The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-12-06
LaA 1llSs and hs.Euet1sas AdopsSd By
Lhs state Land once. .
STATE LAND DEPARTuNT,
CAksoN CIrI. NkXApA.

the following. in addition to the Rules
and Instructions heretofore approved
aud published 10y this Department.
Erst-Applications for the purchase
OF unsurveyed lands eanno lie euter-
tanned. and will in all cases be rriu,, d.
Second-So application for The pur-
chase Of anY lands will be received until
the official plats have been fled in this
Office.
Third-Contracts for the purchase Of
lAnd may DC signed by the applicant or
agent.
FOuTth-ln case full payment lie made
on the application. or contract, OF any
person slice DECEASED. All order ui the
Court having jurisdiction o; the estate
OF the decreased j. required. directing to
whom the patent shall issue.
neutrality-suspicious. to purchase land,
aud The money deposited therefor. cali
moi be Withdrawn except for such pant
thereof as the Site may, Tor any Cause,
be unable to convey. In case there are
two or more applicants for the same
Land. all can withdraw except the one
entitled TO purchase.
SiI.h-The legal representative of n
deceased applicant entitled TO withdraw,
can do 80 by presenting the duly attest
ed order Of any Court having jurisdic-
ton OF the estate OF deceased.
Sevenih-A deed from the applicant
invests the grantee With the right to
make full payment and receive the pat
snt lin the name Of the Epf!icani) or to
withdraw money deposited in case the
sale Il be completed.
Eighth-Patents will invariably issue
in the name Of the applicant, except in
ease this department is legally notified
of the death Of such applicant. in which
case patent will issue as provided in
rule fourth.
Ninth-Urders OF Court above referred
10 must specifically state the act and
thing 10 be done by the attorney or per-
son authorized. anu must accurately de-
scrub the land by legal subdivisions Of
survey as written in the application.
Tenth-Whrn an existing valid APP
plicauOn for a tract OF land has been
filed, all after applications for the same
trac; must be accompanied by afidaviis
Of preferred right based upon Ocuupan-
ey or possession dating prior to the first
application to purchase. See section
-, page los. Statutes 1885. Al con-
tests must be inaugur.,ed pIior to six
months irom date q. approval Of the
land by tue General Government to the
State. BLANKS for this purpose viii he
furnished from this Office.
Eieyeuin-An affidavit stating the
Land applied FORKS not immediately con-
hGuous TO a stream. spring or lake. viii
be required with such uppIIcUti Il Tor
land AT tie rate of ~ % per acre.
Tw,lith- Land lying Immediately
contiguous to q stream, spring or lake,
is 81 90 per acre outside the railroad
limits, and So 90 per acre inside those
limits.
How STATE LANDS Z SOLD.
The State OF Nevada has nt the pres
n time nearly 1850 900 acres Of land
for sale, c"Es,sting OF timber, agriculm-
rhi "ud grazing lands, that can b. Sc
ir'ird from any unappropria,cd pubic
'.I'ds within the STATE, wherever aud
Whenever desirrd-the sixteenth and
IL ,rty-siXih sections included. Any cit
IL Al, resident or npn.resil nt, can pur-
chase from forty to six hundred and
forty acres. and is NOT confined la one
Application, but can make "a many ap-
plicati"ns Us will in the aggregate COM
prise six hundred and forty acres. The
presence o. the applicant at this Office
Is not demanded. The application can
be signed by applicant or authorized
agent. Agricultural and grazing lands
not Immediately contiguous to streams.
springs or lakes. are sold nj 81 % per
acre, excepting forfeited lands that have
been approved AZ double minimum.
which are 81 80 per acre. Land immc-
contiguous to any stream, spring
or lake is 50 30 per acre outside the
limits, and 50 90 per nero in
side those limits.
Th" applicant can pay in full or pay
one.fith Mt time Of application. and
then make contract to pay in twenty.
five years, with interest AT the rate of
HiS T. Z cent per nnnum. (Iutcrcst on.
ly, payable annually The party ron
tr"cting a make init pay rucnt at any
time aud obtain pat, Mt. The State has
no minera! iand7--thcse are res' wed by
the United States Goycfnm~i.
TIMBER LASDs.
These lands ara grade by the State
Board Of Regents. Two Glasses have
been established. the first clnss, con-
Sistine Of lands pTo'acing saw timber,
or those covered VITA thick growth OF
timber suitable &c. wood. ave sold ior
80 90 per mere. rhc scconi cln ~, con.
sisting of Lap IS less heavily timbcrcd,
are sold fcr ~ % per acre. Timber
lands are sold for cash only; full pay
ment to be made at the time of applica.
tion.
Land Lar' Of Nerada, from page lOl