, 1875-07-13
History of the Valentine Scrip
upon Which 1t Is Based.
la Many Advantages Which Other
Issues Do Not POSSESS,
Inc ES'Commtssioner's Action in The
prelniscs Severely Criticised.
What Is Expected to Be Gained bv q
Contest at Law.

%'>A" cA"Sp 'idh ueeu privately A1Ylauu of ihn
purpose Ut WllIii Urumlnpud ex.Cotnn;sxo,,.
uf tho Land t,0irc IN ohtoin noa,o..io., -, ~
l.,1 ,,,o,, ,.,,t.,, ~. 1,,,es ro.oo,e'" =, 'ae
vn snsea ,ne 4n'noss Iohssal Depot and
tres hayo been nnle by Drunmoud, tho record
will not reach Washington Until carly In An.
guet. wbon lin rcv,,lsr no,tlly ,an-r,u ~, -.
recoivaa ~. vs;e...,. 49,. j.; ''pp' 's WI w
Ao's"a' 4n0 '@'o"''he sc1'p W "hlca bfud-
mond has commerccd proceedings to obtain
title to this valuable tract, has peculiar hihtory
Valentino owned . yalta ,lo tnucl,e in Cali
foruia. Throuyh tame mi ,tata ~ t,,o f,a,n,a.
.,' '.''' - 10 "''''."i
1taaa o"co' tuo s"F'eI OF TINS rancho WA sold
anu Valentine Illegally diyes:e3 II lis title.
lie came to Congress, but Was nat succe .stu till
1879, when Congress- passed a general Iaw nbrh
r,..'.:s 'o' 'no autu' u"ust "n'cu .ae
'a'e"''no eeflp ~A&- lsauea. lnia 10" presented
1neaus By which Valentine might OF tain redrehs,
through tic California Court. and nlso gayc
him at, oyt,on In Iocota the arr{n ,,ror n,v m,
o,,utic,i ,na .s',,,e eI. a ~ =,
1.;E, eHhPp."pi'aseo pno'e' ena VI tao
o"''so 9'aied' "heshoF thoho Iands were suF-
sn5ea or uuhurrerod. Valentine took advantage
o. thit o''taoh. Tho clause of tho law
undar which he made Its election is this:
And In lin thereof the cllrant os hls legal reprt-
Feoatlver may telc't. Ad shall In allowed patents for
~ sluaa 4"ati;y q t!'v unne ite! md nnaprrnprl-
nI J., I,e t. .!us M ~ 'ne 1hea s:4srs. not mineral.
Tor In tno i III IT, .1am "a .n.;''esoas pro'idsd
ruv v..,,,, ~ r,,,a
,rn;, tMs sAi.. + of THE schsp :" L.sn-anARKe.
,.a,rs s.. ..a..nu t.'o. ~ .'ls oel4p Fess
!, ,,;, ~, ,,i. s -; u,o' ~ osuet nc1!". aS
f n,s,,,r re~cd iami y n e ~, ~ 'iaso faesH
in,tar.of. ~ ss,," .,d ot.a tunT pecotnef
tran, d,,,,r ."s.,,aau n"a notus iahneAa1G' OK
.n,nsinoI l.. ~ ". ~ orptehslon. mas
fiaea ~, =" a'nluhes st.sa!n u tne Lana
N, an .'' er,e,'siro e"Ee .s.,n ~ tn's serap
s,,;nst tho r1t;a,. ~ a., ni1 - n"s p'en
i,nrn s,,c Icsiat ~, si,,;i.s s. uie' 10
"a. at,nmnteI Iast m,,,nr hr, ,
Yatsnt;us .ce,n " |ov Ea,a srens 1u."sess nv
s,1o,,,'. =, r. npo ~; no"a'ei, "ah insueo tG tne
E.'a,,t;ro - =" 80 s.a 10 ~" iot 7a'n ~ " "
nn, scrn n 10 a.n,o - I''s o., ~ ~ -; -. St].p
.. t.t ... - - ~ no1Ao - tAla ee''F "H'cn e1-
~, IL - a.a1o.u a.! ' '.'us. naFe oI!a1neo
a,,t;r ~ -; ~ fr. ,i ~ e"J .a1t Lt"ntaot'' 1 naH pe
thc t;to ~ tho fi,,o,s r,,,p. usese -,
nrir n",.Io 4''1oe' eea'4~' F'ops''5 eoa'a
WY ~ n,r,,s,,, NJ. ,,,,1-a ,,.a
as Conn,asin,,nr of thn nu ~ i,';n 1tS VI f'G
n.;ttn 49,. 49, 1'. ~ s ..1ua o!neI. H'As Hnu
1rass ~. s,ac.1 ~ aaua ~ " a Nv pai i."e's ooa-
tslcrks t., mare .,s. ~ a,y L,ar ia,a n,t, .et
mas h"~o an-,r"a -; - ~ IL TT.1os.u T.'.s. VIZ" taes
~" ,anoH, ,r,t,., ~ tno lor tneI
thns h.,.n =. H. p3.a'd ~ w. see'n "itet
wh;, nj ,rovant r,is ~ mt,,.1,a .us.u 70 ~ ~"
n,ss,n,r t-.',,, ,,,n; "e i. . eA.su- .3i
NV T.o nsn..u. s. ~ opet a. ~, o. t1sl1
i.n, n.;s.r cuuuhshtoss ! ~ ~ neh"1a!
So. o.es @ -" I ~ oo'ln u!ue uteu au'iseu tnat
ocs,,,,,t' %, o,"e s uaaae ~ uus. tno F1csent
u.a ~ ,xn ,sr.,, trar,. H. ,aa+ 'A'u t,,s.4 m.It
i,,ro,nv eo 'o~'' ~ AoA| At1+Aeo'"to
'oe''N''' orur, r, o,.,v,, nno,rn
r.,.,;.n,. ~. ~; en.n .', 'A. ."... -,
c!a'niants aud ~ To- III. clai,nsu,s to ,no Nn,rny
Mc(,onnan trscs m tI,a Enrth Irsur,, ~ ~,
lineage N1set. nearly opposite tho Illinois
Central property. Recent investigation al the
ions Of sno casnt 1 to the S tus scles IN the
Murray sIcCounelI tract arc much better founded
than lss been supposed, and thst contest may
fsu ~, tae !.esens o"Gvis cons'aafape trouble.