Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-02-05

Department of the Interior, General Land Office. Washington. ID. G. 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. $. Land Office at Prescott, Arizona. up to. and including the Eth day of February, 1902, for the purchase under the provisions of the act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat, 34-36) of all the dead timber, together with such quantity of living timber over F inches in diameter as shall amount in all to 30O,OO0 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 Arizoua: Manhattan" Nancy Nanks' Gypsy Queen" Arch, ''Sultan'' ''Tomboy," American Eagle" and North Star" containing about 2S0 acres: also upon the following unsurvey ed land, approximately sections r. IS, 19 and 20. T. 13 N., R. w., more particularly de- scribed as tract of land lying along the Walker road and the gulcEes tributary there to, and between what is known as BenJamln gulch and Lynx Creek. No bids less than S1 co per thousand feet for timber or less than 9 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 12S cubic feet. deposit of $500.00 must accompany each bid. Within 30 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 ot the work under this sale. Payment in full must be made within 90 days of date of notice of award or it the bidder so elect at the time of making bid, the full amount may
 be paid in three equal payments in 30. 60. 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 eech marked tree, sound enough | for timber or. wood must be used and ac- 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.
 First publication January 22, l9Ol.-W