Commissioner Lamoreux
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- Dec 11, 1893The Squatters of Port AngelesA government land reservation intended for protection is caught in a web of bureaucratic delays, shifting administrations, and local political infighting.Port Angeles, WA
- Jul 20, 1894Monte Cristo’s Residents vs. the Placer ClaimA federal commissioner orders a new hearing in the fight over whether a mining claim swallowed a Snohomish County townsite.Monte Cristo, WA
- Sep 15, 1894The $2 Million School-Land GrabA federal land inspector was accused of rushing a hearing to help speculators claim Tacoma's School Section 16—land the state said was worth $2 million.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 15, 1895A Million-Dollar Piece of Everett Nearly Slips Through a Homestead LoopholeA years-long fraud contest over the land beneath the Pacific Steel barge works is quietly withdrawn and struck from the record — and the waterfront keeps its fortune.Everett, WA