The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-28
nssrossr or THE SCRIP.
New - Wss Isssesi ana rzsw sp~esi.s.
ueH6 10.

useA IT,
The htstosy n The scrip fiinxs since the Erss
eppjteefjoe q Frank Burns. ~. On Jsssnasy ..
! IL eed ~ ~ nJeetians OF scrip BY the heal
&nting eooamisrtoneT ". n. stone reversing tho
loetaon 81 ~ local ONES: the application for
80 konftne. which was granted and the case
feosd bofoFo TIE secretary of the interior on De-
comtw a. ia, and ~ ths mail decision ea that
! 60 q favef u The professionals and against the
"Trip nlen yssesrday. h very Interesting ons
- mraly evsfy cttinn Of the state Briefly y 10
Why vAtkxaxR SCRIP MAS IxsEEn.
eems stme hstore Tho California gold fever Of
-, Thomas ,. Valentine. . rsssdcnf a thai
e@u0ozys rendeFrd ceftatn services 10 ths Aexi-
- Uosom0en1 which than controlled that
tu1oosy, ard received therefor grant of is.ais
1nF<Q - lard. aftervard known ~ tbs PstAlams
tpw1nltA when The Merieaa government
oo1en Coatfofnis 10 the unsted STATES n ssipa.
I 1ofg4 o. III grants 70 private rer,oiss should
- oCo1fmed b he United states Valentine
~ ~ perfect his title 10 the land until q had
1oon surveyed ana spid 70 other psTsses and
1p1o1omo hsd become city 81 ever 2.nso snhsb
N4nm por this feaeoa hIs sprseatism Vas -
Jecoed ~ No general land Office Valentine
ouoeoo6ed IN bFinxtnK his case before saugrs.s.
WHARF The validity al his claim was naally
nchuowiedSed, and In 1874 an act - essgfssx
- pasned. eiviux Valentine certssn saFssnts
~ any uppccurfesf es aShesvssr unspf.susrs-
- puhaic lansia. 10 he hnown - ssseallze
entp. n rstam fox hts Mexican grant covering
- feealumafetwnsiir
ecNfr skcuEKp ~ nFfsvLsros~.
Tho vaIontsne scrip ealing sor ia,sla acres
- elepoeed a By fAienslao sa fpyts acre ssse
ttnu4 - aumbcf Of pefsous al nominal figures
uutil about the whole acreage had keen covered.
rm lnnx time nothing wa heard OF the scrip.
until Frank Busns r.. an January ?, isss. alst
$a1rn11ne scrip uroa certain tide fanA sections
~ Nest seattle. which applications vera re.
toctet ~ Register John y BAIRD. ei the lDvas
land cascn. This led holders Of she scrip 10 tsAe
IN active interest. aud they also msia aralie&.
tton = tOcae the scrip on v&rsess seetiuns aieng
the hastor ffons Of this eisy, principally 81 The
head of The bay. where no improvements had
hren made on tho tide fass
This led several business saen "a fsrua papts
By sesartns al The scrip they eeult. saa ssxss-
tnx that Il II eeulA be hiet urea slia lsnas Ia
me place u vsuid vel cevsF aay part az The
hAri.cs. Of once applied st thn lecsi land easee
y incAsc Hpon the water ffanL The sections
thus died ppea covered very valuable proper.
dos, among which were such a. tae rnrvt
npund Ehcre rsllfes1, Columbia 4 feees sound
soed. tbs West seattle Land Improvement eeas-
nnny Ancsfcan luaakeF cosapNas, seattle iAsy
boek and ehinaniiaing cnmpsnx. oresua la,
pscvemsnt Company. kitloss R#y EFgssxv ssa
Pite COMPANY. ragrf Nil Company. H. L Ycs-
Ter. Amos nsuwa and saaRy otissss
Reeistsf Reed and Receiver nsysiea. al ne
land ef1ee. rejected rsay 81 the Eltazs. Aad
Grnly he'd 10 the opinion thai tasY eoad nes
be legally made, bat still the applications
pauyvd 81 10 the cs Al efsee. aai tae aslSssrA al
scrsp. growing more sonaaeat. iaereskss sAe
price and thought % held the improvements ca
ahe lAaa slcd uron
AcrfNs casxisssaSgm sguSRta n3sasanS
On August &. 1859. Acting cssaanssssscsss "
II sssSue. sI the general lsna oskee. sxxsrsas the
tievissea Of Eexsssef Baird 81 sac Aesl isai
oGlrc. and decided tass The side lsaas ssee
nuhlte iesasss wssAla the pagsssw of the as q
congress creating Valentine scrip. A. resa,s
- that ascision sesne 60 ktHss were nassr ey
.s31erens tasissstnsix. nct aasy gysgn abe Ia -as
front Of seattle. tsat .rsl cn the wssws fs0Hts
az Tacoma Port feuasssa. Nhsioasa Atss sssay >
Narhcs. la all The nEsnxs covered satase = 500
ncrve III fisis fats. ssesvseasias sssay mssllseas
oS driiars
In the sxsne 81 ocsssaes 4. Of eesss lad
aw.<r. published Ia Msshipgfea e4sy sna an
"A newsegsa authority os iSna saesltaas. sls,
ppnxsd the believing asster by Aestag tefaas.S-
ooner sscne.
sWsshiasson ssssttssv~-N alSnsfne SIP can s-e
locospSt On The tide Esnss eg the wzsAsssxsun go
r3spyy water ffonss 81 ssass Mp "a The sss 81 fae
p<ssidents proclamation saHaittsng MszhseksOa
mac thx rniaa - . sssse.
~Acsinx Commissioned Ssuas 81 Hezry "
CuA 90. Sepssuess =. Issa
lResssrsnx % roar sssfeS ef sAss Oar. 1 Assx sn
~ that according a. she trsns 81 shs ass az sea-
r1ess lss sfAtasr1 providing tas TIE .smlss1oa q
Washington territory into The Vatsa - . ssssa
: voac cf tAe p<orse = 10 se sss. ga tie ara
fuenday cf oetee<r aext. sa TIE sne<xsca g
IL e1cysfe of sse Constitution sas shc STATE IL
: wafosity a. the peaeir ssse il faYus q fse ezs-
stfsution the rsass eli - eeTsttsef - tie ss
dent az the United STATES. asa II sad eaasls1
11on Il rcruhsscaa IN sssa. and Ia cstex ewssss %
conforfa - ths requirements q ske sea sAa
ssunsxsent il rssQnsss<s<o s<ae hls rrsss
ana thsrvapen nsshsrssna Is a. X sssxeas.a "a
mftsrd tnso tAe rasen sEass. - 81 x4aa
6o<atne Win ths ossxsasl stars
ain ; rexeas seefssszs % ses sshse tea az
.xnaru1ine sFlr i VAS hxsa fsss gtse asaass
- ~ sAcns II AsskkRgke@ t@xa4ss3s ~xsa
wfenln n ueas2ag 81 s-s al "a AaSzs4as EAs