The Imperial press., 1905-03-18
COMMISSIONERS LETTER
REGISTER AND RECEIVER, Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 5, 1904.

Desert Land Entry 146l, August 22, 1901, for WIZ Sec. 10, TIA S, R. II E., as signed February 24, 1901, to Ada >. LentZ
 May z, 1903, Pearsall filed her appli- cation for the amendment of her entry, alleging in her affidavit of May l7, 1903, corroberated, that prior to entry, hay ing been informed that q survey of this and other lands had been made under the direction of the Imperial Land Co. and being shown map thereof, on which the tract examined by her was designated as the W1a sec 10, her claim was placed on record accordingly; that, thereafter, rumors reaching her of an error in the survey, she employed surveyors to go over che land who as- certained, definitely, that the tract so designated was the WE of Sec. l7, that she asked amendment accordingly.
 She stated further, that the tract ap- piled for was covered by the entry of William H. Home, whn, having been in like manner deceived, is willing and de- sirous of amending the error made in his case.
 She alleged that she had not sold, nor agreed to sell, the land entered.
 A copy of an affidavit by H. Clay Kellogg, is appended, dated March 24, 1902, to the effect that, having been em- ployed recently, by parties connected with the Imperial Water Go. No. 4, to determine the lines of the official sur veys of Fps. 13 and IA s., R. 13 and 14 E., he had established conclusively the fact that the survey made for the Im- perial Company was in error, the lands actually located by the parties entering thereunder, being one mile south and two west of those entered by them
 The record shows that Horne made desert land entry No. 1513 September 25, 1901, for the Wa, Sec. IF.
 In order that the amendment applied for by Pearsall be allowed, that of Horne must, previously be granted.
 The tract one mile south and two west of that entered by the latter is the VIZ, Sec. "A, Twp. l4 s., R. IS E., the E11a of NWM of which is covered by desert land entry No. 2372, by Louis E. Amerman, dated November II, 1903, and the SW12 by homestead entry No. 9772, by Will liam B.. Mugford dated November IS, 1901.
 The tracts situated at the distance named from these two claims, to which, following the course indicated in these amendment applications, amendments should De allowed are the E12 Ol IN w "A Sec 27, and the SW4, Sec. 27, respect fully. these, with the exception of the NE4 of NW4, Sec. 27, being embraced in desert land entry No. 2536 by Mary L. Shepherd, dated February 5, 1904.
 It is seen from this statement that unless all the parties named procure amendment successvely of their entries as of record, an amendment in no one instance can be authorized by reason of the appropriation of the tracts to which amendment should be sought.
 The townships named are among those in which resurvey was authorized by act of July l, 1902 (32 Stat, 729). The sus- pension ordered hereunder by letter 'E" of July 26, 1902, was revoked by telegram "E" of August 12, 1902.
 It is directed that you notify the en- trymen named herein of the error alleged to have been made in placing their claims of record and suggesting the pro- cedure for it's correction.
 They should be requested specifically to apply for amendment in the manner prescribed in such cases. Thereafter report action taken.
 The question of the amendment of the entry assigned to Lenz must remain in abeyance, awaiting action by the entry man named Very raSnaCtfullV