Bisbee daily review., 1912-12-20
Of INTEREST
To SETTLERS
Information Concerning as
to What VIII Be Required
TO Have Survey Made of
Public Entry Land.

r. ,, ingalls,, united states survey
or general for Arizona. has issued the
following circular IetJer regarding
what is required TO have public land
surveyed by the government.
IL is a matter of general interest "a
/, prospective applicants for the survey
oil public lands that congress annual
I ~ appropriates the sum Of 100000
for the resuryey of the public lands
OF the United States. which sum Is
appoTtioned among thirteen western
states and territories according 20 the
requirements OF these respective dis
tricts
Under existing law. the expenditure
Of the annual appropriation for pablic
surveys is restricted, first. to lands oc-
cupied in whole or,in part by actual
settlers on the public domain and.
second, TO lands adapted 10 agricul-
| ture Il viii therefore be seen that
1 the applications OF actual bona fide
settlers viii be given preference in
/ the matter Of authorizing the surveys
OF townships. payable from this regu-
1 lar annual appropriation. and that ap-.
plications by persons not actually re-
siding on their claims. such IS dessert
/ land claimants for the survey o. pub
| lie lands intending their claims viii
Ifeceive consideration only after tie
demands Of actual settlers Of other
/ lands have been recognized. and pro-
vided the fund annually apportioned
for each district has not beca exhaust
e.
in making application for the sur
| yey o. public lands. the applicant
should carefully determine, as near as
practicable. the approximate section.
township. and range in which his
claim Is located and be should des-
lcribe in detail all improvements which
he has made on his claim.
In order to secure the survey OF a
full township and the quickest pos
sible action by this Office in awarding
a contract il would be advisable for
the applicant 10 have two or more
other settlers who are living within
1.-THE same township make similar appll-
cations for survey. the government
preferring TO survey al the agricultur
al and grazing land in a township IN
der one contract However. the ap
ipHcation OF one actual bona fide res
ident in a township, where there are
no other settlers. will be sufficient 10
secure the survey Of twelve sections
OF that township and the applications
| OF two such resident settlers VIII Sc
2 cure the survey Of twenty-iouT sec
lions. in order TO include their claims
Public land surveys, payable from
the regular annual appropriation, aEs
made without cost 70 the settler he
government paying all expenses ia
conuection herewith.
All applications for The survey oil
public lands are examined IN the fed
/ by an agent Of the government ap
pointed for that purpose. in order 10
/ determine the good faith, actual resi-
. denCe, etc. Of the applicant. Il suci
! field examination develops the fac
THAT the settlers claim is not locate,
, in the township stated in his agpllCa
: ton. he should Immediately die d ncV
1 application, properly descritiUg tht
, location Of his claim therein. 1t there
: fore behooves the applicant to be JI
: the lookout for the special agent an,
! lascertain from him whether his appi
/. cation has been correctly executed.
Surveys Of homestead entries wIti
IN the limits of National Forests ar
p executed under the jurisdiction OF ,h
Surveyor-General, at the expense @
the claimant. in accordance with TIA
d provisions of the act of congress az
{ proved June H. 1906.
q Further instructions relative to n
d method OF procedure In the matter O
securing the survey OF the publ
b lands will be cheerfully given in r.
iply 10 communications requestiB
SPECIFIC information
Phoenix. Arizona.
FRANK : INGALLS,.
=. 4. s. SuryeyOr-GcGeTaL