Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-26
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- 4 ACCESSION withdra vlsR tndsrp-
1sz,iis aIoaq nearly every land
~ --5Ira,d In the Gated States. II
49, - lsss than 5000, ,0Oo acres, as
s1sss,s5 hv me land office authorities.
.ssss i2aNO0 Acres belong 10 the
.ss-1 Pacihc, IN whose limits the
- arosA. like aInoant -
..sS .IenQ the Atlantic d Pacific,
es1 s1aa aIalir the s1eshsrn PscIfie and
1essl aIour the Tgxss Pscltie. Every
80 --snt iu Minnesota Ia affected by
is~;~ian. The railroads have had
....eas and not . little advsrtsge
- .ssintea,snesaf indemnity limits,
y.;rs from settlement large bodies
ss.1 wing parallel 20 their grants.
~ sfssi sas 10 compress ssstisment
..sh,n ths granted lands. aad 30 en-
s.-.~ thsir value. At the same tiOpe
- rzass bayinG grants have oeen 10
< habtt Of ssillng their waiver 10 Ne
s.Ssmaity lands whensver ssttler
- 70 ssttle On tnetn bad enough 20
49, Bssiiss shsse. still other acivan-
- xs,e possible in defsrring tie Sc
- Il sslisar lands. a. they are
s.a-s "a acme cases rich lands have
- IA otlt OF market fer Is years
-, a. clKms OF railroads. Obyi
- thes lad increased a Rreat deal
-. Tna deoision made today. IL
-.s-,s.f.e8. NtH coulpei the railroads
= 49, tnsif leo lands promptly, and
- eliex fbars 10 wait and reject poor
.-sSss a Iar1d Ia their grants and select
:. - AZ 4, ths best In the indemnity
se.aas Il 70 not aniilkely that this 40
- =, tks paEt Of the General Land
Iye.e, siIl erssily stimulate immigra-
ii il aDothar year.
TnT on THA DECIsToa.
Ths foIlovina Is the tsxs of the de-
sslea:
Dsrarsmsns Of the Interior, General
Latd Oaios, Washington, ID. O., Juiy
IA isas. TO Register and ReceiyeT,
usIIa Wslla, Wash. Ter, Gentisusen
On Dsssmber 20, 1884 Guilford Miller
nsss Homestead Entry No. 1856, for
u soattsast quarter section q, town
At is north, range II east. I am now
Il rN,sipt Of the Registers letter Of
Fybfukfy 10, 1886, stating that the laud
/ within the indemnity limits Of the
eg4ut 10 she Northern Paclfic Railroad
13nDshy, and Suggesting that the
Aansaisad entry be Cancelled as having
kseu sirrsneously silosed, the fees and
ssme1issions ref funded and the party be
paniifed 10 make q new entry. This
stzrts.ion appears to be voluntary on
ysef past. Mr.. Miller not being heard
hm. The tract IL within Afty mills Of
u line Of tho Northern Pacific Rail-
md, sueordiuR 20 this map of definite
ssssion fled Ostobsr 4, 1880. IL vas
hfmHly embraced within tbs forts
nls limits Of q withdrawal on map of
Rzsft foutes hlsd March 30, 1872, bat
VII gltside OF those limits upon ad-
izKmsnt 10 map OF definits location
I'D within the limits Of an indemnity
slthdmwai ordered November IL, 1889.
4 ID therefore outside the granted
aaii1s and within the indemnity
lziiia aa now established. The question
z1saQ knder hhis STATE Of facts Is
stxihef q withdrawal of lands within
ntlinies allowed for indemnity selec
ID 4 effective ~ prohibition OF the
1sI<ment and entry OF such lands un-
tee pablo land laiss Of the Uaited
4Ha The at.swer 10 this depends
sx ths Law. The withdrawal was or.
