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the war department. II you ask him to
prove his asssrtion-you will need proof
to disbeieve the sworn statement OF
Squatter Huntington-he will produce
the following documents:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
GENERAL BAND OFFICE,
WAsHINGroN, u. c., Oct. 8, 1888.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
.iN N GENERAL BAND OFFICE
WAsHINGroS, d. G.. Oct. 8. 1882
Register and Receiver, United States Land
Office, Los Angeles, Cali
GENTLEMEN Enclosed herewith for the files
of your office is copy OF all executive order
dated September a. 1888, setting apart as Q
military reservation certain tract OF land OF
San Pedro bay, California Tin township
south, range 13 and IA west, s. B. M. locally
known as public rsserya ion by cession from
/ Mexico. A copy of the letter Of The acting sec
retary Of war, dated September27, 1884, rela
! tive to said reservation, is also enclosed.
You will make the necessary notation as
to said reservation on the records OF your
Office. Very Respectfully.
T. j. ANDERSON,
Acting Commissioner.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON CITY, Aug 81, 1888. !
To the President:4 sa sNey.
SIR Upon the Recommendation of the chief
of engineers and the suggestions of the COM
missioner of the general land office, have the
tract OF land IN the state of California, held
to be a public reservation by cession from
Mexico may be duly declared and set apart by
the executive as a military reservation. viz:
commencing at a stone marked U. s. on San
Ped,o bay and running south 20 deg. min,
west, 2O94 chains to a stone marked U. s.
thence north 10 deg. % min west, 4.97 chains
to point Ii. 90 chains due north from the in
tersec ion of sections 19 and 80 of township
outh, range 13 west and sections "a and rs
Of township 5 SOUTH range IA west San Ber-
nardino meridian; thence north 10 deg. %
min. west 5.S2 chains to q stone post with
illegible marks; thence north 70 deg. ls min
bay thence with the meanderings of the shore
of San Pedro bay to the place of beginning
Variation OF the compass, IA deg. 80 min.
east sketch OF the reservation is enclosed
herewith. 1 have the honor to be, sir, with
great respect. your obedient servant,
(signed) r. MAcFEELy
Acting Secretary of War.
ENDORSEMENT.
EXECUTIVE MANSION
WASHINGTON, Sept. IL, loS5.
The Within request 10 approved and
the reservation is nude ssd proclaimed
sccordinsiy.
The secretary of ttfe interior will cause the
proper notation to be made in the general land
Office GROVER CLEVELAND.
There is but one way in which q
railroad can acquire right Of way through
q government reservation. and that 10
bv special act of congress-" says the
chief clerk at the United States land of.
foe in this city, whom You ask him how
IL comes that tho Southern Pacific's
tracks run through this military rsssr-
vation.
"And," he adds, after looking over
the records. "there is no such record in
this Office to show that . special act OF
congress gave the Southern Pacific or
any other corporation the right Of way
or any privileges on this tract. And if
there had been such an act or any privi.
leges accorded. this Office would surely
have some record oft.
"This land has never been free to
entry. and no individual or corporation
can hold title to it. 40 far as there is
anything in our Office to show. On May
10. 1890. the Southern Pacific company
filed application for the right Of way
over portion OF the southeast quarter
and the southwest quarter Of section l8,
but this does not affect or touch the
government reservation In any way"
II can tell you how tho Southern Pa.
cific company acquired iss right Of way
over the government reservation" said |
O. @. Grove, tho searchsr OF records
who made the abstract of title for all
the right OF way the Southern Pacific
owns or prstsnds to own ct San Pedro
bay. They decided II to themselves.