The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-01-04


up Of 800 acres OF land-double the,
usual 160.--in certain districts which
are shown to be arid, the provisiona
Of the law are not generally underl
3ood.
Ihcre are tracts of land coming
under this designation which are
within a few hours ride of the rail-
Dads of Neyadaand with the deyel.
lpment Of irrigation through artesian
wells and pumping plants, they offer
splendid chances for settlement.
In some cases a man may take up
homestead and live the greater part
OF the time in some town, depending
N whether the lands have been 50
,xcepted from the usual rule as to
sldence, by the secretary Of the in
tgr.or.
Any information respecting GER
!, ain districts may be had at the Of
ce of Surveyor-General Kyle at Re-
10, or from Register Cohn Of the land
| ifce in Carson.
The provisions Of the law relating
to homesteadng on 800 acre tracts
IRE as follows:
That any person who is a quail
fled entryman under the homestead
laws of the United States may enter
by legal subdivisions, under the pro-
isions of this AIT, in the states of
dorado, Montana, Nevada, Oregon,
ah, Washington, Wyoming, Arizona
lnd New Mexico three hundred and
twenty acres or less. OF non.mlneral,
lon-irrigable, unreserved and unap.
| JrTp.iatcd surveyed public lands
which do not contain merchantable
imber, located in a reasonably com.
pact body, and not over one and one
alf miles in extreme lnegth; proyit-
I, that no lands shall be subject 60
entry under the provisions Of this act
iltil such lands shall have been des.
I gnased by the secretary Of the inter-
Tor as not being in his opinion, sus-
eptible Of successful irrigation at a
casonable cost from any known
source of water supply.
Section 2. That any person apply
ilg to enter land under the provisions
Of this act shall make and subscribe
: before the proper officer an affidavit
vs. required by section twenty-five
,undred and ninety of the revised
statutes and in addition thereto, shall
make aft davit that the land sought
y be entered is CT the character de-
ribbed in section one of this act, ant
g lall pay the fee now required to be
>aid under the hom stead laws.
Sec, 3. That any homestead entry
nan Of lands of the character herein
escribed, upon which final proof has
ot been made shall have the right
enter public lands subject to the
PROVISIONS of this act, contiguous tc
, mis- former entry which shall not. to
2 geth T with the original entry exceed
t>rce hundred and tweny acres, ant
c esidCace upon and cultivation of The
riA'ral entry shall be deemed resi-
+ lonce up2n and cultivation of the ad
! lltional entry
Sec, A. That at the time of maxim.
e f,Gal rrcofs as provided in section
S aty-two hundred and ninety-one o
ha RVS statutes the entryman. .un
- this ast shall. in addition to tn
& proofs and affidavits required unde
thssl ction, prove by two credibl
Q witnesses that at | asst one-eighth 0
le area embraced in this entry wa
d, continuously cultivated to agriculture
rops other than native grasses be
n ginning with the second year of entr
l. md that at least one-fourth of tn
'rCa embraced in the entry wa
d so continuously cultivated begin
ir ling with the third year of the entry
y See, ). That nothing herein con
aimed shall be held to affect tn
!, right cf qualified enrymen to max
homestead entry in the states name
.a I svciion one OF this act under n
provisions ct section twsnty.one hun
II I'd ard eishty-nine q the revise
ate,cs, ha. 40 y rsoR who has mad
.r entry uns'er this cat shall BE- entitle
- mtke homesg "A entry na1er n
rata.ees q satd section. and 40 q
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