Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-30

papers in connection with the bust
ness Of the office.
IN Nevada 229 original entries we're
filed, covering 1886 acres, and %
made final proof on 4837 acres Nye
county is credited with 3,75S.40s
acres Of surveyed lands, 5,74s,a9
acres unsuryeyed, making the total
acreage Of the county 9,507 ,407, which
is described as arid, mountainous and
little timber land. This makes Nye
county the largest in Nevada, fact
that wifi doubtless surprise old.
timers, who have believed that Elko
was the largest. Elko has only
6,925,624 acres and Humboldt county
1864, ,765 acres.
CALIFORNIA BOUNDARY.
The report dwells especially on the
California boundary line, as follows:
ut is highly important that the
oblique boundary between California
and Nevada be properly monumented
and the lines Of public-land surveys
be closed thereon.
1T extends from Lake Tahoe to
the Colorado river, a distance of 405
miles. 1t was originally run by Alex.
ander Won Schmidt. in 1879, who died
before it was completed, and although
his son and successor attempted to
finish it, the line was left in defect.
i've condition for many years The
public-land lines were supposed to be
closed to the line, both in Nevada
and California, but it is believed that
the surveyor, in nearly all instances.
closed to fictitious retracement of
the Won Schmidt line in order to com
plete the record Of the subdivision of
each township under the mileage sys-
TEN. am of the opinion that the
boundary should be monumented as
are other state boundaries and a
readiustment of the official land sur
yeys by proper ties thereto be pro
yided for by the special appropria.
tlon submitted. Otherwise great con.
fusion and uncertainty of titles will
ensue. It is estimated that this will
cost $4,000.
DESERT LAND CLAIMS.
The most difficult question arising
in connection with the adjustment of
desert-land claims is that pertaining
to water rights, The gradual absorp-
ton OF the water supply from the
smaller streams by the individual en-.
tryman naturally resulted in the or.
ganization of water companies 10
bring water from sources remote from
the land Pursuant to departmental
instructions, all such companies are
subjected to careful scrutiny with re.
spect to their resources, liability and
water rights.
MAKING FINAL PROOFS.
Under the law as it now stands,
entrymen desiring to submit final
proofs are required under section
1894 Of the revised statutes, to make
such proof before one of several Of.
ficers register and receiver, United
States commissioner judge. or clerk
of court. No matter which one of
these officers may be selected by the
entryman, he WILL in any event, be
required to make, in most cases. a
long trip from his land, taking with
him his witnesses to testify in sup
port of his claim
1t is believed that a more satisfae-
tory method of taking such proofs
would be found If the law was so
modified as to allow the final proofs
in each case to be taken upon the
land itself before a special agent des.
ignated for that purpose; this officer
being personally present upon the
land at the time of his taking the
proof would obvate the necessity of
any later examination by a special
agent"
In the appropriation for the year
Nevada is allowed $4,000.
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