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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all. I’m the WA member of my firm and a long-time section member. I’m trying to track down the current owner of mineral rights initially reserved in a conveyance of land by Northwestern Improvement Company in Kittitas County. We understand
Burlington Northern (now BNSF) and potentially a subsidiary that was called Meridian Minerals could be involved.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Does anyone have experience with such an ownership history, or can you point me to a consultant who specializes in this kind of thing?
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