The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-02-25
| TANGLE ADJUSTED
There Stands No Impedi-
nt in the Way of Rail
road Construction
)SS INDIAN ALLOTMENTS
Is From the Interior Depart
ht Removes the Temporary
rie Up That Halted Work.

lie Up That Halted Work.
embargo upon railroad construc-
across Indian allotments in the
bgan valley has been raised
gh instructions received by wire
Washington, Monday, and there
hing to prevent pushing on the
work on the Oroville-W -Wenatchee
h, barring, of course, inclement
Der, and no earthly power can be
responsible for that impediment.
day Maj. a. M. Anderson, right
" man for the Great Northern
and Clair Hunt, connected with
indian department in an official
tity, arrived in Oroville, and
mission was to adjust the
bles that led up to the orders pro-
Ing further construction across
hllotments. Government officials
bordinate positions are not saying
for publication nowadays. The
hlity of the forestry underlings
laid the foundation of the
hot Ballinger controversy is les
hat appeals to others in the SER
and hence there was getting
Ing out of Mr.. Hunt but amiable
es and genial pleasantries. If he
Is who was responsible for the Or
suspending work, or the where's
herefores that instigated the issu-
of those orders he religiously
IS the particulars to himself, at
ing strictly to business that he is
oyed to carry out in conjunction
settling any difficulties with the
hn land owners that may have been
ped out. On the other hand,
Anderson is just as reticent upon
ubject, being sufficiently satisfied
the fact that all distractions
been satisfactorily removed, and
ling now stands in the way of the
Factors, so far as the allotments
concerned. His duty is to find
and means to secure rights-of-
across private property, and con-
ling the trials and tribulations
confronts the man who goes up
bst human cupidity, and is com.
ID to play long and constantly on
cry, persuasion, coaxing, and the
resort, threats of appeal to the
a settlement of tangle OF this
hcter is a matter of selt-congratu-
and great mutual relief.
Clair Hunt, who has been con-
ed in an official capacity with the
inistration of Indian affairs on the
lille reservation for a number of
IS, and who is as familiar with the
territory and the native occu-
ts thereof, was sent here last sum-
far in advance of the letting of
contract for the building of the
branch railroad, to amicably ar
be with the Indian claimants of
BIS over which the road would be
1t for a right-of-way. Being no
'ty at interest in the transaction,
Hunt had no reason to act only in
lir and just manner toward the In
ms, and he was careful in apprais-
the land to condemn at reason
e valuation. He conferred with old
idents familiar with land values in
valley, and was careful not to give
Indians the worst of it. The
son of the subsequent troubles sus-
lding railroad construction is largely
natter of conjecture on the part OF
public, but this paper came very
lr guessing the reason in the last
le, when the statement was Eade
It outside influence had created dis
isfaction among Indian claimants,
o were holding out for more 'chick-
an" After arriving here, Mr..
mt met the Indian beneficiaries and
vas not long until mutually salts
tory understanding was reached.
This speedy settlement of what
'eatened to be protracted tie-up,
business transacted in any of the
,ernment departm ents moves
n ponderous deliberation, will be
lied with thanksgiving by the resi-
ITS of this place and the entire val
=, as it was feared that construction
ght be delayed indefinitely. AS
ted elsewhere in this Issue, the sus-
lsion of active work over the allot-
nts, did not interfere with those
,tractors working elsewhere along