The record-union., 1895-11-22
LAND CASES DECIDED YESTERDAY.
Contests Between the Railroad Com
pany and Others.
Some of the Decisions Are in Favor OF
the Company, and Others
Against 1t.

civ literally did "a land office puSl-
ness" yesterday in the way OF filing oe-
cisions in contested cases. There were
no less than twenty decisions rendered.
Of which thirteen were in regard 10
lands in Nevada County, and the oIheIs
il FL Dorado.
These contests are all between the
Central Pacific Company and adverse
claimants, and are generally to de-
ter.mine the character of the land IN
DISPUTE. whether agricultural or min
eraI. There are several hundred cases
OF similar character before the Lana
Office. The decisions rendered yester-
day are as follows:
NEVADA COUNTY.
c. P. r. r. Co. VS.. J. NJ. Murphy and
Henry Grover-LOt of southWeSt
quarter of section l. township 10 north,
range s east. Decided to be mineral
and against the railroad company
C. P r. r. VS.. Jacob j. Gearheart-
South half of southeast quarter, ana
southeast quarter of southwest quarter
of section /. township 10 north, range
9 east. In favor of the railroad COM
pany. -.,,,-..
L,
South half of northeast quarter OF
section 10, township 16 north, range .
east Against the railroad.
C.P. r. r. VS. Joseph Richard, john
Johnson, Cornelius Desmond and VIII.
lam HamiltOn-SoutheaSt quarter Oh
southeast quarter of section 81, town.
ship rs north. range 8 east, and lots :
and of section ., township 10 north'
range S east Against the railroad
c. P. r. r. VS.. Mineral Return-Lots
. IL and IA of northwest quarter OF
section 80, township is north, range >
east. In favor of the railroad Lots I,
= ), and of northeast quarter ana
southwest quarter OF northeast quar-
ter section l, township 10 nortn' range
east. In favor of the railroad.
G p r. r. VS. A F Dunnigton-Lots
2 and northeast quarter, south half
of northeast quarter and lot . OF north-
west quarter section ,, township 10
rorth. range s east. Against the rall-
read.
CP r. r. VS. Patrick Hennessy-Lot
10 and west half of lot and west nan
of lot u of section ;, township 10 norlh
range 8 east. Also lot II of northeast
cnaTtar of section 3. township 10 north,
range : east. In favor of the railroad
G. P R. r. Co VS.. Elmer P. Sanford,
George Bower, James G. Buckland,
Henry NJ. Ivens, David McCook, ROD
ert McCook and George Murphy-Lots
/. 16 and II, west half OF lot 1, west
half of lot 10, of northwest quarter
southeast quarter, south half of south
,geet ouarter and southeast quarter of
northeast quarter of southwest quarter
of section ,. township 10 north, range
< east. In favor of the railroad.
ADDlication of the c. p. r. r. Co. for
southeast quarter of northeast quarter
of section 81, township II north, range
10 east. In favor of the railroad
Y Single. A @. Carpenter, \. a.
r4ar+ino and O. F. Tobias VS.. the c. p.
= r Co.-Lots l and . of northeast
ouarter. lot Z of southeast quarter, lots
: and & of southwest quarter, south half
of northeast quarter, south halt OF
northwest quarter of southwest quarter,
north half of southeast quarer Sohtn-
east quarter of southeast quarter OF sec
ton !. township 16 north, range east
In favor of the railroad.
c. p. r r. Co. VS.. Mineral Return
South half of southwest quarter OF sec
ton SO. township is north, range east.
Also lots and 3 of southeast quarter
and lot 4 of southwest quarter OF sec
ton %. township 16 north, range )
east In favor of the railroad.
In re application of the c. 2. r. r. Co.
Lot of southwest quarter and south
east quarter of southeast quarter Of sec
east In favor of the railroad.
H. c. Shredder VS.. c. p. r. Riots I
and of northeast quarter and lots .
and 10 of southeast quarter OF section
II. and north half of northwest quarter
of section p, township 16 north, range
9 east. and fractional west half of sec
ton 81, township IS north, range east.
In favor of the railroad.
Ell DORADO.
c. P. r. R. vs. D. H Kathan, Law
renee Hoge, Robert NJ. Beath and Frank
Lehmann-NOrtheast quarter, north
half of northwest quarter, southwest
quarter of northwest quarter, north
half of southeast quarter, southwest
quarter of southeast quarter, lot and
fractional southwest quarter Of section
49, township 10 north, range 10 east
Against the railroad.
c. P r. r. Co. VS.. Samuel Kaiser,
Henry WEIGH. J. A Wolf, A,Villa COrJa,
Gregorio Cifuentes, Y. SchiarO and
Juan De DonoZo-SO much of lots !, >,
6 and Z of northwest quarter, so much
of southwest quarter of northeast quar-
ter. so much of southeast quarter, 50
much of lot : and the north half Of lot
. Of the southwest quarter of section 1,
township - north, range 10 east, as
are embraced within the San MARITIME
Quartz Mine, Lee Quartz Mine, Wolf
Quartz Mine, WEIGH Quartz Mine,
Esperanza Quartz Mine, Albinos
Quartz Mine, Peterson Placer Mine,
Chic Quartz Mine. Flora Quartz Mine,
Fordt Quartz Mine and the Eastern
Star Quartz Mine is mineral. Decided
AGAINST the railroad company, but the
north half of northeast quarter, south
east quarter of northeast quarter lot
3. of southwest quarter, lot of north
west quarter, and so much of lots l. 9
and : of northwest quarter, so much ~
southwest quarter of northeast quarter
s. much of southeast quarter, and Sc
much Of lot 8 and north half lot > OF
southwest quarter of section 1, town
shin II north. range 10 east is decided
In favor of the railroad company.
George NJ. Oderman. David ShereT
and John Smith VS.. Central Pacific Rail
road Company-So much of the east
half of northeast quarter Of northwest
quarter; so much of the southwest guar
ter of the northwest quarter; So much
OF the southeast quarter Of southwest
quarter OF northwest quarter, and Sc
much Of the northeast quarter of south
west quarter of northwest quarter. and
so much of the southeast quarter 0l
southwest quarter of section Il, town
ship u north. range 10 east, as IS en-
braced within the BoTdt quartz mine
Eastern Star quartz mine Golden Egg
quartz mine. Maltby quartz mine. Alt
man quartz mine and Dahlonegana
quartz mine are mineral. Decided
against the railroad company; but tho
north half of northeast quarter, south
east quarter Of northeast quarter. west
half of southwest quarter. and so much
OF the east half of northeast quarter OF
northwest quarter. southwest quarter OF
northwest quarter Of northwest quarter
southeast quarter of southwest quarter
OF northwest quarter. west half OF
southwest quarter Of northwest quarter
and southeast quarter of southwest
quarter Of section II, township - north