Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-10-10
Locating Lands.

In response to many letters o,inquiry regarding the publc land laws, espec- ially those relating to school sections, desert entries and the method of apply ing the various kinds of scrip in psy- ment for lands, the following general information Is given.
 SCHOOL LANDS.
 The 18th and 36lh sections in every township in the public lands of this ter ri,ory are reserved for schorl purposes and must be purchased If the territory un less the settler went thereon prior io their survey ID the field, when be eau Pecure title through the U. 5. land office.
 DESERT LANDS.
 The filing in the land office of dec lara.iOn Of entry uf a deeert land c.aim must contain 6 description of the laLG, by legal subdivisions, If surveyed, or Ii InsurYeyed giving Es nearly as possible be locality by reference to known or conspicuous landmarks, that It may be identified after survey IS made. Two witnesses glYe testimony Es 10 the char scter of the land that II will not, without artificial irrigation, produce any Hgri cultural crop; that no sucb crop has ever been raised thereon. and that II does not contain sufficient moisture. or succes ful cultIvatlOp; that no timber h growing thereon, and that t l. non mineral The price of desert land Is twenty-five cents Der acre.
 At any time within three years after the date or filing ths declaration, pro- yided the United States suIvsys have been extended over tue land, proof may oe made that water has been conducted on the land sppiled for. IL must show that the entire tract Is irrigated Tn the cropping season; proof that 1t was cul' tivsteo Is not necessary. but 1t must all be in 8 suitable condition for culiya. .ioD. Mere conveying of water upon the tract Is not a fulillment of the law, unless ID sufficient quantity to prepare such land for cultivation. The entries must be in compact form, not more than mile and a q1arter m any one direction, where GAO acres are entered Desert land entries are not ssslsnsble A ecbool section while unsuryeyed, may Do DThCe4 lu h
 SCRIPTS.
 Lands bought at private entry may be pald for with Cash, Military Bounty Land Warrants, Agricultural College Scrip. Supreme Court Scrip. lndem- nity Land Scrip, Revolutionary Bounty Land Scrip. and Certificates of DepOs- It. Valentine Scrip, Porterfield Scrip. several Privsle Act Scrips, Sioux End Chi. pews Indian Scups and Soldiers Additional Homestead CertIhcateS, will pay for such lands, but ss they can be located on unDfsred tracts. and some ol them even on uosurvryed lands, they sell for several dollars an acre. As tue only object m using warrants or scrip for prIvate entry or location is that they can be bought of private dealers for less than Sl 9 per acre, the miul- nun pries, the hIgh-priced scrips are never used for psivaJe euITs or location.
 Soldiers Additional Hon ss sad certI- fcstes were given to soldiers, sailors, tEelr widows and minor chiliTen who had made humesisAd entrIes pii0r 10 June 2, 1874. uf less than l6J acres. The c. riitcaIes were issued for tEe dif- ference m area between the rrlgiual . A.ODE1sCAu hilu IuN GGACrs hud tor from or 3 acres up to l20. The price varies from SI3 10 Sl6 per acre. This kIBd of scrip is used by means of TWO powers of aIlorBey. one to enter the the land under the SoldIeis' Homestead Law gt local land office, and rhe other to sell Ihe land after II has been enter ed. This scrip will take any surseyt q uDoffered bIugie and double minimum pnblIc land which Is subject to home steld entry. Differences between the number of acres named m the scrip and th.t desired to be purchased can be paid for ID cash.
 Valentine scrip was issned under s:t of Congress of April ,. 1872, to ThOs. 5. Valentine. It takes unoccupied, un- appropriated, surveyed or unsurveyed, offered or nnoffertd public land open for settlement It Is m 40-scre pieces and l. sssignable. IL Is quoted at about Si0 per acre. No settle ment or residence IS r, quired aud there IS DO limit to inc quantity one persoI may use. The tIght attaches at once on filing the scrip, and transfers of ttle for tosu cites or other purposes may be made without de.ay. Mineral land cannot be taken with scrip.
 Other scrps and theIr uses are treated upon by Copp's American Settler, Guide, from which the above IS con- densed.