ia& ag the ODlnHissioneF Of the Glen
tnllzita Offioe. Was be authorized
hn<h Withdrawals whioh would pro- |
kI4 lettlsment and entries upon pub |
MIxnds within ahOse limits? IL so, by |
<hAl presisioia og she statutef The |
z7auk 70 the eoupany by act Of July 2, /
ia, ti3 statute afb1 ,Fas for ten and |
twenty aiteFnlIte sectious per mile ON |
escb SIDE Of the road where IL passed |
through States asd Territories, respect /
issly, wherever on the line thereof, the /
United States hive fall sitle not reserv- |
ID, sold, granted. or otherwise appro-
pfsstsd, nnd ffea from redemption, or
oliIeF claims or rights ut the tims said /
read " dehAiisly hxsd, and q pIat |
tbersof fled 10 the Office Of the Com
missiprsf Of The General Land 0filoe.
'rHs nspn<xrry PROVISION
ms tslloEs: /" Add vhsnsyer prior 10
I'D time any ui said sections OF parts
q seeflons shall have been granted,
sole, fsesrx<d. occupied BY homestead /
H5ilefx o. pre- etnptsd or otherwise dis |
peled Of, other lands shall be selected /
~ MID company in lien thereof. under
W. direction ef the Secretary of the In |
Nf1r e Alternate sections. and desi9-
1.hsa ~ ODD numbeFz, not more than |
- miislt beyond the hmits OF said al |
s-ssse neotlonA Ihel act OF May 81, |
~ w statutes. s76), extended these |
91,. tsn miles farther, IN the event |
M oeilsisncles could not be Supplied |
slnin ne nrst tsn miles beyond she |
Nsessd hmitA The ninth and sixth
Nsuoae at tho Ast Of 1854 provided TOR |
alrvey for 70 miIss Ia width on |
- s.lss of tbs entire line of said read |
w. Ne ssneiAl roate sball be hxed, |
NJ e fAss ~ may be required by the |
a<1fassion OF said railroad, aud THAI |
~ ola seetiena OF land hereby |
knt1sed shah nee be liable 10 sale or |
NY of pfe-eniEaion before or after |
~ efa sarseye<i. except by said com. |
M q provided In this ast but ilat |
Esshlnns or the pre- emption aud |
AMa laws ahAll bsa aud the same
esHHf extended 10 all other lands |
- hns OF said road, when saf.
49, Meepting those hereby granted |
- ooUpany." The lands pro. |
" this aeetion 10 be reserved |
&. ~. satFy or pr,pemption were |
- 1913 kranie1 by tile act, namely |
vaain ,sdd-nuuibered sections |
- llfe1cfibad distailce on each side |
- iesa, wthsh, In the Territories, |
-...st miles. No other landa were |
sd fhs disttrlction between |
49, Efs1ted s,id lands from which 10 |
s may he taken 20 Supply de, /
nsssseet et ~ The grant is broadly |
rhn naaTISurtoN
! assn fseqeently drawn IN iadicial |
sSeaA ~ The lands provided ey the |
- sian 10 be reserved froaa sale, |
49, pfs s'nptioa we're the edd
secttona within The primary
49, saled amita and not lands ie ths |
s.s % Indemnity iimits. The
i nssss nfsl hained in the forty naila or |
siS hmiss 90 each aide Of the road |
s.s..- 49, assrlsarias. and ihs lieu Or sse
4 49, '.salis are ten and twenty miles |
rssss. ses granted ltmits. The act |
-, -. tof We fesersasion. as q oar |
.-s,1a .s 81 eranted laiads II did not |
-. - et 4 fsaervailon Of indemnity
q ~. .e express snenlAcn in . statute 1
4 essoa et thing IL the exclusion
i es..ss1 Ihe exprsas reservation OF |
Nn1s sxelRdeA aathofiky for
MN'fsatica " lands net ersnted.
8 ~ ~ ~ hptesaly dssisres What land |
$50 Hesessssl. M ether lands,
kls,. ~ eaaid he reserved. Bas the |
=, 4. tss'ss nos stop VIA thai ieslara-
n III = 1seoAts 10 explicitly declare
81 ~ uft-entnttao asI h-s.s.s.S