Report to the Secretary of the InteriorU.S. Government Printing Office, 1902 - Alaska |
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... claims and settlements are not only without the sanction of law , but are in direct violation of the provisions of the laws of Congress applicable to public domain secured to the United States by any treaty made with a foreign nation ...
... claims and settlements are not only without the sanction of law , but are in direct violation of the provisions of the laws of Congress applicable to public domain secured to the United States by any treaty made with a foreign nation ...
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... claims shall not be disturbed therein , but shall be allowed to perfect their title to such claims by payment as aforesaid : And provided also , That the land , not exceeding six hundred and forty acres at any station now occupied as ...
... claims shall not be disturbed therein , but shall be allowed to perfect their title to such claims by payment as aforesaid : And provided also , That the land , not exceeding six hundred and forty acres at any station now occupied as ...
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... claims , and that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to authorize entries to be made or title to be acquired to the shore of any navigable waters within said district : And be it further provided , That no homestead shall ...
... claims , and that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to authorize entries to be made or title to be acquired to the shore of any navigable waters within said district : And be it further provided , That no homestead shall ...
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... claims , are simple squatters , depending upon and looking anxiously forward to such legisla- tion by Congress as will enable them to perfect their titles . At Juneau , a most active , prosperous town , with a dozen or more general mer ...
... claims , are simple squatters , depending upon and looking anxiously forward to such legisla- tion by Congress as will enable them to perfect their titles . At Juneau , a most active , prosperous town , with a dozen or more general mer ...
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... claims have been staked and recorded , but up to this time no patents have been granted or issued . Applications for patents in a number of cases are now pending , however , and it is fair to assume that claimants , as fast as their claims ...
... claims have been staked and recorded , but up to this time no patents have been granted or issued . Applications for patents in a number of cases are now pending , however , and it is fair to assume that claimants , as fast as their claims ...
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acres amount approved August Bluff City cent Chignik Cigar Cigar store city of Juneau city treasurer claims clerk commencing Commissioner common council Congress court December deputy collector district of Alaska Douglas Dutch Harbor Eagle eighteen hundred feet further enacted Governor of Alaska hereby incorporated towns Interior Island JOHN G July July 15 June 30 Ketchikan land office license fees located marshal Meat market member bar Mercantile do 10.00 merchandise Merculif Michael mining native Nome notary public Nulato ordinance Oregon Oscar Fish paid person Philamonaf public lands quarter ending Rampart received Restaurant do 5.00 Retail liquor River Seattle Secretary Sept September settlers Sitka Skagway street survey surveyor-general taxes Teller Territory thence thereof tion tons tramway Unalaska United Valdez wagon road wife Wrangell Yukon Yukon River
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Page 74 - An act to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri river to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two,' approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
Page 77 - ... by citizens of the United States, or persons who have declared their intention to become citizens, which homesteads have been made, improved, and used for agricultural...
Page 88 - In witness whereof, the parties hereto have set their hands and seals the day and year above written.
Page 69 - That the Indians or other persons in said district shall not be disturbed in the possession of any lands actually in their use or occupation or now claimed by them, but the terms under which such persons may acquire title to such lands is reserved for future legislation by Congress...
Page 86 - And whereas, the public lands in the State of Idaho, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation;
Page 75 - ... same shall be noted upon the plats in said office ; and thereafter all such lands over which such right of way shall pass shall be disposed of subject to such right of way : Provided, That if any section of said road...
Page 77 - Indians residing on such reservation, as the case may be, at a special election authorized and called by the Secretary of the Interior under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe.
Page 73 - ... of such railroad through any canyon, pass, or defile, said railroad company shall before entering upon the ground occupied by such wagon road, cause the same to be reconstructed at its own expense in the most favorable location, and in as perfect a manner as the original road: Provided, That such expenses shall be equitably divided between any number of railroad companies occupying and using the same canyon, pass, or defile.
Page 169 - Equalization, and must assess such property to the persons by whom it was owned or claimed, or in whose possession or control it was at twelve o'clock M. of the first Monday of March next preceding; but. no mistake in the name of the owner, or supposed owner of real property, shall render the assessment thereof invalid.
Page 187 - If two or more separate ballots are found so folded together as to present the appearance of a single ballot they must be laid aside until the count of the ballots is completed...