Oregon sentinel., March 13, 1869, Image 1

liTltic Winter ol P.Mitto of
(iroigc l't Fititrli. Drct'itit'd.
N""OTI'"I li reliy f.un ili. I iIip uii1 i ii
i-J li.ivi! Iii mi iipnilnti il Ailml ii-ii '! r nl
,nJ inalf in l l' "l " I" I'" '" ' f ' '""'
tfjlnU f.n'l iial rc finirii to pri.iiit iln-hi
neb tiriipir iiintiir. In tie in it. mpm! nt
tbrif "Hioc". In Hieluitii lit J.icl;"mllli v ,lliln
lit moiilln Iruin tlieil.ilo tf llili tmiirr.
b . . I ' i I 1
o.J.vlouS.
M.rcl. filli W'
WIl T..IAM DAVIDSON, ,
Office, No. C-l Front Street, '
Ai)Jalilii(itlitTlrKinilitiniii,rurUiiiiill)un
spcrntnitLcuoRiir ihpis,
DOM'S IM.U.MIssOUY AOTI'.S,
COOK ACCOfMC, 1T M OUIEI1 CLAIMS. 1
Will tit mnilen srf Inlil itiiiliriiiipll collrrlctl. j
Redemption State Uoimty
EondH.
stvtr. Hi Oiii'iio'.Tin-iitim'i.Oiriri:
I'.oMM In llilililli. I I'l llll- St.llV lllllrl'lt IM
llf MfMC liflli'-l il lnl6lul.Hiifnnici 71.
Itf.l Hi ili" tow -t r.HM (ii.iIhv!mII-iij ir vul
ur) muy ruli'ilii lli tvAivl uuiiiUvr of
Buinl'. .
I .1. In iiit'tiiilf liit rl In ttnlr ..f nrniti r
I il.lnii IIimiihiI il.illlHr unit in Ihi'Tnu-
ur )i)i.C'llli' li Oil' i'ilrUl'(lilul iHlltl llaii
Hid; uililUficI Iii
l: N nuiKK
l't Hi I ! kmi r.
Redemption State Hlolio
Uonds.
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t i. niili-l lit ili. rtmr' Itr" tti'ii .cit mi. i
it nil Bit ! ni'itl-" t .r iii. i i l ft..
Ill III' III' it'll S'lllll.'l. U ttttitl llt'M r
pin.ii-l In J'"K ii I'llrrtfMii.
A'.il "i. ni" n.:l -I I'm II tu-i 11 tu .il-
f" MU f l,.l.l ll '! iVlf r l'T I. I'll' .l I I
titl' Mill I. I' nl" ii I ') id in m. il I'm i, i i
iti.i: v. 1'ia vi i'n . pii i a.
J.V-nvll li ii h'i'iiMi :T'li. l-.iv.
Chonp Lumbor.
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II .'I ll ll. lit". Illl'l llig I ."l.l Ml. .
'.t. ,.n rlii-i rt.ill) iHiiiiii'i"l In lM' 'iili.
Vr If T, i.iw'iuiiii. Ul''i.ri Vi'1.1 I'm! i
'... 'i i pi iiiiml n ir .irt i nl'. Iiiiin-i.'il III
n,. ' ii i) .ii. iii"ili,iHi,'ii il i' iiI.ik uf ll.
Irtl'n ll'il) I tltfllll' (.111,'Ul'lillil III' "l IihmI .
II'. I. I.'ti ili.ii ii. r mill ' i 'li'i
I'll. 111. I ll Cii'l'l llf llim tli'll Ali.'iit 'il h
'fi.l . . llllll ..' III ' kni I mi III .
.VI s. irilW;iit"1KAMSAV.Vil.l. iM
) i. .;.. iwy.
Ey.ccutoi IMottco.
'1Mb Ilinlil'iU'l'il ll'IV'Hi ll''''i Ml..iiliili- 1 '
I id Cmiiily ('iiir.ii'rJuk'i)ii('"ii.":'.'
'.i'l '..'(, lll'Hli.l I'l ll.r l."l tt'li ll.ll It'll.
m 1.1 hi 71n tiw ti"' n l.ilit nl 1 .1 "'"'ini
ilicinil. All M.un Imt liti olmiii- .i-iil'i"
l'".i.iti" un ridiili.il in 11. '".it ii'tni oi
l prnjH'P tnmjli.'i ttilli'n lt ii.'i'llli- "f llil
JtlP III OIIU nf llii' i'A"il'"r. "t I.l Iflil.Hire
cur limit'" 'n.pjii .il'l cinun.1 ; mi'l ull in r-
(ill. Ill.l-lil"ll lo p.ll.l .'.l.ttll Ul" IKpl.r .1 ti.
tui' inmvdutu putnu'iii.
J,ti:ST.Tl Kr.
WILLIAM KAIII.I.It.
l.X CUti'l..
Jtnititr.v JF1I1, IRC9 '
DRS.BUSH& MCALISTER
DKNTISTS,
.MI,7UI,.Minbil atlr.tl.S'in I'miirllro Cl
Ur. Vic Mliii-r. nf tlm ii'wivii 1 nii'.l flim, it III
t. 111 Jick"iii!llli' In 11 thurl lin . m l ii'iinln
III li'W ll IV". Tl) llliy p IHHi t I'll Im li.nl R
01 1 1 iriili ihut tlii'v ritniiiit 11". I ttlll iink
.lii'lil il d nil llelr ientlnK Ilu' li.iii'ilii' ''I' Hit
I ill "thli nut' rO'pni'.ilMo llilil In li'Wi, lie
mmiiii or ii'ftli in In" it'iit 10 in" ttliiiln .t pcc
IM lh.11. TY.Ui tllliil h'1 ie.oir.il in 1l.n1
noiiml liirm ttitli llnu khIiI, and irnelu .infill
I'T ti-iiri. nr 1111 c'Mrid1,
Tor Sale.
Dr. firriunnn ofl'i" lil limtif nml Int "Hon
Oil lii.liicknini llli'.iil tlie 11111.I iiiiliiili' trim.
