The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-08-18
Forfeited Lands,

ing towns.
Forfeited Lands.
Washington Special: The number of
acres to Le forfeited by land grant rail-
road companies in the event of the pas
sage of the house bill by the senate, is
over fifty-one million. Mr.. Luckest, of
the general land Office, says, as to the
question whether or not other railroad
companies may be interested in some
of these lands: II do not think such Is
the case to any extent. The statement
of acres given in each instance as for
feited is the number estimated to have
been granted originally within the for
feiture limits. In making the original
estimates as to the amount granted,
allowance was made for conflicting and
tapping grants, and the amounts approx
imately adjusted and distributed as
among the several companies. l know
Of no other corporations or associations
that could have any legal interest in
these lands after the railroad claim is
eliminated
The following are the names of the
companies, the number of acres forfeit
ed the bill and the state or territory in
which the forfeited lands are located:
Gulf and Ship Island, 652,SOO acres in
Mississippi.
Coosa and Tennessee, 14,Ol8 acres in
Alabama.
Coosa and Chattanooga, $4,000 acres
in Alabama.
Mobile and Girard, 651, 1854 acres in
Alabama.
Selma, Rome and Dalton, 1924 acres
in Alabama.
Atlantic Gulf and West India Transit
$4,000 acres in Florida.
Pensacola and Georgia, 679, $50 acres
n Florida.
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas,
1864! 900 acres in Louisiana
Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw, 176,-
256 acres in Michigan.
Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon,
294 1000 acres in Michigan.
Ontonagon and Brule River, 2S8.OOO
acres in Michigan.
Lacrosse e. Milwaukee, 1875, ,724 acres
in Wisconsin.
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Oma-
ha, LAG, 400 acres in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Central, 464, ,48O acres In
Wisconsin.
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba, L.
113,OOO acres IN Minnesota.
Western railroad, 243,712 acres in
Minnesota.
Southern Minnesota railroad exten-
sion, /, 1872, lis acres in Minnesota.
Hastings & Dakota, 819,44 acres Ii
Minnesota.
Northern Pacific, 36,9O7,741 acres in
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Dakota, Mont
ana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
California & Oregon, 1.740,S0O acres
in California.
Oregon & California, 2yO86 500 acres in
Oregon.
Southern Pacific, 4,147. 200 acres in Cal
ifornia.
Mining News.
Conrad Uhler has returned to Helena
from Alaska where he has been mining.
His reports Of that country are not very
encouraging and he advises poor men to
stay away from that country.
Mining journal: On Thursday the
work of sinking the St. Lawrence shaft
from the 600 to the 8OO-foot level was
commenced. There are three shifts of
men at work and sinking will be prose-
cuted as rapidly as possible. The 800 Of
the St. Lawrence will be the 1908 of the
Anaconda.
The Great Falls Tribune claims that
the new smelter Of the Boston CoDsoli-
dated Company will be located in that
town. The Helena Independent however
makes mention of the recording of extern
sive water rights in the Big Hole river
by agents of that company and claims
that the location of the smelter will be
there.
Mining Journal: There is no longer
any doubt of the sale of the Silver Bow
group of mines and those owned by
Messrs. Rodabusch an Young to a
wealthy syndicate from Boston aud Phil.
adclphia. The matter has been definitely
settled and the properties turned over to
their new owners. New smelters, mills
and other reduction works will be erected
by the new company.