The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-30
Net area South Goldfeld
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This application recites that II II
made in behalf OF the residents and oc-
cupants ''of what is known as the town
of South Goldfeld" which is not incor-
porated; that said tract is surveyed
public land OF the United States; that
the town of South Goldield was first
settled and used as a TOWNSHIP about the
month of May, 1908, and, as now settled
and occupied. contains about 800 in
habitants and extensive improvements.
consisting approximately of 200 DWELL
ings. houses and other places of bust
ness. of the total value of at least $780,
900.
Each of the said applications con-
cludes as follows:
That the original occupation and set
Element of said town was within and
upon the northwest quarter of Sec. 2. in
township 3 s., r. AZ f., NJ. ID. b. & M.
but that as now occupied and SUBJ
divided said town covers and embraces
a large additional area adjoining the
above tract as herein applied for.
Your applicant. therefore,. in accord
ance with the decision of the honorable
assistant commissioner, of November
18th. A. d. 1906, in re Goldfeld Town
site. makes this, his amended applica-
ton for patent and notice of intention
to make townsite proof as required by
law, and prays that the honorable regis
ter and receiver will issue notice of
making proof for publication as re-
CURED by said act.
BY letter of May IS, 1907. you for
warded said applications to this office
for consideration and instruction"
The application to max entry of the
land described as comprising the town.
site of GoidAeld is found to be regular
and sufficient In all respects, but the APP
plicat.on for entry of the TOWNSHIP of
South Goldfeld is defective and irreg-
ular in that the tract therein described
as the wv. " of 8. w. " OF s. f. "a
embraces but the half of a legal sub
division of 40 acres. whereas the appli-
cation should either include, or exclude,
as the facts may warrant. the whole of
the s. w. u S. f. ".
1t is noted tina the tracts comprising
these two townsites are contiguous, and
that the original occupation of each
town is stated in the respective applica-
tons to have been made upon the N. w.
u of Sec. 9, T. 3 s., r. AZ f. Accepting
this statement as true. IL follows that
the lands described in both applications
essentially comprise but one townsite,
and il is noticeable that no showing Is
made as to why two entries instead OF
one for said lands should be made by
the same trustee, and at the same time
Nevertheless, 1t is equally clear that
each application. considered separately
| sets forth sufficient facts as 10 the use
Improvement and inhabitancy OF the
land therein described to warrant It's
entry under the TOWNSHIP laws. and as
such laws would not be violated by tbs
making of separate original entries un-
der the conditions here shown, this Of
flee will not undertake to control the
choice to be made in such behalf
Said applications are herewith re
turned with directions that you prompt
~ advise said judge that the one relat
ing to the Goldield townsite is deemed
| sufficient to warrant your issuance o.
notice for publication. but that thu
South Goldheld application is not SUI
fcient because of the error in descrip
ton as h~ereinabove stated; that If he 81
desires. you will at once issue the notic'
for publication on the former applica
ton. and that upon his amending tn
latter application so as to wholly In