The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-22
WATER LANDS.
! ....e.l government is Still
he Owner.
,.e SCRIP DECISION


-..s.d Lands In Washins-
gssSs'sN. $780,,
nelong 70 shs Cnateo
All.
.,uops o. = NOBODY
,.. ~ The recent 6eeis-
- y tie ipi aaee reversing the de-
49,. ,ssd once In rejecting The
- seuS pr,ns. IT., 70 locate vslen-
= = inna d. IN seattle hasbor. The
- noe - . hoom I'm the Valentine
- broos1a; ... have been made on .
=. sna nnI q, the several harbors OF
1ecs ssss' y"
,,vsxr ov TIE IyrEsIoR,l
csxSRAL LAND OFFICE.
WASHINGTON. ID. y. sept. =.
- esee3seg. seaiiie, ". i-vs1e'
sreape Of your letter Oh reotnsfy
ISsrne a sppesi By FRANK burns,
scs3on rejec''ne an 90 -.
~ scsip Nos. ~ y" Ano CIV, s
- scres each, OF unsurveyeo Ianea'
~ - and bounds, fof tne !ess0u
4 question Is conslaetoo nE 20 %
=. q Of April B, is7z' ior the rss'ss
~ v,kntine.
..oas other things, authorizes tne
valentine scrip mon
- and unappropria.ed Isnas
- sstss. not mineral .ho iu
~ Aas the SUBDIVISION tros.oes ioI
~ Sleee land Avs, ~ aa
S~ ~ 70 CONFORM wnen .ur'ss
- nm OF the United ss i.no
-, ssto Be issued In accordance
- - considersfion ioi the sc.p
s~uj9by Valentine OF al MS nsn',
1900 in certain lanos cosere" U!
4-~ue y one juan Miranaa
- :hs application you give - 'ea.
~ hsd In Quesnon = csnsioerco nos
.tSsSd wthe Get OF April ., iofI, tof VIC
senu D. Valentine. Inc ACT s."piy
@Na ne land mast DC unoccnpieo' W.
~1Hk sDd thss IL - tne lsna 81 .ns
3ouM nd mol minsi.a :. .n"
.sSs - h unoccupied and unappropfisted-
ss~elpusl An examinat'on OF tne papers
~ - tba the iand Is wnal s'mo
- lspd; that Il land between hsn eho
- nssk over which the tide no"s ana
~. ne and 10 unslrveyed. ana ~ ae-
~ + ueses snd bounds. Inc que.non
- : whether this character OF iano %
- ike United States when situated, NJ tnis
- shoses Of Warrington tsrri'ory. uw
~. DAT the question Is one OF fomewnet
~ s,stjcn, owing. perhaps, 10 oimcuit
sw,siosa OF government rights, ana con-
~ Aecadeus Of the courts.
- irn6ins pecpestion assume that al toe
"A /. ~ ,srritoy OF Washington. not here
-, 1,asosed Of and capable Of ownership. be-
q - United States; and that all such
NJ Be disposed Of nader the various
,so,,6inr for their disposition. 1t may
- sr.srfed that II any OF said laAds are not
- = ssior 10 the admission of the terri.
\ - - Onion, they will continue to be the
- 8 The Uniscd States. unless by the act
,crIae s,atahood, oil or some OF said lands
4 - nader The control Of the state By vir.
q, ~ sovereignty which Will then attach
n
- se,er part Of this propositions need not
- = sis contingency on which the ques-
= mi turn has not Jet happeAed. IL win
~ se,iouaay sDerscd. prcsumc. that wash
- territory now hes any right or claim to
4 = an osheY pArt Of unsppropfiated lands
- tinted ssatea lying within her borden.
knuu,,,. sheu, that II the United States does
q own Thea lands, they ere NJ owned ct ell.
q htuce the siile thereto 10 10 absyancc. The
: win never allow an estate to be In abey.
MI Il can be avoided
| eS1es the grsptoi power In the constitution OF
Aor1Ited States and with foreign nations IL has
'nkh that congress may make grants OF
- within tide waters. In aid OF commerce
t1tmseasioo % are necessary for the erection
h shHy0. piefs, dams and bridges In navigabie
|uoluM
|. + ~ easlJ tsses OF Mobile Va. Eslava and
|Noe1 n Hie' 1t was held that the United
oni0 ccsid convey the soti under nAsigab'e
ustn 10 ne state prior TO It's admission into
ooussps Could on Waters, p. 81, ana authoft-
Fnntd.
0nshi u ihe public for particular purposes
tMr@ over these tide waters. 20 that Of
sntsse IN whose shores they arc. II the
0DNsf Of control ana disposal II cennot
Mu4u night 70 the injury Of the pablo.
/ Iatnaof eneroschment ID authorized or
@lst mere be an aeridgment IL common
013ufiuficn, remedy BY Injunction or
Epemm fonnd in the courts OF the
Hms snA The state, In exerciso OF its sov.
- xs' deontro!. il held to be trustee OF
: lea< mo II il deemed 10 be unalienaole.
~esp TUES 10 Real Estate, "a edition, p.
s Hssts even 10 state the proprietary right
fA sss sal i's grantees 10 subject 10 the
ss'h'I o. congress over navigation and nayi-
atsn luerards Titles TO Real Estate,
s s'uaea, y a., and cases. And II 20, the
~ saifs inculd grant the tide water lands
husiaual las IL has done. the latter
end hold the landa subject 10 the
eias peoiic, and tho power OF congress
~ commerce and protect navigation.
ueNiO' right Of me public will control
whether the grant IL made BY the
eg nc uhifed States. l aliude TO these
- a"s me question has been moo'ed
Aseud not endsnger the rights OF the
enc RAINIER Tor the United states 20
aes lands hing on the shores of terrific.
seaesl'ned 20 become states In the
hspeears 70 me that there is no dan
.Ppnheudcd. inssinuch as the ques-
.xh may atise with regard To the char
q. aads srs clearly within the Jurisdiction
49, - wares ecurn' whether title be de-
80 'ae Vaiied States or from the states.
| t "aeeIfn That ali sovereign powers are
1913 Of the tide water lands on the
- - 'osI The original states Of the Union
49, HofnesSFy rights over their shores.
1Ss.s. 80 oe conceded that ss new states
49, INTO the Union the lands below
marx, not previously granted away
aea States. pass t. the control OF the
Rsxe However, IN III. y,,h,. ~, ,h.