Imperial Valley press., 1909-01-09

In fulfillment of the promise of ad vancement of the work on the plats of the Imperial Valley survey obtain ed by Senator Flint from the General Land Office, the plats of nine of the twenty resurveyed townships have been approved and sent to the Los Angeles Land Office and will be filed formally, in accordance with the land law, On February 23. Five other plats have been accepted and are on the way to Los Angeles, leaving six of the resurveyed townships under consideration in the General Land Of. flee.
 The nine plats now in Los Angeles, to be filed February 23, comprise the seven townships surveyed under the Vickery contract and. two west of Brawley as follows: 19 south, 13 east 13 south, 15 east; 13 south, 16 east, and the east half of township 13 south, 12 east; townships, IA south, 15 east; 14 south, 16 east; 15 south, 15 east 15 south, 16 east; Is south, 16 east, all San Bernardino base and meridian.
 Six of the townships are in District No 5, one in No. z, and two in No. 8.
 Identification of the plats in Los An geles papers and in the Imperial Standard is confused and erroneous. The Times says:
 According to special dispatch from Washington, fourteen additional plats have been forwarded to the Sur veyor General of this State, and about twenty more townships are being sur veyed. These probably will be sent on in small lots when approved"
 That is all mixed up. The dispatch probably stated the facts that the re- survey covers twenty townships and that fourteen plats in all have been forwarded, including the nine already received at Los Angeles. -~ ...
 The Standard makes it appear that . the plats of the entire survey have been received, giving the numbers as "13 to 16 south, il to 16 east; 17 south 15 to 16 east, all inclusive"
 The law provides that notice of the filing of shall be given through the press and by posting at least thir- ty days before the filing takes effect. and the officials at Los Angeles have set the date at February 23 to give ample time for notification. On and after that date, the Register and Re eeiver at Los Angeles will receive ap- plications for entry in the townships designated. Following is the official notice given by the Land Office.
 United States Land Office,
 Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 5, 1909
 Notice Is hereby given that Town ships 1S South, Range 13 East; 13 South, l5 East; IS South 16 East; and the East half of Township 13 South, 12 East; Townships IA South 15 East; IA South, 16 East; IS South, 15 East; IS South, 16 East 16 South, 16 East, all San Bernardino $ and M have been re- surveyed and that the plats of resur- veys will be filed in the U. s. Land Office. Los Angeles, California, situate in Room 412, Chamber of Commerce Bldg, on Tuesday, February 23, 1909; and that on and after said day the Register and Receiver of said office will be prepared to receive applica- tions for the entry of lands in said townships, subject to the provisions of letter "A" of the Honorable Com. missioner of the General Land Office, dated May 27, 1908. given below:-
 General Land Office.
 Washington, D. c. May 27. 1908. Register and Receiver.
 Los Angeles. Cal.
 Sirs:
 It becomes apparent that the re- survey of the Imperial Valley town ships now nearing completion will re- suit in lottiRs narrow stripe between