The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-12
EvEKKTr LAND CONTEsr.
oeosion Of Assistant Commissionsp q
the McDougal Claim.


the McDougsi Claim.
The decision of Assistant Land Commits
abnsr +. w. Bowers in the contest OF
John A. Cameron as to the claim of Isaac
NcDougal 10 forty acres Of land, now i'm
duded within the townsite Of Everett and
PARTLY owned by the Everett Land Com
pany by virtue of purchase. reached the
heal land Office yesterday. The ruling of
srRegister Reed is reversed and the entry
10 tho land in question heia for eancella-
ton.
Isaac W. McDougal made presumption
cash entry for the sW4 SWi1 Sec .. TIP -
j. RS T., December "A, 1850, based on his
deelsratory statement filed Nav IL, 1889.
alleging settlement May 10. 1859. and on
The payment of $50 the local land
once issued q final receipt May
- 1890, McDousal sold his title TO
the final receipt for $3.50 TO John b. Cleary
sad also executed deed. On the same
day Cisary transferred the land To Wyatt
]. Racker and Bethel J. Rucker. and some
time after the Fuckers conveyed half
Interest in the land to the Ever
OF Land Company. November IL, 1891,
John A. Cameron protested MeDougai's
--n~N W tsS AoAhs 01a'AiAR NAO-
curing pre-emption certificates, want of
legal settlement. residence or oceupati on
Of the land from the filing OF his state
msnt 10 the date OF final proof lie also
claimed that there were no buildings
erected on the land, neither did McDougai
cultivate the land. December i, 1891. the
local land commissioner dismissed the
application for contest and refused an ap-
Pea. The contestant brought the case
etfoVe the secretary Of the interior May 4,
Ne, who oyerruied the decision and di-
rsssd hearing. From the evidence sub
misied Assistant Land Commissioner
nosers says that he finds the allegations
e' cameron substantially true, that the
only house on the land was built by John
tssto;s. who abandoned IL before MeDou-
o. took possession. and that the land cul-
Hsated VAS ghree-fourths of an acre,
worked By the same man. The only evil
eshee OF cultivation was that about May
es!ane. 1852 Menoagal and Robert Wen
norm got peck of potatoes, borrowed n
zoe aud planted the potatoes. McDouSal
eaned 20 have slept on the premises one
agar, ha, Robert Craig swore he locked
a'u' IN his room az the hotel at Lowell
MSn hight There was some proof by par
so xho were on the premises five or six
sesths after AeDoagai made final proof
wal hey saw evidences that it had been
"sentsy occapiet. There were some meat
ans around the house. dry ashes in the
sNpisee and paths around tae house. As
sssAhs Com wissioner Bowers says this
w'asaoe raises only inference and is eu,t-
- 20 no weight. the evidence failing 10
ssos that Mcpougal had any hand in the
a'sf. In closing Assistant Commits
s0ssf Bowers says;
tnnd Camsron's affidavit substantially
we and thst McDoagsl's entry was
'Faaaalent Your Gecislen is oyerruled
no sae entry hell fer cancellation"
sesiees vi! be sent 10 the parties inter
'ea That they have sixty days IN which
Nsgpeal.
sihs Claim Of Fred H. Lille 10 small
Fsses OF land on the shores OF the ssills-
s~snssa river hss been rejected ey Assist
lana Comm ssioner Bowers On
Aasea q, iSsst. Fred ID. Lille tiied pre-
p.o'y decsarAtory statement for lots >
OF section q township 81 north.
.ess eeAst, alleging settlement November
49, The records shOg that o. Sep
~'~F II, lss1 thus ding was cancelled
elaqGiShnent az 20 loa = March u.
fein ChsTtrand Gisd a presumption
soe ara and <EiI Me-. Sec 3. and
aad NV. NV. Sec 10 ~ the same
raso.p ami range, alleging settlement
/ INA The tSo filings coaaicted as
es u section a Chartrsnd made Snail
~sS'' sA1cA sAs eoatssssa - Lille On