Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-03-13
SOME CORRECTIONS.
Eugene Taylor Explains Conditions
Land Filing.
Reno, New, March IL, 1904.


Reno, New, March IL, 1904.
Editor Journal: In your article il
this mornings Journal notice NUN
Der of erroneous statements, some
them quoted as having been made By
me- which are sure, if not corrected
to mislead intending settlers on the
lands to be irrigated under the canals
now being constructed by the govern
mert.
1. l am not experimenting the con
struction of great irrigation reser
voir in Churchill county, but Of .ln
irrigation system to supply water to
lands in Washoe, Storey, Lyon and
Churchill counties, the major part
| however, being in the latter county. A
| der construction, but no reservoirs.
| LIMITATION OF SETTLERS.
(, 2 You quote me as saying Every
| filing made now is subject to the tract
distribution Of the Interior Depart
ment. The land first watered is to be
divided into 16O-acre tracts. 1t is de-
signed to give each settler not less
than 100 acres IL all, divided into 80
acres watered, and 80 acres pasture.
Only the head of each family will be
permitted to file. The entire tract
will be surveyed into quarter sections.
Each settler will be allowed to file On
one distinct quarter section only"
FACTS IN THE CASE.
All this is wrong What l did say
was that every filing made is subject
to the Act Of June II, 1902, which al
thorizes the Secretary of the Interior
to limit each entry to any area be-
tween 40 and $50 acres; that l am au-
tnorized to subdivide the public lands
into homestead tracts, each of which
shall contain enough good irrigable
land to support a family in comfort,
that in most cases, where the land Is
CT good average quality, these tracts
will comprise so acres of irrigable
land each, but where the land is 10
! ferior, the tract will be larger, but il
, no case can they exceed $50 acres
that a qualified homesteader can file
, on any one of these tracts, but nc
T other parts of mere than one; thai
=, the age Of 81 years, citizen of tbs
p United States, Or has declared inten
o ton of becoming such, and has no
;, previously used his or her homestead
right, and is not the owner of 1G'
or more acres of land already, can Ell
ter under the homestead law.
200 1000 ACRES.
3. While there are about 100000 Al
i. res Of land that can be reached by wa
!, ter only about 100000 acres Of th'
!, land in Churchill county will ever b,
= irrigated.
A. The man, H. C. Lawrence, men
:, toned in your article gives his ad
g, dress as Hazen, Nevada. He was 10
a time employed with one Of the gov
eminent engineering parties as
brush cutter, but he has absolutely III
knowledge as to what lands will b.
,, irrigated or concerning the locatioI
j., of the irrigating canal excepting a
has been published and not as niue,
!; as will be willingly furnished free t.
anyone calling at the Geological SUI
vey Office in Reno.
MAPS READY IN MAY
s. Early in May we expect to hav,
ready a map of those lands which W.
will be able to irrigate in the sprins
of 1905, showing approximately tnt
and drainage and exactly the subdi
vision of the public lands into home
stead tracts. When this is done We
shall have someone located at cen
trail and convenient point in Churchill
county whose business it will be to
furnish information to intending set
tiers
g. Homesteaders have six months
after filing in the United States Land
Office in which to establish settle
ment on the land after which they
must maintain a continuous bonafida
residence thereon. Failing in this
there entry is subject to cancellation
Very respectfully,
L. H. Taylor, Engineer U. S. Recla-
nation Service.
Of the eight delegates to the Nat
ional Democratic convention from
Rhode Island six are for Hearst and
the unit rule being adopted it will