Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-02-26
First publication Jan. s-W

Department of the Interior, General Land
 Office, Washington, D. O., December ', 1901. Notice is hereby given that sealed
 bids. directed to the commissioner of the General Land Office, will be received by the
 Receieiver of Public Moneys at the U. s.
 Land Office at Prescott, Arizona, up to, and
 including the 27th day of February, 1902, for
 the purchase under the provisions of the act of June f, 1897 (30 Stat. 4-36) of all the
 dead timber. together with such.quantity of
 living timber over F inches in diameter as shall amount in all to 300,GO0 feet of lumber
 and 5000 cords of wood, to be cut and taken from the following named mining claims
 said to be owned by the Penn Gold Mining
 Co.,. in what is known as the Walker Mining District, in the Prescott Forest Reserve in the state of Arizona: Manhattan,
 ''Nancy Nanks" Gypsy Queen" Arch
 Sultan ''TombOy," American Eagle and North Star" containing about 2s0 acres: also upon the following unsurveyed land, approximately sections F. IS, 19 and
 20, T. 13 N., R. w., more particularly de- scribed as a tract of land lying along the Walker road and the gulckes tributary there to, and between what is known as Benjamin
 gulch and Lynx Creek. No bids less than S1. co per thousand feet for timber or less than 25 cents per cord for wood will be considered. If green wood suitable for timber shall be
 cut into cOrdwOOd it must be paid for at the
 rate of Accents per cord Of 128 cubic feet. A deposit of $500.00 must accompany each bid. Within 90 days after date of notice of award the successful bidder must furnish satisfac- tory bonds for twice the amount of his bid and sign a contract binding him to obey the regulations of this department and the in structiOns of the forestry officer in charge of the work under this sale. Payment in full
 must be made within 90 days of date of
 notice of award or if the bidder so elect at the time of making bid, the full amount may
 be paid in {. rec equal payments in 30, SO.
 90 days respectively from date of notice of
 award. No timber will be cut until marked by the officer in charge and none will be removed from his custody until measured, taken account of and paid for in full. Liv- ing trees less than 12 inches in diameter at feet above the ground must not be cut. Living trees not marked must not be cut. All parts of each marked tree, sound enough counted for. The tops. brush and rubbish
 must be disposed of promptly. as the cutting
 proceeds under the direction of the forest
 officer in charge of the work. Purchasers will be required to exercise the necessary
 care to preserve the remaining timber from injury as far as possible. Timber on valid
 mining or other claims, excepting those above mentioned in this advertisement as
 belonging to the Penn Mining company
 will be reserved from sale. Timber unsold
 may be purchased on the presentation of
 petition therefor within one year without
 further advertisement. Purchasers failing
 to remove timber within one year from date of notice of award forfeit purchase money and right to timber unremOved unless an extension of time is granted. The right to
 reject any and all bids is reserved. Binger
 Hermann, Commissioner.
 Firss publication January 22, 1901.-W