The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-02

FROM THE SURVEYOR GENERAL

Olympia Jan 81 1898.
To the Editor: In your issue OF January
So 1898. appeared a letter entitled THE
Strange Case Of Mr. Watson" dated the
29th inst. and signed Republican" in
which ii has been charged that have been
dirt throwing as TO Mr.. A. g. Cowles.
tho former chief clerk in this Office.
/ regret exceedingly that this matter has
got into public print. and | endeavored %
keep it ont by eliminating al reference 10
the charges against Mr. Cowles in the LEI,
ter from me published in your paper of
January l3 1895 but since the publication
of the letter above referred 70 In yours of
January 90 lSeS. ] deem il due 70 myself
and my friends TO make the following
statement:
on June Q. 1894 received a letter from
the general land office. of which the fol-
lowing is a true copy:
washington ID. G. May 81 1894.
~. s. Surveyor General. Olympia. WASH
ington-S!r; The o''Ioole Iron Mine is en-
hraced I'm Mineral Survey No. 900. made
October la 1892 by Richard Stretch. L. s
deputy mineral surveyor. and approved De-
cenber Il. lS92. by the tEen surveyor gen.
William d. o'Toole. the claimant. IN his
affidavit Of fees and charges paid ~ this
states e5e that he raid t; s, t6 be er nna s s
the chief clerk in surveyor generals office,
10 expedite office work $1,000
The purpose II the affidavit Of fees aca
thi4 office that eX0rh.tant and unlawful
sums are not charged the claimant.
1t would So ~ that the charge a $500
for offEc@ work 81 connection win ta's sur
Vey which em5ra cts bat seven lode claims
WAS sufficient uadsr the practice OF your
onice.
'Expedltfng work upon a survey pending
Ia the office 81 a surveyor general upon
pavneat Of sum II money. or The giving
u anything OF value % . subordinate Is
INV Arranted and viii not be tolerated.
1T VIII be readily seen tcat Y Sucr
uractice e. encouraged II wifi result in The
Generalization Of the office aud enable
ton 10 the Injury 81 those unable 20 pay
Tor he Same f. voTab1c couside ~ stop.
You Will please report. in this matter
promptly. Very rcspectfui.v.
-. W. LAMOREArX
''ComTlssicuer."
referred this letter az the ccrmis-
sioner 20 Mr.. Cowles and receive The fol-
loving answer;
Olympia June Ii iSa4
"Nr Wnhm = Watson. L. s. survcyor
t;enera.-pesr SIR. ~ reply 10 your letter
~ tae e,h inst inclosng copy ~ latter
from the cenrl.sstouer - tire general land
oNtce dated May q 1sgf relative 70 Mr.
sA--Teois having Taf4 sac 'ta tNsssl.te ofFter
work on the 0'Toe.e iron Mine I have
s,oeciel Request g Mr. oToole autside -
rTt-. hours fhs aue s- any other extra
work n perfectly legitimate transaction
raTt!et9iar3y - no other rialHan; suffered
any Iuiury thfvecy. ard as the work was
not forwarded ia advsrce q lts regular
"A p CowLEs"
IN the plating and tranScr{hnE Of MIR
erai work Pm the otiee Of the surveyor
general. tire surveyor general j. hy iaw
directed 20 make IN csflmste Of the cost
~ an ;he Office work in aay way connect
c& with & mineral survey. Thls e sap
posed ~ - ana in face practically as
WAYS IS ample - cover All work incident
thereto E,ve0 the surV yor general Is
nos allowed 20 handle ,h.a Tg03. but il =
sep1slted in some United States 5cposs-
tary. X = not denied tha5 the $s4s l.-
posted by Mr. oToole ta the regular way
VS. amply suf'icient To- cover at tne sN-
f.snses OF the survey IN th.s ofsice and
Mr. CowieS does nor pretend thst Pc
turned aay q this So info the govern
G,aent and indeed TIE records show none
such 90 have been received
Th5S mineral fu-s furnishes means ~
enplov araplr force tc keep tne werk wall
uts. ard stch So expected 10 re kept ,lp
as tie claimants Furnish al} tha money
n ray ssich employee ard = tarre * r7t
enough. mare employees should He sua-
sess excuse COR fhts rosaeral work being
behind as SIZE surveyor general cat}a IT.
p&ov suca temporary 81 perm nant Serce
a re saw 1T without she Formally q
having tne approval &C rae general land
ofssce. being before fhe ISSUANCE g ie;.er