The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-11

wasHryeroS CITY May la- Special -
Not quite onf-half Of the public lands in
Washington hare been surveyed. 50 say
the land office officials. There are, IS is
known. A, 20. 80 acres of public lands In
the state. of which q. So or acres have
been surveyed. thus leaving as still unsur-
veyed 2s-S. l33 acres The interior de-
parsmenf people, Of course, put the blame
on congress for this slow progress In max
ing the land surveys. and say with Justice
that II adequate appropriations were Al
lowed such condition could not exist
But il is the fact ] am dealing with and
no. as to where the faul. lies II might
be added that the total area of public land
unsurveyed amounts 10 81, ,4i9.s 40 acres
The commissioner OF the land Office. how
ever, SAYS .1the volume Of land n the un-
SURVEYED portion of the public domain
suitable for homes and subject 80 settle
men. under the laws Of the United States
is OF comparatively small proportions
The number of acres of public lands dis
posed Of in Washington during the past
year amounted 20 so6.aI acres. the small
ess number for seven years. The banner
wear was 1SSS. when the government got
rid Of 4. A.s.5. la4 acres.
The following statement viii be found Of
interest. giving as il does the number of
acres in each land district of the state.
surveyed and unsurveyed, which have not
been granted avsv or reserved. bEs which
are subject TO settlement or entry.
Sesssle-Sufxeyed land. a SO acres znxrr-
veved lard -sss VS. acres: total. -.zss IS acrea
North Yakiras-Saryeyea land, 2axAs-l ac-es:
un1urveyed Land. s.asS-sn scres: total, s,lis.--1
arrex
spokane FA,,s-snrveyed hand. sla.s<s acres.
uasurveyed land, l.-x.. 40 acreS: total, s.5Se-S
acres
yancouyer-Surseyed land. SISSY ae-es: un-
surveyed sand, i.saAssa aeres: sotai. Lxa.sg7
acre4
wsasa wans-smrreyed hand. eesfa acres:
unsurxeyed land. E4so acre<: tosaa. 30
acre4-
unsurysyed lands, lAzslsiss sc-ess total area.
iss4s-sls acres
As there are A, leo acres Of public
lands IN the state. IL can be seen that
much less than one-haE IS nov left for
settlement or entry
The government dixposes Of its lands in
many different ways. the larger number Of
which sre in comparatively small amounts,
which it xoaad only be tedious 10 mention
II viii. though, be Of interest 20 give the
larger transactions Of the past year, which
have been IS follows. Of course eonSniny
the statement 10 Washington:
SAles os lands san5sss 70 preezq<ion entry
Entries. e.Uss. seres- - 10. amount &seashA
Sals> Of tizaer and stone ss1ds-kat-ses, ssss
srrex fsSg-s. aaacssns. eAa72s -
gs-srSnxs entries Under the desert land acf-
Eafyses. -: seres. il.sss: amount EsxAA
Homestead ezryses comu1ted "a czsA-ka-
trses. -xs: scrss, ~. .slss amount, $lss.a<sM
Tctsf eash sasss-Eatries- AIS: acres, <s-s61s
ar1oEz- ~. s.7S7-A
f,rsx.nsI ensrses os lszds naser the homestead
.xv<-Enfrses, Sae5s serszs xx~sSss cuzznaSssons,
EesSk
F7nal homestead sntr;es-Entrszss : sees neres.
81 zss. commissions. IS s4s%z
ts-sx.naa ertrses uHass TIE rlaeer euafars iAvs
-Ynsrscs So serSs. 7s&ss. Ices. EsSS
Tessl rnsscellaEeozas s1fr-es-kzf-sess 49,
srrex ss.S7e- asnDzns reee5vea. f1sslsA
Aggregate Of Al classes Of entries, AREA cs
,srds sxse>od es and rsSclrsS frczz al scurces-
rn.-sex. a.saz: afres. xS I'll. aznounf usss fS--
Exrenses incident % Tie dssposai 81 rsnsse
lads- salaries, Ss.oN: iocidsnfA sxPsases.