St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-09-12

thereof company direction the Secretary Of
mRe and not including the reserved numbers The italics are
Section 70 provides that
company within after the this shall
the route Of its said as be- and s4
aa h nn WthS forty @e on each @ sd
be- Withdrawn from premp private entry and SALE
provision the act directing the withdrawal of
granted the Backbone Company
Texas Pacfcn California that provides
that:
d sB 5 sss
terms II the ana me as M for ap
Under provisions
all the public lands not otherwise disposed
to presumption and homesteaden entry.
That the granted lands within the twenty limits
presumption homestead the time the of the
definitely fixed"
Sd That there was no limitation upon the right of such entries
4th grantee merely float indemnity
therein lieu only those odd sections
lost it, the mile limit by of their disposal
at time OF the definite location of the
5t That there authority for the withdrawal land
within indemnity limits, and finally
occupied premptors,
from the granted
This last point has been expressly decided See ruling of
Commissioner Office Railroad Division R
Los Angeles, CALI Bratton t Ry Co June
N B. Braon and
Flynn late ruling Commissioner Sparks Miller
vs. n P Ry Co.. June Il, 1885, as TO indemnity lands
scrutiny the law and challenge the
They absolutely conclusive against the pretenons the
the Settlers the definite location of the road
Letme State few facts, am fully prepared to verify
attention
Land Office in withdrawing the land market
following
both precisely similar
they refer divisions of the road
Here it is in full:
UNITED STATES LAMP N2. GPEEess D. g, !
REGISTER RECEIVER, New Orleans La:
Genene-By act 1871 U Vol page 59 2
s
way Of to connect with the Texas Pacific Kaoad
A sss @ $Ssr Is
hH ePss
@ Rs 5s 19 7sd
@ edmnan ner 6 san o e seera e
@ , that 70 the 55 with
withdraw further entry
secon @ % i per Se
Nne nas fS eea made prior to this
viii hold their lands the price should
entries be cancelled for ether the lands will be-
his no seetos limits
receipt BY You Immediately
'n a Cd 's receipt very Willis DRuNMoND Commissioners
examine Note that the provisions
protecting settlers definite quot
ed and then look the sweeping terms of the closing order
entry
within the twenty mile but within the indemnity limits
Immediately closed the settler From that day this they
sealed against him
More than eleven after this years
pleon the road the
fixed the date Of the definite of road
Not until October
then only actual
2d 1885, See Commissioners ruling of that date by letter Wheok
One other facts ubiquitous wrong practced upon
settlers becomes fully Many applied
ter their homeseads while Others others
the repeated failures those who made applications
applications eherkept the land
General Land Office least majority
the New Orleans Pacific Railroad Company allowed without
these settlers and without objection Register
selections of almost they occupy
the many
land not granedthey claim thousands would have
world believe they the friends the settlers
They insist that faith they promised the settlers
that they fully under the Robertson Blanchard
they carry agreement
good faith
Their the wilderness
not destroy but save the day deerance
Come unto settlers oers of the fields
give 81 am the the life and the truth"
promised per they
Who wouldn't his
it'll At that each homestead
handsome oreaze otof
promised sell that
price. IT'S the Of spectators sell their victims
they have agreed fifty than the gov
charges for its land within believe this