The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-12
THE FORFEITED LANDS.
The Final Instructions Received at the
Land ONCE.


The Final Instructions Received at the
Land once.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 1891.
Register and Receiver, The Datles, Or.
SIRs: By act of congress approved
Septembr %, 1890, the grant to the
Northern Pacific railroad company, by
act of July 2, 1864 for that portion of its
main line lying between Wallula, Wash.
and Portland, Or, was declared forfeited,
the same having been unconstructed at
that date, and the odd-numbered sec
tions of land within the limits of the
withdrawal therefor, which took effect
Aug. 13, 1870, excepting a moiety of
those lying within the limits established
pursuant to the definite location of the
Cascade Branch of its road, were, under
the terms of the forfeiting act, resumed
and restored to the public domain. AS
the limits established for the branch
line overlap the limits of the main
line, the forfeiture act provided that
only moiety of the odd-numbered sec
tions lying within the overlapping limit
was affected thereby, and the railroad
company pursuant to instructions from
the Secretary of the Interior, called on
to designate which of the alternate odd
numbered sections it would elect to take,
that is, whether it would take the sec
tions numbered /, 3, 8, 13, etc., or those
numbered 8, 2, IL, etc. The company
has elected to take those mum bered, 1, 5,
8, l3, etc., with certain exceptions.
These exceptions are of lands i'll the
alternate sections numbered 81, Il, Is,
etc., which the company has sold, and
in lieu of which it has surrendered lands
in sections 1, 5, 8, 13, etc. A list of the
lands in. the numbered sections to be re-
stored which the company has furnished
as having sold and which it wishes to
retain is enclosed herewith, and opposite
the tracts, descriptions of the surren-
dered lieu lands in the numbered sec
tions the company elects to take, are
given. Ialso enclose for your informa-
ton and guidance copies of the instruc-
tions under the forfeiture act which were
prepared with the approval of the Secre-
tary of the Interior, and have to call
your attention particularly to that por-
ton thereof relating to the second Sec
ton, and defining who are entitled to a
second homestead entry under it's pro-
visions. = &J6
In order to carry the restoration into
effect, you will at once, cause to be pub
lshed in some newspaper of general cir
culation in your district, a notice that
the lands with the exception above
mentioned9 heretofore withdrawn for the
Northern Pacific railroad company, have
been restored to the public domain and
will be opened to entry upon day fixed
bssyou, not less than thirty days from
the date offthe notice and that all per
sons who were actual settlers in good
faith upon any of the restored lands, on
September %, 1890, the date of the ap-
proval of the forfeiture act, and who are
otherwise qualified, will have preference
rights of entry, to be exercised within
six months of such approval.
: The forfeited and restored lands are
subject to disposal only under the home
stead law, as provided in the act of for
feiture.
j In the overlapping limits of the main |
and branch lines, only the alternate odd
sections numbered 3, z, IL, Is, etc., will |
be restored, and the notice of restoration |
must contain copy of the list hereto |
of the lands in those sections |
the company has sold, and which will be |
excepted from the restoration. The list |
also contains the lands surrendered by
the company in lieu of those sold as
aforesaid, and will be published as in
cluded in the restoration.
~ cgsY Il Respectfully, gysav7E |
LEWIS A. GRoFF,
,-r,sF& s Commissioner. y
None of the lands mentioned as re-
served by the railroad are west of
range 20 east.
The lands will be subject to entry
Tuesday, March 18th.
The time for filing by actual settlers
has been extended six months, and off.
cial notice of the fact will probably be
received soon.
Under this ruling no purchase can he
made until further instructions.
City Treasurer's Notice.
All City Warrants registered prior to
July 8, 1889 are now due and payable
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