The daily sentinel., 1910-08-04
MESA COUNTY
LAND OPENED
FOR RE-ENTRY

Mesa county will share generously
in the latest ruling from the interior
department restoring certain lands to
entry from the state forest reserves.
Thousands of acres of unappropri-
ated lands. which were eliminated
from the national forests and restored
to the public domain by a recent pro-
clamation of President Taft, will be
thrown open to homestead settlement
and entry this fall. The lands are
in Colorado, New Mexico, Washing
ton, Oregon, Utah, Idaho and Wyom-
ing.
The secretary of the Interior also
has restored to settlement on October
% and to entry on November 21
about 9,22O acres in the Great Falls
Mont land district. formerly with
drawn.
The dates of opening the former
forest lands, together with the eX-
tent of the area, are as follows:
Colorado, subject to settlement Oc-
tober s and to entry November II:
White River national forest, 6.766
acres in Rio Blanco and Garfield
counties, all of which is chiefly un-
appropriated Battlement national
forest, 16, 562 acres in Mesa and Del
ta counties, about Sc per cent of
which is unappropriated; Gunnison
national forest, ll,l95 acres in Del
ia, Gunnison and Montrose counties.
all of which is chiefly inappropriate
ed: UnCompahgre national forest, 40
4S9 acres in San Miguel and Mont
rose counties, about As per cent OF
which is unappropriated; Cochetopa
national forest, 5,640 acres in Sa-
guaehe county. all of which is chiefly
unappropriated San Isabel national
forest, SO, 965 acres in Saguache, Ere
mont, Custer, Las Animas and Huer-
fano counties, about two-thirds o..
which is unappropriated.
New Mexico. subject to settlement
October % and to entry November
81: Lincoln national forest, 6S,34S
acres in Torrance and Lincoln coun-
ties; Delta national forest, 5,57S
acres in Soccorro county, all of which
is chiefly unappropriaied.
Washington, subject to settlement
October is and to entry November
II: Rainier national forest. $40
acres in kittitas county, very little
of which is unappropriated; Kanikau
national forest, 1854 acres in Ste
vens county, about 81 per cent OF
which is unappropriated; Colville ma
tional forest, 1866 acres in Okano-
gan and Ferry counties, about one
third of which is unappropriated.
Oregon, subject to settlement Oc-
tober 22 and to entry November 81 ::
Umatilla. 69,51S acres; Deschutes,
10, 1872 acres; Malheur, ,4S5 acres /;
Whitman, 6,756 acres, and Wallowa,
203,635 acres. The eliminated areas
are scattered along the borders oil
these forests in the northeastern part
of the state in Wheeler, Crook, Grant,
Umatilla, Wallowa and Baker coun-
ties,
Utah, subject to entry October %
ka national forest, 25, ,170 acres in
Box Elder county, all of which is
chiefly unappropriated.
Idaho, subject to settlement Octo-
Der 22 and to entry November 21:
Minidoka. 49, ,152 acres; Caribou. 49,
l72 acres; Pocatello, 22,236 acres.
The eliminated areas are largely un-
appropriated and consist of scattered
tracts in the southeastern part of the
Lake, Cassia, Twin Falls and Oneida
counties.
Wyoming, subject to settlement on
October 22 and to entry November
21: Caribou. 772 acres, and Targhee
5,4S0 acres. The eliminated areas
are in Uinta county and are chiefly
unsurveyed and unappropriated.