TU ut a mil) ul' ilie Ih'.i nml ln'.l I I'uii'il li
lomi, iiiii) ilm liniriiti'iil'iili..iiii' eP ll ucnlr.1
i''l n 1 liu muni Mili.ini.tnil l.iti.l Ait' .ii' il"
i'roii. ui it p,.,i..iut lidint) cuiiiiiil ilo lii'lfr tlian
comvttiiil .i'w liini,
wanted"
ATTIli: CITY DlllMJSTOUi::
IIKKd-WAX, SKKI) I'KAS AND ON
1(N tJIH.
To the Reading Public.
WKIiimilitUil up ncfiinliiiliil.il.' Ili-inllni!
Itonin nml Cuciilnlliii! blUioy, "lilcli
ill ,,'lit! iti-rimu ttliiittnlii'i. in ii-nil 11 tlnuirv.
Fur purllculitrs ciiriuirH ui Hid t'liy liniirSliin-.
d3if BLTTDA' .V .STKAUNS.
Toams Wanted for
Warner.
Camp
0
N. mt after tliu llrn iluy of Oclnlirr. 16fi8
tliu iiiiiliTI'Miiil luro ill In mini il In H'll
for catli exclu.lt ilv t-xci pt upon -jm ctul enn
tract. Tlin .liidrlilfil tu tliu linn tiui.i po.
tltily pay up, us nil Recount ttlll In cIuhM Oc
oUr ut. GbKNN UKUM CO.
H'pl'.Mf.
QKND nVKUKNTSI'OU JfHut'LIJ COPY
O or ihu AMKUIOAN WIT. AdUre
'AMKrUOANWIT-ru.fta IJoav ttwmi, N
I' 0. Hoi ff.11
Sfl,r ",:17;,",-V1!ll! r,,rrr,r;r!" ?hrr- fo,.,r 'WIT1 ,fIuMuui .,..l..r.o.,k t..,.,.,1tf.mtu in
.-rtliin. I .i.lil.uy iiiii iM.it. j mil li) tttl ill. Ill- rt p tit in''i nr . Voir. ,, . . ,, , ., . , ,
S,J-.lpi..wN.u.irtrt.oi.ytta i..!Hi-JwuMfi...i imM ...nil th. ojrtriitoii ' " ! ;;; " -nHl tlipttj-sl M..I-
.mml. in In- i.nk-o. iiM.il li i.VI.tV. M. untie irar.rixifoUiM. eniiiinv. Tin- l.iuinlaiiiiv ileijii.nte.l
,,tf(ll3 l'J. r..r il.f Minimi, r 1.1 Itmstr ' llic im.M hi-le ii.nipniiv in 108, lint lluit
VOL. XIV.
rPijJ'S W- )
V 1MH
&t.irm, i
'1111 1?
OIIKCON
VlfiY'l'IYI?!
Will I liUili
ITIIMSIICIl
livery Sittiliitiiv .Morning liy
B. F. DOVELL,
OFrWn CONA'fin CV mil!!) srti;i:rs
TtiitMt ttr xriiu'itip-riiivi
Tt:uMi in ,ivi:itTini
,
1 ) .wn, (r lc ,,r u-wV ttr Iwnrltnn.
j , ,!,,,... j .mtl, ilmjint liiWfUit'i. .mt
ilnllnr. A tH-rml nl lllr T Cinl. trill !'
innili' In ibi thii d'hirl!"1 liy llirnr.
tO'lifpitt Tiinli'i' twItiM nl nurt'iil tl.
The EcV'.l nnit Ihn L:tv.7cri.
'l ll' IM '3 ll f lll f ll ! "t II'
v.. I 1. 1 I '. I ' t...r" ii Wl tl
. v"'IMt I I IV "II III .''Ml I I l-iHI i .Ij ri'
V..l lti Inwt.'r vr o t. n ihn n- jtat.
I .ii" Mi In. ii(.ji "f il fimi'iin . .uJii i ;
.1 H." ili't il t.' ;..li lllll"'i
I.. h''r Hi" .illiiil J id rnuml.-r t' "
H1 H lH't't T 'll'l ' I.l . "i .
1 1 ' (ViMuM 'tplli-i'll tl'ilf'jf i .
lm Mlp tl 'IC'I (!" 'ill ft I'l' I'" fif'l
niifl-tiim ii tilll'in nfull m i I'w .i.i.
rinii ib-- fi'Mt
i.-.iii.
t huril In it.
I nl tnirlinii'
t !
r..t MM. 1 11 "I
it. . .Inilril nml m ,:'.''! .
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If nil fiu-x lutrt .4'. I .' 1 . '1 i. r l ii'.
' TlMtcl r.l li' 'i.i ' ii- 1 I "t I' . J.'
, I '.11 (iiiIIh1 m.r 11 " t'l . 1 .:i.
f'r lb li).r '...'. 1 Hi M i I ' ! I'
!'.
Pi't'" pii.il. I l'i.- (.'iiil ik I'. .
..ii cit !.
A Ml I'm fri-e 1 Ma ' v .'.tfil r
VV HlJ" l Ml.' I , . '. I . .!! ''l
li'l llkkti 'till I'f I I 'II' "UlM ...
Letter Prom Jl F. now!l
1' till
J. III.
v." .1 v t.v, I I' . I
1 I . ...f Uli, 1. 1 1
OHKi.it t 1 .... Ml f'.
To 1l.1v iji'ti tin Will' iiiiii in i
1 like up bin in.' t.. t.'.. I to ti
j mi tlie e.ft i li- .' . NVIII.fi. ((
! wir lu tile r. " ! ' . ol t'tf
I to
l....ll
, in e
ln.it
ll,.-
jr.tut, w bluli
'until.
