The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-28


Against Whom Aeeusatens
agricultural. purposes and of slight, II any,
utility for grazing, but were then known
coal lands of the value OF one million DOL
lars and upward, to wit:
Descriptions of Land.
Following are the descriptions of the
land involved:
The northeast quarter of the southwest
quarter, and the south half of the SOUTH
west quarter of section H. the east nall
of the southeast quarter of section Is;
the northwest quarter of the northeast
quarter, and the north half OF the north
west half of section 90 township south,
range ii east Salt Lake meridian.
The southwest quarter of the nort9east
quarter; the southeast quarter OF the
northwest quarter; the northeast quarter
of the southwest quarter; the northwest
quarter of the southeast quarter, and the
south half of the southeast quarter of sec
ton 20; the north half of the northeast
quarter of section 29, township IA south,
range IA east, Salt Lake meridian
The southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter Of section 2S the southwest quar-
ter of the northeast quarter; the east
half of the southwest quarter, ana the
southeast quarter of section %. township
Il south range II east, Salt Lake merld-
ian.
The southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of section 81; the east half; the
northwest quarter; the north half OF the
southwest quarter. and the southeast
quarter of the southwest quarter OF sec
ton %. township IA south, range IA east,
Salt Lake meridian.
The northwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of section II; the northwest quar-
ter of section %; the east half OF the
northeast quarter; the southwest quar-
ter of the northwest quarter; the west
half of the southwest quarter; the south
east quarter of the southwest quarter;
and the northeast quarter OF the soutn-
east quarter of section %; the east half,
the northwest quarter; the north half or
the southwest quarter. and the southeast
quarter of the southwest quarter or sec
ton q; the west half of section 20. the
southeast quarter of the northeast quar-
ter: the northwest quarter, and the west
half of the southwest quarter OF section
%; all of section Sc, township IA south,
range IA east, Salt Lake meridian.
The north half and the southeast quar-
ter of section 8; the northeast quarter;
the southeast quarter of the northwest
quarter, and the south half of the south
east quarter of section II; the northeast
quarter of section q; all OF section 70;
the southwest quarter of the northeast
quarter; the north half OF the northwest
quarter: the southeast quarter of the
northwest quarter; the east halr or the
southwest quarter the southwest quar-
ter of the southwest quarter; and the west
half of the southeast quarter OF section
"a; the east half of the northeast quar-
ctr: the southwest quarter, and the east
half of the southeast quarter or sectl0n
%: and the east half of section e. al In
township IA south, range II east odlt
Lake meridian.
Lot 4 in section 81. township IA south,
range Il east and lot l, southeast quar-
ter of the northeast quarter of section ],
in township 10 south, range ID east, SAT-
Lake meridian.
The west half of the southwest quar-
ter of section 3; the southeast quarter OF
the southwest quarter, and the south halt
of the southeast quarter OF section o,
township 10 south, range II east, Salt
Lake meridian.
Lot 2. in section s. township 10 south,
range IA east Salt Lake meridian.
Lots l. g 8, 4. and 4; south half OF
the northeast quarter: southeast quarter
of the northwest quarter; southeast quar-
ter of the southeast quarter: west half of
the southeast quarter, and the southeast
quarter of the southwest quarter OF sec
ton s: lots I and 2; the east hall or the
northwest quarter: southwest quarter of
the northeast quarter; the southeast quar-
ter of the southeast quarter; the west half
of the southeast quarter, and the east
half of the southwest quarter of section
Z. lots 9 3 and A. the east half of the
southwest quarter; the west half of the
southeast quarter. and the northeast
quarter of. section Is; all OF section 49,
| the northeast quarter and the northwest
quarter and the northwest quarter or the
| southeast quarter of section 30. township
| IA south range IA east; lots 2. 3 and 4, the
/ south half of the northeast quarter; the
keast half of the southeast quarter, and
| the southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of section I, township 10 south,
| range IA east. Salt Lake meridian.
/ The south half of section Y; all of sec
| lion q; all of section 81. in township IA
SOUTH range IA east, and all of section y;
| lot /; the southeast quarter of the north
I "a
southeast quarter of section 4, township
! Is south. range IA east, Salt Lake merld-
| ian. .
The federal law as to coal entries is
then quoted telling the method of apDll-
cation to the register of the land offlce
for entry of an amount not exceeding $50
acres to any individual. and the granting
of title by the government o. the pay
ment of $40 If more than fifteen miles
from railroad and $50 If nearer rail-
| legal method by which coal lands may be
acquired.
Conspiracy Is Charged.
| The bill then makes charge of con-
| spiracy TO defraud, in the following Ian
guage:
your orator further shows that said
defendant by and through its officers. d.
| rectors, agents and employees, well Know
| ing the provisions of said act. on or about
the day and year last aforesaid, complIei
and confederated together. and with other
persons. TO your orator unknown. to form
and execute fraudulent scheme and did
! form fraudulent scheme whereby TO OBJ
| tain the possession of, and title to the
above described lands from complainant,
and without any consideration to COM
| pIainant therefor. by and through the
! state of Utah, as they might from time
| to time have opportunity. Such scheme
in substance and effect being to repre-
cent and pretend that lands which they
well knew TO be coal lands and which
they desired TO obtain solely because they
were coal lands. were in fact grazing or
agricultural lands.
The terms OF the land grant from the
United States to Utah at the time OF the
latter's admission to the union is ex-
1 planned Over 100000 ocres Of land were
appropriated for state institutions. These
| lands we're to be selected by the state