The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-12
LAND AND POSTAL MATTERS.
TOWNSHIPS m FOREST REsEAvES
WILL NOT BE SURVEYOR.
Appoiatea Mail Carrter-No lnfor-
nation Ohsainahle ~ washington
About kotxebue sound Coantry.

Special Dispatch 10 The Pos;-Inselligeacer.
WASHINGTON, -Apsii ii.-ceErnlssioner
Hermann. of the general land Office. has
received notice that the Seattle lasla OF
Zee has set for hearing On April fs the
contest sor the qaarter-seStscn Of land be-
tween julius Saneoznb and Thomas w. II.
Thompson. Sancetnb has made homestead
entry FOR the land and Thompson alleges
II TO he mineral land. The hearing Is for
the purpose OF determining the rights in
the case.
A number of inquiries have been made
for government publications reiating 10
kolxehue sound. Alaska. No specific pub
iscatton regarding this has been published
by the government. The report OF the
cruise OF the steamer C0rxin III the Arc
tic ocean is the only publication relating
TO that part OF the Alaska but does not
dwell particularly upon kotzebae sound
Ii gives an account of the exploration OF
the kowak and Ncatak rivers. This re-
port. however. has long been out of print
and Is only ohsainshle. II at all, III the
secondhand book stores.
Under the existing law the subdivision
OF townships included within the limits OK
forest reservations must he made by the
geological survey, the only exception be-
ing in the case OF unsomrleted contracts
held prior TO the date OF the proclamation
creating the reservation Residents in
township e north, range west, in the
state OF Washington. have recently petit
toned for survey OF their lands. and
the commissioner Of the general land OF
Ace states that no contracts had been
let for this survey at the time the OWN
pic reservation was made. That township.
therefore If subdivided would come I'M
80 he Law Ia
divisions must be made by the geological
survey.
A long petition signed by nearly all the
patrons OF the postofyice at Lyman. Skagit
county. Washington. has been presented
to the second assistant postmaster gem
era, asking for the appointment OF Frank
lin Hall, an old soldier. as mail carrier
from the pcstoffice 10 the railroad sta
tion. Hall IL unable to do any work or
heavy labor. but the petitioners say that
he would be an efficient mail carrier and
that the present carrier Is young man
who has farm and Is able to live with
out the contract.
The patrons OF the postoffice at Union
town Wash have entered protest
against the manner I'm which the present
postmaster delivers mail on sundays. lie
oper.s his office at an early hour In tn
mo, ming on Sunday, when the great ma
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cpe..ed after church service In the middle
OF the day. Especially is this the casa
with farmers who come 10 town TO chur N.
They would like TO get their mall before
goin., home. bit at presen. ere nn1h'a To
do 50. The first assistant postmaster gen.
eral has written 10 the post Master ut
y-nle,.'own regarding tho matter. The
regulation OF the department. provis'rg
for Sunday mall delivery confers discre-
ttoa Upon the postmaster ~ 10 wat hour
he g-iii open the office. II Is sdbjsct. how
ever TO The hour OF public worship and
also to the public convenience. The post
master general thinks the mater ran be
readily arranged 50 as to be satisfactory
10 the majority IL not all of the pat
rons
While engaged. In the survey II Peril
straits. Alaska. recently. Lieut., Com
n1anser r. X. Moore. United States navy.
assistant. coast and geodesic survey. COM
handing the Coast survey steamer Pat
terson. located dangerous rock with cn-
ly seven and one-half feet over II at low
water. which he called Brad rock
This rock Hes very close TO the>chanrel
and II on us western side. II IL about 80
yards east OF tn. first point above Sail
monberry cove. and the following bear
ings taken from the shore lire as given
on chart No aesa. win serve 70 locate
i.s position on the chart: Suloia point.
tangent. NE. y N: Range point ana South
Channel Islet In line. NE. e. a-1s F.
South Channel Isles IL 500 yards distant
from the rock. Vessels are cautioned TO
exercise great care when passing In the
vicinity OF this rock.
Thomas II. csvanaugh. formerly sur
veyor general OF Washington. now at
Detroit. Mich. has written a letter which
has been fled with the president tender
Ing his services In the event OF a war
with Spain. Gen. Cavanaugh desires an
appointment as captain and assistant
quartsruaster AT present the president
and the war department are giving no
heed TO the numerous offers from all
over the country, OF those who desire 10
be officers IN the coming struggle for
peace viii be hoped for until the las,
hour.
The Canadian government has Informed
the treasury department that Il would
no. make any further proposition con
cerning miners licenses until II was as
certainsd that the present Alaska bill
granted the Canadians equal rights IN
American Alaska as American citizens
now have.
Secretary Bliss has approved for patsn.
20 the Northern Pacific lis. Of lsnds 49,
acres In the Occur d'Aiene district idaho
Also tao lists selected by the same COM
pany. embracing 2.7n acres in Washing
ten.
postalastsrs appointed-collese Place.
Dorsey Il sctehsls. vice l.. A. wilson, re-
signed 80 ri.lgtoT. r. vi. TAsntlsngsr
vice 4. (. fsn.schunn. removed. Roseaale.
Philip Z --etapnsn. vice g. A. Mclean,
resigned.
The Washington delegation has been
irving to get Jones Of Washington put OF.
the naval committee In place of Plosman.
| Democrat, from Alabama. @i10 MAS late
~ an.ated Speaker Reed has Informed
the congressman from Washington that
he could rot appoint Jones' ~ the At
| lartls states were entitled 70 tina. rsnre
senfasion. ALLAN b. SLArsON.
CONDITIONS OF WINTER WHEAT.