The daily sentinel., 1905-07-24

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and the railroad companies repre-
senred In Denver and the Grand
junction Chamber OF Commerce have
been deiuged with letters Of inquiry
as 70 how the lands viii be allotted
Try
There viii be 1.0ss.o00 acres Of
land available for entry. and there
VIII be ia the neigh horho God Of H..
Vun parcels Of 100 acres each This
means that there viii be Il 900 per-
sons hO Wiu be lucky. and each Of
these must prove up on the land and
pay The government for il ar the rate
Of Sl-z5 per acre OF this amount
. cents must be paid ar the time
the entry Is made. or $40 for the
entire 100 acres In addition 10 this
amount the lucky applicant must
paT the entry fees and commissions.
which amount TO SIC. making a to-
tai Of $50 10 be paid out al the time
the entry is made A. Eernal. Utah
Previous 20 making the eurrv there
-s no cost TO the applicant There
Is no charge for registration. and The
only expense is a fee TO a notary pub
lie for making an affidavit that the
applicant is not already the owner
of 100 acres Of land and has NOT al
ready exercised the homestead priv
ilege.
The method Of drawing and the
rules governing 30 are fully explained
in the proclamation issued by Pres
ident Roosevelt, which reads as fol
lows
The Proclamation.
Whereas. II was provided by the
act Of congress. approved May p.
a D. 1902. t3Z Stat. ZG3l. among
other things. that on October 1. 1908.
the unallOued lands in the Uintah
Indian reservation. in the state Of
Etah. shall be restored 70 the pub
lie domain: provided. that persons
entering any Of said lands under the
I homestead laws shall pay therefor ar
the rate Of Sl-25 per acre"
And whereas. The time for the
Z opening of said unallotfed lands was
I extended 10 October j, 1s0i, by the
act Of congress approved March O.
. 1903. C3Z stat. $3.50. and was ex-
tended TO March 10. 1905. by the act
OF congress approved April q. 1904
f95 stat. Z07l. and was again e1-
tended TO not later than September 1
1905. by the act OF congress. -ap-
proved March Q. 1905. fStaL, I06sl p,
which last named act provided
among other things;
That the said unallottsd lands
excepting such tracts as may have
been set aside as national forest re
serves. and such mineral lands as
we're disposed OF By the act Of con
gress Of Mag q. 1909. shall be dis
posed Of under the general provis-
ions OF the homestead and toWusire
laws Of the United States. and shall
be opened TO settlement and entry
uF proclamation hy the president
which proclamation shall prescribe
the manner In which these lands may
be settled upon. occupied and en-
tered By persons entitled TO make
entry thereof, and no person shall
be permitted to settle upon. occupy
or enter ans Of said lands except ar
prescribed in said proclamation. until
after the expiration OF 90 days from
the time when the same are thereby
opened TO settlement and entry; pro
gided. that the rights OF honOrahly
discharged Union soldiers and sail
OTIS Of the late Civil and Spanish war
or Philippine insurrection, as defined
and described in sections 23pf and
2505 OF the revised statutes as
amended by the act Of March ]
1901. shall not be abridged"
Now. therefore. I. Theodore Roose-
welt president OF the United States
Of America. by virtue OF the power
vested in me by said acts Of congress
do hereby declare and make known
that all the unallotJed lands In said
. reservation. excepting such as have
al that time been preserved for mil
itary. forestry and other purposes.
and such mineral lands as may have
been disposed OF under existing laws
viii on and after the 2Sth DAY OF
. August. 1905. In the manner herein
after prescribed. and not otherwise
be opened to entry. settlement and
disposition under the general pro
visions of the homestead and town
site laws Of the United States: and
it Is further directed and prescribed
that,
Registration Places.
/ Commencing al O'Clock am. |
Tuesday. August j 1905. and ending I
at O'Clock pm. Saturday. August I
f -. 1905, a registration will be held I
at Nerual. Price and Provo. state OF
Utah. and at Grand Junction. state 4
{ OF Colorado. for the purpose Of as /
rertaiuing what persons desire TO en-
ter, settle upon. and acquire title 10 ]
any Of said lands under the home /
stead law. and Of ascertaining their I
qualifications so TO do. To obtain [
registration each applicant will be [
required 10 show himself duly quali- ]
fed. by written application 10 be
made only on a blank form provided /
by the commissioner Of the general I
land Office, to make homestead entry D
Of these lands under existing laws
and TO give the registration officer
such appropriate matters Of descrip-
tion and identity as will project the
applicant and the government against
any attempted impersouafion. Reg
i-fratlou cannot Dee effected through
the use Of the mails or the employ
ment Of an agent. excepting that hon
orabiy discharged soldiers and sail
ors entitled to the benefits Of sec
tion 23ol OF the revised statutes OF
the United States, as amended by the