The Red Cloud chief., 1885-10-16

had comp. 81 with no portion - n"
term re aired IN The grant and that
uu-i tEeF did % tA"y could aaye no
lea. or U'ahic rights thereto. Ihcy
lad de- y 4. however. q" obtain the
land, w.:tau. compiling with 20" '"rU4-
o: tr vra-:. and t.".- poe, rss 10
iarra-s ia" - :--r- Uy threat. ami u
every WAY possible 10 mott them -
~.cn acts u O.cuce - would bTu.
tacru "A conflict with ine State or 10 =.
authorities. while thc o.hcer~ 81 the
company stood ready q apu.--" ans
pubic sent mout tina: WI-Ht b. -.rrcl
up a-aius, them~"lye- ay asserting t8"lr
readiness 10 submit 70 arbitration o.
the decision Of the courts. ana Il was
in pursuance Of This policy INA, they
made no mined at attempts - eH:Orce
the ? order to pay u Vacat"-
" acu Z b.c4In" evident that tney
we've to 5r forced into q long and eN-
u.usIyc contest in de'cn-. 81 Iher
homes, the settlers had formed them
,..Fc, into q league, Tor the purpp-. II
employing cOun-c! and taking whatever
other s'..e w"r" possible Tor the pro-
lection 81 heir right. An aVlca! Wa
made - . II Browning. then NecI"-
iary 81 the Interior. a. " Washington. for
his decision regarding the ella HIS .; the
company and # the -~-ttler-. Mr.
Browning examined I - mater careful
iv. listened patiently 10 the arguments
81 Tn. attorney, If the railroad com
pany and decided that the company
had not built their road upon IN" Inc
specified IN their charter, but had III
stead built one hundred and ii'g miles
distant from tha. line. where they had
no authority for luild!ng. and cousc-
g]ucully could lave no possible claim 10
any portion oi ID" grant Il the same
tina; he rendered tn, decision Secretary
browning ordered The Land Comm
sipncrs 10 consider the lands III ,ail-
iurnii claimed To- the railroad company
uprncllur settlement, and oai.uw those
cl.imng them under the homestead
and prescription laws 10 prove up and
Obtain their patents from the Govern
mrn--
This decision Wa received by tn"
-~ctIicrs Il; the Slough with clad and
grateful. hearts. |, secured them IN
tnr.r natural and acquired right. and
was accepted - proc, that the authOrl-
ties al " uvion were beyond the
power Of The CORFU Oni>t,. and that
the General Government would conllu-
uc TO ~r">lcc; The rights al the humDlest
of her citizens equally with those OF the
wealthy and powerful.
NIh their love Tor and pride in Their
country and II, In~tliut ons strength
cu"d by the justice Of th~ dcc!s on OF
one of IL officials. those who Were i'll a
cond ton To do So at once prepared
their papers Tor proving up, but before
they could cur Their palcn; from the
Government word came that Mr..
Browning had Withdrawn the lands
from market and that they would not
bc permitted l. receive their patent un-
I'll further notice.
The cause O: this action on the part
OF the Secretary Of the Interior Was tn.
receipt Of a request from Il prominent
| politician. who Wa, a Ma or-rcneral IN
IN" Union army whom The "a irOdd
| COMPANY had induced to iuIcrcc e for
| hem. asking that further opportunity
of presenting evidence 10 show that
they were entitled to tn" land in guc>-
| l.'bB q" -Ah'i A.'ihr "AN - ''N -
! trick Of the con~p!ratOrs 70 Obtain time,
! prevent tn" settlers from at once rccclv-
lng their deeds from the Government.
and give themselves opportunity 70
! learn whore AN influence could tc found
or purchased sufficiently powerful to
secure 4 permanent reversal OF The de
ciSion o. the >c~Crciary. The frc-idcn-
tai campaign was coming on and they
hoped tor a change % Somc Kind that
would enable them 10 accomplish their
dishonest purposes.
The settlers. although anxious and
uneasy III their minds, believed that tine
Government would ultimately deal just
Is with them. tended their orchard and
VINEYARDS a usual, and added new fields
"a the territory already irr gated.
The election came and passed. Gen
crIl Gran, WAS elected President and
j.. II. Cox. oi OHIO. wa~ made Secretary
of the Interior IN place of Mr.. Brown
inc.
TO Nr. Cox IN" officer OF The railroad
company applied for a favorable dccI~-
ion upon their right 10 the land, in
question. bringing every in.iucuc" pos
= hlc 10 induce him 10 do 50. tut with
ont >uccc,S. MIR Cox decided A. Mr..
browning had done. that the company
had no r.rnt whatever Ia the land. and
ordered Il aCl!n opened 10 presumption
and homestead. and thu does ON WAS
sustained 10y the Attorney-Gcncral of
the United States, Hon. Charles Dew
ans.
Il j probable that the lead nc con
" II 4
mad anticipated the nature of the de-
ci~ion and decided in advance upon
their course of action. Bv means which
NAV sometime, uc better known 10 :he
publ & than n present. tncN procured
the introduction into the United States
Senate of a jont rc~olu; on author.z NJ
the railroad company 10 build lis road
a. near n NAV be on the ne >pcCi-
ned IN the charter from the State of
Cal foruia. ami providing ; 4: when the
road should toe built IN compliance in
other respects with the law making the
grant az lands. the Secretary OF the In
terror should cause patents for The same
20 he issued TO the company. - press
" >ayInC and rcscrying the rights OF
actual settlers.
Ih4> If>piitloN WIS REFERRED 70 the
Senate Committee on Pac Tic Railroads
whose chairman was friendly II the
road. and VINO immcd a:cly wrote la
Secretary Cox. suggesting that h.
withdraw his orier permitting the
settlers 10 prove up or their ella M, UNI
Ill the committee could report. and
he >cnate and House act upon the
resolution.
Mr.. Cox complied with the re-
9ueS;. again Withdrew the lands from
market and again the Music Slough
settlers Were refused permission 20 pre-
sent their p%roVinu-up papers and re-