Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-07
NORTHERN
PACIFIC b
is FIRST
Township of Fine Timber
Land Being Surveyed, but
Railroad Will Swipe 1t

4 new township in the noun aims o.
Linn county. on the headwaters Of tn
Sa1stam river. described as ii south
east. is being surveyed by Unitee
States Surveyor General John D. DAILY
As soon as the survey IS completed am
approved anti the plats are filed in the
United States lani ofic. at Portland
this township will be open to settle
menr.
And thereby hangs a tale. A large
number of people from Marion county,
ami still larger number from Linn
county, in anticipation Of this land be
ing thrown open for entry, have gone
30 the mountains and had their port
abe effects lifted to the top with a
derricktS ami have established thei.-
lares end penates, anil planted them
salvcs as squarters They imagine that
in 50 doing they will have prior squat
ters' tights on a homestead entry
An the land in question is timber
land, and TO make an entry stick, the
homestead 7igb's that ars proposed TO
be filed will have TO be withdrawu and
timber claim entries made in lieu.
However, the NorthdR Pacific Rail
noal Co. will be the chief beneficiary
in this dead. Some time ago an act
was juggled through congress- presum-
ably by the consent of the Oregon dele
garion permitting the Northern Pa
cifc to fDs on unsuryeyed lands, and
it is understood that the railroad com
pany has already s,aked out its claim
on all the really De irable of these tim
Der lanls
Sections l6 and 80 of this township
will belong TO the state of Oregon as
school lan,is and when squatters ssttle
on uhese school lan,ls it will have to be
shown that they are bona fde settlers,
and that they wil live on the lands
and tla7 the lands a1e suitable for ag.
riculturyd purposes
IL is Prriicted that the numerous
squattcrs who have gone to this town
ship win have merry time in getting
a title 10 the lanls. After FIVE years
elaPse, and thdY have not already been
o''stcd by some contestant, who has
purchased the laDt under the timbe,
aou they will he asked by the gov,rn.
ment if the land is good for farming.
ami if they have lived there all tho |
tind
An ans war in the affirmative may |
pave the way to the penitentiary. -.
Cblor the Old regime, before the
PueSeut S5ce administration made a
cleaning up in hand affairs it was the
custom of the SURVEYOR. gen I-al TO send |
tho plats of uhe SURVEYS to the COVER. 4
nor by messenger. The messenger WIS
usually a lan,l STARK, and when he flell
oh' patnS b" also filed applications for
the purchase of an tho d,Sirable lands.
Ah present the surveyor sends The re.
ports by mlaL anl Governor Chamber
sin o,INortiSes the Aaml for sale. The /
state hri boari havo eight parcels Of
ant uns'r consideration. which wmlI
'' ao,ol upon u,yVt Tuesday. ami if II
Pos ed upon fayorahlN win be alya,
,iSod tor SAL.
rae towu'hip in Linn county, al
No'N Tctwnoi to, is timber laml and |
'annoi bo ob,aincl uulsr the home
''',ph act The only honest anil s,fe
Way 20 c't -ais k,nI Is to purchase il
an1 q the timber ac,, and pay $3.50 per
ac7o to- IT,
or couisN th8 applies only TO thar
small portion ot i, yh.,, has n.or alNadv
'ecn cu,fvct by %, No-taeun Pacific /
r,1,road