The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-04
NOT PUBLIC LANDS.
The Water Front Exempt
from Scrip Entry.
LEGAL GROUNDS or PROTEST.
The Tracts Sought To be Covered do not
Cosae wisAis the scope al Special
Laws OF Congress-

Another side Of the Valentine and
Mckee scrip business Was shown yesterday
At the land office By the fling OF seven pro-
tests against the applications for the scrip
filings named The protests were rs fol-
soxs:
Against the application OF {. T. Warner
TO Iocase Nc Kse scrip on the southwest
quarter OF The northwest quarter Of section
S. township "a north. range east: with .
request for q hearing by Gale & Pay. As Al
torneys for H. H. Dearborn.
Against the application OF George W.
Trtmbie to locate Valentine scrip on the
southwest quarter CT the southwest quarter
OF section 5. township "a north. range 4
east: made by the Seattle improvement
Company.
Against the application Of James Kssson
10 locate Valentine scrip on the southeast
quarter OF the northeast quarter OF section
q. township q north. range east; made
BY the Puget Sound Shore Railroad Com
pany-
Against..the application of Evan r. War
ner to locate Mckee scrip on the southeast
quarter OF the northwest quarter of section
5, and also on the east half of the north
east quarter OF section 6. township q. range
Company.
Against the application OF Charles H.
Baker % locate Valentine scrip on certain
lands in section 6. and also on the north
west quarter of the southwest quarter of
section 5. township 81 north, range east !:
made by the Puget Sound Shore Railroad
Company.
Against the application of James Kasson
Al ~
quarter OF the northeast quarter of section
.. township "a north, range east: with .
request for hearing BY Gale & Fay as At.
torneys for S.etson & Post Mill Company.
Against the application of E. T. Warner
to locate Mckee scrip on the southeast
quarter OF the northeast quarter Of section
q, township "a north, range 4 east: with a
request for hearing by Gale & Fay, As at
torneys for the Stetson & Post Mill Com
pany.
QUESTIONABLE VALIDITY OF FILINGS.
The grounds upon which objection is
made to the filing of scrip on the Seattle
harbsr front. IS presented in the protest of
Mr.. /. A. Naaeau. on behalf OF the Puget
Sound Shore Railroad Company. set forth
the strongest arguments made against the
validity of the recent filings of all kinds OF
scrip. However the matter may terminate,
decision by the higher authorities would
be welcomed by all who are interested in
the future and commercial interests of
Seattle.
GROUNDS or THE PROTESTS.
The protests entered by Mr. Nsdeau con-
tain the following objections:
That the land filed on is not subject to
location or entry under the act OF congress
providing for the location of Valentine
scrip. nor under any other act OF congress
That the applications conflict with the
rights of the company
That the land sought to be located is not
unoccupied or unappropriated lands OF the
United States. and is not subject to loca-
ton under the act OF congress authorizing
locations of scrip, nor under any other act
of congress.
That the land is now covered with valu-
able and extensive improvements, wharves,
docks. warehouses, railroad tracks. etc,
for the purposes OF commerce and naviga-
ton.
That what is described in the applications
is not public lands of the United States.
and is not subject to location or entry I'M
der any law OF he United States.
That the whole of the tracts in
cluded within the limits of the tracks
sought To he located and described in the
applications is below and beyond the line
OF ordinary high tide in the waters of Ell.
lott bay, navigable arm of the sea. and
that the whole thereof lies in and under
the waters OF the bay.
That the navigable waters covering the
tracts, until covered by the improve
ments above mentioned. were used contin-