The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-04-09
Restoration To Entry Of tsods
In Astyoosl Eoggat

Notice Is hereby thnt the lands described be-
low ,mbrscin.: ,so acres within the lia,tl.m-n,
Mesa National for,st, Colorado. will b. subject
to settlement aud cntry under the provisions o.
the homestead laws Of the United States aud the
act Of June II, Edsi t5t Stat, 3pl Mt the United
States lnnd ollie. at Gl-nwouI Springs, Colo.
RADIO. on May ~. 1903. Any settler who was act.
uaily and in good faith claiming nuy Of saii
lands for agricultural purposes prior To Jnnu.
AIRY /. i!oi, aud has not abandoned -am", has n
preference ryhtto make homestead entry for;hc
lands actually occupied. said lanls were listed
upon the applications uf,hc person, mentioned
below. who have preference right subject to
tn" pri.r right of any such settler, provides
such settler or applicant is qualified to make
homestead entry and the preference right is
exercised prior to May. 10. 1905, on which date
the lands will be subject to settlement and en-.
try by any qualified person.
The lands embrace tract OF 100 acres situated in
what will probably be when survcyed.T. iIS.. r..
20 W. 9Th. p. NJ. bounded aud described a, fol.
laws: beginning at a point Is chains east nnd
~ chains rth OF the confluence Of Drift Greek (;
with tic North Fork of the Gunniscn river,
bnowna as Muddy Creek; extending thence east
1Go rods, thence north I6O rods, thence west
leo rods, thence south leo rods. to tho point of
beginning. listed on application Of \. e. Bots
ford, Of Rcl,tone, Colorado.
Also n tract Of i6o ncres. situated It. whnt will
probably he r. 10 s., II. 90 W, bounded aud de.
scribed as follows; beginning at rock feet
high by feet by from which stone marked
81, T. los. X. % w bears ;. 81 T.. t0.in chains
thence :. Sc w. so chains; thence y. ~ W.
ioclains thence s. 2Isw,, 81 chains; thence ".
II chains thence n. 2i f., 50. chains; thence l.
i.jo chai ns thence n. $50 chains: thence IL
W. ,2-2j chains; thence N chains; thence 5.
GjSW. II chains: thence 8 az W, 81 chains
thence :. i5' ~ w, II 20 chains, to stone mark.
ed the line between Guunison and Delta Coun.
ties; thence n. 10 chains; thence n. G6' f., %.
90 chains; thence " Iis T., 10 chnins thence 5.
&C. T.. %. 75 chains; thence 5. 6ds E., chains
thence 5. 5is E.. $50 chains; thence 5. ii' E,
1870 chains to the point of beginning. tVaria.
tion lie SOL Application ct james Barnard OF
Hotchkiss :, Colorado who alleges settlement in
1887.
Also a tract Of 100 acres, situnted in what will
probably be T. IL s., Range 30 W.. bounded and
described as follows: Beginning near the head
% the West Fork of Ault Greek at IL point
where Mt Bcckwith bcnrs :. 29o f.. Pilot Knob
bears 6, 90 Is W, and the Rcdstonc trail whc cli
crosses nbuve-named creek bears S. 9'W., II
chains thence y. I2'W. 1921 chains; thence s.
go E., 75.Ji chains, thence y. 81 T., ID chains
thence y, .9'W, Il. 81 chains, to the point of be-
.;iuuiug. Variation IT. 30. ] Application OF
Thomas G. Edwards of Psonin, Colorado.
n. \. Ballinger Commissioner of the General
Land Office. Approved March ., 1905 Frank
Pierce, First Assistant Secretary ofthc Interior.
Lists 40, 2j7 4 80,
First pub. March i9-la.t April ., ieos