The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-26
TIDE LANDS.
. scrip on City Water
Fronts.
! THE LAND OFFICE.

4 TIE LAND 0Fr'o|'
....ly pissursed-''r'as OF
,-Ii.. of statements
~ Protests
,;,.~res. attaches to the
- cling Valentine scrip on
y ~ he protests sgsinss the
Ling almost dailyreeeived
Ind ofbee. The recent de-
'-,;.sioner Ia Washington,
s.r;.ion Of Register John y.
- Office. made January 0,
..,.r o. Frank Burns, jr.,
,.~.s. on certain tide lands
= ssused an additional sur,
r,de on all hands as 10
.<,;u Is. where il i located,
- ibe applications ana WHO
usrsinsf the same
..x-,.r SCRIP wAs Issued.
4 Valentine scrip is ex-
ling. Long before the
81 srver In California in 1913.
81 a, country. one Thomas y.
-a.,,d certain services 10 the
stsn controlled that terri
~ good Offices received a
80 srres of land, which after
= toxnsite Of Petaluma.
.s..syas ccded to the United
= government stipulated
s.Nv, !, private persons should
f,~tbe United States. Nalen-
.zsfr.ei his title until the land
- and sold to various per
fs;s.a States. and Petaluma
civ of 1000 inhabitants.
:-i Ind office then rejected his
- ya;en.ine brought the matter
- and his claim was finally
- e Mid, and ia 1872 an act OF
= passed giving Valentine, In
~ Iexican grant. certain war
~ unocapied or otherwise un-
- pubiie lsnds, to he known as
= stsp,
ng<H. or sY sPEcrLAToRG.
-. issued 10 Valentine called for
~ and Of this Valentine sold out
~ seHons to number OF parties
= figures until about the whole
"a len covered. The recent de-
4 q commissioner in Washington
n pon In Valentine scrip, and ap-
~ teesn To pour into the local land
- pools were formed for the pur-
1 nsting control Of all the water
Z ipsttIe, Tacoma, Port Townsend
"a, II bdnk hell that the tide
! W part Of The shore situate be-
~ and low water marks. were I'M
NJ snerupipds and unsppropriated
o{llid Steses,- es,d therefore were
|nk y holders Of Valentine scrip. As
- sequence Of such conviction, the
u wip has advanced enormously.
y cher hand, the general status Of
y hnds Is held to he that the water
)rs the property Of the state, held in
II the United States until disposal at
DDS Of the new state when its consti.
il adopted. Consequently the Law
N invoked and protests are coming
y land Office more rapidly than the
stions, and the protests are accom-
iby demands for hearings. that the
|nay decide - TO the position Of large
m md interests OF companies now
lging Tie water fronts.
tysnIEp By PHfLaDELPHIANs.
b h6iaved BY many that the present
Ne sidsf oct Of falen tine scrip was
% ioot BY Philadelphia capitalists, who
Ut % realize largely by assuming
Iaasd u the water fronts OF this and
Ikueus iovns; but almost the general
III > hat when the matter IL settled
Auaft, which may be months hence,
lq1n6pas recently made will be dis
fa bose who have entered into
Middle scorched.
an!li coseYRN TO SEATTLE.
ssp ncv fled In the land office In
I'D The water front In Seattle West
- sssond street. including Dear
lalgse third and fourth additions.
- Improvement Company, the
, " Dock and Ship Building Com
mne Mechanics mill properties.
y ne's'ore, matter of vital interest
alHtah Of Seattle when they con-
" PROBABLE effect a final decision
nm spon the trade aud commerce of
tF.
ssain cirlEs AFFECTED.
ifsaa the scrip filings include $50
: ~ sale' front in the harbor. Gov
~ -
= sad he'd By the Northern Pacific
oapany and the Tacoma Land
~ At Port Townsend and What
ss " similar disputes and the ont
's |. In all quarters with q great
|tar,ence.
sse IHx SCRIP HOLDERS ARK.
asfiesf idea may be had of the large
: = Roperiy covered by Valentine
- record is herewith given to
s' with the names of parties
tanss the same. The town.
e1isfed . and u are situate in
. = and q in Tacoma, and 80 at
Fssa&lL.
aafisssrs AND PROTESTS.
shs Is the abs,rac, Of declara,orv
- - Nd the protests filed in the
- 2aee on Valentine scrip:
: No. f. 81. filed December
= Ac y. Mccain. for a part of
Ssnship - north, range 10
! 100 !. No. + ~, filed sep,emb Der
ss .aaa Thomas, for the northwest
-. - northeast quarter of section
49,. y north, range 5 east. Protest
$500 ~As' ., BY Isaac Anderson. for
- -. land Company. and ATTORNEYS
: anu J. T. Gale have re.
asa'ing on the same.
~ No. + 2se, filed September
-. : Ferry for the northeast quarter
|. ssh. quarter OF section Il, town
'.fge 3 east.
a. a no I 81, filed September IL
!. 1sshe, Tor the southeast quar-
S@1"est quarter uf section II.
y. 'Ause ] west Protests filed
= y :, oy ". |. Hastings, +. W.
Il ~ y, y Moran. u NJ Littleiield.
l,..s' .asiow' \. J. II. fortman and
No. = II. fill c.,.,s