Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-06-30
RESTORED TO ENTRY
Imperial Valley Lands Can Now be Entered and Final and Annual Proof Must be Made. Important Letter From General Land Office.

TSke lrnTQ6Qlal6 NOlIC6 O3 lIlC 4Ol4O"i'6 ruling: All annual and final proofs must bo made according to law in the Imperial Valley without regard to the suspensions made necessary for the purpose of resurvey. This is a very important matter, and following cores pondence should be read carefully:
 Department of the Interior. General
 Land Office, Washington, D. c.
 June I9, 1906.
 Register and Receiver. Los California.
 Gentlemen:-I am in receipt of your letter of June 8, 1906, as follows;
 "l have the honor to report that MT. c. w. Bothwell presents your letter "G", May 25, 1906, ruling that the withdrawal of Imperial Valley lands pending resurvey in no wise a1- iects entries there ofore made; hence annual and final proof should be SUD- mitted as though no order of With orawal had been issued.
 To almost daily inquiries by entry man in person and by letter, reply mas been made by this office that annual and final proof would be accepted out that in Porter vs. Carlile. XXXlV Land Decisions. page 36l, it was held that the time does not run against an entry while under suspension and the claimant still has the remainder of the statutory period, after the suspension IS removed, within which to show compliance with the law; and that such IS the rule in the Imperial Valley un- der the order of withdrawal; except mat under rule in Langer vs. Wasman HHXlV Land Decisions, page 4Zo' where the statutory life of an entry haS expired at the date of suspension, such suspension does not give it a new life CT afford the entryman opportunity thereafter to comply with the law.
 Please make ruling as to whether his office is correct"
 By act of July, 1902. a resurvey vas directed 10 be made of Townships l3, "A, IS and Is south, Ranges II. 2. l3, IA, Is and Is east, 5. B. M. Prior to that date, large number of cesert entries had been made in such townships, in many, if not all. of which the land entered was described in ac- cOrda1ce with private survey found not 10 agree With the original govern ment survey, and. probably, not with the survey to be made. Final proofs were made on many such entries and final certificates issued thereon, but as much conclusion was found to exist, it vas found impracticable to issue patents thereon, until after the resur- vey shall have been made and the final entries adjusted to it. To facili- tate such final adjustment as far as possible. you were instructed by letter C" of September l3, 1904. to &C., oept final proofs in such entries in said townships, when rendered, but mot to accept payment or to issue final papers lntil the matter of resurvey, now pend .ag, has been finally adjudicated.'
 By telegram E" of March 30, .9O6, you were further directed to:
 Suspend entries in townships thir- teen to sixteen south ranges eleven to sixteen east and in seventeen south -snges fifteen to sixteen east, s. B. M. after March thirty-first, nineteen hun cred and six.
 This telegram was improperly sorded as it was not then intended nat existing entries should be- suspend
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