Rio Grande republican. (Las Cruces, N.M.) 1881-1914, 1890-09-20
THE ARID LANDS.
Circular Received at L. S. Land.
Offices.
Dss.sri'asst q lie IrtsFiss,

v Gs-@gas L1ftQ 1ssS@.
Mashsagtsa. D. e.. Sept ;, 1890 J
Rsziatsrs ana Receivers. 4. 5, Lsa3 osess,
Geailensn
aa directed by the ,HoEoyAjaie.
Secretary Of the Ieieuor. by letter
Of September 4. ls90, 10 call your
Attention TO Tao attached copy Of
that portien Of the act of Congress,
approved August. 80, 1895. which
repes.is - ngeli Of tbs act q October
,. Isss - Stat, 52sJ, 70 .wi,hJfaws
the fa.,tis IN the arii region 81 the
United States frsm eAiry. oecBpa
tion. ard seitieInslI. RIth tAs : cxeap..
ii0H that reservoir sites heretofore
located OF selected sbAll reuain seq
Tegaied and reserved frna entry or
settlement until otherwise provided
by law. and rcsefsoir sites hereafter
located or selected Ion p1BIIe lands
shah in like manner be reserved
FROM tho data Of the location OF se.
lection. The circulars Of this once
Of August 5, 1890, and August Q,
1890, are hereby resciHded.
EEss4Eies validated by Hrs Aess VIII
be acted upon in regular order, and
all patents issued on entries made
subMeqaent to this act ahd on entries
90 validated, vest of tho one hun
drn1ith iE.s7idiAn-- -will contain a
clAnAe reseFviag The right Of say tes
bitches and canals eonstrneted by
authority Of the Hnited States.
Year particular attention . called
10 thxt portion Of the law which re-
stricts The Aeq nirement Of title under
tbs land laws TO $50 acres in the az.
gregate.
You will require from all APPLICANTS
to file or eater ander any OF the land
laws Of the United States, an affada.
dAvis showing thar since August 30,
. 1899, they had not filed upon or en-
tered, under said laws, quantity of
land which. would make, with the
tracts applied Tor, moro than $50
acrea. Or, provided the party
should claim BY virlae Of the sxcep-
ton as 70 settlers prior 10 the act
Of August 30, 1890. you will require
40 aifadavit establishing the fact
A soon as practicable . blank
form Of affidavit will be furnished
yoE, Very respectfully,
LEwis A. GRoKF,
Commissioners.
Fer topographic surysys IL various por.
sisns os the United States. ihrAa hundred
aaA 4@sAly -a&s lAAssaAAA- -asllAsA. -aaA-halE
asLwhieh SUM shatl. be sxpendea ives. Of
the ere hundresth meridian, aad 81 much
Of the set Of Oete ber seeeHd. eiEhieea hqa.
dred ard sslgkiT-sight satitled Al aes
makisg 6ppropF1hiiass for sasdFy evil
axpensss og The Goxernment fer shs GAeal
year epdiag IaEe tliirtissh. eightesa hund-
rcd ard GKbts-s me, and fsT ether pur-
posss, ss provides for the Withdrawal Of
tha public isnda frs@, entry, eceapasieH
and Aagflemsnt, Il hersby Espeaisd and ait
sntFiss made eF claims initiated In goSd
fAith ard valid kul for said oct, thall ha
reeasaixAd sad msy hs perfected IN The
aAma maaner a. II said isw bad not bsen
enacted except that reservoir sssea herets.
Ksre located eF selected shall rSmaia ssKre-
gslsd and reserved FEM snsry or sesIls-
meut 80 presided by said act, uHtii cthsr.
wise provided by lag, and Fessrvsif ssss
hereafter located or esleeted % public
Iasds shAH 10 ike manseF BE- reserved from
the dale u The location Or selection kaeseof
Ne person who shall, after The passage ef
this aci. enter upSn any 'of the public
laB4t with . visw 10 oeesp spatiea, entry OF
settlement under Any sf the land lava
shall b. permitted 10 acquire ttls ts more
thaa three haadrsa aud tusotF ssssa sa.
the aggregate. asdsr all Of saia lass, bai
tbs iiaati8iion shaH Res ap6FhIA = cartsis
the right Of any person whe hiss hsfssofsre
made satSy or saatlement On pssiis lnnds. .eF
whose eee1pasisn, entry, or ss,tlemsht, is
validated NJ Khi1 acl: -RaAxInEn, That ia
all p&sants for Isnde hereasaer Aahsn EaMm=
anF amy or aha lana Laws of the United
etaasa or on satfiss o. elallnt validated ~
this ae4, Nsst of tia one sundfedih merid-
Ian Il shsit hs expressed that there i rasssv-
I'd frsn The lsnda ia sasa gassnt described
> right AZ way tberote kar diEchsa or ca
nails esassfartsd b. shs Asshsfty 81 lhs
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