Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-28
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10 seosions or $500 acres pr mile. Al
pdd sections Of land embraced within
usrju 50 miles wids--40 miles on ssen
IA az lis line Of rzilrosd--to which
he United States Governmeut had fuii
Iitle. when the map Of location required
s. de- granting act was filed BY the
railroad company, are hsld thereafter
nj open to horssstssd or pse-ennps'on
.e4t,emeut nor 70 sale By the United
states, but subject 70 the claim OF inc
Northern Pacific on compilation o. "
chartered linz Of railroad
To SECURE 10 the railroad company the
full acreage Of iss grant, 70 Wit $500
acres per linsal mile Of lie railroad. OF
n other words 70 make good to tbs
eompany any shortage that might exist.
ON aooount Of isnds within said 20 miis
strip having been acquired BY private
parties prior 70 shs Ming Of is map y
the railroad company and the WIN.
arawaI Of lands from sale By the United
states. Congress set apart two strips OF
land each 10 miles vide, on tho ontssds
and adjoining the 40-mile strip on each
hide Of It's linz of road--thas 10 70 say
\ strip 10 miles wide on shs north side
and strip 10 milss wids on the south
aide of the s0-miis strip covered by rs
erAns---as lieu or indemnity lands THIS
grant was made for the sole purpose OF
making good to the ooinpany any sossss
sustained within tho area OF its main
grant.
The report Of Charles b. Lanborn.
land Commissioner Of the Northern Pa
clio Railroad Company, Is lying bsfoFs
"a. From II We learn that prior to june
80. 1883, less than 1900 acres Of land
in this Territory, embraced within the
llmits Of the main or s0.miis grant, had
bseu selected by the company and GER
TIED 10 II by the United States. and thai
pr,or 70 that date NOT aa acre embraced
within the 2O-mils or indemnity grant
had been 90 selected and certified
Daring the year ending June 30. iF64
however, while bat about 5000 addition
Al acres within the so-miIe strip were
sslsotsd and certified 10 the company
i6e.ls3 acres embraced within the ~
mile indemnity grant were selected and
certified as aforesaid. That is TO say
that whereas up TO June 30, 1884, th'
company had selected and had certifiet
10 Il by the United States l4,66s acres
Of its main grant within this Territory
Il last year selected In place Of lands !
claims 10 be unable 10 obtain within th'
limits Of lis main grant, 10000 acre'
outside thereof.
This disproportion 10 remarkable, bu
Ia explained by the fact that under
ruling Of the Interior Department thu
company has been permitted 10 selee'
and secure from the Government oertl
fieates for this large area of lands out
side its grant, without being required
70 make proof Of Losses inside the limit
thereof. In other words, without show
ing che tract or section whereof, or 10
caiity wherein, by reason OF prior set
tlement, the company has. within th'
limits Of its main grant, been unable 4
claim title. Il has been permitted to ~
outside the grant. and TO select and Oh
tain certificates for an enormous area o.
public land.
Much of the land embraced within
these 10 mile strips, has boon settlet
within the past few years. by persons
who thought themselves secure beoauss
they were outside the limits of the mair
grant. Such persons hive improved
their holdings, and awaited the TIME
when the land should be thrown open Il
entry as other public land, knowing
that the amount Of losses actually sus
tanned by the company within the gram
opposite their farms could be easil,
aae " ,rsa sS als 49, -
.A $50 ~ ~ - e.
..o.l ,'A 'ss'k " '.e4s sA'' = lAs
.a"' wy '''''e1 '.'. - -
and homesteads, and now demands pay
n'sn' .o' sue'n' ao' =. oo'esA.1e s
pi'0es' D.s ~ 'a'e' aAou " 'as aPp'a''
s's sse company, ~ 'a'' 'as' va
'a1s pay .ne sa'io"u 0ps .a'
se'.s' s'. " 'Ae 's"s' Aa3e 'a'1.o'e
W 'us'. '"ooi a'a ''"p'o'eA'ea's' sne'
must suoin'ss 20 oes'eoseu''nus' 'ose .ne'i
no.nes' ihese arc s'h' snousanus vi
snese settlers VINO 90 not ye' KNOW
whether or NOS 1neif iahds nave oeen' Oh
VIII 90 CLAIMED py tnis company. iheN
live In state Of unrest and are despond
ant Thev dare not iuprove THAR hsld.
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'nke' An""'nk suas sno"'o 'a'y ~
claimed by the railroad company, every
dollar expended must be duplicated in
..,.., =. ia .nmun, "a A. =,
pas'"sns " $3.50 ".~
they will be actually compelled 70 pay
an additional price for their farms pro
poy,;opa,s IN tina amann, NJ ,ahor and
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Improvements paaces 'nefcon.