The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-03-31
LAND A FRAUDS.
How the Settler Has Been robbed
by the Railroad MonOPOlics.


day morning deyotes two pages to a
full statement as to tho methods by
which the best public domain of the
United States is being lost, stolen and
surrendered. The Tribune charges
that the land set apart for homes for
families has been made into empires
for corporations. In the story recited
every element of human fault and
fraud will be zen to have been at
work OF spoilation OF the land of the
people. Congress has been eXtrava-
giant and has failed to act when part
of the results of its extravaganza
might have been saved. The Land
Office has been inadequately equipped
10y Congress and has, on its own ac-
count, been careless, dishonest and
traitOrous to the interests OF the peo-
pie. 1t has been wax in the hands oil
the great railroad corporations, but
double-edged steel in the side OF the
poor settlers. 1t has overturned de-
cisions of the Supreme Court and null
lifted the action Of Congress to betray
it's trust and enrich the railroads, but
has refused even to exercise its discre-
ton when The home of the settler,
held by a righteous title, was to be
confiscated ut the demand OF corpora
ton greed. Tabular statements are
published supporting every charge
Henry d. Lloyd, editorial writer of
the Tribune.
MILLIONS OF ACRES GIVEN AWAY.
The following are among the details
OF fraud gwen IN this exhaustive 2rLI-
Gle: No document SO important has
been issued at Washington since the
Credit Mobiler report as the statements
made To the Supreme Court by the
Senate Committee on Public Lands
In the report submitted by Senator
Van Wyck, recommending the bill
To compel railroads To pay taxes on
tAACAA 1AihSs 4ko COtFlOA "a w LilO
titles Of railroads and settlers TO lands,
like those of a ~eathercock, have
pointed the way the corporation blew
It's breath. Otthe puo,ic domain 545,-
O00, 900 acres have been disposed OF
by railroad grants, cash sales of land
grants, land bounties for schools and
colleges, timber culture, etc. Besides
this, various amounts have been dis
posed of under special acts OF the Pub
lie Land Commission. The estimated
area of public lands remaining the
property OF the Government June 80,
1880, Is l,273, 946, 43S acres. From
this area UNEMPLOYED Alaska is to be
deducted. In considering the land
grant question there must also be
taken out l57 ,00O, 900 acres for Indian
and military reservations, $4,000, 900
for private land claims and IL, $50, $50
acres unsurveyed in Indian Territory.
This leaves, in round numbers, only
CSC, 600, 900 acres 10 be disposed of by
the Government. OF this the Com
mission estimated that the railroad
corporations will take 10000, 900
more and a recent calculation pats
the amount at l25, O00, 900 acres. AS
the Commission estimates the quanti-
ty of land as useless for agriculture
and devoid of timber, mineral or wa
ter at over &c., 600, 900 acres, 1t will be
seen that the public domain has been
whitfield down TO a small fraction of
what it vas Taking out Immigrant
reservations, bad land, etc., the Com
mission stated there remained OF land
with timber, coal and minerals and
that was arabic and irrigable 229, $780,
900 acres. OF this 10000, 900 acres
are in the South, but the amount of
arabic public lands in the Western
States and Territories was only 49,
900, 600 acres and hat amount has
since been greatly lessened by settle
ment.
GRANTs IN THE ACIFIc STATES.
The following shows the estimated
area OF grants of lands made by Con-
gress in the Pacific States and Terri
tories to corporations from 1850 to
June 80, 1880: In California, $685.
900 acres; Oregon, $500, 900; Nevada,
1900, 600; Washington, IL, zoe, 900;
Utah, 1850, 900; New Mexico, IL $780,
600; Arizona, 1876, 600, 900; Wyoming,
$500, 900; Dakota, 5000, 900; Montana,
1000, 000-showing a total, including
the Southern and Mississippi valley
States of 1874, 067, 553 acres. This estl-
mate Is for the quantity OF land which
will DO given by the United States to