, 1873-02-22

NGr1 ntfnnt nf1f11t l1f1(iO COYGfGu ly iOnG6tGht1
claims; for tho roason TINT therc wore no suo1,
claims, as tho homestead Inv had not then
psBEpd, but tho railrona ErNnts passed since |
tho dato OF tho Homestead net resorVo 1anda
subject to honloBtond c1Ailnh III itko manner
with Ihoge subject to pre.csnption claims.
Many OF tho roadb under tho g1antn passed Prior
to tho Homotsoad law have 5eon iooatoa hlhee
tlo passage OF that law ana, consequently ~
tho timo tue linos wore definitely hxoa,
HOMESTEAD onA1ats WERE PENDING
to numorotB tractH Within tho hmita o. tno
grants. Ilo ConmisHionor mas lnstTuotca tllo
local officers In Minneaota, and porhaps o!aa-
whoro, that ouch lands aro not exooptod from
lands eoverod ~ homosteaA olaImn. True, hp
has 90 tar limited hls inst1iehons on thls point
to abandoned homeatoaa oia1ms bnt tho Eroond
upon Which 10 Dasoh nis eonstrnetion-t1at no
restoration ID mado q honaohtona caimn-wontl
equally give to Railroad Companies homestead |
iands not abnndonou. ,-..
Each OF thoHo grants excerpts from 1ts opera.
ton lands covered by, presumption clame, md It
would 'be doing no Tiolonco to Language to trent |
q ahonostead ,--..--..- --..
ian a PRr;;rH1uT1nN, nrAn. /
sor eio nalpose ~ aan's.oLns aes sao s'a,ns w.,
a aMd @f ~ ar s =, n W
.aTn 4 ~ a ~ me nna ~
tt,a rt IL ~ ia Il, otar
rr,t L. ~, W r1sr II
prcforrra +rreI,aanr ~ ~ 1;rost,d r,s~t;tw -
novorn,nont iani nt tia minimum rrfca NJ wh,cl,
tho Government % soils ita iand, upon tho &c consid
y ie9'saeo . .nn na ea ~ nn1 noo-
emntton scttior md n eyorv a1,|,stantio1 aepao
1aa n nro.cmnfion nd veil M hnrnostonil riaht'
hi 1,arc na Il aids | to Iaai1roaI romnanv IT,
Gn,nm;sa;ioner M ~ ''@'' 49, ''1@ 0'e'"'' s"'
"S1N4'S1e
l. -, ADnEhEa rENg1H1AolousLY II 1
~ ZIG tee9nlcal lettof o. Tue sraut, Rtu lnhlsIa
that no Las no power 10 lhtorpolate words
thoao ho anda there.
30 Ihefo arc other points o. the erouaE Of snno
"Thlrd, !" tho Rallroa1 Company arc allowed to
npply lot ananaoneo lana Hlshln tne nnhss OF
tnolf grant when waa enn}eot 70 h9mostena M or
+ presumption claims ct tho time tho Line Of the
road becamo definitely fixed. But they must
prove that the original entry Was frauduiont n
| It's inception, which, undor tho Commissioners
ruling, would rendor 1t void a6 in5to, rs not be-
tng d claim within the meaning 81 tho statnto.
i They hro permitted to tile proofa, Or to hnvo
and, II the evidence .-..-....
| =. aAT1sF1Es THE LooA1 oFF1oEas,
tho Company may take tho land: 1smatfeIS not
| what tho facta may TO-, IT wil! 10 no
difficult affair TO make the evidence satisfactory
to tho local oihoors Tor, ns arule, thoy aro tho
Creatures Of tho Railroad gompamaos. u le upon
ezpare evidence that the LEGAL oflicsrs arc direct
id to allow tho claim Of tho railroad. The sct-
tier who abandoned the land has removed 70
distant locality, or, II in the Immediate neigh.
borhood, Inns no interest in tho question to con-
No ono appearing to contoat tic, claim Of tho
raiiroad, The local officers may play Into" t1eir
hauds without fear. and tlo caso is decided With
out evon tho form Of hearinG,--the Govern
mont being stripped Of Tho character OF defond-
belongs to It in oil such caaos.
But whnt aro the Instructions
WHERE An 1snN1nuAh
applies to cnter lands Of this claraeter undor
tie law as Interpreted by Mr. Delano !? As aoon
in paragraph "Fourth, tho local officers are re-
quired" When any person eppliea to entor q
tract Of such lands claiming tue right 90 TO = 90
by reason OF such prior Abandoned claim, /" to
order hearing, notifying tue Aallroad Com.
pany, ns VOL aa tho presumption or homestead
claimant" The porn1cious rullng thata clam 1
: i,sitio, gives to the Company all lands covered
, by such claims, upon theT nlinG aanstaososy
proof j; but why they shonld 20 thus invited, ~
formal notice Of tho comsslonGt' S ~ nso t4. eq ~,
foat Dos"eon t ror "nd ontrv ~. ~ ghie
] noi the slightest charge ell hau Deea nlea'M -
maue paftiea IN lntoIoat VITA 'Ie pta!iesS ~! =,
rights aro IN nowiso involved. ,.-is question nm
) cannot bc truly answered. to tho credit of Mr.
: Dolano. The onaot Of this paragraph WILL oe
TINT -
i,,a onon.S SoT r AN Aonn enan,,on and 'bome
ntoad entry, " tho ruling Of the Secretary eai
DO obtained by tho nettloy; 70 viii lnyarlaDl
bo defeated By tho railroad. It wa9 well know
to the Secretary When ho e tMe e1tc'1r fc y
euas sAt1 HNa ~ - =. -. - Ta,t -, s. toni
snt ss1s Ss sao would ds throw the Wight Of powerful
corporation that would overcome With reaistles
d force tho weak efforts Of the settera, no matto
t how we'll founded II justice .and !G'
Z their Claims might BE-. experience nus tausA
? these oppressed people many severe lesson
!. against modelling with lands which their lordl
noghbors want, even where tue f9rmer @ hnvo t, g
:. tho right and the latter none. L haq taugh
II them fbnt notice Of. contest With = Railtoa
1t Company hoforo the local Land othcers Is III
!. suro herald Of
. VICTORY Fon TuAr COMPANY,
!. In contempt OF the merits OF tue easoi ana tna
Il it ID in vain they appeai from tho decision OF tn
q local officers and tho Comlnisaionor to tue aeere
taly OF the Interior. n.
But the circular throws other nhntaoea IN ~ n
. why OF the sottler upon his application for Ian
II of thia class. Under the fourth Requirement 7
" tho local oicers arc to publlsl, notice 81 IT,
- | cpptoat. And further along wo tlna that = Ee
to ties initiating contest must make provision !;
Ae1fegus tho hotIs5p aIap'nz'a rna' 'n8 pu
Dr IS usELEss,
:, md manifcstly intended to work m addition