The Northern Pacific Land Grants: Hearings Before the Joint Congressional Committee on the Investigation of the Northern Pacific Railroad Land Grants, Parts 4-5U.S. Government Printing Office, 1925 |
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Page 1755
... Montana . Mr. McGowan . Did you make an examination of any of the lands in this township for the purpose of determining whether or not they were mineral in character ? Mr. WOODWARD . I made an examination of the lands which had been ...
... Montana . Mr. McGowan . Did you make an examination of any of the lands in this township for the purpose of determining whether or not they were mineral in character ? Mr. WOODWARD . I made an examination of the lands which had been ...
Page 1756
... Montana to know whether it has any value whatever or not . My opinion is that it is very little , Mr. McGowAN . What was on the surface of it ? The CHAIRMAN . Your opinion is what ? Mr. WOODWARD . That the value , if any , is very low ...
... Montana to know whether it has any value whatever or not . My opinion is that it is very little , Mr. McGowAN . What was on the surface of it ? The CHAIRMAN . Your opinion is what ? Mr. WOODWARD . That the value , if any , is very low ...
Page 1759
... Montana . Mr. WOODWARD . There it is right there [ indicating on map ] . Mr. RAKER . That is north of the tract of land that is inclosed with red lines . What is that tract ? Mr. BURCH . That is a military reservation . Mr. RAKER . What ...
... Montana . Mr. WOODWARD . There it is right there [ indicating on map ] . Mr. RAKER . That is north of the tract of land that is inclosed with red lines . What is that tract ? Mr. BURCH . That is a military reservation . Mr. RAKER . What ...
Page 1777
... Montana and Idaho . Mr. RAKER . And which had not been classified by the commis- sioners under the prior act ? Mr. KERR . That is correct . The United States Geological Survey classified the thirty or thirty - five thousand acres as ...
... Montana and Idaho . Mr. RAKER . And which had not been classified by the commis- sioners under the prior act ? Mr. KERR . That is correct . The United States Geological Survey classified the thirty or thirty - five thousand acres as ...
Page 1787
... Montana and Idaho Idaho first . Mr. McGowAN . And you still engaged in the mining industry ? Mr. MCELROY . Yes , sir . Mr. McGowAN . And how much time did you put in in Montana and Idaho in the mining business ? Mr. MCELROY . Well , I ...
... Montana and Idaho Idaho first . Mr. McGowAN . And you still engaged in the mining industry ? Mr. MCELROY . Yes , sir . Mr. McGowAN . And how much time did you put in in Montana and Idaho in the mining business ? Mr. MCELROY . Well , I ...
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acreage act of July amendment approved bonds branch lines CHAIRMAN classified as mineral Coeur d'Alene Columbia River Commissioner committee Congress construction containing six hundred Crow definite location DOREN Ellensburg examined fact February 26 filed foreclosure forty acres Government homestead hundred and forty Indian Interior Department Jay Cooke joint resolution Judge KERR Lake Superior land grant Land Office lieu selections main line map of definite MCELROY McGowan MEEKHAM MERITT miles mineral classification mineral lands mineral losses Minnesota Montana mortgage national forest nonmineral Northern Pacific grant Northern Pacific Railroad Northern Pacific Railway odd sections parties patent PATTERSON Pend d'Oreille Portland President primary limits public lands Puget Sound question RAKER record reference reorganization road route second indemnity limits Secretary Senate southeast quarter Supreme Court surveyed Tacoma territory timber tion township treaty of 1851 tribes United Villard Wallula withdrawals WOODWARD
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Page 2010 - ... and whenever, prior to said time, any of said sections or parts of sections shall have been granted, sold, reserved, occupied by homestead settlers or preempted, or otherwise disposed of, other lands shall be selected by said company in lieu thereof, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, in alternate sections, and designated by odd numbers, not more than ten miles beyond the limits of said alternate sections: ProOpinion of the Court.
Page 2250 - Wisconsin, thence westerly, by the most eligible railroad route, as shall be determined by said company, within the territory of the United States...
Page 2364 - In testimony, whereof I, Rutherford B. Hayes, President of the United States of America, have caused these Letters to be made Patent, and the Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed.
Page 1929 - State on lands or property therein belonging to or which may hereafter be purchased by the United States or reserved for its use.
Page 2355 - ... every alternate section of public land, not mineral, designated by odd numbers, to the amount of twenty alternate sections per mile, on each side of said railroad line...
Page 1891 - ... it may well be doubted whether those tribes which reside within the acknowledged boundaries of the United States can, with strict accuracy, be denominated foreign nations. They may, more correctly, perhaps, be denominated domestic dependent nations.
Page 1887 - States, to admit amongst them; and the United States now solemnly agrees that no persons except those herein designated and authorized so to do, and except such officers, agents, and employees of the Government as may be authorized to enter upon Indian reservations in discharge of duties enjoined by law, shall ever be permitted to pass over, settle upon, or reside...
Page 1929 - That the people inhabiting this state do agree and declare that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated public lands...
Page 2080 - That the president of the United States shall cause the lands to be surveyed for forty miles in width on both sides of the entire line of said road, after the general route shall be fixed, and as fast as may be required by the construction of said railroad...
Page 2540 - ... on payment of ten dollars, he or she shall thereupon be permitted to enter the quantity of land specified: Provided, however, That no certificate shall be given or patent issued therefor until the expiration of five years from the date of such entry; and if, at the expiration of such time, or at any time within two years thereafter, the person making such entry; or, if he be dead, his widow; or in case of her death, his heirs or devisee; or in case of a widow making such entry, her heirs or devisee...