Wit tlieetl t'j I (
1 Tl.e Ciin ni'tio o't I'uhli l.nil.j
jii'.j "til 10 lun.'ii.l il.t bill !i. -wi! i..j
ut ill iiitei the eiiiftiuj elainii) tii.d
iiipi-rilti.-;
T'l.H ieli f fi'i net "'iiil'b'l
".i. 1.H.111.1!. i: ! ml to til . in I In"
.nil. tl. 11 inn ol n r ilroiel 'Ulil .-'.jf rwfiti
line lr.'iu 1 He t'i mill I'.hiIm: r. tlroil
in Ciililoiuia, lo I'm tl ni.l, in Uhjjoii,
npl'ioveil July 2, IftlHI, be, i..nl ill"'
nme i htiel.v', aiiieuib'il Mta to t.llott
any rnilroail eoiiipany Imii'ioloii'ibhi
liateil by the Li ".islamic ol tbn Slate
i.l On-i'.li, ill aeeonbiuee ttilh the lilt
MrMiiuel faiil act, to lile itK in-.tni to
nrli nut in the Di-paiitaeiit ol liiu lu
H-iinl' ttilbiu one ve.ii lioiu tlieilitenl
the p.ia",e o thi ait ami tirh lilii.t:
l tin 10M-11I, il iloi.e ttithin one veal
li .nil lite pani:e l.ertol, .ball b.ite the
Mime Imie iin.fi tV'-i 1 to all im. utaml
piilpnM'M iih il Mieb a. nt I. i'l heeii
libil nil Iiiii one year alter ilu pnai;e
iiI'ni'iiI ait.
Ilowaiil, WillinniH, Corbett, I'mik.
liini ami Ueniliiek p.iriii:iKite I In the
ilboUMtlon. Tlio ilolmlo iT"l"i lonj:
lin-the Shxiinki. ; but tho Inllottinp;
i tin- hiibiittineu of what our (ionatois
aa'ul:
Mr HovvAiiD. I ltiqnlio ol tlie
bonorablu Heiiator wliether tlii i tbo
I'aeilie bianeli mail In On-yon?
.Mr. Wiu.i.tJi-i. I w ill Mate ill it in
Jillv, IbflU, fJoniehii. pipM-il tin aul to
"rain Ian. I lor tbo c.nii'litutioii ol n
liiilioail lioin JS'ier.iiui'Hlo, ' Kiuie
point ol Calil.nnia, lo Portliiu.l.iu Ote.
on, mill tin bill whiles 10 that laml
"rant ku lur as Oregon U conceriieil.
I wilt iniiku iibliel nt.iteinels ol the
fjrOuiuIrt upon ttliiih th's bill'is plopo
no.1 lo tbn rieunti". Tho net ot 1W0
pioviileil, fo lar as tbo laiui yrant in
Uieyou was coiiL-iriieil, that it Mioiihl
fjo to Hiiph eoinpitiiy orjianiziil iiiulir
the Iiivvh ol Oiej;ou tif the Lt-;iHlatuiu
iilthnHtattlioublthi'iealtiribiguiite.
Aceotilinu' to tliy aet.-then, tliu rail-
roiul Coinpany was to take thi j,'ia)itj
III laiHI as piOVUIl'il oy poiiiu m:.-.iiiit-
tlon ill tho Oioyton Leubliilure. Tito
i-oinpiiuies vvero' lonneil, loealing tlu'ir
lines ot romt'on oppo.lto n'nles ol the
Willanietto river, naiallel vvitli each
other. In October, 1800, tho Lvtfihla
turc ol tlio Statu ol Oregon undertook
to ilcBiyuato 11 toinpany, but nt tlmt
ttmo tho company was not lormuil.
Articles ol risf-ooititlon 1iril been Rignr-.l
'" ""-rvw'M,:"1-.'Y".r""',. ' 1 V r, ' ,U T T , '."-Mur.Mwlilnlm.llli neeoin. ,.n,,,w ,. UK. ureipi l.v tliK
't-.p- !.. it Irtrt- .- -.. ..jht ,-.1 luiii.i.li.itel.v t,. (:lll, i,,,,,,,,,.),..,,. i,u. .., v,lllPt,Uuri,f ,1,-esn,,
N-,. ..!., t ,t,;.nr.j.iynrr.tU.. , '" ,1, ;'-'" ''"'" ",''V .II,"MMI,,.," "f"'"1 II nppe.n l.v il.,. Mg.ntiirt.. of the .,,v l.i.i, aiel i ii.-l....iies ii.ulu.le.l
..rii.li'.,...iiHl...ii-..r.rl.-.H. , ,.'; .nivi. ..i . ... i ii..ii. i imj w. n- vl.pl.iry ..1 11 Hi.til Omihi, nmlei ilie uiik'hi wln'rli 'tero lertiH.I eopiva ol
wt..M....'....M. .w n 'il.. ...1 .. p;..y l;'";; ;;'-;; ,. r ;.,i.i s.,t,.. n,,. ..' n,, 10th thUu;iuii.,.mi.ioro.nnti.....,i
na' '"' '-" ' ""-'""' - ; ..'';, ",";i' LT.T.U 0,..(,lHr,vrto,.l.,.KMliv,. Am..,,,., VvryruM.utliillv.v.,tiPubclloi.l
t. ... i...r. ..i.-. 1.1 I.-... . v. , li.il lie.l lln- ii'lielis nl iiM.H'hltii.l. .... , ,,.,.. ......... ..S......i .... . J '
,..'i
JiVOKSONVHiLK. SATURDAY. MAUCIl 13,1800.
H--Na" 'ft.tltf jWyWiriWifli.rM
'y :i t iht'ihi. Alter its dcigna
tin -
I, on other pi'i-.oii. M'iicl ilic nrttclu ol
iiViiewiinii and they were filed; but. it
litis been (Irli'i'iiuui'il liy tliu Secretary
(if i lit Interior, nml thsit bccins to lie
llii' pii'lnilimj opinion umntig li"':ll get
lleiipin, that iliix ililvririlioii made in
I IfiiO tm n void ileiiiMtinn. Subso-
'l"iM U,'M Uim' "' lgWiiluru
M'iiiji"ii, 111 imjp, 11 111 1 u'imuui'ii nil-
otlii'i' i'(piiiniiy, callcil tliciv Hie enst
siile i'iiiinitiv! Tlie eniii:iiiv llmt tlie
ilinirfimlii.il u.ih in-i.li ulici- tin. e.vpirai
lion ol tlie year ritliin tvliieli tlie eoui
t Nti 1tfiitliiiliiit li'iiM lik (ill. ll rlktti.nl.
