The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1891-04-03

enIfy OF no person association, or COR
poration shall include improvements
made by or in possession of another
prior to the passage OF this act.
Sec. Is. That it shall be the DUTY OF
any person, association. or corporation
entitled to purchase land under this act
to make an application to the United
States marshal, eX officio surveyor gen.
eral OF Alaska, for an estimate OF the
cost OF making a survey OF the lands
occupied by such person, association.
or corporation, and the cost of the cier-
ical work necessary to be done in the
Office of the said United States mar
shall, e. officio surveyor-general; and
on the receipt of such estimate from
the United States marshal. ex oficio
surveyor-general, the said person, asso-
citation. or corporation shall deposit the
amount in a United States depository,
as he is required by section numbered
24Ol, revised statutes, relating to de-
posts for surveys.
That on the receipt by the United
States marshal. ex otficio surveyor-gen-
eral, OF the said certificates of deposit,
shall employ a competent person to
make such survey, under such rules
and regulations as may be adopted by
the secretary of the interior. who shall
make his return of his field notes and
maps to the Office of the said United
States marshal, ex officio surveyor
general; and the said United States
marshal, ex officio surveyor-general,
shall aus the said field notes and
plats of such survey to be examined,
and, if correct, approve the same, and
shall transmit certified copies OF such
maps and plats to the office of commits
sioner of the general land office.
That when the said field notes and
plats of said survey shall have been
approved by the said commissioner of
the general land office, he shall notify
such person, association, or corpora
tion, who shall then, within six months
after such notice, pay to the United
States marshall, ex officio surveyor
general. for such land, and patent
shall issue for the same.
Sec. IA. That none of the provisions
OF the last two preceding sections of
this act shall be so construed as to
warrant the sale Of any lands belong
ing to the United States which shall
contain coal or the precious metals, or
any TOWNSHIP, OR which shall be occu-
pied by the United States for public
purposes, or which shall be reserved
for such purposes, or to which the ma
tives of Alaska have prior rights by
virtue OF actual occupation, or which
shall be selected by the United States
commissioner of fish and fisheries on
the islands of kadiak and Afognak for
the purpose of establishing fish culture
stations. And all tracts of land not
exceeding $40 acres in any one tract
now occupied as missionary stations in
the said district Of Alaska are hereby
excepted from the operation of the last
three preceding sections OF this act.
No portion of the islands of the Prim-
bylove Group or the seal islands OF
Alaska shall be subject to sale under
this act; and the United States reserves.
and there shall be reserved in all pat
ents issued under the provisions OF the
last two preceding sections, the right
of the United States to regulate the
taking of salmon and to do all things
necessary to protect and prevent the
destruction of salmon in all the waters
of the land granted f%requented by sal
mon.
Sec. Is. That until otherwise pro-
vided by law the body Of lands known
as Annette Islands, situated in Alexan-
DER Archipelago in Southeastern
Alaska, on the north side of Dixon's
entrance, be, and the same is hereby,
set apart as a reservation for the use
of the Metlakahtla Indians. and those
people known as observation-disclosures who
have recently ~emigrated from British
Columbia to Alaska, and such other
Alaskan natives as may join them, to
be held and used by them in common.
under such rules and regulations and
subject to such restrictions as may be
prescribed from time to time by the
secretary OF the interior.
Sec. 16. That TOWNSHIP entries may
be made by incorporated towns and
cities on the mineral lands of the United
States, but no title shall be acquired
by any such towns or cities to any vein
of gold. silver, c%innabar, copper, or
lead, or to any valid mining claim or
possession held under existing law.
When mineral veins are possessed
within the limits Of an incorporated
town or city, and such possession is
recognized by local authority Or by the
laws Of the United States, the title to
town lots shall be subject to such re-
cognized possession and the necessary
use thereof. and when entry has been
made or patent issued for such town
sites to such incorporated town or
city, the possessor of such mineral
vein and the surface ground appertain-
ing thereto: Provided, That no entry
shall be made by such mineral vein
claimant for surface ground where the
owner or occupier OF the surface ground
shall have had possession OF the same
before the inception of the title Of the
mineral vein applicant.
Sec. II. That reservoir sites located
OR selected and to be located and Sc
lected under the provisions OF IAN act
making appropriations for sundry civil
expenses Of the government for the
fiscal year ending June so, 1889, and
for other purposes" and amendments
thereto, shall be restricted to and shall