ua w!.h3nl rceaIssipR toe railroad CON-
| putty us d ss1i't adverse c:asmAu:. aud Ine dts-
trcf onlcss win be instructed seeoIatn<iT.
| As per sour rcrnat request, hare 10 enesoae
| Joa here with copy Of JouF cole mnnieNaoE-
! ! am, tii, very re-ptc.1nllY. Jnar 0btd!tat
| setV-ut, jos. S WILSON, Conmiss ssoneI.