Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-21
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ISrEREsrIxG LAND DECISIONS.

Digest of decisions rendered by the
Commissioner If the General Land OF.
zoe and Secretary of the Interior, re-
iatlng TO the public land, prepared and
reported semi monthly for the PosT-
INTRLLIaKNcKR by Tsnkersly 4 Young,
attorneys at Law and practitioners be
fore tho Supreme Court Of the United
States. the Legislative and Executive
Department, in all matters concerning
grants. Indian titles. mines and other
public iands. 0fiies ti37 + street, Wash
ington, d @.
Mosions at trials before X. and X.
should be In writing. tActing Comm'r,
NJ aruh 10, 1885.
I'd. r. and r. have no authority to
change a date or the description Of land
In an entry or ding after IL has been
recorded. (ActinR Csmm'r 10 Inspector
Greene, Jan. 30, 1851
PRE-KATPTroNs.
Where evidence does not show Illegal
ity OF claim or bad faith ct PREF mptor,
his ID. $. should not be cancelled; and
although having once offered his proof,
he may be allowed another opportunity
70 furnish additional proof within stat
utory period. (Blanchard W. Bishop.
Sec'y, March IL, 1851
I'd. Settlement required before filine
ID. 8 bat II made prior 70 Intervention
Of an adverse claim. the defect 10 cured.
A failure, without valid excuse. Of an
adverse claimant 10 present objections
to allowance Of entry on day hxed for
making the final prsof will conclude his
rights. Martin Va. Vernam, Acting
Eecsy, Feb. 2, 1885,
TIMBEn cuLTUKE.
Omission Of claimants poststfice sd-
dress and place Of residence in appliea-
tion oniy an error IN form. and, II cor
reoted and returned, will take effect
from first date received at local offiee.
lBFown vs. Ryas, Acting Sec'y. April |,
1885
I'd. Law requires planting, cultivation
and protection Of speeified number Of
trees, and careiessness In putting the
seedlings in the eroarld and aliowine
them 20 remain without cultivation, suf-
ficieat grounds for eanceling the entry.
mall W. Pulver. Sec'y, Feb. II, ISS5.l
I'd. Affldavif OF contest defective IN
ncs charging continuance OF default Of
entry man up 10 date Of ia fiinR, bui
Is trial vas held without objsctiona, the
siefeel considered as waived. Requisits
number Of acres were not broken ewing
20 error in measuring the land; and e1
partyss esod faith b shown, bis entry will
Be aiiaSed to remain intact. Beck ".
Taylor. Acting eeo'y, Feb. u. iss6.l
STATE sxLscrroSs.
Failure OF b. and n. 70 post . sslec-
ton OF report the same does not invall-
date it, and lands embraced IN sueh
snleptiou a. date Of railroad grant Q
excepted from the grant tstate OF Cal
ffornis W. Central Paciae 4. \. o.,
Comm'r. March !. iss6.l
suHxExs.
Error In original survey sufficient rsa-
sun for directing resurvey. III parfs
Jnndon a al.. Ses'y. March 10 isss.l
An IxrKKxsrrxa PERsoskL- fol-
iewins h taken from the Helena Iade-
p<.dsmf q April lsshs ~Hoa. ]. Lnstrell
Mcrphy. eousspondest Of Tie Taeozna
Dails Nssfs, and Mr.. + A. 1horndike
srnselina onrveepondrut Of the soetSis
EwsknN Heruia and Nerafsg Casi
s.oppea oses yesterday 70 vieg cur czfs
~ visit friends. judge Murphy wsf
formerly an Associate Juskise Of The S1
nrrn,s Goart Of Mentnna and h row onl
cf the most popnisr legal iuminsriee 81
Washinzton- Mr.. Thorndiks is ex-Cnl
Marshal Of seattle and now hss eherxl
Al cre sf its leadiDa hotsiz. Both ol
tkees csslslemsn are On thsir way 20 New
Vnrk. husaun. Nee Orleans Exp0sisi@ai
.ra o<ker pcinfs Eazt- Il would be ~
s.rrssfna = know Il these fellows ~
trsvsline on free pezsee granted % -
ssrrne<h a. the Rspers t1ey are guppae
~ a resrssruf. Pzrticniarly interest
ir0 wouia khis be in tzs case Of Thorn
ar nna ~ imaxiu2ry Errsias Hsrais
and Kesni3e c9s.