The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-27

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AZ appHcauon TOT patent, ~ - 49,.
curing the period OF punncAtion Lee
pisce! osh'ins on vac s4mc 'AHc anu
2rotested against giving patent 20 smith.
Ine ~ neelsrs Also aaexeo ih,s snsIe "as
20 vesn' OF iodc OF itme rock tnas eouia Do
Secaten - sucn.
Inc Uaeesers assagned tnesr nxnss -
eooasors 20 the Puget SOUND Lime Com
oeny. when nfou9ht suit N the superior
court 70 stop smith from getting = patent.
80 ynIy vas Had. me court ncso that sne
send Has unoccupied * shc Tune tho
Whselcss made their location, and there
80 &Ase Judgment IN favor OF the hme
COMPANY. On m appeal being taken by
mitn. tno supreme court OF washington
10 tnes u tnis nad been an ordinary min
M cfe1m. u would nave decided IN favor
omitn; out the evidences showing that
80 mercy . deposit OF limestone. the
eourt nei0 inst 'oesn parties We're In eT-
eor. emo tnet no vaId location could be
maze % auch IAnd under the mineral land
eaws The Judgment OF fne superior court
Mas shsretofe reversed and the case re-
e'an<ied with instructions TO enter new
3ndgment, decreasing neither party enti-
sien 70 esse sAnd.
= COPY g tne new Judgment was pre-
eeWoo 20 tne local lana ONCE by smith.
mo e8ean applied tor patent TO
ne senos cseammg tnAt the gov
ernmonx Wa not bound BY tho
vasW sAken = % tho mineral laws or the
supreme court OF the state OF Washing
eons 49, ASKING that such view be dis
9egafeea = contrary to tho ruling and
yencuce 81 tho general land office Tho
Snufe rscoru OF the cass was then sent
- tns commissioner, VINO decided August
snat sns Wheeiers were entitled to the
eanos pecause fhe Judgment OF the SUPERB
g ooux1 nad peen upon the merits OF the
CO. ana Sne oecssion OF the supreme court
~ae upon GROUNDS not Recognised by tho
eense0 Iend once
From this dicisaon Smith took m appeal
y ane secIeta1y OF the Interior. set.inS
eeFtn IN voiumanous MANUSCRIPT eighteen
epecancaf7uns OF error. He claimed that no
1ed oone everything required by law IN
ME original application 90 etitftie him 10 a
patent; tnaf according TO the ruling OF tho
Sormer secretary nothing but the corrcc-
etnn Of clerical error was required. and
enst 0y the Judgment Of tho supreme court
q Waoihngton Smith waa. In fSsl. and
uver since nAs been entitled TO HIS pat
enfs II The land had been deemed MINI
sral
6ecrctAry Francis holds that these con-
esntions contemplate review by him mp
on the Judgment OF his predecessor. ana
osciares with much earnestnsss that this
cannot be done. ASIDE from this. howev-
or. ne farthsr asserts that such prior
Judgment was . proper one and unassaI-
abse from any standpoint. Whether ths
location or the land vas wrongly iescrih-
I'd by accident or design matters not. says
ths secretary. and II was tina duty OF the
otlseers charged with the disposition of me
public iands to have the error corrected
whenever discovered. THIS. the secretary
9ecia-es. applies 10 the locus OF a mining
claim with peculiar force A former de-
cisson OF nome note r. quoted. in which II
- declared that a mining claim should be
0xcd with mathematical accuracy, as well
IN the report Of the offfcsai survey as ui,on
the surface OF the EARTH
The dictam OF the supreme court oil
Washington" continues the secretary, 'sir
regard 10 the action OF the department In
SefeTence 70 It's order 10 without any fierce
Whatever. The power and authority Of
she secretary OF the interior In the atsposs-
ten o. me Pablo isncs IL derived safely
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