Spokane Land Office
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- Jul 20, 1898Mining Claims vs. Townsites in RepublicA landmark land office ruling clarifies whether land should be used for mining or settlement.Republic, WA
- Apr 29, 1909Twenty-Four Homesteaders Caught in a Forestry ProtestMost of the settlers protested by the forestry department near LeClere Creek survive the first round at the Spokane land office, but Thomas P. Iverson loses and more rulings are pending.Newport, WA
- Jun 16, 1910A Homesteader Beats the Forest Service — Then Has to Start All OverGeorge Neff of the LeClerc district wins back his land claim after a years-long fight with the National Forest Service, only to learn he must live on the property another fourteen months before he can own it.Newport, WA