, 1883-11-24
IMPORTANT 10 LAND BUYERS.
Valuable suxRsstions 70 Persons
Deairins 70 Eater Govern
meat Lads.

I
A contemporary makes some sa!uabls
<sssss.ions to persons desiring to enter
isad under the presumption, hones,esd oI
s'aaoer su.iars acts. He Es5s 10 man
Should think Of asking an entry xi,hou,
ifs. seeing the land he desires TO eater
-going osss the land ,nd examining tbs
corners. Ths Representations OF person.
already Ee.glsd are to be reosiyed wub
saees caution. Much land u kept out OF
ihs market BY the untrue statements OF
sat'isrs who Sart 10 take il themselves.
As a sstfler cannot hold presumption
saa homestead :. the sans time, he is
osien disposed 10 prevar;cats abor. tie
condition OF the quarter section adjoining
la skleh 20 wtsEes 20 tske sfter be has
p-ovsd Up on the claim he siresdy holds
, oe ne has frisnd or relation who il 60
it-g % take it whenshs gets ready FIRE.
queuiiy there are honest errors in regard
70 the number and the description Of
i.Ed, vaieh involves the person fling CT
entering ia much trouble and expense.
The proper way for any person to pro
cssd, Who Is not absolutely certain Sc 70
the description of the lana hs wants. i. TO
90 10 the land ofice and &c. plat of tae
township he wishes to locate ia. The
law of last March co.npsl, the district
lad cfi ;s 70 furnish these plats and fixes
,hs lee, 81 that sM uncertainty and mis-
lakes may be avoided and 40 eIorbitans
charges nede.
The lsna osiics circular says under the
section If the act of March Sd, 1888, au-
,ho.izins ch-rgs to be made for p!ats or
diagrams, the fees for the same a,e here
oy fIod rs foiioTs:
f,oa diagram showing entries orly. =. 81 %
t.-t tcwashi, ptst, showing entries,
ns1es VI ciainsnts, AID character OF
ttlEN-.-- Cd
r.. township plat, showing entries
n.t.es of claimants. and character Of
srtrY and number ef 90
Ok = township Plat, showing entries,
mares Of claimants, character of er-
try, number sud date Of Hing or sn-
III, togette- With topography, etc. 90
Get plat and avoid mistakes 1t Of
ten taxes montna, frequently years, 70
correct single mistake OF cue figure in
an s1try. L; is no business OF the land
olhse.5 70 make out application to enter
Land, and whei. .hey do i. is siU.ply mat
tie. OF accommodation on their part They
aee No. responsible Tor any mistakes that
mag occur, or which you by your .nisin-
formation may make. A mistaken your
entry involve the subsequent employment
Of ia~Jer tc help you correct il. Il may
require two years even wiki his help, 10
ce. TIE consent az the General Land Of
ice - amend your fling or eatry. By
tia, time the land you wsnt nay he en-
tered by some one else. and you have had
al your trouble and expense for nothing,
ald lost your lard besides. Get q plAt
AID know What you are about.
2, o9-,ect N e-ro- in land entry ~
..izaavit is required, setting forth in fril
'.ad VITO great par.iculeEi:y the nature
cnd causs and character Of the error.
Tbs nus be corrobcru;ed By TWO d:sin-
ts-gstsa persona acquainted With the
acts. II :h;s MUS be endocted aud
commended By the land odicers. Z
r,.ar. soe: - Warrington sEd blGes lis
3:ute. 1t nay bs tso years before you
lear from Il. IN the meantime some
enc ere .aove ceuiiors snd hetts- posted
nay have enla-ed Tho lsad Jon waas
C.. 1lat sn. save sli this Worriment,
ey2enss aud trouble and loss.
ihsre Il TO bus,uess in which the truth
: .,.s old adase, "a ..iteh in tine saves
nina" and .'The more hssss the isEs
snssi," is bst.er illustrated :han tha. of
entering government land. Eor the want
Of q kuowlsdge and appreciation OF this
sa... occasionally settler hads his house
and improvements on another mans
-anch: or by The mistake Of one letter or
figuIe he Is living for'r niies from the
iead Is entsrsd, or ne has double the
amount Of .and he actually ganied, oe-
.suse hi, quarter section, instead OF Be-
inr ihs level aud 'islGlis tract he wanted,
staads on edge, and has an option as to
s,ich side OF the h:ll he wall cultivate.
c .!oa, en-. sure, and get plat