Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-16

EsTORATTON To ENTRY OF
Lands in National Forest Notice
Is hereby given that the lands described
below. embracing ii5.s5 acres. within the
Wallowa National Forest, Oregon. will be
subject to settlement and entry under
the provisions OF the homestead laws Of
the United States and the act OF June
II, 1906 ga stat, 239l. at the United
States land office at la Grande, ore
g0n, on February &c. 1910. ANY settler
who was actually and in good faith
claiming any OF sail lands for agricul-
tural purposes prior to January l. 1906,
and has not abandoned same, has a
preference right to make a homestead
entry for the lands actually occupied
said lands were listed upon the applca-
tions of the persons mentioned below,
who have a preference right subject
to the prior right OF any such setuer,
provided such settler or applicant Is
qualified to make homestead enrty and
the preference right is exercised prior
to February Is, 1910, on which date the
lands win be subject to settlement and
entry by any qualified person. The
lands embrace a tact of 9S.l acres,
which when surveyed will probably be
within Sec. 10, T. ", r. 46 T., W.
NJ. bounded and described rs follows;
Beginning at the F. 5. NJ, basal'
cliff on the west side OF Basin Creek
opposite tile mouth of Rush Greek,
four chains from the edge of the water,
approximatelv the corner common TO
Secs. 9. 10. - and 16. T. n, r As
e. thence $, 65 chains; thence E., SO
chains; thence y. deg. 45 min h,
56 chains: thence W, 1890 chains, to
corner No. !, listed upon the applica-
ton of NJ E Hotchkiss of Enter
lrise, Oregon; List 6-l45. tract OF
li6.25 acres, probably within Sec. %, T
> :, r. As T., bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the F. 5. NJ.
a prominent rock in the NV corner OF
McGraw Basin, e7.5 chains north and
j5 chains west OF approximate corner to
Secs. %, "a, % and 26, T. S, r. As
F., thence s, so chains; thence 5. 40
deg. Z, 21.2I chains; thence y. 20
chains; thence S. 66 deg. 20 min. E.
1850 ClldHlSs liiehCS - 49,
thence y. 81 deg. 20 min w, 81
chains; thence W. so. chains TO Cor
ner No. l, application of Luther II. Per
lins of Homestead, oregon; List 6-2ll.
4 tract OF los res. probably within
Sec. II. T. N, r. AZ E., bounded and
described as follows: Beginning at cor
ner l (from corner the SW end OF
the roof OF the house bears y. sc deg.
30 min E., S4S chains) thence n. ST
deg. 30 min. W, las chains; thence
y. IS deg. 20 min. E., 1921 chains,
hence y. SO deg. 10 min. F., IS. chains;
thence 5. SIS deg. 80 min. F., $3.50
chains; thence s., deg. E, 1881
chains; thence s. 66 deg. 80 min. w.
1850 chains to the place of beginning
application of Gus-av Gillard of Jo-
seph, Oregon; List s-21S. tract OF
70 acres. probably within Sec. 3, T. 2
n, r. so E., Bonded and described
as follows: Beginning at a point so
chains south and 20 chains west Of
the northwest corner of Section ?, T.
2 ~, r. so E., extending thence N,
10 chains; thence W, 10 chains; thence
s. 10 chains; thence w, 10 chains;
thence s, so chains; thence E., 20
chains to the place of beginning. Other
wise described as what will probably
je when surveyed the Ek OF NWA of
seq, the SWA of NWA of SEA and
he SwA of SEA, sec s. Application
II William Campbell of White Bird, Id
lho:. List 6-2Sl. Fred bennett, Com
nd
approved December ?. 1909, Frank
Pierce. First Assistant Secretary of the
! Interior. 4ic1