M"r. Co.nki.Ko. U'a-ll.eeeon.le..r-
i.iiiii.Mi t.riiK'.l beloie orallurlhe first
d I'jii.iiioii?
Mr. WiiLt.iUS. Il tvav loriueil .
u.it time ilt. r the lii-t ilii"iititi.ui.
I'me tin no ci'intmiiv at nil Inruieii
. . .. ... ., . .
.... ,!,, i. ,., ,,,,, ii.i.11 .- Ilia. , h,
:.;:, ;:;!:, 7.1 ;;' ,v ?... c
;. ii. 1,. ;;;,,' :,. S , ,
'. . 11 .1 A 1 .'... i
on.-
tta
ili'.iyiiil l iv Hie i.et;iiTiiuiT 111
I I'll. 1
:i mi- 111 M inini.iu.t unit iih
., .. - .1..., .. .
t'ltf "iini iimivr dm iii w sin ivri'-jiNi.
I N'nw. 11. il..- iiiiiii-r M.nnl, the I.iihI
I. i ).. il 1.1 ilu' (it'iit r.il liiiVeriiiui'.it,
:.ii..l il! Iir lnl to tlie Strtte mill.
-
I lii'l- ictiie li'
lur tlie i ini'i.
Ul illm. l.v ('oiijin...
ol .iiiiii to the .State
' 11. e 1. ii.ii j .mil ine iiieiiiiu 1 tviit'iiii-i
(.'.ii in ball iiiiilerinke to ib'-ij-iiMti-
, "in. i.i'ii. my 11 lbi oilier or whether
; I'm, -n'. .!i:ill pin-1 le tlivi I'll Iter eoui
;i.i. r b,.i y neniii.-.'iit ttttlilu
'n.url.- lln pii.ni-col tl.!-bill nml
I it-, t'i.- ij-p ii a tb it nibe betwien
.11 .. .. I.l ..!...! ...I.... I
tin' tun iM'iipii.'iH in- n ttieii ny me
lot,- 1 1 i'-u. nil I llieS: lie ol Oivlo 1.
Ibivet tl.robjiet in tbi leui-
Ii'i.m i-Mvi.t to iiifMrtc tl.it t-nini lu
., ... . . . - .. 11 .1 ....!... .
;iii I mi.. .".t nl lit-l '.'Mi.i-I t.ih.rlnr
J t..llr...Ml .t.. ' In e. iPiipt. tuv ol
ili! nut' iit.iiaif ilitiitiiby thai linn
... 1 it' 11 l iii. -ii- i.i ttti-i 11 11
l HO .!
p tiiii. tie 1 11 1 !i ibei. .'tVeivl i- npi
in tl.e (i.iti'iinueiit ; .ni'l I imply.i, ...
llii I". Ul.'tb.n In," llie jiinpme nt eim'
l bi'j one iMiniianvor ilo'tiiher to h tie
tin. . mil to iii.it it 11 ay ma Im lot t
1 ne uil.'. I Line im miere
. .. 1.. .t.t... ,. .. K. it ml. ..ii
bmle'iIoUiii-anil iVul, ro,.T
iiOoniaieiuilie.-iiv ttl.eie I ln..ii;.
.. liini i bate noifiiint wliuleter in
miti mail over Urn other. 1 liiive no
pnilioulirMelirieiiee lor oun mini ottr
...itunitiiinot th-e repiTlivo eoui-1
pn'uies a lotheooi.il laith in whieh
Ihev but..- iifHHo.li.il, anil an I .Unite
iiliu'ibvr ol riirh (pillions hate himii
.t
in il.i em li-overi.) nelwifii uieae eoui-
p,,,i,tt lii.h.i. nppr.r lo u.e, Con-
.i,' 1 . . 1
m.s iMiim.i uei tie; ami mi to reaeii
tho matli r in the eaiel 111
.1 .horteM
in 1 vale iiiniti.iu.il uie 111ta10111111t.il'
mil may eoiiti! the liul.t ol the eoui-
p.iny to the laml, ami I have 11 .1 iloiibt
lie u.inlil ; ami it I am nut uiihtaken in
ny fiiiMrufitim 01 tue i.itv, tnu wmiii
uoiil.l be thai ihe cniiil tvoubl ileeiilc
that m ither puny hal any light lo the
laml, H is 10 obti.itu anv Mteli ileei-
inn mat 1 ui'Mic ups ii",'i.i.iiioit.
.Mil. Cuiiiicir, .Mr. IVesblent, I tun
ri'ipit'Meil by the panics ttlio were
ilehiunnteil in the llrl iiis-tniu'oin 18(10
liiM.it." the I'tcir ol this co-o lo the
Semite. On the imb ol October, 1F00,
the Oregon Central U lilroad Compaiiv
was ihiMtfjiatfil by Ihn I.euinliitlito of
in,-Mine 1.1 "7I.J..HI. 11 imw 11 ii. ini,., in Orvpm" A eopv limn the
(...in.- b .'i.l n ion t tin. ti ne "Hi the t ab- IH.', showing the aetimi ol the bo.inl,
j ,1 1 1,,- til., l.'aiitul mi. I In- I..t l"lti,.jiinijnn. pbteool ineetiii.', .te.,
tin I M.il. ; .'iinl OltU'UI I. 1 inter tit ' ..III Iiflll f.-iit-.I be llio coiliflfiifn ol tin-
u.e .niier; mil t .it-sue Mime ie";ii iimu intfi.rporation ot tailroail compmnx.
