, 1886-03-06
IMPORTANT TO SETTLERS.



elite RAIIrONd CsmPaay
Whereas, ia the adjustment OF the
terminal line Of the land grant Of the
Northern Pacific railroad company
u the western terminus Of the cum-
Pletrd road, NJ WMula, In the ter
ritury OF Washington, different lines
have been established at different
times, by the commissioners Of the
grnynl land office, defining the ter
Ihinal limits OF the grant, each and
all nf whirh lines have been located
and fixed since the completion Of the
ro al tn tina point; and
Whereas, certain individuals, be
tween the date Of the siOcailOn Of tine
first terminal line and thai Of The To-
cation ~ the finrl terminal line, pur-
chased, and contracted To purchase,
various tracts Of hand from said
Nrrt prn Pacific railroad company,
which, according to the first term
lnal line, were within the grant Of
binds Wl jtcent to completed road,
and which, accounting Ia the htrr
ndjuslmeRt Uf such terminal limits
by the drwirtme n, trJrthrOwn into
that portion u the gr mt adj tcent to
lthr line Of uncumpleted road; there
fore,
BE It enacted by the senate and
h,luse ui rep eSentativeS Of the
United Sttt's Of America in con-
gre-s ts-pmled,
That whenever lands within the
''genprsl withdrawa OF the North
ern Pacific niilrEd company a,lji-
cent Ia their line Of unrOnpletrd
r,nd, and located between lines
drawn from Wulluli. Washington
territory, To the sIuthw,,st corner Of
the - uthelst quarter Of section five,
township seven north, range thirty
=. ght east, Willamette meridian,
AN from W ilull, Washington ter
ritory, in the ~Outhwest corner Of
the southeast quarter Of section
twelve, township nine north, range
ihirty-s,.ven EAST, Willamette mrr-
iditn, N Ii l,p resumed and restored
lD the United st trt''s, indiVidu, is, or
their heirs nr ,Sigus, who have ac-
quir,.d, In guud faith, land in odd
--ctinn- witTin the above DESERVED
Hiimit sNundpt d-ed, contract or IL
cen'e fhym the Northern Pacific rail-
rad comfy my nude or gwen suisse
qu.nIstu lh,.Numplptiun Of its road
tu Wallult dttS,HCcpptancr by the
prpsid Mt, and prfir to the final ad-
iu.tmenT uf the terminal limits Of
the grant at that point, and suisse
queut to the establishment Of the
tirSt terminal line, shall bp entitled
To purchase such lands from the
UnItrd states ai the rale Of one dol
lar and twenty-five cents per acre,
md receive patents therefor, upon
prOnf before the proper land office
II the facts herein stated: PrOuided,
thai any DeraDp or pepsOns who have
FighIfuliy st'ttlFd OtLany Of the odd
sections Of land herpInhefOre de-
srribed, and impnIved- the same,
other than bands held by deed, Ii
censasOF contract fnpm said Mort hern
Pacific rtilrUid company hy other
individuals ~ hereinbefOre stated,
shall he entitled To enter the same,
under the pre-emptiOn or homestead
laws, in qunntitIes not exceeding
three hundred and twenty ares,
upon proof before the proper land
office OF the facts herein stated, and
payment to the United States Of one
dollar aud twenty-five cents per
arrr PrOUideJl, further, that moth
ing hrrriu ,htll bp construed rs en-
fhrglng or extending In any manner
the grant uf the Northern Pacific
railroad company adjacent to its
line uf contemplated roaC, or other
wise.