The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-28
HIS CLAIM REJECTED
Jerisich's Filing on Gig Harbor
Finally Refused.
RULINGS ON IMPORTANT POINTS


Inc decision Of Assisfant Secretary Of the In
se1lol Cnandier confirming the actfon OF the
locai ieno once and Of the commissioners Of the
eenesai lana cmce rejecting the filing C9 . pre-
empuon oeclarafory statement By Sam Jerisich
"a quarser section Of land On Gig HAxboe Wag
receaved q the land once yesterday.
Ine history Of the case y - follows: On
oepsemoer "a lsSes samuel Jerisich made appit-
ca1lon e ME pro emptton deciarafcRy state
c - g quareer section Of land situated on
zig harbof In Pierce county, but the applica-
uon vas rejected b the local Lad onics author
- ~. g sne ground tAaf tho land described In
me ePpucauo0 ~ On military reserve and
tnezetore exempt iron filing. The applicant
0 =. = an appe1 e Assistant Commisstonsr
-. =. stone = Warrington City. In due time
Commissicner Stone considered the appeal and
sustained the decistOn Of the local once q
eee.tie. NOT satisfied with this decisions The de-
iendans carried the appeal stfl further-to
Aussxor; Dos mere Jeetsfch also met with IN adj
verse decision. The assistant secretary's decis-
io0 was received tn full at the local land once
yesHfosy Ihe land u now very valuable, and
tnis lass oecision, which 10 dnal, declares that
serncn snan forfest I'll rights to his apphca-
ton Tor ding. The decision u here printed
In full:
This case comes before the department. ON
the appeal Of Samuel Jerisich, from the decis-
ION OF your once, dated September q. 1859. re-
jecting his application to die . presumption de-
claratory statement, Tor lots and 8. northwest
one-Quarter Of northwest one-quarter and south
east oue-quarter of the northwest one-quarter.
section 8, township q, range 2 east Seattle land
district, Warrington. Under date Of September
Z, 1865. and September i3, iS66. letters we're adj
dressed to the secretary Of war, by Generals Del.
aneid and Humphries, Recommending the ressr-
walton OF twenty-five points or tracts Of land
near Puget sound, In Washington, Tor military
purposes
september q, 1885, the secretary OF war trans
United TO the secretary OF the interior . List OF
TWENTY-FIVE tracts, Designating the location and
area OF each, accompanied by the order Of the
president approving the selections and direct
Ing the secretary Of the interior to take the nee
essary steps 70 make the reservation.
The secretary OF the interior, under date OF
september ~. ls66, transmitted said letter and
order to the commissioners Of the general land
once for appropriate action. and the commits
sioner, on October 2, 1866, notified the surveyor
general OF warrington territory OF the executive
order reservins the said twenty-five selections
for military purposes, ana subsequently, ON De-
cemoer 10, lS66, forwarded to the same omcer
diagrams showing the reservations by legal sub
divisions.
On June ~, 1853, sam Jefisich, the appellant,
made application 70 the local ofncers az Seattle
70 ME pre-empcon oeciaratory statement Tor
the land IN question which falls within the Inn
its OF reservation =, one OF the tracts reserved
inr military purposes By she order abovs re-
terred 10
"Ihe local omcen rejected said application
ior the reason mat the iano was embraced WIN.
IN military RESERVATION ana your once amrmed
tne Judgment
IT appears nom the record that one Norton
Wa living on tne Land IN question IN the spring
OF 1856, prior 70 the promulgation OF the execu-
i've order; that ON or about June 10, 1859, he
tNorton) soid al Ms interest or claim 70 the land
or Improvements 20 tho claimant, and that he
Ctne claimant) moved upon the land ana was re-
siding thereon q the time OF presenting his pre-
empuon nnn9 20 the local omcera
Ine appellant now claims SUBSTANTIALLY -