l.y wh'o', this la",. may be Nite. to j y tpccimtlv, vour obi-.lient
tl.e Si'itr. It i tilth lb it tii.'f that j ' S't-vaiit
,l, lull is pM,p....,l. 1 Uotv that .. ue 1 u. .,. f).m) A , S,,.,:,1UV. '
11 miriiv ttautH iho l.tuil nml the ollur "
"tai.i ii: but Ih.ie are vations pie. I -1' (V,1,".,., JvScl,u,,iirJ P,V, Lc"
lion el.iiiir hh to the vali.litv ol the ' L u!oeIC ..upiny.S.tluiu.O.i-on,
ttavl pivp.iv.ltbii -bill, ami it win On-j,mi Central It.iilma.l Cmipaay," MlVl" ) "v f,'"'y " ,'niml1' "'
lelH.ell to the C iniiiiiiuu mi 1'ublie imvr vour private heal, n li:i-inK lirAi i '0,'reti.il,s honblnUbu titincli
I.iiu.Ih ami lepoiieil by that eon.miitie a.lopte'.l liv the boar-l ol iliieetniR i.l , "' hoivlna tlmt tho loeatir.11 I111lb.cn
1 hate no ibnibi that il' ilmt eoiniui.e ..t .. ...ee.l.i.r .... M. ... I HiiMltf i fonloiiii ty With Iho laws ol
t.i i..t.... .1... 1 1 t...,i 1 ... ..,..'..!. V.. !. . . ...'.. . . 1 tlio State. Ill 1111111 II1C0 ol tliu act ol
eiiner eoiniiiiit iiiinii tii"'nii'" n;-'"" -.,-. 1, mu,, "niuu n tib.'.-ni 10 eaeu ami ;, ' ,. ,. ,
i....... i..itti.iii..lil It'iii.iiiiliti.l. '..11,. 1 ii.. r,....i. :..... ..1 .1 ..... Count eJ. I-roiu .No. 0. 011 paun 15,
11 III . . ,- M" ."""- " I, '.If. !!. .'MM ll-l'll.-. Ill tll.llllt.WI tVllll'l
. ' , , ll IVI.ll IIUIII IIUIIi l' II. ... I cil.lt",
()iegoiiatlu'.-o..i1..iiiytoiveeivetheM"H,alill!; ,tf u wt, nc.nlwllle,i wt,
lauds. Ilu iiu-inbcn, ol tliu eoinpi.ny , voU.Bl. nll jIp viiltioii and tlmt
iiM.ni iitcfl t ieiiiM.t..s together on the vol, ,. ,l0 .,,,.,.,,! and hois tho
Oil) 01 wetoo.ir pietious m uiu mcmi;'
nation. A leinousir.iiicu has been laid
on tho table Irom that coniauv helling
lot tli tho laels in the cite.
1 tvihli to corivel nbtiilpmciit ol my
lleague, in which, I think, lit 1 wuit
. iui..taken. I ask lor tliu reading ol
a telegram Irom the K'cwtnry ot btato
tvliieli 1 lioiu 111 my iiimu. 1 nmicr.iuiim
my eollt'igiiu lo my tlmt' theru were
ll(, -papers on lilo in tbo bcoretary of
SM olliee at the ti.no tho designa-
lion of tho went sido road was made.
. n i.. .i... ,,..it.... j.t .i.. 1..1. ,.
1 Z ' '. -n, 8 . 1 S
Tho Chief Clerk wad as follows-
Gaston presented lorfiltngnrtlulcs of
incorporation Oregon Coutml Kullroad
Coitipany,OutobnrO,1800; withdrawn
$&h
J .JL.Z,.. I
'with iiiv consent. -CowmVr 2IM,
h
unc vc.ir, (.JaMon filutl ihiplicatu pa
iiiiA lur Mtinu ei)ini:iiiv.
i
cn.'iLri. i; u r.
l. , , i.i i. i .
M:i. Cnitnr.1T. lie withdrew these1
, with die .cowtarv ol State. On Octo -
.ijm--, II null VIU lllt.'. viwiu'm. uiu
j .. I.1..I ill. ..I M.....I..... ml. I
Iter 10, nhiiu tlme iinlu'iH weie in tlie
IihihUoI Wio S.vntiiry ol Stute, the
i.i'iiimiiir 111 iijii.iu ! iiii; vi"ii:iuv
uliirli 1 eallvil tlio vt ! i'Mi,ninl
tii' uiilnliet llii'in. with the tciisint
'of tl.eM.eMn.yol State, L, tl. .ur.
. ,. . r ... ' 1
iiw-ol ol.i.....irnews,j..,.i.i. ...!
I to enlit oilier pi 1 Mum in tlie ei-iiMiue-
lion nl tlio roml. Now I nk Im- tliu
reniliii;; of tliu letter of Swivl iry of
tl.e Iiiteiioi" Ikhm tlie enin.neiieeineut
ei-ivl irv of
I llllti fii.riifil In I In. itittfMint li ill i.l llii4
mlioti uf tliin
io.i.I. tlii.t tin-tstimteiuav -e how ttiu
mutter lniuk
I kikI" them to the
'ili'ttk.
The lollottiny let trr were ivail:
i Di.p.vinMKM ok mi; Isiwitoit.
v
"'j. t 'in k.-"nn- in 9iuiiuii:ti iiii.. vi' ;".. '
lV(lI.t HtlIlnM), c., )V , vllliri,,,i
: ,l,"' ,h-,"-,,-i ' "' " ,",,',v,,,vl
;v V;',' ,;'ty Tu; n1, "
Hi e,iiiiriirtiaii nt u iniilro.iil men ll e,
., , n. ..!,... .... , ... ,, ... ...
.. 'i'ii;n 1 iii I'll- iiMiillil, I'l t .'lllll.il inn.
