Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-27
IMPORTANT To LAND BUYERS.
Valuable Suggestions to Persons De.
string to Enter Government Land.

valuable Suggestions to Persons lie.
string to Enter Government Land.
A contemporary makes some valu-
able suggestions to persons desiring to
enter land under the presumption,
homestead or timber culture acts. He
says no man should think of making
an entry without first seeing the land
he desires to enter-going over the
lines and examining the corners. The
representations Of persons already set.
tied are to be received with great eau
ton. Much land is kept out of the
market by the untrue statements of
settlers who want to take ittllemselves.
AS settler cannot hold pre-emp-
ton and a homestead at the same
time, he is often disposed to prevari-
cate about the condition of the quar-
ter section adjoining him which he
wishes to take after he has proved up
'on the claim he already holds. Or he
has friend or relation who is going
to take it when he gets ready. Fire.
4quently there are honest errors in re-
gard to the number and the descrip-
ton of land, which involves the
person filing or entering in much
trouble and expense.
The proper way for any person to
proceed, who is not absolutely certain
as to the description of the land he
wants, is to 60 to the land office and
get a plat of the township he wishes
to locate in. The law of last March
'compels the district land office to fur
'nish these plats and fixes tie fee, so
that all uncertainty aud mistakes may
be avoided and no exorbitant charges
made.
The land Office circular says under
the section of the act of March Sd.
1883. authorizing charge to be made
for plats or dag rams, the fees for the
same are hereby fixed as follows:
For a diagram showing entries only 81 90
For township plat, showing entries names
., or claimants. md character of entry. 9 90
For township plat showing entries. names
OF claimants. character OF entry and
For township plat showing entries, names
OF claimants. character of entry. number
anu date OF ming or entry. together with
Get plat and avoid mistakes. 1t
often takes months, frequently years,
to correct single mistake of one fig
ure IN an entry. II is no business of
the land officers to make out applica.
ton to enter land, and when they do
it is simply matter of accommo,la.
tion on their part. They are not re-
sponsible for any mistakes that n ay
occur, or which you by your misinfor-
nation may make. A mistake in YOUR
entry involve the subsequent employ
ment OF lawyer to help you correct
it. 1t may require two years even
with his help, to get the consent of the
General Land Office to amend your
filing or entry. BY that time the land
you want may be entered by some one
else, and you have had all your trouble
and expense for nothing, and lost your
land besides. Get plat and know
what you are about.
To correct an error in land entry
an affidavit is required, setting forth in
full and with great particularly the
nature and cause aud character of the
error. This must be corroborated bv
two disinterested persons acquainted
with the facts. Then this must be in.
dorsed and recommended by the land
officers. 1t then goes to Washington
and bides its time. 1t may be two
years before you hear from it. In the
meantime some one else more cautious
and better posted may have entered
the land you want. Get plat and
save all this worriment, expense and
trouble and loss.
There is no business in which the
truth of the old adage, "a stitch in
time saves nine, 'and."The more haste
the less speed" is better illustrated
than that of entering government land.
For the want of a knowledge and APP
probation of this fact, occasionally
a settler finds his house and improve
ments on another mans ranch; or by
the mistake of one letter or figure he
IS living forty miles from the land ne
entered; or he has double the amount
nf land ba octr,ll