The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-07

s@rs = I fnSrk. unterzos@. fer fse reason
fras ire tenor o. tire editorial urts-ancee
IS r1st al people occupying 5csnssrszet-.
rsnehee Or nfn5nE ior2tfons wtrnin re
gf-ex a. .ha reservation. w.seh are not
pet patented. would 5e regarded as tres
rszmaers ard holding no rights % psss@s-
sl9r TITS IS dearly wro-g. Tile -
mineral location e acquired ~ compliance
wlsn TIE requirements % IRE l1w - OR
country - given IN ire Revised SEafusez
% sne United States. Title 50 ac1aired
- - full and eonDl9ss and becomes IS
rzsaeh 3 Tessee right As soon az u is &c
CURED under ire izw a. * car ever -
coEse, ard ire issuance o. s1e paseaf ~
enc gsltea States government fer hin
ing claim - &c real conveyance % tl-le.
u IL Simply a certificate issued 81 The
government z1t@- re person % Nrnor- Il
- Issued haE acquired hss title - G.
pis3ncs attn ed tire details o. TIRE law.
Taeretors 30 exception could b made IN
favor q that class wao ars 80 fortunate
a. 70 hold saca certificates. ard against
tnoss whose title under re law i Just
So comgle.s. bat WHO are not 50 fortunate
as 70 have get secured certificate % title
from the government. yclspt patent
i, seems 20 me peculiarly unfortunate
that Just AZ the tire when t5ss district
Is nnlnx 70 attract the attention %
caystal, and wees scrne % fits mines are
reservation proaunc1a msnto should have
been issued. J oelieye * Il unfortunate,
too. that tne attitude taken by 50 power
fgl and influential a Journal as the Post
Infellixencer should De OF TIE character
7 Rave indicated. and tire result OF which
cen cniy - t1e question OF a feeling o.
unrest ia the minds % those who have
already invested in tae district IL VIII
have q tendency 70 stop investigation Dy
those who are now, 20 M knowledge. in
vsStiE8tlnz that region with view 20
investment. ] think a careful study OF
the Revised Statutes Of the United States
wlth reference 20 the provisions therein
made for acquiring title 10 mineral lands
viii result in the Post-intell3geneer chang
ing its views with reference 20 the vested
rights which existed prior 70 February
p i.s7.
The acknowledgement i clearly riEht
In rs utterances concerning any location
which might be made subsequent 10 Feb
ruary 2 and prior 20 the date when the
reservation shall be declared re-opened
BY act OF congress. as II certainly will b..
Such locaters would clearly and properly
0s regarded as trespasseTs.
The forcibie manner IN which your
paper urges prompt action with references
TO compiling such information and or
gaining such influences as viii bring The
matter properly before congress and aid
ia TIE opening Of this reservation, is very
commenda5le. and II might not be aEniss
70 suggest that IN each OF the mining
districts comprised within this reseFva-
ton exists q recorder who has On mis-
records fun list OF mining claims located
and recorded prior to February 2. II
such recorders would make cut lists show
ing ali such locations and send them 10
the P0sf-Intelligencer for transmission 10
congress. u would be an accurate array
or facts which would not only strengthen
the hands % cur Representatives ia bota
houses OF congress but would Ia a large
measure assist in securing the very much
desired legislation"
The Chamber of Commerce to Act.
At the meeting OF the Chamber OF Com
merce next Wednesday 3 memorial from
the committee on mines and mining. Of
which r. ID. Schuyler Is chairman. Will be
presented, asking that iocators % prop
erty in the district affected by the reserya-
ton send 10 the secretary % the chamber
descriptions % their property. following
practically the plan outlined by Capt
Thompson.
4. n. Jenner's Opinion.
C. X Jenner. whose entire lie has been
spent on the Pacific coast and In the
mining districts OF Western sta.ss. hes
given considerable thought 20 tae subject
finds an authority for the procedure in
the United States Statutes. volume -.
page ila3. in watch the right OF the p-esl-
dent Of the United States TO get aside
timber reservations Is set forth. The &C
tion under the law. however Of the bresi-
dent can be set aside. according TO Mr..
Jenner rs subsequent aef Of Mr.. Eleye-
lands successor.
Ia view % the fact that Mr. Cleveland
a esna fvaFa q rs
relation 10 the reservations. Mr.. Jenner
believes that the action was a vindie:iye
one hy the president who desired AZ a
last official measure 20 punish the entire
West Ger not being In sympathy VITA lis
administration. Congress nay also take
the matter up and rescind the action e
the president again throwing open the
reservations n Mr. Jenners belief. the
courts would sustain the settlers end
miners who have gone into the territory
included in the reservation and settled
and made improvements 2nder the ERE
emption laws Ia view OF the rulings,
however. while ? settler might b IN pos
session OF hls presumption claim. he would
be a trespasser should 10 attempt 20 cross
other territory IN order 10 set cut. Con-
ScQaonuy the reservation would prevent
road or railroad building. and a r,iner
would have no means OF taking out hts
ore II r. true that = permit hight be
obtained which would require a corsres-
sinnsi act. hut such delay would only
operate against a settlement and develop
ment ~ the state
Tire most serious question would be that
NJ miners who have not sevu.sd nafentr.
said Mr. Jennes IN many eases hundreds
and thousands fdoilars have been expend-
Ell ia developing mining properties that shc
reservation PROCLAMATION would mean an
election from. A part % the territory
Included IN the proclamation as timber
land r. as barren o. trees or shrubs gs
Saraha
Mr. Jenusr believes that che Of President
sc klnlcy's first acts viii be 70 undo the
wrong done the state % WASHINGTON. The
reservation includes almost onD-sixth o:
the entire stale ard tn- most Prosperous
and promising mines % gold. silver. copper
and tron. 10 slso includes villages, saw
riiils and homssteads. and II the repre-
sensations % those interested are true. a
pressure wiii BE- brought upon the nesg
administration that win result IN the
measure being set aside.
NEW MINING PsPER.
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