... .,. ,,, ,. . ,. , ,,..;
! iiiii. iiii-'riiii i inr ii 1 in-
tr-..i ...ii.liiH, 10 tin's. ....,1 On
Tin -a-M'tit" to ilu. terinii.l tl.ol
untnt bv pcrlniu imlivi.luaN tvlun;
il.iiii"ltiH t.ii'iiiiiiiri eitnfmt bi' it.'-
iTiitiiln. tl.p B.Mtui ui tl,.. ...nun im-
,..,,, liri.! Iiv tin. lvili i...il i ilu. .nn"
I ..... . ' ' '.
cti'ii T t tt 1 re iH'i'iiiiiii inii'il liy I1V.1.1I
thai nueli iicliti lunl-. wi'ti-in 'inliiT nr
!,. , ,.Pi (. u. .,irpnr.iilon. The
M,.,,., ., Uhvi-'ni ol ibe On-'oti ('en-
,,,j l,,Jlnii.l 'lnnpipiv sbotibl, l.v
m0u a.opl.lnt unufliii? ol ibe'
bonr.t, ! it i..i'nt to tlieaet ol Coti'
im- I'lititleil "An tnt r.iiitlip' html
To ai.l in tin-eoiiiliui'ii.Tii o a nilr.n.1
ml ii'li-ripli llnu Ir.i n lb" dnti.tl '
ij,.ij,. r?ilb...i.l .In Cnlibiriii.i. to I'nri.i
. . . ' .: :
,r, i 'ot n I M-entiirv uinler lb eoi"
,,,,, k;lttl,i 1. ttv.-I in llit I)c
,triiiu..,ii.
Tlie tietl in of the I.".'iIativf Aeui
lly iiti'.ii llii ppttti'i' bitintf properly
e. rlilb'l, lliw .:inii ha been plaeeil
llp'MI III.' III.'..
it. 'if . . I . .1
I lie e.'iiiK"'Atv iiO'i'iteil a In tin.
tl'..... . It M-.. i. la.1-
1 1 .inni.ii iiia. r. ..... .inv 14. .iui. . . 1 1 1 .: 1
lu. I.ltit I.. 111. I .1 I . .'I
ov 101 i",lbif.. tlu-ivipiT'i btl-.ri uieii I'liii'i ,
ii mi, ii.i. 1 . 1 ' i .ii .1 . . .1
i'M n ll.llll' c.iiiri.it Ih m.ite.l iiiilll llii' !ii'iit ol t n
'!..!,....
i .TTi" 1' , T " . "' V Z
! ; 'it...!
. t j, ibirel in thi ooinieetion to
, hive lor relinenee the at'l oraetH of ihe
.,.j;!j Aeiublv imtliorlriii"; tliuJ
Di:p.iMMi:sr op rut: Ixti-iiior.
Wahiimitov, I). U., July 0, 1807.
, Sin : I teeeive.l to-.lav vour letter ol
1. .. '
the ni(li Atnv last, neeoinpanii'il by the
, ,vl,w ,. .-pe.: a eopv ol n n.ilnlioii,
... . C ' ' . . I . . '
tiiniij nv voiiiiii as iirii.leul. an-l
W. f. -Wf.lisona eeret irv ! ,h.
nuol toe 1
, jjc, s inptli-il ' An act gr.iuling liml
, m ni.l in theeni stiMelion ot a tailroail
'ami telegraph line Imui the Central
iMeillo lailrna'i, in t'.ililiiiui 1, to l'oit
l.iul, in Ore.ui, appiotiil July .."iili,
&ao," ntnl iuliueilug iho pwMeitt
ami mticIiiiv to Inruaul a eopv to
mis iJepaituieiit.
A copy o iho joint resolution, duly
ceriifieil, ol ilm Legihlative AMi'inbly
ol Oregon, adopted October 10, 1B00,
eonterring the grant ot lauds nimbi by
' the Mh ,U!t o L'ongros upon tbo Ore'
' gon t'cnti'.il lbiihoad Company,
i. .,,,.,. '., o,,,, 1 r v.,s.,.!iii
l'i
M'ttielary ol b.tid railroad company.
K. Williains also stnliH tliu same
thing mill that Im believes nttor an
examination ol tho books and papers
1 , Hll(l c,,mmI,y tliU xwy 1!1V0 U0I
.,je, wt, t)u ,,t.,.,al iucorpoiati
1 w 0, l)0 y,llU , )uki u,u(r 01gl,
UOIll'
on
iiL'lluir oiK'iii'
zatiuii.aihl that their lui.tnl ol directors
have been properly constituted.
! ., " I ' - " ;"" W,
'" , Siit?!,,
"c. J.."n '. l uJtt ' .
'I lift (in iiAiina linpn. l.ruti. iIaiaI r
IllldU IIMI'Vin lll1I" IlkWI j'tttVV4 Wll
uiis trepan-
1 A. Clark,
oaifiii, wiuuuii, HiiuBiL'iieo 1 isou inu
""C'V ol tho Oregon Central Hail.
,.oatl Company, what purported to bo
tlio names ol tlio oillcirs ot tbo Oregon
Coutral Hailrbad Company, with tlio
' namos ol tho poreonr. corupoeing tho
J & - 4
NO. S
nuuDWftiuwnM
boanl ol ilirerlor. Tho name with
out exception were unlike tlme given
i ' , .!.(.!
,'by Vdiirrclt in your conlniiinionlion ol
n.i.i ii ..... ......
..u .uarcu i;ii,
Very iupectfully, your obediant
Servant,
I W. T. OTTO, Acting Speti'inry.
.1 n.iMnii. Kn.. Pivsuk-ul Oretron tVn.
tral Uatlroiul CoinMiiy,S.ilcin,Urej;ciii.
.
1)kpai:imi:m optiiu iNTiir.tot:,
asiiim.iox, u. u, July a., ISO,.
&!! I li'ivn lori'lvcil vnlif lpllii fil
. "-- e" l .1, ,,,':
Uie lJlli ultui).), mid tin iircinii:in nitf
t-citiliiil eopv ol 11 joint .resolution
Wasiiim.iox, j;. C, July sM, 1607.
n-lnpteil Oetoiier in, w)i). liy tin.' Leg
""'P1-''1 Uetniier
il'tuie ol (Jre
1:011, li-irit:il iti; the
Oreaon Central Ituilioul Comptiiy to
: rei-i-He the jjmiit oflanili ina.le l.y the
!"'1 ' -':"'Klv'?i "I'l'p'd '"' ,r,,l
l(?i)0, ,'ui'i ;ii-i a eeitiiieo copy i.i a
rcMi it in 1 iiilonteil at a liU'iliii ' ol tliu
brtiiil 1 1 diivetor ul caM eoiniiaiiy
hell .May '.'5. 107, nvieniiii;,' to the
rvitniii.
