Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-26
They Are TO obtain IN Opening
or the uintah Reservation,


who had the offending interview viii
commleeIoner Richards who, accord
INK to The Same correspondent, yes,or'
day issued the following Instruct Iona
governing the opening of the roscrva.
ton,
fifst~ Application either 10 file sol
diers' doclnrllory statement or max,
homestead entry Of these lands must,
en- presentation In accordance with III,
proclamation opening said lands to en-.
Try and settlement, be- accepted or re.
icciod, but local officers may IN lheil
discretion, permit amendments to dcfec.
iiye applications during the day only on
which The same " prosenlod
Second No appeal TO the general land
ONCE Mlll W. allowed on considered un.
ens lnken within one day Sundays OK.
pmlod. after reJecllo0 Of application,
Tblfd-Allor rejection Of applica'
tloh whether appeal be taken on not,
tho land VIII continue to be sublcc, 10
entry as before, excepting that any sub.
segment applicant for s0mo land must
be informed Of prior reject Il application
ANA mat subsequent Application, IL al
lowed, VIII be subject to disposition Of
prior application upon appeal II any liz
taken from rejection thereof, which
TACT must be noted upon receipt of cor-
illloate Issued upon allowance OF subso.
quent application
Fourth Where appeal " taken pa
ntrs WIN be Immediately forwarded To
the general land office, where they win
be " once carefully examined and for
Wnrded TO the secretary Of the interior
WIN appropriate recommendation,
when The mNlter win be promptly de.
oldod and closed
Fiflh,-Applioa,ion to contcs, entries
allowed or those filed during 60 days
llom date OF opgnlng VIII also be immc.
dlntely forwarded 10 the general land
once, whore they WIN be az once care.
iully examined and forwarded to the
secretary OF the interior with proper
recommendation when the matter WIN
be promptly decided,
sN'h"~Thesc regulations win super.
sede during go days from the opening
OF lbeso lands, any rule OF practise or
ouleF ieRnlhtlon governing the disposi-
non ol applications with which they
inny conflict and WIN apply to all ap-
prhlH taken from The action OF local Of
Scvcnihs~The purpose OF thoso rep,i.
lhllons IL 70 provide an adequate ana
ample method OF correcting any mn.
lotlal errors IN local offices, aud at tho
same time 10 discourage groindloas
appeals ana nut II out OF the power
OF = disappointed applicant TO inde0.
nlloly 1le M land or force another to
pay MN to withdraw his appeal
AS TO QUALIFICATIONS.
Land Commissioner Richards today
Msuo1 circular stating what persons
are not qualified TO mako homestead
entries Of land Of The ulntnh indian
reservation They are.
j. Any person who has made prior
homestead entry and IN not entitled TO
MAKO second homestead entry,
Z, y married woman, unless gho has
band
g. one not citizen OF the United
states, and who has not declared bla
Intention 10 become such,
\ Any one under u years OF age, not
the head OF family, unless he served
~ the army or navy Of tho United
states iof not less than II days during
actual war,
~ Any one who IL proprietor Of more
man l6o acres OF land IN any state
or territory
q, one who has acquired title 20 or ia
claiming under any Of the public land
laws N pursuance of settlement of an.
tries made since Aug, 80, lSoO,ln amount
OF land other than minual land, which
tract sought 10 bo entered will exceed
In agerognte 800 acres,
AZ showing what persons Under see.
ton ] Of the circular may enter ulntah
lands, II IN stated
Under act Of June 5, 1900, any person
who made homestead entry and com.
mutcd NE same prior 10 June D, 1900
IN entitled 10 mako second homestead
entry under act OF May go 1909, any
person who made Dn0l ilvo.yodr
proof prior 10 May ~ 1900, on lands
70 be sold for tho benefit OF Indians,
and paid tho price provided by law
opening land 10 settlement aud who
would have been entitled under the
free homestead" law TO have received
tile without such payment, had not
proof been made prior thereto, In en-.
Titled 10 make second homestead. under
act Of April u.s. 1904, any person who,
prior 20 AnrIl 49, 1904 made homestead
ontry but WA unable 10 perfect entry
on account OF some unavoidable COM
plloutlon Of hIa personal or business
AFFAIRS, or on account Of honest mis-.
take az 10 character Of land, provided
he made bona iide effort 20 comply with
the homestead law and did not rclin'
quiah His entry for n consideration, IN
entitled 90 make second homestead on.
try, Under section OF said act, any
person who has made homestead entry
Of quantity Of land containing less
than 100 acres and " stu owning and
samc may enter n sufficient
quantity Of land contiguous 10 the
lands embraced IN his original ontry 10
make M the fun amount " 1850 acres,
Under act Of March ~, 1889 any per-
son who has made homestead entry for
less than 100 acres and has received ~.
ccIyers nnnl receipt therefor n entitled
TO enough additional land, not necosea'
rIly contiguous To original entry, 10
make 100 acres,