The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-06
neal LAND OFFICE.
s..t;sfics of Land in Western
Washington.
.vr IMPORTANT DECISIONS.
~ Government Land sam
AvsiIsble-severai school Land
Locations Annuiisd-

.rxn24 EfaLstAG1A trP0-hs 80
-, the total acreage of the Seattle land
- district, the acres disposed OF In each
-, also the reserve and surveyed and
-. --xsvef lands. The report is complete
- ,.rre.ents much hard labor. Follow
summary:
s~.s;.ra unty-Totsl acreage Of the
- the Seattle land district. /, l6l.-
-. .s,es disposed OF, 3l6, $40. acres re-
- rom settlement, %. $50; area In
- nnanuropriated and unreserved,
1870 Al which 50. 0sl acres are surveyed
- ID SO acres unsurweyed.
f.s.nd connty--Totai acreage OF the
..ansv in land district, 129, 10; acres DIS
$50 II. ~. 18s :.acres reserved from settle
800. aIs3; area in acres unappropriatsd
- 'urnreservei, 1929. Of which 1.39 acres
= s,fyeyed and none unsuryeyed.
fsssrson county-Total acreage OF the
..sa.g IN land district. S83. go; acres dis
80 Of. Is2, 776; acres reserved from set
ss-,.nt' 3.s49; area in acres uneppro-
s~s.ses and nnreservcd 7s6 $685. of which
.ez1 acres are surveyed and 767. 456 IN
xInr county-Total acreage of the
.s..nsv IN the Seattle land district, Liz
- ,eres disposed of, e37. SOB; acres re-
.~yed from settlement, 600; area in
- Incorporated and unreserved.
r-g-1 Of which 4, go acres are surveyed
rs41.4l7 acres unsurveyed.
Hssp county--Total acreage Of the
ssty in land district. 100, 500; acres dis
~ Of. 80. sos: acres reserved from set
fxreut. e2l4; area in acres unappro-
s.a.ed and unreseryed, ,4Si, Of which
tlsl acres are surveyed and none unsur-
bI.rce eounty-Total acreage of the
<runfv ia land district, Il, 900; acres dis
rasxd Of. 42.5t9: acres reserved from set
tenent. 345i; area in acres unappro-
tflated and nnreserved, none.
san joan county-Total acreage OF the
county In the Seattle land district, 10. coo;
acres disposed Of $4,000; acres reserved
from settlement, 1855; area in acres unap-
rropria.sd and unreserved. 1855. of which
boss sores are surveyed and none are I'M
surveyed.
skazis eounty--Total acreage Of county
In land districI LII, 900; acres disposed
Of 3~9fb; acres reserved from settlement,
1 40: ares In acres unapproprfated and
unrrserred, 7s9, 500. of which 25.040 acres
sfs sarssyed and 20, 760 unsurveyed.
snchenllsh county-Total acreage OF
csanty In land district. 1856, 100; acres dis-
posed 81 524 .67f; acres reserved from set
iemsnf |. 5s3; area in acres unappropri-
is48acrcs are surveyed and CSC, 760 I'M
safysyed.
Whatcom county-Total acreage OF the
tnanty in the Seattle land district, / ,4O5.-
go: hcres disposed of, 3si 800; acres re-
ssfsed from settlement, Ii, 206: area in
seres unappropriated and unreserved,
iaai65, of which 1880 acres are sur
uysi and 093. s26 acres unsuryeyed.
fetal acreage in land district. 1901 $50:
- q 10 ~rtxE. A
rom settlement, 705, col; total acres unap-
sfspriated and unreserved. 4554, $50, of
shirh 17S, 1876 are surveyed and Asst, 093
u unsurveyed.
sy letter dated June % Assistant Land
lmmlssioner Bowers notified Register
Hoole that the homestead entry Of
ssdrew Erickson for nwL. sec IS. tp %
All ", had been Cancelled in accord
saee with the decision Of the local Office
IaAn Swanson contested Erickson's entry,
sad nom the testimony IL appeared that
L1tkson had not fenced. improved or
taiIt upon the land, but that he had wholly
thshdoned II.
Edward Bergh made homestead entry
December q, 1880. for the nwL sell, swL
hei., seh nwK and nei[ swI4, sec 2. tip 80
W.
md since then no one has resided upon or
Improved the land. Andrew o. Palm con-
tested the entry and Is now victorious. the
feaeral land office having cancelled the
shtryman's entry.
The heirs of John q. Ramsey having
Iailed 10 cultivate. fence or build upon the
hsls. sec s.. Up Is n, r W. which land
vas homssleaded by Ramsey, William
Hayes has successfully contested the
inisy
forslmilaf reasons Richard Won Schmei-
isa loses bis right TO the SEA- SEA. sec 9.
R@n,r 7w. Alfred Davis is the sue
tssfnl contestant.
Neither the heirs nor legal representa-
fsss Of George Eyer have cultivated or
mfrovsd the swi.. SEQ %, tp IS n. 8 e,
fs&estesded by him, and on this account
hslsnd commissioner has cancelled the
h'ly upon contest by Charles w. HUFF
han.
Register 0'Toole received notification
yesterday from Land Commissioner Lam
ffsax that the secretary of the interior
ssa affirmed the decision OF the general
aac department in caneelling the follow
CENTRES on the ground Of conflict with
Ne sehoo! land grant;
John Stanton, for the metz OF nwL OF
e. ], : ;. and 5, sec z. tp 81 n.rie.
fSilip lsensee, for the ne4 of sec is. tp
kn,rae.
Frank Felt, FOR the 81 OF nel1 and eIs of
q acc 81, Up 2Sn, 6.
battle -
David g. YoaasEren, for the 80 Of swL
tia.
C ". corliss, FOR the elS Of neIl and So
~ mel. OF sec and the nwi. nwL of
- 81 n, IT e.
Hamilton Ssillson. for the nelz Of sec 10.
F3n.r4e.
tasl J. Boo.te, for the Ell Of nwx and
80 ss. q sgi4 Of sec 10. " IS n, rae.
seeoe /. ITansue, for the " y Of WI Of
81 To = .rSe
efsion + BooIe. for :he e,s Of nw,I of
= aud nsi. of swL OF sec 81. tp 3 n.
aoseph B. Mcclellan. for the ~ Of ssA
SA Of swi4 OF sec 81, tp q n, : Sc.
ne local land Office yesterday received
'eslo~ing patents for purchasers Of
vi angeles property:
sAsFsha A. Baldwin. Karl Rool. Charles
T. hFothsrs, John Ii. Martin, Susan J.
10y Thomas Daran. John Hawks
&c, Lonis frombley. Matte Juntsila.
liam hQch, John c. Olsen. Hans
sssAon, Belle Brown. Richard r. Shrurn.
iAsa Thompson. John Mavs. Ida c.
Isasea, John +. Collins. William Dick,
g Fields, Texas Reynolds, Josiah
Asiiogg, James l. Worthley, Adam
sAatf, Patrick Fay, William Mckee.
fass ; haiiou. James W. Mcfarland.
e.,neg Mcdonald. William 4. Strather,
lsa 6. 1arheld. Anthony o'BFien,
i -. L. Cole, William ". GRAY. Frank
Saiiiyan. Thomas Doran. Charles r.
th, 1aspasa Ferdinand William
S William Waechter. Francis If.
$50, William e Young, George A.