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

that the lard was valuable for its coal
deposits. and That the land was file0 upon
tor MS own benefit The United States
/ received $500 July >, 1JVO, wnen d patenL
| Was issued for the land. t'oar days later
/ IdNeil quit title in favor of IIe coln-
| pGny for 81.
Jare Forester applied at the land Of
flee July D. 1870. for the northeast half of
/ the southeast quarter south hdIf OF the
| southwest qua: Ter of section 1; southeast
quarter OF The southeast quarter of sec
! ton .. township 10 south range II east.
! An aft davit WAS filed in the land office
| through ner attorney, William III. bIiu.
dno Il patent was secured. Tine land was
! trans fel red to the company five DAYS
! later for the consideration of ST.
! jefferson IidWell filed on The northeast
! quarter Of section So township 81, range
II cast. He secured ii latent JuIy >. lJyJ
ara week late transferred me lana t.
Abe company for 81.
] Clara W. b. Sp4aguc received a patent
IN the United States land office July =,
/ l.OJ, fot the northeast quarter
ana nollh half of the southeast Quarter
1 OF section 81 south, range IA east. The
lanO Was transferred ~ tne company tUr
$l.OO.
Clarence L. Nix made application for
] ne west half OF southeast quarter; cast
half of southwest quarter of section ).
/ township 10, range II east. He secured
patent on July 8 and transferred Lie
land to the company.
Land Near Sunnysiee.
John r. T.dwell, w j. TidweIl and
orange Seely mace application for lots
anu ana southeast quarter of north
west quarter; southeast half of northeast
quarter ana northeast quarter of south
east quarter Of section ); lots > and
and south half of northwest quarter
and northwest quarter of southwest quar-
ter and southwest quarter of northeast
quarter; west han of southeast quarter
of section 4. township Is south. range II
cast: H. the affidavit of the applicants
1t was stated that the lands were val
liable for their coal deposits, that con-
siderable work had been done and thai
the application was made for their own
benefit. This tract of land contained
625.16 acres of land. 1t is located near
Sunnys-Ge and as soon as a patent was
secured for it the applicants transferred
II to the company for lae usual consiGeIa-
ton of 81
Joseph Scely w H. Tidwen. Joseph
1ldwell and Francis G.. Grundvig made
application for the southwest quarter of
the northwest quarter; southwest half and
southeast quarter; southeast quarter OF
southeast quarter or section So township
IA. range II east. This tract contained
cants filed their affidavits and secured
patent the land passed into the hands |
of the company.
The form. of affidavit which accom- |
panied these, applications was as follows:
Il attorney in fact for -,
who applies to enter land described as
above, 90 solemnly swear that no por- |
ton of the said land is in the possession |
Of any other party, that | am well ac-
quainted with the character of said de- |
scribed lands and with each and every /
subdivision, having Frequency pas ed /
over the land, that my knowledge of said |
land IS such as to enable me to testify |
in regard thereto thai /
said land contains large deposits of coal |
and is chiefly valuable therefor. that
there is not TO my knowledge within The
limits thereof any vein or lode OF quartz
or any rock IT, place bearing gold. silver
or copper that the lands are within fiji
teen miles of completed railroad and
that |, as agent and attorney in fact
have no personal interest in said entry
Hired to Commit Perjury.
The bill alleges that the land was not
entered according TO law, for the appEi-
cants did not secure the land for -tneir
own benefit, but for the use of the de-
tendant company. The applicants were
hired, 1t is alleged, 10 make false affi-
dayits, that the applications were pre-
pared and written by the agents of the
defendant company. All the fees and ex-
penses were paid by the company through
us agents, who acted as attorneys for the
applicants The entrymen were paid $50
ny the company for the use Of their
names in signing the affidavits and fill
ng out the applications.
Acquired by Pleasant Valley.
The allegations in the bill accusing the
Pleasant Valley Coal company of fraudII-
entity acquiring cash coal land entries are
he same as embodied in the bill against
he Utah Fuel company.
The Following coal land entries are given
n the compliant as being fraudulently
acquired: -
John A. Williams made appliea ton for
he northwest quarter OF northwest quar-
er of section 81, township S. range I
.ast. The affidavit vas filed Jan q.
S02, and a patent secured. The filing con-
aimed 1922 acres of land and the United
states land office received $SO4 40 II was
ater transferred to the company.
Charles Mostyn Owen, attorney for
Fred w. Sinclair and an agent of the
Pleasant Valley Coal company, prepared
DUPLICATION which Sinclair signed May 81.
9O2 Mr.. Owen also filed the affidavit
or Sinclair and secured his patent for
he southeast quarter of the northwest
.uarter of section 81 township 49, range
east. The United States land office re-
eived $500 for this 40-acre tract of land ,
nd four days after the filing il passed )
nto the hands OF the company IL
Henrietta kinsey made application for
he northeast half of the northeast quar-
er of section 10. township 49, range 9
asst. Charles Mostyn Owen appeared as
er attorney at the United States land
ffice May. 81, 1902, An affidavit. was s
lied and a patent was secured The land ;
fterward passed into the hands of the :
onpany. .
Elizabeth Y. MacKintosh filed on the