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possession of the old Spalding claim, viz: that tract described by metes & bounds as the first part of the description of the claim in his deed; and, to secure his relinquishment of the second tract, viz: the 619 acres more or less which meanders up the Lapwai to make out the 640 acres of the entire claim; and, that such compensation as should be adjuded just and equitable should be made Mr. Langford for any loss he may sustain.

By such a compromise, Mr. Langford would become possessed of the town site, and the Government would lose little in its buildings, as the mill, mill race, school building, shops, and a few other houses are all outside this tract; while the Indians would retain their native church, and the twenty one families would be left undisturbed in their homes where they have made substantial and valuable improvements. Could this Langford contest be adjusted in some such way the feeling among the Indians would be one of content and peace, and the business opportunities of both the Indians and the White 

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adjuded = probable misspelling of adjudged