The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-04-02
INSTRUCTIONS FOR
HOMESTEAD filings.

H. A. Gilbert, one Of the succsssfui
applicants in the land drawing At Mis-
soula last year, is in receipt Of the
following instructions from Washing
ton in regard to fling:
Washington, D. 6. April /, 1910.
Dear Sir: About sixteen hundred
farm units are being set apart on tina.
Flathead lands, whick will b irrigated
as soon ~ the government irrigation
works are completed; and. in. order
to give persons who hold numbers The
right to enter either these units or
other lands, the president has post
poned the date Of tho opening Of the
Flathead lands from April / to May e..
1910. Az you have already been told,
a part Of these lands il in the Kahn
pen district and the remainder in the
Missoula district, and, to give You :
chance to select lands in either Of these
districts, the regulations have been
changed so as to let you 70 to Kalis-
pell and make your selection there ON
the date named for that place - the
other side Of this card, and. IL va 40
not find desirable lands in the EalSs-
pen district, you may then 70 to Mis-
soula seven days later, ON the date
named for that place, and make your
selection from lands in that dietricts
for instance, Joseph Fufny's name wili
be called at Kalispell on May 2, and II
he fails to 6nd desirable land there.
he can 60 to Misoula on May 9th.
whore his name will be again called
and he can make his selection there.
You may wait and make . selection
at Missoula without hrnt going to Kali
ispell; but if you make > selection at
kallispeIl, you cannot make one ct
Missoula. Your name viii be called
at both Kalispell and Missoula at the
hour and on the dates named ON this
card, and you may then enter the land
ONCE and select the tract you desire
from the unsolicited lands then shown
by the wall map; or, il you do not ans
swor when your name ID called. you
may make your selection later on thar
day, after al other names set for that
date have been called, but you cannot
make your selection before your name
10 called or after the date ON which
it is called You will be given ten days
after the day on which you make your
selection in which to make your hling
and payment, in. order that you may
have time to examine the tract select
ed; for instance, If Mr.. Furay ma4es
. selection ON May 2, he may mske Ills
fling at any time before lay 18th,
but not ON or after tho 1Stk.~ IL yDa
find on examination you have selected
an undesirable tract, you will not be
required to make your fling, but il you
fail to file for the tract you select, you
will lose all rights to select or enter
other F1athead lands under your
number, but you will not lose your
homestead right, and may enter lands
outside of that reservation ct any
time. Before going to make your 20
lection, you should carefully read pages
Z and 8 Of "Sggestions to Homestead-
ers," heretofore sent 20, and be sure
that you are qualified and have the
right to make = homestead entry; ana,
if you have already made Homestead
entry, and intend to apply for . see.
ond entry, you should at once write
me at Washington, D. c., for full IN
structions a. to your qualifications to
make another entry, and also - 20
the facts you must show In your aP-
plicatiion.
It has been Impossible to make ;
map which win show al the facts
you should know, and for that reason
you win be furnished with q printed
schedule showing you the numbers,
classification, appraisement, and area
of each tract, and also the location and
area Of the farm units, and giving you
all available :nformation a. to the
method Of obtaining title to farm
units. This schedule, and = small map
showing the location of the townships
win be mailed you before April Is, ii
possible. JAS. WlTTEN,
SnnaFiuton ant