The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-22
STATE LAND SURVEYS
Senator Squire Succeeds in Hav-
ing Orders Issued.
DECISIONS IN LAND CASES,
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Tie secretary Of the interior has written
E=natoe Squire, - follow:
fbsvs the honor - inform you that under
eesss of May 10 ssa II. 1860, the snrysyos esnssai
Wss authorised 20 awssd contracts Tor fns survey
III the af,y.lcur townships Designated. suo;scs
81 the scs.on of the department: - 10 tins nons
fdss Of the applications BY letter OF sodsye
cate notified the sornsatsslonef OF shs senssss
land efacs that the report Of the special m
saeesox A satisfaci0ry, and directed that the
swarSs of the contracts be compietsd. ana TIE
surveyor general has today By wire been notinso
II this action The contracts. when reserved II
free from Irregularities. VIII Be acted upon
without further delay
This work 10 of the greatest importance
10 the state and Senator Squire IL de-
lighted With the favorable result OF his
efforts with the secretary Of the anterior.
Assistant Secretary Sims has affirmed
the decision OF the commissioner Of the
General land Office sustaining the contest
or James G. Nctsiil. fled November 3. lsss.
against George J. Dougherty's homestead
entry. made April "a, 1884. for tract of
land in section 90 township Is north, in
the Olympia district. From the testi-
mony addGced before the register and re-
ceiver at the trial held on January Is.
1890. the assistant secretary thinks he 10
warranted In the conclusion that
Dougberty has failed TO maintain bona
fide residence on the land. and ~ the
charge made in the complaint has been
sustained. the judgment Of the commits
sioncr 10 affirmed.
Two interesting land cases have Just been
decided by Assistant Secretary Sims. The
first il the contcs. OF Robert ii. Cline ~.
Hugh Ross for tract OF land in sections
- and 90 in township - north. range
east, in the Seattle land district. Ross
made final proof before the clerk OF the
superior court at Port Madison. June ~.
1890. Tne Same day Cline filed protest
in the local Office against the acceptance Of
the final proof Of Ross. alleging that he
had not complied with the Homestead law
in the matter Of residence and cultivation
and that his entry was not In good faith.
but tor the purpose Of securing the timber
growing on the tract. The local officers
decided that the final proof Of Ross should
Be- rejected and his entry Cancelled. The
decision Of the local officers was reversed
By the commissioner of the general land
once on April II. 1897. and an appeal
brought tho case before the assistant sec
rotary. Assistant Secretary Sims thinks
that Ross settled upon the land in good
faith and his temporary absences were foi
the purpose OF obtaining means with
which 70 support himself and improve the
tract, tho improvements at tho time Of tho
hearing being from 1000 to SIS, 900 accord
ing to the testimony Of various witnesses.
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the decision Of the commissioner.
Tho other case was that Of Il. c. Whit
ney ". Il. ]. Griffith and Loomis 4 Ed
wards. transfersss. involving , tract Of
land In section Is. township "a north.
range east also In the Seattle district.
0rifith entered the land April 4. 1886. and
on November rs, 1850, his entry was sus.
pended by direction OF the general land
ofllce and claimant WAS required to furnish
IN additional no alienation aiYidavit.
Gri6ath could not b found. but J. w. Ed.
wards and Henry Il. LOOMS. the trans
fsrses. both made afIidavits that the land
had not bssn alienatsd prior TO tho issu-
ance Of final certificate. At the same time
she local officers for wardsd TO the general
land oflcs IN abstract of title showing
that on May 20. 1856. Griffith conveyed q
certain portion Of his entry to Henry b.
LOOMS, and that on February II, 1850 no
conveyed the remaining portion To Morgan
J. Carkeck- In the decd TO Carkeek tho
land Is described ~ township -. To cor
rect this mistake the entryman executed
and delivered another deed correctly de-
scrib,ng the land. This last deed was not
executed unit. June 81. issl On January Is,
lss,o, f. {. Whitney filed . verified protest
against the issuance of patent on this en-
try. alleging that Griffith had never es,ab-
lished n residence on the land, and had
taken the same, not for his own use. bat
for speculative purposes: that he had en-
tered into an agreement to sell the same
prior TO making iinai proof. aud had re-
ceiyed part of the purchase money prior
10 such prooi. At the time Of filing this
proof he also applied 90 IN skc homestead
entry and asked hearing to establish the
Charges IN his protest. The local officers
at the hearing found tha: the entry was
so!d Ia bona tide purchasers. and recon
mended that the entry be confirmed un.
der section of the law of March Z. is9l
The commissioner al the general land OF.
hce took the same view of II. aud on the
appeal To the assistant secretary of the IN.
terror hc Also affirmed the decision of the
local officers.
While the receipts and expenditures o,
the treasury department have kept abou.
even during the month stated, the cash
balance today IL 81. sSa.tsa. of which
amount. 81. 2,6Seoo is IN subsidiary silver
and minor coin aud 81 nj GO in national
bank repositories. The statement show,
that the treasury - proyided with a good
working currency balance. So much 40
indeei. that IL is probable. though a. We
net determined that the quarterly ,nser.s
due on July on United states per cent
nDd Pacific railroad bonds Will be antiei
rated and paid next week. This woui,
release 500 80 RON in che treasury an,
rnt IL IA active cigcn alton In the business
ceaters OF the country.
The shipment cf gold from London I,
New YORK. news Of wh.eh was receive,
thss morning, is l"oN ed upon as showint
that the tide al gold experts has turned
tes the pass thrce weoSs so gold has bee,
exported. aud as a consea ysrnee the ,-,s.
MY department; has been gaining roi
during that period, and .hc ne; ba.a,ce 9
the reserve Is now standing AZ So. ss.l stf
In The building ur OF iass <a.d she trsasur
department has redeemed nearly s. 0,s1 ri
tn geld certificates. the amount cutS.art
tng today being sssoso. o.. against siat
osa.oa on June I.
ron the Recommendation o. Ccmnssi
soaer l.ceascn. 81 the pension of.sse. 80.
,ary Smith today dropped from tie rel
81 che pension otiiee the names Of sxsn,,
eight sp~e.ss examiners nox In the slcla
tue terraS u their one year apposain,en,
having expired. AL she ss.ecial exam ne.
droppStl are Lprs,h cam. ana - ~, MIA.