The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-26
THE STATES LAND.
General Land Office Commits
sioner's Report
wasnNoToN.s oRoNTH SHOWN.
The Fgnal Hssnesssaas Issued ard Pend
ing wamber z.s7f-Pre-emptians-
Timber, ceas ard Mineral Lam1s-

The annual rspoys Of w. II. Stone, aef-
ing commissioner q The general Land once
IL Washington City. for the fiscal year ersd-
fn@ June -, 1Sss, has been received ~ the
local lard once. The report eoyeFs TIE
d0sngs Of the general iand cfiace soE eleven
months under the administration OF Hon
&. u. stockzlagcr and one month under
the management Of Mr.. stone.
Daring the last fiscal rear the report
sha,vx shat there we're 2,G35 agricultural
pafenfs issued IN this state. cat ct total
y g0d4l n the twenty seven states and
territories. The detailed report Of agri-
cultural pAtents issued in Washington
shons ,i3T inal homsssads, Ia6 commused
homexteassn. f57 presumption cash entries,
desert. warrant and scrip locations.
private cash entries. 8 act Of Juns IS, $50,
cash entries ~ csah entries. 2i0 miscel-
Inneous cash entries.
There we're nine coal land patents issued,
covering ,aIs1s acres.
There were .x7sM acres patented in this
state daring the year on private land claims,
donations. Indian claims IN seFeraIty and
scrip locations.
The final entries BY classes pending IN
the general land Office June -, 1880. were
- A44xA&E&t&A&Ars
homoxteads. sevsnty-seven soldiers
hons leads, 2.570 prescriptions, thirty
seven private and sesen others
cash, forty-seven act OF Juns Is. 1880. en-
tries, two warrant and scrip locations,
forty-sfx timber culture entries. ,25s tim
Der and stone entries, twel1ty.thFee desert
claims. forty-two mineral applications. los
coal land applications aud fourteen mis-
r.F
oil classes.
The original entries pending IN the gen
eral land Office at the close OF the fiscal year
for this state were IL .g8i homesteads, 3 s37
timber culture, seven prescription deciara-
tory statements, is desert applications
and four coal decIaratory statements. max
ing total Of Is $50 original entries.
Surveys during the year were accepted
after an examination liz the field and care
ful inspection Of the returns ia the Office
OF faf ,972.sI sores In this state. The
amount apportloned for such survey under
the act OF October 3. 1883, was 5000. This
superintendent out OF the annual appor-
tfonment was made under which seven
contracts and two sets OF special instruc-
tons in lien Of contracts for public sur
veys were awarded by the surveyor gem
eral.
A number of applications by alleged
hoaa iide settlers for the survey. payable
from special deposits. Of lands valuable for
timber. were submitted by the surveyor
general under the modification of former
official regulations governing the survey
of forests or heavily timbered lands. as
contained IN the annual instructions OF
December n, 1858. These applications
H.. (
The predecessor Of Mr.. Stone.
The position ~ the general land Office,
with reference 20 the so-called Especial de-
posit system" OF surveys. ID stated at
Length In q letter dated May ~, 1859, ad.
dressed = The United States surveyor-gen-
erai for this ptass That ruling has been
adhered 10 By the acting commissioner, as
viii be seen By the following letter sent to
j Caheii breckenridge, United States sur
veyor-generai. Ia Olympia, and given In
the annual report A. follows:
DEPARTMENT 90 FHE TSrKnfoR, /,
exNKnAL IAED 0FFIrK,
Washington. u. G., July e.t
ssy: EslcrrsnE 70 your letter % May a, last
In answer b offseiAi letter '.E' OF May IL, last
relative 10 special deposits FOR surveys your a.
ssatson Il invited 70 the following paragraph
which WI be found on page :. and reads IS fol-
lows, viz.
As 20 tie timber lands ia Washington terri.
tory % is doubtless trae that wherever they are
wesy valuable for their timber iambagmen aud
speeaistoss desire their survey with the view Of
acquiring the same; bat II is also true ia many
Instances that kash lands are settled upon. and
have been fos years, by honest. hard working
people, who Raake their LIVING Ia agricultural
paEsnits. and who as greet labor aud expense
have cleared and Improved farms. ard hope to
secREo them permanent homes Ia the abb
senee 81 aceausfe appropriations the special de-
rasit sysssm VISA rExposeiy framed and enacted
tn the interest OF aud Tor the benefit II these
actual settlers. and submit that they ought not
10 be denied shs aid and help Of that system Of
surveys because there are grasping and un-
scFapalous men IA the country who are striving
a. get possession of The timber.
For iafogsnagson O. the original act. APP
proved Mar -. isss. which w=s embodied in
Keettan 4.ssi revised sssshfes As also snhsequea
acts now embraced in section Z sezs revised stat.
nsss. yea are referred e. pages ltl 90 is8 az TIE
ssport ei the commissioner Of the general land
Cfiee f9g tie fiscal rear ended June %, iSSA
NssssF admissions fully Justify The precautions
vita wAieb tbs osises endeaxers O. surround
alleged bona ais settlers on lands vaiaMhla Gar
naAsr ard applications theyrisom for unbllr
satseyA Your suggestions regarding ''honsss.
hare worktng peerle~ on uwheeea iaafs sfe
faay pross8sd zoe IN the annual Instructions
issued seAeemtes n. fssS
Tbs AvMliaele appropriation fas tNe survey a
tae paelsa i&ssls sag tbs eargeat 6scki year 4
tiss,eea. which asneans Is slexnea fRity adequate
Tor Ehe survey cf 81 Lands eaaslaz within tie
sxpTessest proxlsionk Of me iss governing it.
expenditure hsHSe the tnexgsesiseney a axAia
calling sEsa service she s'sasgai deposit sysrsra
sssa TIE hszvtatage attendant lishshEy 10 misEsc
tisRfisilese. YeFg EsspecifaIly.
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