The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-11
PATENT TO \. r. LAND.
Enormous Volume Filed for Record
with the County Auditor.

Al the request OF Thomas Cooper. western
Lza agent II the Northern Pacific. tina; COM
pzzy yesterday uiei for record with coun-
81 Andlt0r BeaAn volume OF 40 manu-
ser.pf pages, containing i0.000 words. and
covering 9s2.gs5.25 acres OF the Northern
Pacific Land grant in Washington The
ixaA Is situated Ia thirteen counties.
namely. King. Yakima. Mason. Pierce.
Thurston. Lewis. snohomish. Kittitas,
okznogan. Douglas. Whitman. FRANKLIN
and Adams. aud as the cost OF recording
10 each county Is sSs.io. the total cost VIII
Be tssi.0 Ths document was signed by
the president May 10. 1885. and has been
tled for record follows: Yakima coun-
u, August Is: Pierce county, September
.. Tplrston. November -; Lewis. Decem-
Der II. II would appear from the rate IL
y travelling. that year and q half viii
be required for IL to be spread on the rec
sr.s Of the thirteen counties. Mr.. Beman
hzs already made arrangements to have
tho instrument transcribed. and says the
task will be Completed in ten days.
The title page OF the book contains the
following legend: Patent g. Northern
Pacific railroad lands. primary Ilmlts:
Nerth Yakima. Olympia. Walia Waila and
waierville land districts" The first page
fesars to the act OF congress approved July
1854 entitled IAN act granting lands to
telegraph line from Lake Superior TO P1-
eet sound on the Pacific coast by the north
err route" and to the joint resolution OF
May 81. IS1u. whereby there was granted
d the company, It's successors and assigns,
for the purpose OF aiding In the construe-
tea OF the railroad and telegraph line ''ev-
cry alternate section OF public land. not
mineral. designated by odd numbers 10 the
amount OF twenty alternate sections per
<wft es. Oh a. -. ~ at trA
sad company may adopt. through the ter
nsegles OF the United States. and ten al
tsra2te sections Of land per mile on each
side OF said railroad. whenever IL passes
through any state, and whenever on the
the thereof the United States have full
tile. not reserved. sold. granted or other
Nse appropriated and free from pre-errrtion
q other claims or rights at the time the
Re OF said road Is definitely nxed and .
ssas thereof fled In the eif.cs OF the COM
missioner OF the general land ONCE"
Il appears further that Official state
rents from the secretary Of the interior
have been fled IN the general land office
sAewlng thar the commissioners appointed
b. the president under the provisions OF
TIE act have reported that the railroad and
telegraph line and branch. excepting that
s1rtlon between wallula and Portland de-
tlaref forfeited by the act OF September
:. RsA. have been fully completed and
ssz'pped. ana accepted by the president.
Ihe remainder OF the patent. preceding the
description OF the lands Is as follows;
And. whereas. certain tracts have been
LISTED under the acts aforesaid by the
Cay authorized agent % said Northern
Pacific Railroad Company. 40 saevn by his
original lists approved by tho local officers.
Al ca Gle In this office.
And. whereas. the said tracts OF land
at "a - - H-A ~
rad and are partially described as foliows.
tsssii"