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Forfeited lands act and Portage Lake Canal case discussed
The article covers U S land forfeiture provisions and a section repealing parts of the land grant acts for Minnesota and Iowa, plus a focus on Michigan lands including the Portage Lake Canal company. It notes the interior secretary’s role in confirming titles and the protection of cash purchasers, with a long discourse on historic figures and policy debates and a Wichita Kansas note on state convention momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsle
Mississippo
Gch
Redfead
Gupter
Laing Te Wie Coosa
Gaugden
Minneola
Juwa
Portage Lake Canal Company
United States
Michigan
Secretary of the Interior
Animal Industry
Senate
Yeas
Call
Spain
Hugh
Hugh and Watletsote
Coleen Chaleur
Tata
London
Cubdea
Cologne
M. Tiners
France
Prince Bismarck
Germany
Cobden Club
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Colden Club
Bynum
Indiana
Garfield