Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1911-09-15

on lands restored to the public do
main by ruling of Aug. %, has been
made public, as stated in the pro-
clamation published below. a list
of the lands restored is given here
with. A vast amount of land is re-
stored and small area north and
east of town is retained for recla-
nation purposes. Commenting on
the announcement of the opening the
Great Falls Leader says that within
it's area is embraced the finest lands
opened for settlement in many years
and there is bound to be a scramble
among homeseekers on and after the
opening date. The proclamation
and list of land restored are pub
lished herewith:
Notice is hereby given that the
acting secretary of the interior has
vacated departmental order of with
drawal as in so far as the same eff
feet the withdrawal for irrigation
under the act of June II, 1902 (Stat.
1881, for use in connection with the
NJ Tx River project, Montana, OF the
following described lands in the
state of Montana, and by his author
ity such of said tracts as have not
been heretofore finally restored and
are not otherwise withdrawn, reser-
we'd or appropriated will be subject
TO settlement under the public land
laws of the United States on and af-
ter October 81, 1911, but shall not
oe subject to entry, filing or selec-
: ton until November 20, 1911 at the
, United States land office at Great
Falls, Montana, warming being ex-
, pressly given that no person will be
permitted to gain or exercise any
right whatever under any settlement
r or occupation begun after wlthdr.w-
t al from settlement and entry and
prior to October q. 1911, all such
a settlement and occupation being for
a hidden: Provided, That on and at
: ter the date that the lands become
: subject to settlement the state o.
e Montana may, if the lands restored
are subject to such selection, selec
as indemnity in the satisfaction o
t its common school grant, not to ex
a ceed two sections of land in eacl
n entire owIship restored, or on
: section of land in each fractiona
II township restored where the restor
n ed area therein exceeds 5000 acres
q Montana principal meridian, Mon
Al tana.
e T. 80 n, r. E., all south an
west of Marias river in secs. 5 TO II
2 13 to l9, and n, mel.
IL Il. 30 n, r. 2 E., all south an
1T " est of Marias river in south ha
sec. 13; SECS. 10 to "A; north ha
Is sec. 20, north half sec. 80.
IN Il. 80 n, r. 3 E., all south an
u west of Marias river in secs. l3 an
ar "A incl.
at II. 30 n, II. W.. all secs. to
Of incl.
IS. T.3lN., II. W., all secs, 10
of %. 25 to 21, north half and sout
i'd east quarter sec. %; north half se'
he 20: northeast quarter sec. ~; ca
half sec. 33; all secs. 81 and 30 inc
r. 81 n. X. 3 W., all secs l TO
" incl: north half and southeast qua
ter sec. 21; all secs. % to p; ca
half sec. %; northeast quarter sc
. "a: west half sec. 80; northwe
is, 90
quarter sec. 36.
To- T. 81 n, r. 3 W., all.
rp T. 33 n. II. 3 w. all.
ess r. 35 n. II. 3 W., all.
CT r. 36 N, h. 3 W., all secs. l to
10 incl; north half northeast quartz
- west half and southeast quarter ST
,he 8: northeast quarter, east half nor'
'ck west quarter and south half sec.
Inc all secs. 10 to 36 incl.