Williams news., 1909-06-05
SURVEY OF PUBLIC LANDS


 interest to applicants for the sur vey of public lands is sent out by Frank s. Ingals, U. s. surveyor general at Phoenix, to THE NEWS for publications:
 It is a matter of general interest to prospective applicants for the survey of public lands that congress annually appropriates the sum of $4OO, 900 for the survey and re-sur- vey of the public lands of the United States, which sum is appor- toned among thirteen western states and territories according to the requirments of these respective districts.
 "Under existing law, the expen- allure of the annual appropriation for public surveys is restricted, first, to lands occupied in whole or in part by actual settlers on the public domain, and, second, to lands adapted to agriculture. It will therefore be seen that the applications of actual bona fide settlers will be given preference in
 the matter of authorizing the sur
 veys of townships, payable from
 this regular annual appropriation,
 and that applications by persons
 not actually residing on their
 claims, such as desert land claim
 ants, for the survey of public lands
 including their claims will receive
 consideration only after the de-
 mands of actual settlers on other lands have been recognized, and provided the fund annually appor- toned for each district has not
 been exhausted.
 "In making application for the survey of public lands, the appli-
 cant should carefully determine as near as practicable, the approx , innate section, township, and range in which his claim is located and
 he should describe in detail all inn provements which he has made on , his claim.
 "In order to secure the survey O.
 full township and the quickes
 possible action by this office ir a contract, it would be advisable a :or the applicant to have two o' more other settlers who are livinl within the same township mak' , similar applications for survey the government preferring to sur , vey all the agricultural and grazinl
 land in a township under one con
 tract. However, the application o s one actual bona fide resident in t township where there are no othe g settlers, will be sufficient to secur 's the survey of twelve sections of tha 'e township; and the applications C 0 two such resident settlers will SC d cure the survey of twenty-four sec is tions, in order to include thei 'e claims.
 "Public land surveys, payabl
 from the regular annual apprt ID priation, are made without cost D. the settler, the government payin 't all expenses in connection ther' u with.
 'o "All applications for the surve !- of public lands are examined T. the field by an agent of the goverl y ment, appointed for that purpos e- in order to determine the goo ls faith, actual residence, etc., of tf o. applicant. If such field examil
 ation develops the fact that tf a. settlers claim is not located in tl y township stated in his applicatio 90 he should immediately file a ne ne application, properly describir ly the location of his claim therei It. It therefore behooves the applical en to be on the lookout for the speci Vn agent and ascertain from hi 'g. whether his application has bet LIT correctly executed.
 IL Surveys of homestead entri within the limits of National Fo re- ests are executed under the juri 're diction of the surveyor-gener'
 at the expense of the claimant,