Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-11-09

entry of the lands settled upon il he is
otherwise qualified to make entry, but
he can not obtain patent until he has
complied with all of the requirements
OF the homestead law as to residence
and cultivation and paid g. 80 per
acre for the lsnd entered by him.
9. The person upon whose appli-
cation any land is listed under this
act has, If he is qualified to make
entry under the homestead laws. the
preferred right to enter such conti-
guous tracts listed upon his applica-
tion as will not exceed 100 acres in
area and not exceed one mile in
length, at any time within go day S
from the date ON which the list EN-.
bracing such lands was filed in your
office but mis- entry will be made sub.
ject to the right of any settler ON such
lands who makes entry within 60 days
from the fling of the list in your
Office.
10. When an entry embraces unsru.
veyed lands, or embraces tract which
forms fractional part of quarter
section (40 acres) or embraces frac-
tional part Of q lotted subdivision of
surveyed section, the entryman
must cause such unsurveyed lands of
such fractional parts to be surveyed
by or under the direction Of the
United States surveyor. general at
some time before he applies to make
final proof; but when all of any plat
tsd subdivision of surveyed section
is embraced in his entry he will not
be required to resurvey such tecbni.
cal legal subdivision.
II. The communication provisions of
the homestead laws do not apply to
entries made under this act, but all
entrymen must make final proof of
residence and cultivation within the
time, in the manner and under the
notice prescribed by the general provi-
sions of the homestead laws, except
that all entrymen who are required by
the preceding paragI gIaph to have their
lands. or any portion of them, sur.
veyed must within FIVE years from the
date of their settlement present to the
register and receiver their application
to make final proof on all the lands
embraced in their entries, with Ger.
titled copy of the plat and field notes
OF their survey attached thereto.
H. In all cases where survey of
any portion Of the lands embraced in |
an entry made hinder this act is re-
quired the register, will, in addition
to publishing and posting the usual
final proof notices, keep copy OF the
final proof notice with copy of the
field notes and the plat of such sur
vey attached posted in his Office
during the peroid of publication and
the entryman must keep copy of the
final proof notice and a copy of the
plat of his survey prominently
posted on the ands.platted for at least
30 days prior to the day on which he
offers his final proof, and at the same
time his final proof is offered he
must file an affidavit showing the
date on which the copies of the
notice and plat were posted on the
land and that they remained so posted
for at least 80 days thereafter.
13. This act does not apply to any
lands situated in the counties of Inyo,
Tulare, Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa
Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, San
Bernardino, Orange, Riverside and
San Diego, in the state of California,
aud entries made for lands in the
Black Hills forest reserve can only be
made under the terms aud upon the
lands which have been listed and then
only in the manner mentioned above,
and all persons who attempt TO make
any unauthorized settlement within
such reserves will be considered tres
passers and treated accordingly.
Very Respectfully.
G. +. POLLOCK.
Acting Commissioner.
l. In appendix B of this circular