, 1877-02-19
All The Agricultural Land Absorbed
by Spectators.
Leaving Only "Desert" Land, Not
Worth o Cent an Acre,
Rapid Disappearance Of Forcsts-..Dep.
relations upon Government
Timber.

In certain States and Territories, haS been rcfer.
red recently to tho Commissioner of the General
Land Office for ills views upon It's subject
matter.
The bill makes II lawful for any citizen Of tho
United states to flo declaration with the
Register mad Receiver OF the Land District In
wllIch any desert land IL situated, that lie In.
tends TO reclaim tract Of dcscrt land not ex-
cecdlng one section, BY conducting water upon
| the same, within tho period Of Tires
vc.rs thereafter. Tbl, ;1cc,srattnr nnu.t se ~.
ser,nc nartien,ar,v - I'm .ect,"m ~ a'a't ,.n, W.
Il s surveyed; md. IL II unsarveyed. ] d. 1aus mua.
describe the same as nearly as possible without
asurycy. Auy time within thyre rcars aftcr
illnr .s,d deciaraiion. nnon n,aL,ng .ot,.for,ar.
nr,a,f or the rcclamnt;on ~ .ms' w., 10 sn
pIvoi VI tue fce'M''atlot' VI s"en t1aet Of !anu
| in the manner described, and upon payment to
tue Keceitcr Of the sum Of &. .25 per acre for
tract of land not exceel,ug 90 acres In any one
person, patent for such frnct sball bc is,ncd
10 him. ......
! The BILL declares all lands, exclusive Of timber
lands aud mineral lands, which viii not without
| irrigation produce somo agricultural crop, to bo
...,o.. ".s" ~ sao lueaas W LUG ~. ~
mao fcssFlct6 its action 70 tue states OF Cali
| fornia, Oregon, and Nevada, and to tho Terri
Wyoming, Arlzona. New Mer,o,. @ and Dstota aA''
~" "'' az" NANo'a'
Tas FACTS
about thcso desert lands arc these: Under tho
present laws governing tho public lands, no
hn,n..,"." an ma .s e1ssps aor pusposes o1
"ume'.eaa. .e Nv n'Aa eau pu'enasc more than
auaftef.sectloh; md lie who purchases must
to buy, three years before hc can obtaIn a
ratcnt ,1crcfor' Tbc,a d.sort ,on,,. 49,. 80
i..ssa,. - s.s",....N 100 oee ,"uue .aat a'e
M .ntapao.ts p.t VI pIooue.ne crop q awning arc
II hfv
son sou,u ltfc upon taem. Iof LILO reason that
nandrsd thousand acrca would not
proauec p11'. ri, pocA OK corn annu-
ally; ane consequence u, thata they
1u Gy lkcy ~ len.a!h uesclt !ands forever nnIess
LonkIcss taKes G tae !nater up anl proFldes N
some way ioI theat utlltzatton, Nohody who de-
% sncs 70 pse-empt iaiin conld at!oFd inc ex-
Pen" pemse Q, a.eng mg a.sn itom loar TO twelve "
.anat d., ~ onay " eomolnation q good many
70 taRe up iarce region, nnd unto IN bringing
sno MuaeF M " y, tnat y ~ouu be mado 10 pay to
et thc oy Dy aos can .vs sscn e
reallzs penny from tho millions Of acres OF
desert owned by tns United statcs upon Tho
sfsset Meeteta h anu SonthNestetn pi9lns
II may 6e atattd, ~ tug conncct'ou, that the
AFrRoPH1AIED nT LANn-epRcuLAT3ns;
anu @ u 10 lAct that, 70 Ill the public lands now
la!t open 70 hfe,cfnptlol', amounting to millions
Iietllturu land 70 may be found in single
naa1y aI.y " y 1uMs th y. anos. u y aso tshe tnat
Ioa1 ~ ~ NV m,at ~ so1mIy !cit On vac pnoIlc
uo.na.n .1 = annt ior agricultural PURPOSES, and
tn,, o ea.M. @ 'ams nps'atH 70 prevent ~ pfo-ehp-
siun auu, 10 W pu1ils iann can ohlY 20 pre-.
sasa III, SLIP, nnJ aesasea ,htsht.9n 70 MAKE inc
!ann "n!sh u 10 proposed 70 take up q homc-
fscau; f mooest MGn VINO Mant 10 posssss land re-
,asan .oi Ill. isieaas1k with u, anu tnlGses poash
oiv ysne W." sns1 nnatitr an stca, asy .e
ta.as 3 v.as3so .oS ITasS Possesses, naMely tne
tn.ses. .s ny .aesnlnS} Inc ooveFnIneut sealsfcs
no.n.ne ons afapio1Y-'nefeaslae area Of worth"
'ees se8eaes.
otsAtfsAaAHcs W snHEeFb:
icy pslsols afe aware OF ing Tapid!tV with
"sa .ny GEeI. ps!",Gsal Io1sats1r america ase
IT. @n'ss"Heas1"E aroal Lno eaftf. THOSE Who Ut
.ate nase takem an interest ~ tne preservation
tnU a,. !, + ID Gvery aesto q te Goun'
esy nave. IL u trae, Wsttcn xha published Inter
csting assoants u tno wasteialhcs: which has
amavs +; INC eiaashtcr o. timber ~
esoaens. , r. y !unoeF ana waEea ne people
.sas, an!ess lAo aphl!y.ecfeast'E timber Is r.
p p'ac9a " tne cHitlYatioh OF grove. or valuable
s.t sEoonst TIP uay IL eh9t iar distant when