The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-07-18
HOW TO TAKE up LAND.
Instructions Received by the Lo-
cal Land Office.

been received by the local land off,
GERS from Commissioner G Carter con-
tanning complete instructions con-
cerning the newly modified law for
the taking up of land. The instruc-
tions call attention to the act of
congress entitled "An act to repeal
timber culture laws and for other
purposes" approved March 3, 1891.
a copy of which is hereto attached.
1t will be observed that by the
first section the law providing for
the entry of public lands for timber
culture purposes is repealed so far
as regards future entries, but con-
tinued with certain prescribed mod
ification as regards the adjustment
of existing claims, initiated prior
to such repeating act. Hence, no
further entries of the class will be
allowed unless the right to make
such entry had accrued or was ac-
cruing at the date of said act. In
dealing with existing entries the
provision of the first section Of the
repeating act will be observed. It
will be seen that by the fifth pro-
vision of that section the right is
extended to persons having certain
qualifications to commute their en-
tries in certain cases at the rate of
$1.25 per acre. For this purpose
it will be necessary
/. That the person shall have in
good faith complied with the pro-
visions of timber culture laws for
four years.
2. That he shall be an actual bona
fde resident of the state or territory
in which said land is located.
Final proof of the communication
Of timber culture entries under this
provision, shall be made as other
final timber culture entries are
made, and shall satisfactorily ex-
hibit the facts necessary to entitle
the applicant to make the purchase
Hereunder. Return. will be made
as in committed homestead entries
under existing practice, but with
proper annotations on the returns
to indicate the character of the
transaction as Communication of
timber culture entry under said act.
For final proof in timber culture en-
tries the register and receiver shall
be allowed the same fees and COM
pensation as are allowed under pre-
viously existing laws in homestead
entries.
The second section amends the
desert land law of March 8, 1877,
10 Sat-, 377) by adding thereto five
sections, numbered from four to
eight, inclusive, modifying its pro-
visions in the manner following:
| i. The party making entry there
under is required at the time OF
filing the declaration, to file also
map of the land which shall exhibit
a plan showing the mode of contem-
| plated irrigation, and which shall be
sufficient to thoroughly irrigate and
reclaim said land and prepare ii
to raise ordinary agricultural crops,
and shall also show the source o1
the water to be used for irrigation
and reclamation. Provision is made
that persons may associate together
for purposes defined.
2. Entrymen shall expend for
purposes stated at least So per acre
|-$l per acre during each year fol
three years-and shall file proof
thereof during each year, such proof
to consist of the affidavits of two OF
more witnesses showing that the
full sum of 81 per acre has been
expended each year, and the man
ner in which expended, and at the
expiration of the third year a map
of plan showing the character and
extent of improvement.
8. A failure to file the required
proof any year shall cause the land
to revert to the United States. the
money paid to be forfeited, and the
entry to be cancelled.
4. The limit for making proof is
changed from three years to foul
wears from date of filing the dec
laration. The proof must, in al
cases, show the citizenship of the
party offering it, and the cultivation
of one-eighth of the land in addi
tional to the reclamation to the ex
tent and cost. and in the mannel
hereinbefore noted.
5. The party may make his ina
entry and receive his patent any
time prior to the expiration OF foul
years on making the required proc
of reclamation of expenditures tt
the aggregate extent of So per acre
and of the cultivation of one-elghti
of the land.
6. Entries made prior to the dat
of said act may, however, be per
fected under the old law or at tn
option of the claimant may be per
fected under the law as amended
as far as applicable.
7. Assignments are recognized
but amount of lard that may b
held by assignment or otherwise
i A.