Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-05-11

ed in Carey Act reclamation projects.
have any definite knowledge OF the
meaning. application and purposes OF
the Acts OF Congress, and the statu-
tory procedure which has developed
among the several Western States.
commonly referred to as The Carey
Act" Carey Act projects are now
common in all the arid-land States
and there is constant demand for in
formation as to the workings of the
system.
1t is not the purpose OF this intro
ductory chapter on the Carey Act
laws, and the regulations applying,
thereof, but merely to present such
general features OF the workings o.
the system as will answer the demand
for information OF the casual inquir
cr. Those who desire to go deepe:
into the subject will find the study OF
the laws and regulations contained IN
this bulletin sufficient and complete,
with respect to the State OF Nevada.
The Nevada Act, approved March II,
1911. is believed to be the best now
in force in any Western State, EN-
bodying the best features OF the laws
of Idaho. Colorado. Montana, Wy
omng and Utah with additional pro
visions tending to limit the opportun
tiles for mismanagement and fraud.
Congress. in 1904, passed an Act
granting to each OF the arid land
States one million acres of desert
lands situate within each such State.
subject to the States selection from
any oil the unappropriated public do
main There were certain conditions
and requirements attached to the
original grant and these have been
modified to some extent by three sub
segment Acts OF Congress and also
interpreted BY the regulations OF the
Department OF the Interior. These
laws and regulations define the Gov
crnmcnts part in the procedure, and
every detail Of which must be com
piled with.
But in carrying out the Government
requirements. the States have had to
pass laws To comply with the same
and to afford a statutory procedure
which the applicant Tor Carey Act
lands must needs follow in order to
iulhll the Government requirements,
A. well as afford the States the bcne
fl, which Congress intcnded should
accrue to them States which have
exhausted the first million acres
granted have in certain instances been
granted one or more additional mil
hon acres. Nevada received a sec
ond million acre grant by the Act of
Congress approved March 4, 1911.
The benefits derived by the State
from the operations OF the law are
two-fold. First, it is entitled to iiN a
selling price upon the Lands to actual
settlers in tracts not exceeding loo
acres to each laymau, and place the
proceeds in a trust fund for the rec
lamation OF other desert lands in such
State" and. second, the benefits di
rect and Indirect derived from the
reclamation and colonization OF lis
wastes.
1t will surprise many to learn that
no land is acquired by any person,
company or corporation conducting a
Carey Act project, unless tif natural
person. he should become an entry
man. and in which case loo acres
would be the maximum acreage he
might acquire, Carey Acts projects
are. per Sc reclamation projects, I'm
dertaken to supply water for the If
rigation for a given tract OF land, and
when completed the person, company
or corporation conducting the same
derives his or its profits from the sale
OF the water rights to settlers on
lands. An application for a temper
airy withdrawal Of lands means that
the applicant proposes to irrigate the
lands requested to be withdrawn from
public entry, and desires time to make
the necessary surveys, maps platS
determinations and specifications to