Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-02

due proof of their quaiinca'ivn
through an agent of their own seieo
ton having a duly executed power -
attorney on blank furnished py 'ne
commissioner of the general lana oi,
ace hut no person will be perml''eu
to act as agent for more than one 'o'
der or sailor. No person will be per
mitted to register more tnan once
nor will be permitted to register Al
anv other than his true name.
Each applicant who shows nlmseii
duly qualified will be registered anu
given a non-transferable certlncate
to that effect, and each person noiu'
ing such certificate will be entitled 10
go on any ceded lands subject 10 en-
try hereunder and examine such
lands, but the only purpose for when
he can go upon and examine sucn
lands is to enable him later on, as
herein provided, to UNDERSTANDINGS
select the lands for which he may
make entry.
"The order in which during the first
sixty days following the opening the
registered applicants will be permitted
to make homestead entry OF LANDS
opened hereunder will be determined
| by a drawing for the district, held at
Lander Wyoming, commencing at
o'clock a. M, Saturday, August 4, 1906.
and to continue for such period neces-
sary to complete the same. The draw
ing will be had under the supervision
and immediate observance of COM
mittee Of three persons whose integ-
rity is such as to make their control
of the drawing a guaranty OF its fair
ness. The members of this committee
the interior who will prescribe suit
able compensation for their services.
Preparatory to this drawing the regis
tration officers, will at the time of reg
istering each applicant who shows
himself duly qualified, make out card
which must be signed by the applicant,
and give such a description of the APP
plicant as will enable the local land
| officers to thereafter identify him. This
card will be subsequently sealed in a
separate envelope which will bear no
other distinguishing label or mark
than such as may be necessary to show
that it is to go into the drawing. These
envelopes will be carefully preserved
and remain sealed until opened in the
course of the drawing herein provided
When the registration Is completed
all Of these sealed envelopes will be
brought together at the place of draw,
ing and turned over to the committee
i'll charge of the drawing who, in such
manner as in their judgment will be
attended with entire fairness and
equality Of opportunity, shall proceed
to draw out and open the separate, en-
velopes and to give to each inclosed
card number in the order in which
the envelope containing the same is
drawn. The result of the drawing will
be certified to the officers Of the dis
trict and will determine the order in
which the applicant may make home
stead entry of said lands and settle
thereon.
Notices of drawing, stating the
name OF each applicant and the mum
Der assigned to him by the drawing
VIII be posted each day at the place
OF the drawing, and each applicant viii
De notified of his number and the da,
upon which he must make his entry
by postal card mailed to him at tn,
adcress given by him at the time O
the registration. The result Of eacl
days drawing will also be given to tn,
press and published as a matter O
news. Applications for homestead en-
Try during the sixty days followin,
the opening can be made only by regis
tered applicants and in the order es
tablished by the drawing"