The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25

salient features Of the law. OF all the
settlers on lieu land that have heard dis
ctiSs this Law 1 have found none In favor
q u. | knew Of only two cases where
there would be prospective benefit.
/ want 20 show yoa. briefly as poss. Bile
some Of the ways In which the company
Is benefited by the law. Taking that strip
OF lieu land beginning at the Idaho line
fast OF Garfield extending through by Pa
louise. Guy, Pullman AlmG1a and Penawa-
"a 20 where ihe lieu iand' belt passes out
% the county, and looking for the bases
On whish the selections were made BY the
company. "a l have done VOC WI find
the specification Of less 20 have been In
TIE aktma indian reservation. Examine
into this more closely. and you viii find
mat about af.sa acres alleged TO be in sae
4kima Indian reservation ara not and
never have been, within the limits OF this
reservation. Therefore they were never inss
10 the company. They have no right 10
select other lands ia iseu. as they have
done right here In Whitman county. !
am not guessing at this / have Est ~
tho selections and copies 90 the records
ard dassssons OF the interior department.
showing This 10 he true. l could cite Won
TO specific cases. As 20 tha exact afnc:lnt
W IL. except what would make about
eight full seetloaa Ali Of township : n
r. u T. w Nj. except what wuag.t. gnaks
SCOUT four faG sections, aad wha: would
amount - about four fail sessions in tcwr,-
shlp y. Il 4 +. w. IL. Tals have stated
- soout S9as@ acres. You can verify the
Si0S10t yourself.
From No Title TO Tide.
lae company has selected lands in lieu
or ire loss on the same reservation beth
for The grant on the main Hne down ths
Columbia river 10 Portland Ore. AMI tha
brAaeh ATe 10 Tacoma, Tss main line
VAS never constructed ana tbs grant Vas
tefte5ted ~ an art CT congress- In follows
thea. thaf al selections OF lieu Land hRss1
or a54fse3 loss by reason 81 the grant
On re mala lire are void II has been
ana - 80 held BY the honorable secretary
~ S2e interior: Th4s question I consider
have rot che exact data before me =,
ne |iatax. but there are some swen.y
se@ashiis ~fthla the iiwltS OF TIE over.
lsE on ire sfaHs fer fhe main WrA ara
thT efarEh i3ne on the Yakima 1-3lan r,ss-
eft&fFa A. selections kzvs been rassie
II tHH 81 ea'A ctla uugno erssi section VIZ
ir sac overlap. tsseh for ne r,r@r~n,.sses
branch lta asa the sacanssrEc,s,i r1s51
n4t. >2a Ssa see <Ast the SELECTIONS fer
.@e S3'stss IF'9<t%d main hne. t6s xrar, ~
"naea s - fzrfesse>i. an4c1lus 70 some 80 80
sstss Fa<.enaaity fer wtlch has been ssssss.s-
~ a DIS amount vita the amount @plvsss.
q az nf@s saeNn, makes sn aggregate 81
= a0affsT e rSliton arrss az anI hsfs
IS 81 aem1ity fr lands never lost
sHFF FAe pas Proceedings OF tase inter
~. nf itFfnsf-f tbs tte4 was betne aaafs8-
ea - t@s settlers 80 Fast as fse eases y,-z~e
rezcAea aua She selseflsrs ~ tSe ct.r,,r,.,,, :.
cs@cs -. New. wat GaaS 49, fss1 tsra
t@~ ~ <tsFy acre e <hfs land re-
y. -
T1Eat - select aaataeT acre. II c$her WORKS
far rrtAaasishing claims. so land. 60
which IL had sss rashf. the COMPANY
secures. nnaer shis act of congress
right W haeh IL unauestfoHed la an
equal mnnsher of acres.
Tn shs SastA~ce I savs cited tbs vSo,szs
X a quarter mtsif.@s acres
tbs o2sStsa d<es ut aTect re a1ez a
setan5Ey ~heFe &C hase the aessar-al A.
sssl=Ase tccs Va.y, but rAa iefs lard A.sz
y 2}s "a tw7a broad Nszgs,}s entirety a..--sx
tha stats Wal - tf-se here : ~sa efss
wrerr- 0as Suty 81 tals stage hsst I'm r.
ats}sr ssA+es t5TnsEA nr1se. s&e rsssa zssss.ss
cot 1ilsisa Acres.
= s-w satisfied sra cssnnaav aA& s-sn-g-ass
NEfef tire fYrt sssoS-s - ms ~ @ae rswaf
80 fasscs nsl5staa ares q asasfs ga~ fseaN
czAEr3 sn fes s&SFs = &azAs0rren "a
Nhen shey have Absolutely 70 rExAk It's
S~@r sca = tsse1 a1 s&s fAcz tAat sns
sesecstoeS I A&Ne uefess eaazEFsza .snf~ :
s-zsa43 s~szE1ss ~ lie .Gx. .az..s = IL ala