The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-06
LAND OFFICE FIGURES
Summary Of Area Of Land in
Seattle District.
GREAT TRACTS NOT SURVEYED.
Statistics by Counties show Over Half
the Total Remains Unsurveyed-
The Detailed Figures.

N response 20 call from The general
land Office. Percy Smith. chief clerk OF
the Iocai oF.ies. has Just completed a
statement which not only shows the full
area Of the Scale land district bar also
tells the amount Of Incorporated and
uareseryed land In each county In the
district and Ens number OF acres sur
veye1 ana Ensnrveyed- To this statement,
wnlca has required many hours OF work.
there have been appended a few remarks
relative 10 the character OF land II each
czglaty. The statement shows that the
total area or land surface in the district.
taking all the counties together IL 1901
$50 The area Of unapropriated and IN
reserved land is 4.5ii.sis acres, OF which
&c $50 acres have been surveyed and A.
zASa unsuryeysd The total rumber of
acres In the district reserved Is = 10. as
against sgf.4-e disposed Of Following
Is a synopsis o. the report.
Clallau1-LARd described as timbered.
mountainous and broken with foothills.
served, 80, ~; surveyed. Ia. 81 acres IN
surveyed l1 80 Acres reserved 75ae,
acres disposed OF, Is. az3. total area OF
Land surface OF the county IN the Seattle
hand district l.lsl.2fo.
IsIand-Lani broken. srarsely timbered;
area in acres Incorporated and unre-
served, l. 80: surveyed. lis; unsurveyed
posed OF, Ii, is; total area OF land sur
face OF the county in the land district,
E77o.
Observation-Disclosures, mountainous and
timbersd: area in acres Incorporated
and unreserved, 1854: surveyed. 4. IT:
unsurveyed, 74i5sI. Area reserved. 3.0ZT:
area disposed OF. fs3.4s. total area of
land surface OF the county il the land
district. sss $50.
Kiug-Broken and has good supply or
timber. area in acres unappropriatsd and
unreserved. 471ss2: of which 1855 acres
have been surveyed and go Isl unsurvey-
ed. Area reserved. 500. acres disposed
OF. So ms; total area of land surface of
the county in the land district LIZ 50.
Kitsap-Broken, fair timber: area in
acres Incorporated and unreserved.
Is21. Of which 1871 acres have been sur
yeyed and none unsurveyed. Area in
acres reserved, s.2l4; acres disposed Of.
$50 SIS: total area of land surface OF the
county In the land district. le0.5oa.
Pierce-Broken. fair timber: area in
acres Incorporated and unreserved, p
4i3: all Of which has been surveyed.
Area reserved. 1a3s; acres disposed Of.
t2.5fs; total area OF land surface OF the
county IN land district. $500
San Juan-Broken, little good timber:
area IN acres uuappropriated and unre-
served. 3,tiS. all Of which has been sur
veysd. Area reserved. ASS: acres dis
posed Of. 1863; total area Of land surface
of county IN the land district, 1gi 90.
Skagit-Broken and heavily timberei;
area IN acres unappropriated and unre-
served, 1s. 4g6. Of which % 736 acres have
been surveyed and 7si TO unsurveyed.
Area in acres reserved. 1,0d5; acres dis
posed OF. ss4 iaa: total area Of land sur
face I'm the county in the district. LII 90.
Suohomish-Broken and heavily tim
hered: area in acres inappropriate and
unreserved. ST.. SIS OF which 81. SO acres
have been surveyed and So $40 unsurvey-
ed. Area reserved, 1.5i3; acres disposed
OF, ST. SIT: total area OF land surface OF
the county in the Land district. l.ls5. lso.
Wha tcor1-Bnoken and heavily timber
ed; area in acres unappropriatei and I'M
reserved. I,05.e4. of which g. 50 acres
have been surveyed and s1i.3s3 unsur-
veyed. Area reserved. 1876: acres dis
posed of. 3S.i7i; total area OF surface Of
county IN land district. 1855