Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1880-05-28

try or filing will be cancelled. and the
land restored to the mass of the pub
lie domain will be subject to disposal
under the laws of the United States.
II settler fails to comply with the
law his claim will be forfeited. The
right of party to take the land i'm
proved by, and in the possession of,
another, will be question to be con-
sidered upon its merits. Good faith
must also be shown by the settler in
the matter of improvements and cult
vation of the land. Proof and pay
ment may be made at any time after
six months OF actual residence ard
improvement of the tract. The i'm
provements must be OF q substantial
and valuable character The settler
must appear in person at the land Of
fee and give his own testimony. The
evidence of his witnesses may be TAX
en- before any officer authorized to ad-
minister oaths under State or Terrific
rial laws in cases where such witnesses
live at a great distance from the land
Office Blanks for this purpose will be
furnished upon application to the local
land officers.
THE TIMBkR-CULTURE ACT.
} This act is liberal in it's provisions.
but strict compliance with the letter
and spirit of it's terms will be required
on the part of claimants hereunder.
? One hundred and sixty acres is the
/ maximum entry, and when that guam
, tity is taken at least five acres must be
plowed within one year from date of
. entry The following or second year
: said i've acres must be actually cult
waited to crop, and second five acres
plowed. The third year the first five
, acres must be planted in timber, seeds,
4 or cuttings, and the second five acres
= actually cultivated to crop. The fourth
s year the second five acres must bt
planted in timber, seeds, or cuttings
making, at the end of the fourth year
\ \ ten acres thus planted. Perfect gooe
i faith must be shown at all times b,
Il claimants The timber must not only
It be planted hut it must each year b
a protected ard cultivated IN such man
>, ner as to promote lis growth. a pat
ent may he obtained for the Lard a
'o tie expiration of eight years from dat
'e of entry, Upon showing that for sal,
,r eight years the trees have been planted
l. protected, and cultivated ns aforesaid
and ti3at MT less thnn 1900 trees ,rcl
p' pifHt,i on EACH arfe, and ut ,he tim
>, Of making proof there shall be the
growing at least 675 Nrjsq thrify TIRE,
n 10 eacd acre. Il at any time durin
the said eight years it sholl be show
4 a that the party has failed to compl
L. with the terms Of the law, the cntt
will be cancelled. Under this law, goo
, faith will require that if the tree
~ " seeds, or cuttings are by any meal
l. destroyed one year, they must be replant,
- the next. \ party will not be released fro
g. a continued attempt t. promote the actu
IT. growth of timber or forest trees; a failu
e. in this respect will subject the entry to ca
81, collation. Only the planting of such tire
seeds, or cuttings rs are properly denomin
IL ted timber trees, or which are recognized
at for. st trees. will be considered a complain
-, timber under the act, "All entries of Ii
-" than one quarter section shall he plowe
he planted, cultivated, and planted to tire,
n tree seeds, or cuttings, in the same mann
nd and in the proportion hereinbefore provide
- for i'll the one hundred and sixty acre c
try. The land Office fee for an entry
III more than eighty acres is $l4; for one
lie eighty acres or less, 50.
The law provides that in case the tre
% seeds, OF cuttings shall bclestroyel bv gra
~ hoppers, on by extreme and unusual drou'
10 for any year or term of years, the time
is planting such trees, seeds, or cuttings sh
nd be extended one year for every such y,
da that they SO destroyed.
The land Office fees and commissions
OF homesteahs made upon lands in Californ
Dot Nevada, Oregon, Colorado. and New Me
ain co, Washington, Arizona, Idaho, Utah, "
of oming and Montana Territories are as
lows