Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-05-14
Indian War Claims.

Oregon introduced - hi'i hpirupil-
ntng - u0o OoO To- pay the Indian
depreciation claims winch have been
heretofore filed and Investigated un-
der the direction ~ the Secretary OF
tho Interior and reported 10y him to
Congress. IN pursuance OF the laws
~ Congress and IN accordance with
Tho rules md regulations prescribed
hy III SECRETARY Of the Inferior.
Following IL list 81 all claimants
IN Washington Territory. The name
of the claimant Is given, his post
Office address at the time OF filing
his claim. the nature Of the depreda-
ton aud the year IN which 1t oc
CURED, IN some instances followed
by tho action taken thereon by the
department la many instances
whore there in no explanatory words
II IL understood that the department
has not yet acted on the claim.
From tho report. however, it is not
at all times clear what is the present
status Of a claim:
Daniel H. Lane. house, contents,
etc, by Indians IN 1856, 81 ,764
Brooke, Bomford n Co, Waiilatpu,
buildings. stock. otc.. by Oregon In
dams in 1886 q, $50, ,97s II; claim
returned 10 attorneys. J. NJ. Find
ley. Sksnan county. oxen and
horses stolen in 1855, S7l5; George
i. Fry. same county. ono OK stolen
in samo year, 500: Louis o. Meri.
latt. King county. stock stolen in
1856. si33; James OFlynn, Lewis
county. marc and colt in 80, slO3;
A. =. Maple. house and goods in
80, 81 ,G73 80; Eli ID. Maple,
grain and lumber in same year,
s3s7 81; amount allowed and re-
ported TO Congress in 1888. $500.
Francis McNatt. Seattle, dwelling
aud barn in ~, 81 ,7i9 80; amount
allowed, s1,0o7 30. John j. Moss,
Seattle. house and furniture, in same
year, $3.50 30, which claim was al
lowed In full. Thomas Mercer, Sc
attic. corn and potatoes in same
year, s2G7 O7: amount allowed, $2l7.
A. ID. Nesly. Seattle. cattle and fur
niiuro in Same year. sslI 80; amount
allowed. $73T 50. J. II. Male, Scat
tie, cattle stolen in same year, 5000;
w. II. Pullen. Olympia, lumber in
1853. $3.50; Thomas Pierce. Cas-
calcs, horses. etc. in 1866, ST.
725. amount allowed, 81, ,225. G. j..
Palmer. Cascades. honse, furniture.
etc, in '56. 81 1855; Lovol l.. Peck,
blankets. shingles, etc, in same
year. t727; b. l.. Johns. King
county. house. furniture, etc, in
same year. 1878 10; amount al
, lowed. tl 400; VIM. Charles, Clarke
county. three horses stolen in 1856,
= 600: Wm. II. Barnhart, cattle stol-
on in '55, 81 ,9s7 so; no amount
recommended. II. Mattics, Olym-
pia, horses and provisions stolen in
'55, s1, ,s22; amount allowed, ST.
, 322. John Bradley. Pierce county.
stock ia 1866. $l.170. w. r.
Downey. Pierce county, household
goods stolen in '55, $400; full
amount allowed. Peter Smith,
Pierce county. stock and crops stolen
IN go. SLIGO. Robert s. More,
Pierce county. provisions, ETC., stolen
in 90. s7si %; Romnarez Nix,
samo place. claim and year, Gas;
wm. kincsid. same place, house
furniture. otc.. stolen in '5G, $2,-
92s; amount allowed, s2,013. A..
H. woolsry. Same place, house.
provisions. etc. in &c, 81 ,463;
amount allowed, $1,000. John
Nelson, Thurston county, horse,
saddle, etc, stolen in 1866, $3.50; J.
W. MoCarty. Pierce county, grain
taken in 90. $l.145; Nicholas De-
laino. S,oilacoom. crops stolen same
year, sI, ,295; Daniel Il. Lane, Pierce
county, Same claim, same year, ST.
76i 02; Willis Boatman, same place.
provisions, etc. stolen in 1866,
$3.50; W. X. Melville, same place,
stock and goods stolen in sc. ST.
$50. J. u. Leach. same place, house
destroyed in 80. 1920; Peter Jud-
son. same place. claim and year,
sd20; Henry Whiicsell, same place,
provisions destroyed in '56, s. ,O5l ;
Cbauncey Baird. same place. claim
aud year. 81. 800; Charles II. Biz
ting. same place. farming tools de.
) stroyed in SO. s2.133; Adam Bens.
ton. same place, horses and crops
destroyed in SO. t2.235; John Car
son, same plaec. crops destroyed in
'55 and 81. 81 ,962; II. A. Fsnnell
same place. furniture. etc, destroyed
In 30, sl,G2S; Charles Wren, same
place. crops aud tools destroyed in
&c, s4.073; Lemon X Perham, same
place. stock destroyed in sc, "a ,l67;
Peter Smith. same place. crops
taken In 50. si 100; amount allowed
! 1876. Thomas Hadley, Seattle.
crops in SO. s2,l3G; amount al
lowed, t1 LOGS. A. L. Porter, Steil-