The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-10
LAND FRAUDS
j: !. ALLEGED:
WHAT LOOKS LIKE EXPOSE OF
SCAEC1Eo in NEVADA OPENS
IN COURT HERE TODAY

What looks like the opening of an
expose of scandals in the location and
patenting of public lands in Nevada,
scandal which has enveloped every
state west Of the Missouri river ex-
cept Nevada, was started today n
the federal court when the case CT
ingalls, vs. the Southern Pacific cor
poration was opened before the con-
missioner:
For years this state has felt the
pressure of inadequate freedom III
locating and patenting land, espc-
cially along the line Of the railroad.
me railroad claims and has d SIaq
of every alternative section Cn each
side of the center of the track twenty
the state forty miles wide. This Id ii
was granted the old Central PaCitio
railroad by the government to aid IL
the construction Of that piratical road
and the railroad has. under these
grants prevented the development u
much. in fact all but a small acreage
ot this vast tract.
Il has been the practice Of the road
and the men connected with the road
TO await the discovery of value in the
la nds by other persons, allow them =
do some preliminary work and then
assert railroad ownership.
Fraud in patenting other lands
is freely charged and it is entirely
nossible that a thorough investigation
will show that Nevada too has been
robbed as well as has the United
States.
The Appeal expresses the hope tina
rhis matter will be sifted 10 the bot
ION. to the end that the State OF Ne
vada shall Know if fraud has beer
committed, and that the governmen
shall know that if lands In this sta,'
have been fraudulently patented Q
they were in every state around Ne
vada. The U. S. district attorney ca
do much and it is in his province I
do SO. BY calling upon the govern
rent with sufficient data to lay IN
foundation for such an investigator
the government will as il has >
other states. send expert inve5tlgs
tors and sift the matter to the ho
TOM. We hope mis- will be done.
That the fight of the Southern r
rifc to retain its lands in the Oln:
house mining district is being mad
hv the local officials Of the rallroa
is the charge of Attorney II.
O'3rien who. with Judge DoWner,
renresen1ing J. Aaron ingalls, in n
s-,it O'Rricn AYERS the former lar
agent Of the railroad is in on u
deal" and that the men posslbl
urCDosa the land themselves from II
racffc and later develop its miner
resources.
TIE suit of ingalls, against II
Southern Pacific was opened today
the federal court. Judge DOwner az
Attorney O'Brien for ingalls,. 1t
said that sensational testimony w
develop when the trial is being hear
If The defendants win the richest e
plorad mineral lands in the cent?
.. of Novado will bp dpNclODpH
the claimants: if the railroad WI
the only recourse the ingalls, peop
have is to win by the govelnme
action.
The dispute in court NAV invol
the names of many Of the men high
connected with the railroad. The ra
road was given each alternative s'
tion in its route across Nevada. !
defendants in the suit say the la
was acquired by fraud. for it is, tn
allege. mineral land.
The action of ingalls, and the Sc
arate action of the government W
result in lengthy investigate
The decision will affect many loo
tiles on the Southern Pacific right
way.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cowing were
nartureS for Reno last evening.
Cowing goes on business connect
with the opening of the branch