(x ,,. ltlJOWNIX0.Setn.niv.
, k-i . irMi'm o.tf.. cv.,.
im "B,lnM, ,,0
, ... . .. .. . 1
jjip.irMl;M lir Till I viMiini;,
" AuiN.n,.v, pi., April -M
: ... .
'S"5: I I'UW ieeelve.1 yntir leller of
tbe p.l i.i.tai.i, Matin,' you iii.iiiru l..r
tliu I'lt-iriii.ttioii ol tl.e iHoekbol-ItT ol
tbeOreiiii Cei.tntl Hiiilh"nl Coini.an.v
' whether anv i:iner hml been llleil in
.1.1.. It ... .1 . ..i' ...II
"" iep'iiiiueiii n inv ni"riu in ni'i
eninpany to the terum nl the net ol
Coiisie uf .Itily 2.-i, 1SU0, other that
ll"""' nieniioueil in our leltr to ton ol
be (lib .Inly lal. -
I" . tfjily I Mute that tin paper
ineiilioiieil in miM letter enter till that
,ll,t' ",','" l,u'" ",l'"i '",'.'p- uioe
"Iterttai.l iieeiveil I1..111 yon ami ae-
knotvleilj-eil on the 2.'1. .Inly 18117.
Very renetlully, your ubeilicnt
......."
.ervaul.
O. II. IMIOWN'IN'U.Socrvinrr.
.1. fiaton, 1'Nij , I'ri'hlili'iil Oregon (Vn
l r.i I Uailrouil Company, l'mllaii'l,
Oregon.
nrpti:rMi;Ni ok tup. Ikikiiioii,
Wamiinlton, I). C, .Inly 8, ISO?.
.Slit: I have leceiteil your btter ol
the '.Villi .May lal ami the aeeompany
l'lJ lll'll't rilllf'l I" til' inu rimv "'l'i
, ..... .'.'.. .1... .1... .t n.. .. .i...
It... ...... I.it...l I.i 1... ll... uiiriiil. 'ill. I
ll'" I1"""! "1 Ul" III.V P.l IIIIIVT' tl ttlf
n , i,llt,.. .-. 1 1 . ..... '
Ur-!nii t eutral i.illinii'i.
.-.".. . .... . .
o mi inilM not vermeil nn rcnuin-n
! by the regulatiim ,W ihis Depattinent.
1111.I it I accnilliifc'ly icturiivil licie
uilli.
. Il is alo untirml that lor about hall
the ili'lauei" inuntioueil tliu line l.iM
ilowu on 1I10 map runs uiurlv iluu tvet
belore slrikin.U 11 "uullii'ily" ilireulimi
Kvbleuee must be proilueeil to Hit is
laetoiily neeouut lor tin vaii.itiou
from the eouise mnikeil out in the law.
Koims for the veiilie.ition ol ui'h
Hnipi will Im loiiiil in Geueril Laml
Ulllw elreiilitr Mi. m, upproveu .1.111
tiarv '.', 1m17. I ineloitu 11 copy lor
your inlorination ami unbliuiee. Maps
"' ,,u R,'r V'-v !"' ,l,,,".0 l-"; '
lltu rmlil lIimiiIiI lill I'lilihiiil n JinAIil If .iv
"" r. '," " : " ' '","'
,orm: S, '"' 'U; U! l)U , T'"' '"!
1 .1 in j (1 iiiiiI 14 nml n rei'l HIi-mI n ot
' ' ' -;; ;', :, . WA
.'ivcrnnr 01 1110 ntato ni un-goii,
, uiui'Mi'ii nv ine seeiuiarv 01 riaie, 1111
eati ho uh.tngeil so as to conform to the
oxbliug elate ot lade.
The uraiit of lamls to nbl in Ihn ron
Htiiictloii ol tlio Oiepou Ciiltral rail
roiul was inade by ihu net nppioteil
J'll.v W. 10, (H Stat., 230,) ami it
proviiles lor tliu coiotriiiinion ol a rail-
roail ami tetcuniph line from mmiio
point on tiieteiitiai i'.ieitieriiironu,in
I'aliloruia, to Portland, in Oicgou,
Under tho authority ot this net, and in
puiviiancu ol tlio la'ws ot Oregon, the
Oregon C1ntr.1l Railroad Coinpany 1110
t'Uthori.ed "lo eonstruot tlmt portion
ol said railroad and telegraph lino nub
ia tho Statu ol Oregon, beginning nt
tliu city ol Portland, in Oregon, mid
running tlienuu boutlierly through the
Willaniotle, Vinpqtta, nnd Roguo river
valleys to tho boutherii boundary nl
Oregon, where tho mine shall eonueol
with tho part uloret.aid to bo inado by
tho liibt'iiaincil coinpany," fco.
Tlio portion oi railroad and telegraph
lino in California is to bo coustrttutid
by tho Caliloruia and Oregon Railroad
Company, and in order to know at
what point tho two roads are to ''con
nect" in conformity witli tho law, mans
designating tho general route ot eaclu
ol tlio roads aro required to no uicil lo
this Department.
You tiro requested to transmit such
n map of tliu route of tho Oregon Cen
tral railioad at tho earliest practicable
tnomonti
AlpUeur. Bull, Esq., prcsidoat if tkt
California and Oregon Railroad Corn
panyhaa likewise been requested to
lortvard a map showing the route ol that
road up to tho northern boundary of
the State of Cnlilornia.
Under dato ol the 12th October last
you slated tlmt as r-oon n printed yon
would forward to this l)i partnieiit
copy ol the laws ol tlinfitiito of Oregon
tumor which your company was moor
porated, Not having received tho said
copy, I have to tequest that one, duly
eeriiliu'l, uny bo forwarded ni soon as
,'O.sible.
