The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-16
HIGH LINES ASSURED.
Department of the Interior With.
draws Three Hundred Thou
sand Acres in Valley.


acres of land in Kittitas, Yakima and
Benton counties have been withdrawn
temporarily from public entry undo,
the first form of withdrawal, whicl,
means that officially the government
as represented by the depa tment o
The interior, has taken recognition IN
definite way of the High Line pro-
iect as embracing the entire valley
Fhe withdrawal was suggested by tn
reclamation service and the recon-
mendation has met the approval az
ne depa tment of the interior TIL.
ands are all on the east side of the
Yakima river and extend from Ellens-
gu to Prosser and portions are ui,.
surveyed.
Lands May Be Needed.
Including in the letter ANNOUNCING
he withdrawal which was received b,
he Yakima Land office Friday was
copy of the recommendation of the
exclamation service which said that
the withdrawal was advisable he
ause 1t is impossible at this time
distinguish between lands that are
merely rigable lands and those
which will be needed for construc.
ion purposes. borrow pits, gravel pits.
csc. voir sites and various structure
irrigation SYSTEM"
1t is pointed out in the letter that
A similar system was adopted in con-
nection with the Belle Fourche and
the T~uskee-Carson projects and it is
also pointed out that ADOPT acres of
public lands and 263,933 of private
land are involved in the above with
travail, part of which are unsurveyed.
In private lands are included state.
school and railroad lands.
News Will Please Many.
While there will be sorae who have
been active in a business way will,
acreage under the proposed high line
who will not be pleased with the
withdrawal the news will be met with
hearty approval by all the people in
the Yakima valley, in the main. show
ing as 1t does that the high line pro-
ject is no longer an idea but has
had its inception as a government
reclamation undertaking.
One effect of the withdrawal will be
to put a quietus on the contest. work.
which has lately been increasing
Since the more desirable to the public
lands were pre-empted there has been
conside; able activity, on the part or
those seeking tracts, in the wav of
unearthing entrymen against whom a
contest could he lodged. This will put
an end for the present tn this form
of activity.
Lands Withdrawn.
Lands included within the with
drawal are as follows:
II. IL N. r. 10. e. All section 10,
II, 13, IA, Is, 16, N. e. IA lots 1. g,
3, 4, and S. E. IA section II; lots
1, 2, 8, and 5, section 20; N 1-2
N. e. IA lots 1, 2 and and S. E.
IA section 81. All sections 20 to
26 inclusive; lots 1, 2, 8, N. 1-2 N. F.
IA S. w. Ia and S. E. IA section
81. E IL N. e. Ia and N. w. Ia
N. E IA lots 1, 2, 8, section 28:
lots 1 q, 8, and N e. Ia N. f..
IA section "a. E 1-2, L 1-2 N. w.
IA, N. w. IA N. w. IA, N. T.. IA
S. w. IA and lots 1, 2, 8. 4, section
35; all section SO.
I. 13 N. r. 10 E.-All section 3
to 5. to 16 and 20 to 26 inclusive
and section SO and all that part Of
sections 6. Z, and II lying east of
the Yakima river.
T. a N. R. 10 E.-All section 1 to
3, 10 to 16, 20 to 20, and 32 to 81
inclusive and all that portion of sec
ton 4, 8, IT, IS. 80 and 81 lying cas-,
of the Yakima river.
Il. 15 N. r. 10 E.-AlI sections 1 to
3, 10 to Is. 20 to 81 and "a to SO
inclusive and all that part of sections
A, 8, is, 81, 2S' and 20 lying east of
the Yakima river.
16 N. r. 10 E.-All sections to
II, 10 to II, 21 to 20 and "a to SO
inclusive and all that part of sections
6, T. IS. 10, 20, 20. 32 and 33 lying
east of the Yakima river (unsur-
veyed.)
7. II N. r. 20 E.-An sections
to 6, to IS, and 22 to rs inclusive.
T. II N. r. 20 E.-All.
Il. 10 n. r. 20 E.-All sections 1G
to 22 and 26 to SO inclusive.
7. IA N. r. 20 E.-An sections 2
to "a and 20 to 80 inclusive.
II. Is N. r. 20 E.-All sections
to "a and 20 to 80 inclusive.
Il. 16 N. r. 20 E.-All sections 3
II, IA. 23, and 26 to 80 inclusive.
L. II N. r. 20 E.-All section %
T. IL N. r. 81 E.-An sections |
to 30 inclusive, N 1-2. NE IA SW
IA, Sc IA and lots /, and 3, section
81, all sections 32 and 33, N 12. N
IL Sc Id and SW IA, section 35,
and N IL, section SO.
T. II ~ r. 81 E.--All sections
to 8, 5 to SO inclusive.
t. Is N. r. II E.-All sections Z,
IS and 49,
T. 10 N. r. % E.-All sections |,
N IL section q N IL NE IA, n 1-2
NV IA, section 3; N 1-2 NE IA. n
IL NV IA, section 4; N 1-2 NE ii
n 1-2 NV Ia, section 5.
T. II N. r. % E.--All sections :, s
and 19 to So inclusive.
7. N. r. % E.-All sections /
NE IA, N IL NV IA, Sc Ia NV
Ia and NE IA Sc IA section .; NE
IA NE IA, section 3; N IL NE IA
and Sc IA NE IA, section 70.
T. 10 N. r. % E.-All sections
to IS, 20 to % and "a to SO nclu-
sve.
T. IL N. r. 23 E.-All sections Is
to SO inclusive.
I. N. r. "a E.-All sections l to
II inclusive and NE IA N IL NV
IA, IL Sc IA section IS. NE
IA NE IA section 20, N IL section
81, N IL section %, N 1-2 section
%; all sections "a to 80 inclusive.
T. 10 N. r. "a E.-All sections t.
IL and 13 to SO inclusive.
T. IL N. r. "a E.-Al section 81.
T. Q N. r. 25 E.-All sections II
to Is inclusive. N 1-2 NE IA. N l.:
NV IA, section 10; N IL NE Ia
y 1-2 NV Ia, section 20; N 1-2 sec
ton 81; n 1-2 and n 1-2 Sc IA sec