The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-03-31
CONDITION OF THE STATE LANDS.
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Our attention has lately been drawn to tho
cond4ipn OF the public lands belonging to
the Stetr, and NO must confess to great sur.
.prise Mt tho utter confusion into which they
had fallen. IL Is matter Of astonislment
that during eight years Of Radical rule, or
ruthcr Of misrulc, in Oregon, so little
hns beon done that Is right and 40 much has
been done that is wrong. The neglect and
,malgoasapec in Office, in tho management OF
the Statellands, has not only resulted In de-
lay, but 1t has produced loss to tho State to
the amount of thousands. of dollars, and we
will give some facts about these lands.
IS ds rnr uytyrns,ry LANDS.
au...aa - ,hn.c,a, n. rrn,yor.;,v nd
.sh;,h' -. .s..asa,. ~ dn'os, zee. ~, say.
a. v.., ...ts,., co,,, sxrel,ont tr,c,s
i.;nc n ,ha Ty;,l.,,, ~ = ! nj ttnra,n yail;e.
< lie, nr,,h... Ianis ,sas IN Mo and Giai IL
~. S.,.,,aa. can..s,,. ..s,;,a ,.i,;,.h 10. In
',rsnasJ y. : notification "a Tho IJr;,ed states
or lanis seioctcd bv tho S,ote far this uur.
nnsn = Th;si i;st v.. ,rtarward. ,ransf.rrad
IS, ,Eaf afo.naon' fs;tv and Once ite,n,roeed
N ;,sl ,ha, I.and h;st,;c, ani ,,sn jonds in
shs' Ra.nh,r. D;.,r;c. h,t tba T.,rJ ot;ec
,hs las,sr'n;s.s;c. was not not;led of The
select;ons pnoda in tbe southern mart! of Tho
S,a,s s;,hsr NJ ,hcss Land ofI;cc. 'na;d
nny attention n The ;ntsrost. Of the s,ate in
these lands and thev were consen,,on,Iy lcf,
onen IN nr;ya,e sntry ~ st;Ii Le,nc nvi,l;e
lands Of the United States.
~ irbcse ilu;yers;tv selcc,;ons pcvcr boy;no
heer a,,,rayad 10 ,ho T.anJ f,ffce IL Cra.on
were cannseoncntIv noycr nre.entcd for an
nrovai a. ,he Gsnsrai Lard Office M Wosb
y s,nn Tn ,ha nean,;mo onr S,.,s .,,hor;
t;cs Maid NO attention wbe,eyer 10 the subject
Ths resnl. has heen ',h., !, n 10 tho time whcn
,ba nrrsent S.o.e NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., ,came INTO
oIE.e. nat !. s;ns,e, acre of ,bi.,l imnortan,
Grant was vcsteI in the State. -
In the meantime nearly ono. e.third of these
lands have been taken by pre- cmption and
hnmostead claimants and railroad corpora
tions, and are lost to the State. leading
branch ot the work now gong on IN the TX.
ecutive once rs ibe examination OF tbe oia
iists of un,yers'ty selections. releasing NIL
iands wh'ch cannot DO heiu ana making hew
se'ectiohs 70 complete the amount due the
stare, ana making thrce set. OF papers IN
cinding .he same. Onc To- be hled IN ih'
Lana once" I" 'no pistr,e, IN which INC innd'
are located, one to be hied ~ the Executive
umce, ana the third to DO transmitted to th'
oenera' hana oince NJ washington. A''e'
,ns appr"sa ot uiese ssteetons, NJ ,he ioca
Land ohice ana ~ tue General Land oEice
taey are noted rs University Lands on th'
pia's oil the United states and therefore the,
are heid as vested IN tue state "t oregon.
THIS WORK has been completed. as to tn
class o, lands located wi'h'n soreg"n !ti'
Land District, except as 10 hnai approval
washington, which VIII probably be soo'
accnmp''shed. i.
NeS. msek, 4 ar; u',,ey, oil Ihe hAecn'.v
aInSs, IN a.. psooe.u '. - 'ens ss - .A ','"
-. .." s"as n.,a,a .n,a at ~ a"s ~: .u
Isads - - ia.s,sa - ,ha pa..,',,r ia,..
| n;s.r;c, ID ,he ,,bois worL ,iii {. nn.b
| al ,hrn,,rh ., . - ..r,y .s,.i,s;on
~ t''ef,'' y :" H"'', ~ee''e'''
sf.1 'SnEsSi1f school LANDS.
The sixteenth and thirty sixth sections il
each townshipof the pnbiic lands of orego
were granted TO the State Tor common schoo
/ purposes; but in case any Of these section
were occupied by bona .fde settlers befor
!ne survey oi me Iahas. me S'see was en'i
= i;.., ~ ,io. .''.,,,,s;J =. IL
,nd 20 ra,;f, ,ba ,,ro,,.. L. al ,1,.s. ,.s H..
- ias,sa II H.. . sE..a.aJ -, -
...,ss g., ~. .,,h,;.. 80 - 80 ~ -
= ,La S,s,a Tps.. -. =, .at...., 80
! s,,sd .sIa.,...:..' Sss,sa - :,
TL~ aa.a.'.-. -. s..'-.,..a !.
| an. ,;,n. hv Go~s,nar G;Ihs - .ho orsr'
c;,x I.nd os,.s nnIv. hm, 80. ,.svo. sr
..c,.i =, Wash;ns,,,, IT, a. a.. y !
~ ,,s..n, .. 20. S,n;,;.,slr,;.s,, s.,..,;,.a
'i, ,b;. s,ass hsd ,..s,, 'nas. - ,ha ~ po..,,r
=. =. .~;,, t.,.sn, !. ,ar;nn;n - 49,. -.
pis., - 20, :. rr;ed ;,,o n,fs., ! nor in ,sn +
was ne. nd D;s,,;c, So ,ha, All ,ss f.
al T,nd. of ,La S,a,n L,,. tc.
v;r,nalIy Iel, nm. elected, while tho yaluaLl
land. which tLs Sta. nigh, have been pos
se.so. If harc t...,, di, -osei Of by the Uni
,ej Sf,,s. - narch...,.. a-,dsrailroad cor,
.nan;es % | nd the Gn,nan school find la
been dimi,,ished at least one hs.. " ifs ratne
the crimirsdl .egtigenee Of Radica.' 06scia3s-
The State has not only iost the opp. tun''
Of locating the best Indemnity lands, hu
the School Fund has lost, for many years
the interest on the moneys, which the land
would have brought bad thoy been sccurec
at the proper time.
se.i ft...F THE SOC. 900 cr.xr.
.5 Mast NJ tb;. er,n, ,,. ,o..,sd .;x
80. -. r., =. 49, - :. =. a
as "na. .-.n ,.S -, .:oo 80 =. ui,s e'as
atit'' VI ''otts sSs0 ~ "bfSb hbu AStatS nus