Please acknowledge receipt of this.
Very tespectlully, your obedient ser
vant,
0. II. IJ m w.vtxo, Secretary.
J. (J 1 .lo.v,I p, Pte.i.le.it 9egou C'etP
Hal ititilroitd Coinpany, Portland, Oro-
Dhi'Ai.Dii.t.T oi 1 it k vrrfnion,
Wauiiin.iio.v, L). C, July IT, 1803.
Sin: I hnvu teeeitud vour loiter of
the IO1I1 instant mil accotiijiinyiug p,.
nur-", piirpniing to be 1111 acceptance
by the Oicgon Ceiitnl Railroul Tom.
paiiy of the "runt madu by tho act of
July S, 1800.
Uy law theeomptny una required to
lite an "ii.senl" lo ju teims and coa
dilions ttilbiu one year. 'I'll it tlnio
expired jJuly 23, lbi)7, tin I this ptpiT,
il Mtllluieiit tor that purpose, could DJt
now bo received.
I btato lor your Information that J.
(.laMuu, iiivMili'itl of 1 ho Oregon Cen
1r.1t lt.iilrojd Coinpany, within tho
Utile ptc'cribed in that net, tiled an
assent tvliiub ttas received.
In coinpliaiu'Q ttitb yutir request, I
itiolo'c ti cony ol inv letter ol tho 8th
i 1 1 " t a 1 1 1 to .lr. Oii'ton, in regard lo
itiip to be filed in ibis IVi,iituiuiit.
Vi'iy respi'ctlully, "ttr obvJIetft ser
vant, 0. II. li:.itVMS'i,feewtniy.
A. M. I.oavi a, li , pre- nt.
.Mr. Coiiiii.it. I akt.l lor tho wad.
ling ul tluse lei . to "h.itv that ihn
Sneretatv ol the lit'erb.rh-is wooguluil
this eompnuy lioiu the tint, ruid that
the otbr eoiupuny did liy to lilo 1111
lercptiitiutf ol thi grant, but Siewtary
IS. owning u-licfl lo leeciteit, the
llnu" bating 1 xp't. !. It Is eliur that
the wet "tide coinpiny, ti it i enlled,
was .le.iu'imt.'d by tbi'Ori'Uoii 1 ovinia
lure nu I bn bei 11 lecognlwd by tho
Seeretniv el the Inleiior. They "claim
tlmt il ifu-ri" tt-iHauv iiiipcrleelion in
their ttiilulrawin ilu ir papers with
the onnciil nl the ccietaiy ol .Statu of
Oiegon for the puip..e ol uetting new
signatures ami g tiinu oiher persons
with capital iuli"rer. tl in prosccuilng
the ttoi It, that bilpi ilcelioii hoiild bo
nl red rather th-iu that yoituhuiitd tnku
tins laud grant avvny Inini the company
lirt dcMiiatid, and tt ho have e.vpun
led their money with tliu understand,
big thai they tvero the load properly
.Icigimled and rec.igui.ed by the Sec
riiaiy ol the Iiiteiiort but ii this bill
p.s-i's as impo.cil now it tirtnally des
ignites the other road, tliu east elds
toad, 11111I thiown ihu west sblu road
ml eiitiiely,
.Mcsiis lloward and Couklingoppos'
id ibe paage of the bill nt i-oiistdcra.
hie length nnd then .Mr. Williams re
plied; Mr. Pici-i'k'iit, I do nut appear
lien- to cspoiw tlu. eano ol eitlier
lailrotd coinpany, but I appear lor Iho
Sinte ot Oicgon', and I linte no other
obj el in viuwtbati to bate this land
giant to that Slate.
The Senator has umlei taken loart'iio
thai l bo tt oil blc eoinpiny w a - outitl d
to this Inu. I under dcigualiou in 1800,
(do not pretend to eonttoveit that
tuHi'ilion. I do not tii.li to dismiss
that question nt litis tiinu or have it
decided by Congnes. 1 only know
that since tlio ileciguatioii ii. 1808 the
pu-fidciit of this wot road company
misapplied to tho Secretary to teoog.
uizu that company, ami ho has wlm-cd
to do it; and 1 timber know that tbo
Secretary ol tho Interior, in answer to
11 letter which I lublressed to him
aklug him il ibis IcgMitiinn was tin.
uectMirv, lias declared that neither
company was entitled to this land, but
that it had lapsed to the Government.
1 can coneeivo ol no other way to nvo
the land to the State except to provide
liy this net that the land grant shall
In. let it ed for onu year without pro
tiding that it shall belong lo one com
pany or the other, and then lit tho
companies litigate their rights to this
land.
Mit. Williams. I ask to lmvo the
coriespoiideuee lend,
Tlio Vnii'iiiiusTpro tempore, It will
be lead, il there bo no objection,
Tlio Cbicl Clerk icad tho following
letters :
Sunati: Cii.vsinEti,
"Washing ion, January ID, 1800.
Sin: I icbpectlully invito your ntten
lion to Hcction one ot nu aut untitled
"An act granting lauds to aid in the
eons! ruction ol n railroad nml telegraph
lino from tliu Centinl Pncifio railroad,
in California, to Portland, in Oregon,"
approved July -3, 1800, pioviding for
tho disposition ot tho binds giauted by
said act in tho State ot Oicgon.
Inclosed please find a pamphlet enti
tled "Stan mint if Pacts," which fully
bets forth the rights and cbdms of a
company deMgnaled by tho Ligislnt tiro
ot said btato in October, A. 1 ). 160S,
commonly called tho "hast Sido Com
pany." lnulnsed also plcano find n piper
bigned by nine inomhers of the Oregon
senate, protesting against tlio action of
said Legislature in October, 18.18, jn
which tlio rights and claims of u com.
pany designated lu October, 1800.
commouly called ihu "West Side Com
pany," aro fully stated,
s I (oojmxuBu.oy puiytru.i.GL;.)
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