Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-07-19
LAND FOR MANY.
Valuable Information for In
tending Immigrants.
THE SEATTLE LAND OFFICE.

The Acreage in the Land District
Acres Disposed Of-Amounts Re-
served From settIement-Unappr
priated and Unreserved.
SEATTLE, July 9.-Percy F. Smith, the
head clerk at the Seattle United States
land Office, has completed his annual re-
port to the bureau Of statistics at Wash
ington, d. c., of the condition of the
lands in the Seattle land district.
The total acreage in the land district
is 1901 $50; acres disposed Of, 1876, 7O6; ;
acres reserved from settlement, 703, ,60l !;
total acres unappropriated and unre-
served, 4,554, ,2S9, of which 1876 are
surveyed and 4,3Sl ,O93 are unsurveyed.
The report is valuable one, and con-
tains much information of value to set
tiers and prospective immigrants to Pu-
get Sound. 1t is the result of much
careful work. The report is full, and by
counties is as given below
Clallam county-Total acreage of the
county in the Seattle land district, !, ,l61,- :
240; acres disposed OF, 2l6, $40; acres re-
served from settlement, 26,750; area in
acres unappropriated and unreserved,
817 $50, of which 83,08l acres are sur
veyed and 734, 1863 acres unsurveyed.
Island county-Total acreage OF coun-
ty in land district, 129, 720; acres dis
posed Of, l26, 1888; acres reserved from
settlement, 2,103; area in acres unap-
propriated and unreserved, 1929, OF
which 1929 acres are surveyed and none
unsurveyed.
Jefferson county-Total acreage OF
county ia land district, yo3, 800; acres
disposed Of, 1872, ,776; acres reserved from
settlement, 3,649; area OF acres unap-
propriated and unreserved, 1856, ,935, Of
which 19,4SO acres are surveyed and
767 ,455 unsurveyed.
King county-Total acreage of the
county in the Seattle land district, liz.
$50; acres disposed Of, 537 ,S03 acres re.
served from settlement, 6,400; area in
acres unappropriated and unreserved
473, 3,677, of which 4 ,260 acres are surveyed
and 469, All acres unsurveyed.
Kitsap county-Total acreage of coun.
ty in land district, 100, 800; acres dis.
posed OF, $50, ,8O5; acres reserved from
settlement, SPA; area in acres unap.
propriated and unreserved, 1,48l, o
which |, ,48l acres are surveyed and none
unsurveyed.
Pierce county-Total acreage of coun.
ty in land district, 1000; acres disposed
of, 42,549 acres reserved from settle.
ment, 3,45l area in acres unappropri-
ated and unreserved, none, of which nc
acres are surveyed and none unsurveyed
San Juan county-Total acreage of the
county in the Seattle land district, 10l, :.
600; acres disposed Of, $4,000; acres re.
served from settlement, 1855; area ir
acres unappropriated and unreserved
$685., of which 1885 acres are surveyed
and none unsurveyed.
Skagit cOunty-Total acreage of coun.
ty in land district, LII 900; acres dis.
posed OF, $50, 1876; acres reserved from
settlement, 1,005; area in acres unap
propriated and unreserved, 7S9,S00, o
which 25,O40 acres are surveyed anC
764, ,7G0 unsurveyed.
Snohomish county-Total acreage o
county in land district, LIB, 1870; acres
disposed of, 524,57l acres reserved from
settlement, ,543; area in acres unap
propriated and unreserved, 66S, ,966, o
which 5000 acres are surveyed and $50,
766 unsurveyed.
Whatcom county-Total acreage o
county in land district, ,405 $50; acrei
disposed of, 3Sl 800; acres reserved iron
settlement, II ,205; area in acres unap
propriated and unreserved, 1,010, 1866, o
which 6,340 acres are surveyed and 993,
S26 unsurveyed.