Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-03-12
LAND FOR ENTRY.
Uncle Sam Will Open Accounts 81
May 1st.


reservoir in Churchill county, stated
yesterday that the project was attract
ing the attention Of desirable settlers
in all parts Of the United States. He
also made a number Of statements
that should prove most interesting AMI
instructing to persons who propose
establishing homes on the tract when
it shall be thrown open to settlement.
MANY FILINGS MADE.
I'VE expect to have water ready Tor
distribution over from thirty to fifty
thousand acres by March, 1906" said
Mr.. Taylor. quite number of al
ings, might say large number, have
been made, but in my opinion they are
Ill advised. Every fling made now Is
subject to the tract distributor by the
Interior Department. The land 4rst
watered is to be divided into 160acre
tracts. It is designed to allow each
settler not less than 100 acres in all.
divided into eighty acres, watered. ard
eighty acres pasture. Only the head
Of each family will be permitted to
file. The entire tract will be surveyed
into quarter sections. Each settler
W.. W. .e.. ~ ~ ...s IN ole olstinct
uuartersection only. He will not be
permitted to pick his land from two or
more quarters. He must file on hts
quarter rs q whole"
DELUDED BY AGENTS.
Intending settlers should not be
misled by agents with alleged .knowl-
edge Of choice tracts to be watered.
Eventually something like half a mill
lion acres may be reached by the
waters gathered from the Truckee and
Carson rivers. The transformation OF
this great tract. however. will be
gradual. l can state positively that
no man has knowledge at present of
locations by water.
81 have in mind an agent who adve:-
tises quite extensively his ability to
locate settlers on choice tracts. His
name is H. c. Lawrence. and he halls,
believe, from Fallon. Nebraska. He
adverties himself as formerly connect
ed with the United States Geological
Survey. He was, but only the capacity
of a brush cutter He has no know
ledge whatever. of water locations
1t is an outrage that honest settlers
should give up fat fees for the pur
pose of being deceived into location!
en- alkali flats. worthless as land AM
with no possibility of ever being rea
ched by irrigation"
OPEN MAY FIRST.
About May LIST, the government vii
issue a map showing clearly the loo:
ton of the land to be reached b
water. would advise ever intendin
settler to wait for the map befor
filing locations After filing the locate
will have six months in which
make actual homestead entry, say vi
til January, 1905. Within two month
Of that time the water will be read
IOI UlSII1UuLlOu. w WILL now SA %
undance to thoroughly soak the Ian
and a splendid drainage system.
Thousands of acre of this land wi
produce grain and alfalfa in album
ance and the finest apples and othI
hardy fruits. The land will be distI
buted absolutely without favor. Or
settler will have no advantage ov'
another. There will be no great ruf
of thousands as has been the case
the opening Of Oklahoma and 9th
great reservations. The land at pr
sent is absolutely barren. unfit +
habitation. Settlers should wait u
til the maps are issued, then NAL
filings and be prepared to become
tual locators on the land in time
take advantage Of the first flow
water"
PROGRESS ON CANAL
Speaking Of the progress being ma
on the irrigation canal, the Wac
worth Dispatch says:
going ahead very noticeab!y. The CO
weather is nearly over for the sc
son and there will be little hinders
ce from storms. The order has be
issued from the government to t
contractors to complete the work
time. and no excuses will be acce
ed for failure to do SO. Owing to t
firmness of the government in t
matter, the various contractors ha
been gradually increasing the fo'
of men, animals and implements, /
the increase to date has not been g
isfactory to the inspectors and T
Their increase of about twenty-five
cent of the present force is demand
from now on, thta the work may
completed in contract time.
IMMENSE SCHEME.