The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-16

Of the 8amtoh Kv4r ana seems 70 % nearly III
level or gently sloptna land, excsOt : few acres
ia the southwest corner where the land rises to
she southwest quito abruptly. Tue coil through
out the wholo entry appeAfs TO be . sandy or
clavey loan with intervals OF black muck
This tract y very heavily umberod land and
the timber u Of ; very nns. merchantable qusl-
ity.
Taking the evidences - whole I ind that .
majority Of the 1snd In each Of the smallest
legal Subdivisions Of tho entry Il suitable for
cultivation after the timber II removed.
therefore recommend that the whole entry
be cancelled.
The william Gilmore entry-This entry lies 70
the west Of the entry last described, and oom-
pfises lot and the swL of nwk of swl< and
seA Of nwk Of sec J. tp Sn,rse It is very
heavily umbefed, more 30 even than the Nc
Bride entry. The soil is all Of good quality,
and would be sdapted TO cultivation after the
removal OF the timber, except small tract of
about ten acres or SO In the southern portion Of
the entry.
therefore recommend that this entry be
cancelled.
seM and ~ of swl and mel Of swlz OF sec Is
more broken than either Of the last Two entries
described. The land rises to high hill In the
center Of the entry, and though the soil, from
examination, appears to be Of good quality. yet
the steepness of the land would prevent it
being wholly adapted to agriculture. Taking
the entry By its smallest legal subdivisions,
md that the majority Of the swH OF swl< and
scH Of swl and mel Of swL il unit for ordt-
nary cultivation after the timber II removed
The forty sore tract in the swL Of se1< lind TO
be adapted 70 ordinary agricultural purposes,
end, therefore. recommend that the entry be
Cancelled - to said tract. and that II remain In
tact - to the three f0rties above named
The Henry H. Staniy entry-This entry lies
4 n t6d &c -
Chalcroit entries and comprises the el5
OF ne y and n Use u Of sec The entry APP
pears 70 lie along the edge Of high hill with the
south two f0rties rising abruptly to the west.
The south forty acre tract (the se u Of SO ~ ID
contested to be non-agricultural land by the
government The ne u Of se n, the claimants
witnessed testify. 10 entirely unit for cultiva-
ton, while the government Is equally positive
that twenty acres Of agricultural land can be
found therein, but giving the entryman the
benent of the admission, mud also that this
forty acre tract il unit for cultivation and valu-
able chiefly for timber. The remaining portion
Of the entry appears, except about fifteen acres,
suitable for ordinary cultivation after the tim
Der 10 removed, the soil being q rich. dark sandy
loan, mixed in places with gravel and will
raise ordinary crops. The timber IL imposed
OF ar and cedar aud Is estimated at from eight
to ten million feet.
l therefore recommend that this entry be
cancelled - to the n of ne 4 Of said section
and that IL remain intact as to the Q "A of the
50 Il.
The Henry Brandon entry-This entry runs a
mile east and west by . quarter OF mile in
width and Is designated ~ tne n "a OF NV x and
a n OF ne u Of sec - The land slopes from the
west towards the east, and in no place appears
to be too abrupt or broken for cultivation by Or
binary methods. except portion of the NV Il of
NV q. The soil Is . dark loan In depth from
eighteen to twelve inches, and will produce any
OF the ordinary crops grown in Western Wash
ington The NV 4 OF the NV II contains only
about fifteen acres of land capable
of being cultivated, the balance be-
ing entirely unsuited for agricultural purposes
The timber on the whole tract is very fine and
estimated at from 100000 to 100000 to the
forty.
nwL is unfit for cultivation and valuable
chiefly for its timber, and recommend that the
same remain intact The remaining three sub
divisions (neL Of nwL and ma of neLp l. find
suitable for agricultural purposes and not
chiefly valuable for timber. and recommend
the cancellation of the entry so far a. those
tracts are concerned.
The Edwari Crane entry-rhis entry lies
directly south OF the Brandon entry, and pre-
sents the same general characteristics both a.
to soil, topography and the amount Of timber
AL the smallest legal subdivisions appear to
gently slope to the west. The soil is first grade
upland and capable OF raising all kinds Of
crops
therefore find the whole entry suitable for
agricultural purposes and recommend it, can.
collation..
The w. W. Holcomb entfy-The nwH OF swL
swN Of nwZ of sec u comprises the entry OF
William w. Holcomb. The nwL OF nwL and
swZ OF nwN Of this entry are admitted by the
government to be unsuitable for agricultural
purposes also nnd that the swL OF swL il
unsuitable for agricultural purposes. the re-
naming forty acres 1.-THE nel< of sw1p appears
to be agricultural land therefore recommend
that the entry be cancelled as to the nel< OF nwN
and that the balance OF the entry stan1
The Henry C. Hackley entry-This is the nwk
OF neZ aud M of nw1< of sec 10 and
seH OF swH Of sec L All of this
for agricultural purposes except the swlz of SEA
of sec II therefore recommend that the entry
be cancelled as to last-named forty, and that
the balance of the entry remain intact.
The John E. Brandon entry-Tbis entry COM
prises the ~ of seq ard sw14 of se14 of sec II,
ana neL OF neL Of sec Is. tp 36 n, r e. All of
this entry except the nel of se4 OF sec II 10 too
broken and precipitous Tor cultivation, and APP
pears rightiully entered under the timber act
The nel4 Of SEA Is comparatively level land,
with good, dark, rich, loamy, productive SOIL I
therefore recommend the cancellation of the
entry az to the mel of u. aud that the balance
of the entry remain intact.
The w. l.. Rogers entry-This entry comprises
lots and 3, the nell of swlz, and sell OF swL of
sec ., and the John 3. Leslis entry, for the neL
of nwL and wa of nell and nw4 of sell of sec
l, tp Is q, r e, are admitted by claimants fair.
est witnesses to be agricu tural land. Both
those entries lie along the Samish river, ANA
have great deal of frst-class bottom land The
greater portion OF the Rogers entry is swamp or
marsh land of the finest quality for farming.
l therefore recommend the cancellation of
both these entries on the ground that the same
are agricultural land.
The w. {. Wilson entry-This entry comprises
lots l, and 8, the sea of Sc i of sec 35 tp 81 q.
r3e. This tract lies directly south Of Samish
lake and, while there appears to be great diff
ference OF opinion a. to its agricultural quality,
md that the preponderence of the evidence
shows that the greater portion of each of the
smallest legal subdivisions are suitable for az
ricultural purposes after the timber is removed.
therefore recommend that the entry be can.
celled.
OPINION OF THE RECEIVER.
have considered the above entitled case and
am unable to agree with the conclusions OF the
register In regard thereto.
This Is an action brought by the United States
to set aside the claims of twelve entrymen in
Skagit county some six years after the entries
were made and final receipt issued. These
claims, it appears. were sold by the entrymen to
one Bailey and afterwards by him to Russell A.
Aiger and Ravaud K. Hawiey, who are now the
present owners thereof
There are no attempts on the part of the gov
eminent to charge the present owners of the
land with fraud, nor are there any grounds or
suspicion thereof Swallowed forth In the evil
dence. In my opinion they stand in the case an
bona fde purchasers. and are entitled to protec-
ton such.
The section of the act of June 8, 1878, under
wnicn SAID entries were made expressly pro-