The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-10
THEY FAINT THE TIDE FLATS.
A baltimore Syndicate Attempts
to Make q Filing.
Application Rejected By sAe Land
orsee-Dselsssn In the
Case

IN the UzlfeA 5sEsas lznd oszae wxs ves
tegslzT rsn1eresi seezsina q a ease whose
gitinste ceserzzi1Etiaa b higher trihz-
azls 81 bare 81 iapo-tazt be=rlnE nroa
tAe ssasus ct ths tide eass u the entire tss-
rssFy.
On saturday 9essz H. l. Bser ana
nefieh Ercwa. r.. re5ssessatiaE g Bait
Ea5rs syndicate. attempted 70 Ele npsa ID
aesss e the fats II Ia h2rs3r. whi>a are
located outside Of TIE city Units The aP-
psiesslon was usHtse By virtEs q fhe posses
s3oa - She Baltimore pzrtzes q whst IS
knosa a. sTAienflne ss-ip. which vests
III re holder tae right % She nErbs- Of
aeres q t1s government domain Gazls &
gpaA is face Lengthy arguments were
= Sse before the register. hy Ness-.- HSer
AMI Bs0uE. ts the effect that the title
rested By Valentine scrip u unoecaples3
government lzu6 j. pzramenus 70 all
others. sad that any Euass TigAi Obtained
81 The 'sgs4ffers % the tide Cats = en-
sirely oFersh&d0set - s claim based or
Valentine scrip.
The history Of Valentine scria" ard The
manner IN which i esfne . be iSssss1 IS 3
very interesting one. Thomas B. Nalen
tine was a resident Of California away
tack before the DAYS OF =. when the
Mexican government yet exercised
dominion over thar golden land Xzisz-
tine rendered some sag3 ct valuable ser
Tiec 10 the Mexlears. ard in return
he wss granted taree square leagues OF
land, o. 1885 aeEcs On q portion Of which
thr city ~ Pet2luraa was Afterwards To-
Gated when the territory of California
vas ceded to the United states the zet Of
sessia4 cos fGlAed provision thai tbs
titles 81 al laads granted 5y the Mexican
government % private parties should be
confirmed by the United states This
w0ald. OF coarse. have iaciuded the ih-ee
square leagues vested IA Valentine. Bat
for some reason Ia nsYex aftenptEd 20
perfect his title uasil the land had been
surveyed and sold 80 tnuoeent purchasers
znd petalama bad bees founded and had
gf0wn into city Of 2,ge0 inhab-
claim 70 the government and the
application WAS rejected by she general
land Office The matter was carried into
congress. aud a body q judicial inquiry
was instituted u ascertain a. Is whether
OF not Valentines cisim was valid. Twas
fauua that il was. and sccertinFiy. iE 1877.
Al scr of congress was passed, granting
Valentine warrants fcT land in Hes 81 that
which be bad formerly obtained from
Mexico. These warrants were known IS
~ AlentiDe scrip, aud the sci authorizing
their issuance stipulated in terms that they
we've '-to be- located on any uHuecupied or
Otherwise guappruPriaifd public lands %
tne United states, not mineral aud, Il ua-
suVeyed, wien tsken TO conform when
surveyed 20 ile general survey OF pabiie
lands @! she United states" The scrip
calls for IS Sl5 acres, and Of this 1905 acFes
have been already taken up. ead shout
i,0sD mere are IN local land o1;icss
The land in SEATTLE harb8r upon which
TIE entry Is attempted "a bee made bv
Messrs. BaeF and Brown Is situated. as was
stated, outside Of the city limits. Some
liGne ago an attempt was made 80 hle upon
the site OF "a OLD f9gt ia the eirv of Chicago,
hy persons who had Valentine scrip in
their possession. The case was
carried 70 the supreme court Of TIE United
States and there e. was decided that the
fort site, having been set apart for military
purposes, was ndt subject 10 entry with the
scrip, II was determined incidentally.
also, that land inside an Incorporated town
is exempt from entry upon the scrip.
The 10 acres sought 10 be secured have
been for some time occupied BY stump
eTs Mr. Brown said yesterday that be
didn't know who they are, aud be Cidu'J
seem 70 care very much. These persons
are not recognized s. having any rights
that holders OF Valentine scrip. Or suY bSdy
else ~ that matter, are bound 70 respect.
andf1ough they have apportiOncd % with
pi<g that portion Of the fats they desire,
~ VIII all lose the land aud their i'm
movements IL the final decision is against
them The matter viii be carried 70 the
supreme Cuuri Of this United States. said
Mr.. Brown, for ultimate adjudication, II
necessary.