The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-28
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The Rules and Regulations, recently
issued governing the Forest Reserves
has considerable information regarding
the procedure of land within the Res
erves. Inasmuch as some people in
Mason County are interested in this
matter we publish below the rules for
the relinquishment of claims and the
rights of the relinquishers;
IA. The law provides that where a
tract within forest reservation is COW
cred by an unprotected bona fde claim
or by patent, the settler or owner
may, if he so desires, relinouish the
tract TO the tract to the United States
and select in lieu thereof tract of
vacant public land outside of the reser-
walton, open to settlement, not exceed
ing in area the tract relinquished.
No charge is to be made for placing
the new entry of record. This is in
consideration of previous fees aud
commissions paid. Where the entry
is in lieu of an unprotected one. the
necessary fees in the making of final
proof and issuance OF certificate will
be required. Where the entry is based
on an unsurveyed claim, as provided
for in paragraph II hereof, all fees and
commissions attending entry must be
paid, none having been paid previously.
Is. Where an application is made
for change of entry under the above
provision it must be filed in the land
Office for the district in which the lieu
selection lies. The application must
describe the tract selected and the
tract covered by the unprotected entry
and must be accompanied by formal
REIMBURSEMENT to the United States
of all right, title and interest IN and to
the tract embraced in said entry.
There must also be filed with the appli
cation an affidavit, corroborated by al
least two witness cognizant of the facts
showing the periods and length o
| claimants residence on his relinquish.
ed claim, as credit for the time spent
| thereon will be allowed under the new
entry in computing the period of resi-
dence required by law. Residence
and improvements are REQUESTS on the
same as on the old subject only in re-
spect to residence to deduction OF
the period covered by the relinquished
entry.
16. Where final certificate or pat
ent has issued, it will be necessary for
the entryman or owner Hereunder to
execute quit-claim deed to the United
States, have the same recorded on the
county records, and furnish an ab-
stract OF title, duly authenticated
showing chain of title from the Gov
ernment back again to the United
States. The abstract of title should
accompany the application for change
of entry, which must be fled as re-
quired by paragraph 15, without the
affidavit therein called for.
II. In case settler on an unsur-
veyed tract within forest reservation
desires to make a change of settlement
TO land outside of the reservation and
(! receive credit for previous residence,
he should file his application as pro-
vided for in paragraph Is, including
the affidavit as to residence therein re-
quired, and describing his nnsurveyed
claim with sufficient accuracy to en-
able the local land officers TO approx
mately determine It's location.
IS. All applications for change OF
entry or settlement must be forwarded
bp the local officers to the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office for
consideration together with report as
| to the status Of the tract applied for.