The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-31
Mineral Land Bulletin.

The state mineral land commission.
through Thomas G.. Merrill. president, is
sues the following address to the public.
Local papers please copy:
Tie United states mineral land comm sSi0n
for the Helena Land district commenced It's cx-
animation OF tue lands within the Northern
Pacific land grant on the 2jth INST. Ia th e
southwest port on Of township 10 nnTth. range
west. Township 10 north. range wsst. VIII be
the next township examined. East Helena IS
Situated IN the southwest corner 81 this town
snip. he next township after thiS TO be ex-
amIned will be township 10 north. range s west.
The city OF Helena is located IN the extreme
southwest corner OF this township.
The United states commissioners for tie
MISSOURI land district hays completed the eN-
animation OF townships u. I3aLd H. north range
- west and will spend the 2Stn. 29th and 3)th
INST nj the Missoula land district office. classi
lying these townships at winch time they Will
hear all testimony and statements as TO the
character OF the hands examined.
ON Monday. June D. the d>soula land com
mission VIII b gin the examination " township
Il noith, range - west. aud following that they
Will examine township 10 north. range ) west.
They EXPECT 10 he at work In township 10 north.
range II We {, IN the vicinity OF Potomac. on the
Big Bldckfooi. about he i5.h OF June aud viii
spend the remainder OF the month IN this
township AMI In tho ones Immediately north
OF n.
The state commission has a yet received no
Information as TO the work OF tn United
states commission In the Bozeman land dis
trict.
Il is Of vital Importance that those living In
the different townships. about 10 be examined,
should see that tae United states commission
ers have know edge OF an the unpaIentcd M n
ing locations which have heretofore Teen made
on tho odd numbered sections OF these town
ships
Unqucstionably the best plan would he to
have meetings cal ed Ia the different townships
and localities about To be examined. for the
purpose OF SELF citing persons whose duty u shall
be 10 give the United states commissioners in
forma. ion as TO the exact location OF the m ming
claims. and TO assist them rs far as possible IN
finding section lines and section corners.
he state mineral land commission has pTe-
pared. and will mail TO all applicants, blank
anidavrS for proof OF mining locations hereto
fore made on lands about 10 be examined.
these blank afiidayits OF proof should b. prop
eTly filled ont. subscribed and sworn o. and
made In duplicate: one copy To be sent TO the
chairman OF the United States commission for
the district In which the claims are located.
and the other copy should b. sent TO Thomas
6. Merrill. chairman Of the state land commits
sion. lie ena. Mont where Il will be placed on
file for future reference
The state commissioners will endeavor TO
keep the people informed in advance, through
the press OF the state. as TO the townships
about 10 be examined Nv the United states
commissioners OF the different Ia nd districts
and II claim owners loose their property through
their own neglect they can only blame them
selves