The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-05-26
Notice Of Petition - Appropriate
Lands.
Territory Of Washington, q.

Territory of Washington, l..
County Of Skamania.
In Justice Court Of Cascade Precinct, Jos.
eph Goodhart, Justice.
To the Oregon Railway 4 Navigation CON-
pany and TO the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company:
You and each of you are hereby notified
that the Portage Railway Company has herein
on the 9th day Of April, A. ID. 1881 under the
the Act Of the Legislative Assembly Of the
Territory Of Washington, entitled IAN Act
to Provide for the Formation OF Corpora.
tions," approved Nov. 18th, 1879, duly filed its
petition to appropriate TO its use for right
Of way for a railroad and for other purposes
connected Herewith, certain lands In said
county of Skamania and Territory OF Wash-
ington, in which you are alleged to have or
claim some title or interest, which petition
will come on to be heard before me ct my ONCE
AT the lower Cascades in said County Of SKA
mania, on
Friday. the 2Oth day Of May. A. d. 1891.
At one o'clock in the afternoon OF said day.
The premises therein sought to be apprOpfi.
ated are more particularly bounded and de-
scrbed as parts or portions OF the Donation
Land Claims of Daniel +. Bradford and wife
and Of Francis \. Chenoweth and wife, com
mencing at point at low water line OF the
Columbia river, distant eight hundred feet In
u
corner of the Chenoweth Donation Claim aud
running thence in an easterly direction along
said low water line to point where u 10 In
tersected by the eastern boundary OF said claim
continued TO low water line; thence north
westerly following said eastern boundary
line one hundred feet; thence westerly and
following high water line 70 point distant
one hundred feet north. west Of place OF be.
ginning; thence south east one hundred feet
TO place OF beginning, all being In Section H.
Town north, Range east. Also cnminenc
ing where high water line of Columbia river
intersects the eastern boundary Of the above
described tract of land and running north
"A degrees east $50 feet; thence north 81 deg.
30 min. east 800 feet thence north 10 degrees
east 1900 feet thence north 10 deg. east 80
feet thence north deg east $50 feet: thence
north 81 deg. west $50 feet; thence north 70
deg. west $40 feet; thence north - deg. vest
$50 feet to post marked x, placed on. the
northeastern end Of the uppermoet o. two
small islands al the head Of the Cascades; .
tract Of land 40 feet In width along the shove
described lines (vix: 70 feet on each aide q
the lines); also commencing ct point dis
tant 100 feet In direction Of north 70 deg.
east from the post marked X above referred
to and running south As deg. east ~ feet;
thence south 20 deg: vest 36O feet; sn.nes
deg. east $50 feet; thence south - deg. east
100 feet to the place Of beginning. :.
1t being understood that whenever the
land above described approaches 20 nearly -
the railroad now owned and used BY the Co.
cade Railroad Company that the railroad
be laid thereon without Interfering with eal1
present railroad track Of said Cascade RAIL-
road Company or with IL use, then the cen.
ter line Of said 10 foot "trip shall defect -.
wards the Columbia river leaving and return.
Ing to the limo specified BY suitable curves.
And reference Is hereby made 10 said poe1.
ton for more full end particular descriptlea
Of said lands and Of the uses for which ~
same is sought u Be appropriated.
The object Of said petition ID TO cause ~
damages which the o y. Of said !aads ~
came o. aforesaid, 10 be determiaeA "a =.
sessed - By law provided.
JOSEPH 0OODHAHT,
Justice Of the Psace 10 aod ~
~ county q o&Amon1A