The border vidette., 1908-07-04
or INTEREST TO MINE OWNERS.
Surveyor Gener al Announces Reduction
 DOf Fees After JuIyI.
PEeaix, Ariz., June 27, 1908. To the Editor.
 "rpE BORDER vrrErTE."


 Nogales. Arizona.
 Az news item I have to advise you that. the charge made by me for office work and stationery in connec- tion with the survey of mining claims where they are surveyed in group. will be reduced from and after July l, 1908, the new schedule of charges be- ing as follows:
 For office work to be performed in the Surveyor G General's office in Ari- zona, in connection with the survey of mining claims.
 For a single lode claim. $50 %
 For group of lode claims, $30.00 for the first claim and $25 % for each additional claim.
 For each mlllsite surveyed in con- nection with lode claim, $500
 For millsite surveyed independent of lode claim, S3OOO
 For single placer claim. $35.00.
 Fora group of placer claims. $35. % ,, for the first claim and $25 % for each additional claim.
 For a group of claims containing both lode and placer claims. S3O.0O for the first lode and $25 co for each additional lode claim, and $35 co for the first placer claim. and $25 % for each additional placer claim. All these estimates are subject to increase should the Surveyor-G find that the first deposit is not sufti- | cient to cover the office work. I also have to advise you that of the fund appropriated by Congress for | the survey and the resurvey of public lands of the United States for the fiscal year beginning July l, 1908, and ending June 30, 1909, S20.0o0 thereof has been apportioned to the District of Arizona and will therefore be available for the survey of the agricultural and grazing lands of the territory during that time, and set tiers who are residing on unsurveyed land and would like to have the same surveyed SO that they can obtain patent to their claims, can do so by making application to the Surveyor General upon proper blanks, which will be furnished them by the Surveyor General upon their request. The ap- plication of three bona fde settlers in township is sufficient to have the full township survey ed; the application of two settlers within a township is sufficient to have twenty-four sections surveyed, and the application of one settler is sufficient to have twelve sections surveyed, to include his claim. survey a township in it's entirety where the applications of three set tiers in the township are availab ble. The Surveyor General would 1here- fore like to receive the application of as many bona fide settlers throughout the territory os possible. and he would like these applications filed as soon after the first day of July, 1908, as possible. as these applications must be examined and reported on as to their good faith by the Field Division of the General Land Office before con- tracts for the survey can be awarded. There are many settlers throughout the territory living on unsurveyed land that would like to have the same surveyed but do not know how to proceed in the matter.
 By writing to the Surveyor General they will be sent the proper blank applications and full instructions as to how to proceed in the matter. Very respectfully, FRANK $. INGALLS,,