The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-06-20
INFORMATION FOR SETTLERS ON THE PUBLIC
LANDS,

INFORMATION FOR SETTLERS uH I'M PUbllC
LANDS.
The valleys in-Eastern Nevada contain
large tracts of superior agricultural land,
and the incoming settlers are rapidly
moving upon them to erect homes. The
following information, interesting to that
class of oar readers, we quote from
circular hailing from the Register of the
Sacramento Land Office:
To pre-emption and homestead claim
ants: In answer to numerous inquiries
relative TO the mode of obtaining title to
the public lands in this district, the fol-
lowing information from the laws, regu-
lations. decisions. and practice, con
densed and simplifed as far as practical
Bile, is given:
An United States Government lands,
whether surveyed or unsuryeyed, not re-
served. are open to pre-emption and
homestead settlers. In this land district
there are no offered lands, as appears
from the records of this office. Title
can be obtained only by actual settlers,
who are qualified pre-emptors or home
stead claimants.
THE QUALIFICATIONS OF PRE-EMPTIoN
CLAIMANT ARE:
He or she must be a citizen Of the
United States, or have declared his or
her intention 10 become a citizen, the
head of family, or a widow, or a single
man over twenty-one years Of age, aud
not the owner of three hundred and
twenty acres Of land in any State or
Territory of the United States.
Such a claimant obtains title by maxi
ing settlement on the public lands, not
reserved, TO winch there is no valid ad-
verse claim. His settlement begins by
erecting or purchasing dwelling house
on snch land. and moving into it TO make
II home The claim maintained by
continuing to make it a home aud inn
proving it, usually by fencing and cnlti-
yation. no amount being specified by
law, bat enough is required to show that
the settlement is made in good faith.
Next, if the land has been surveyed, and
the settlement was made after the survey,
the claimant must file declarHtory state
ment In this office within three months
after the date Of such settlement. If 1t
was unsuryeyed at the date of settlement,
then within six months after the date Of
settlement, then within six months after
the date of the survey in the field, ex-
cept, if the survey was made prior to
june l. 1870 the claim must be filed
within six months Of that dato-that Is,
before December l, 1870. THIS Is the
rule prescribed under the Act of June 2,
1862. by recent instructions of the Sec
retary of the Interior, dated March 22,
1870.
As To pIITSa CLAIMS
In filing pre- emption claims, no afi-
dayit Is required, aud It is not necessary
to come To the Land Office In these
cases the claimant, after making settle
meut (as before stnted), files his declnra-
tory statement. which will be- prepared
and forwarded t. him for signature, by
writing answers to the following quesr
tions
First-State your name first and last
name in full and postoflice address.
Second-What is your ageY Are you
married or singley
Thrd-Are You a citizen of the United
States2 II not have you declared your
intention 10 become suehi
Fourth-When did you settle on the
land claimed by you?
Fifh-Describe it according TO the
Government survey. thus: 1t Is the
---- quarter of - section, town
ship --- north, range --- east.
Upon receiving these answers, the
declaratory statement will be prepared
here, if the land is open to pre-emption,
and sent to claimant. who can sign II in
-tha--presence of one witness, aud IN
close II asfAsessed to the United States
Land Office, SncfuINsito for filing,
certificate of which will be returned TO
the party filing.
IN HOMESTEAD CLAIMS.
Personal application must be made at
this office, except in case OF sickness
distance, or like cause. whereby the ap-
picant is prevented from such personal
application. Every person qualiiled as
above stated is entitled to one pre-emp-
ton, aud also one homestead claim, but
both claims can not be lawfully pending
at the snme time. IT, each case personal
residence is required upon the tract of
land claimed. After perfeeting pre-
emption claim, the same person can take
a homestead claim. In homestead
claims i've years residence is required to
perfect title; but ii the claimant does
not wish to wait that time he can prove
up, as in pre- -emption, and pay Tor the
land. Outside of railroad llmits-and
inside, where the settlement was made
before the withdrawal for railroad pur-
poses-the price is one dollar and twenty
five cents per acre: inside of such linz
its, where the settlement was made alter
the grant, the price is two dollars ana
fifty cents per acre. This, rs to settle
ment applies to pre-emption only but
In homestead the application takes effect
only from the date of filing.
The odd numbered sections along the
line of the Central Pacific Railroad and
Western Pacific Railroad, were with
drawn for railroad purposes as follows:
For Central Pacific Railroad, September
l3, 1862, to the fifteen mile limits, and
October 4, 1864, to the twenty-five mills
limits. Afterwards restored to the
twenty mile limits. For the Western
Pacific Railroad, January 30 and 81,
1868, to the twenty-five mile limits. Only
one withdrawal. Also afterwards with
drawn to the twenty mile limits.
where valid pre-emption settlement
was made before the withdrawal upon an
oad-RQmoered section where the land
was surveyed, and the claimant has here
toIore lalled to file his claim in the land
ounce, the recent instruction of the Sec
a1u,ary oil the Interior is understood to
Il9w ia9o three months after this date dune,
ro.v) Tor such fXhg, and in case of fail
'1 iega 40 ME such claims before September
feited. VII 's neiu 10 ioi
40 10 RESERVED MINERAL LANDS.
,han lands are reserved as mineral where
anj nSy .a ate noted on the plats or field notes
Snrd s .e.urhed as such by the United States
9u,Feyor, or where credible persons