The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-05
TAKING UP TIDE LANDS.
Valentine Scrip and Hsw II Is
Used By Syndieafes.
Tie onsasbns gIu Tak<s the TItle
10 saline Lands Away From
the Faszre state

The use Of Valentine scrip IN the
purchase al tide lands In this territory
has assumed . new aud interesting
phase since the. passage Ct the bin By
congress watch Is sesofa To make w ash
ingtoa state II may be here said
that Valentine scrip IS werth about
500 an acre At present It's Especial
scrip issaef IN len Of private land
cgazrs1s which can lie settled ON any
pubic land whether srrTev ed or not
The Hot Springs on the sfBe 81 the
Northern Pac1rae Railroad j. held nm
der Valentine scrip though they are
located on s1FsSnrveysd land A few
months since the Representatives ap-
peared before Register Baird of the
local land ofiife and tiles4 on ia9 acres
Of tile land in Tacoma harbor. The
register refuel The application held
ing that Valentine scrip could not 5e
located Oh tide lands. following judge
4llefl's decision IN similar cases The
register acknoEiez3gea the application
hnt denied the fling. The matter v az
apreziea 90 the general land office in
Washington where IL Is no@ pending.
This Application vas made wnen The
ferritnFv. 10 certain extent, had con-
troll OF the tide lands and enacted iaRs
such az the oyster besi lay. to govern
the methods for gaining titles thereto.
In the bill pnyisiing for the admis-
sion OF Washington Territory As a
state. The title TO the tide lands is
vested in the United States. and not in
the forthcoming ~tate, as the follow
ing extract wilt sfsow. In paragraph
?. SEXTON 4, u. found the following
language
That the people iuhahiting said pro
posssd states do agree aud declare THAT Trey
saFevar diseiaiFn MI right and title 10 the
nHz pFFupr1asSd prblsc isad lying within
the boundaries thereof
4 portion CT section Il reads as
follows. THAT in lieu of the grant of
lard Tor purposes of internal improve
msnf made tes new states hy tlae
eighth section Of the act OF Septefn Ser
4. is4f. which set i hereby repealed
a. 70 the state provided for b this
act and In lien OF aBy claim or demand
fy the said state of Washington under
the sat 81 September .. 1850. and
section 2f79 of tie revised statutes,
making grant of swamp and over
isowsd lands to certain states. which
grant. il is hereby declared, is
not axteFded 10 the state provided for
in this act, and in lien Of any grant
Of saline lands go said state, the fol-
losing grants OF land are hereby ulasse
ta-wit- To the State ts Washington .
For the establishments and mainte-
nance az a scientific school. 10000
acres for state normal school. tfti Geo
acres for public buildings at the state
capital. in addition 70 the grant here
ifbefu-@ made for that purpose, 100 III,
acres: for stats charitable. esiucationaI
PENAL and refortnatory institutions,
zoo ,0ssl acres
A part of section 10, which bears a
relation 90 the matter at issue. reads
rs follows: That all lands granted
In anaatity or as Indemnity by this
act ssGl he selected. under the direc-
tsSf Of the secretary OF the interior.
from the surveyed. unreseryed and tin
appropriated pahiic lands OF the
United Sites WITHIN the limits OF the
state entities thsreto.
In section 10 the saline or tide lands
are taken awas from the future state
and given Co the United SfAteS, the
holders of Valentine scrip say. So
they have determined 10 take up as
AA14AAit ~ Astt STAT 4.-ftst IL
was tAted last evening hy a member
of the syn leslie that to-day - acne>
OF tide lanss located in front 81 the Ia
coma hotels.i Tai.oma viii be filed on at
cite United states iaad ollce 10 this
eite. Valentine GRIP viii be used la
this iiistssce There Is said 60 BE an
other syndicate hieA intends 20 To-
cate on csgt4in very yaluakie tide lana
in Seattle hAFh8r
Register = B. Baird was asked yes
teFday what he thnnEht 81 The move
aud intimate that hiS decision ia the
future a. is she nast would be thst
Valentine scrip cannot BE 'acAfcsi on
tide laails The register further stated
that apsrt feam The statutory regala-
tons a Il ;iAt Jumper had no legal
rights whatever. There was POSITIVELY
no law 20 SUI tain h,n. bat he lheHght
be might acquire All equity riga;
which wpul. fe considered by the duiy
authorized Authorities.
Prom the above il aiil be seen that
by the passage OF the omnibus bill
new ard interesting complications
haze heen afsaet to the already mixed
ftide-latid question and What the ont
come wfili he 80 one knoweih. IL will
take the vi dom If solomon 10 de-
eisSta the yexeG aue-tion