Semi-weekly herald., 1914-08-27
WITHDRAWN LANDS NOW
OPEN FOR SETTLEMENT

OPEN FOR SETTLEME ENI
The local U. S. land office furnishes
The Herald with the following with
drawal notice. These lands will be
subject to settlement at o'clock a.
m. on September 10, 1914, and open
ed to entry, selection and disposition
at 8 O'Clock a. M, October II, 1914,
in the United States land office, Du-
range, Colo.
Colorado Withdrawal List No. 81 un-
der the Act of March 10, 1914. Re-
| storation.
Register and Receiver,
Durango, Colorado.
Sirs:
On February 5, 1918, the depart
ment withdrew under the act of
March 15, 1910 (36 Stat, 237), 254,-
55O.s3 acres of land in Townships 81,
38, 80 and 40 north, range 18 west;
townships SO, 81, 38 and 80 north,
ranges 10 and 20 west, and town
ships 40 and Al north, ranges 10 and
20 west, more particularly described
| in Colorado withdrawal list No. 81.
The time limited under the act of
March 15, 1910, having expired, it is
hereby ordered and directed that all
the lands embraced in said withdraw
al, which are not otherwise withdrawn
or reserved, be, and the same are,
hereby restored to the public domain,
to become and be subject to settle
ment with view to entry under the
homestead and desert land laws at 8
o'clock a. m. on the 28th day sue
ceeding the date of receipt thereof,
and to other forms of entry, selection
and disposition at o'clock a. m. on
the fifty-sixth day succeeding the date
of receipt hereof.
| If the dates on which the lands
become subject to settlement or en-
try fall on legal holiday, the lands
shall become subject to such settle
ment or entry on the first business
day thereafter.
This restoration is made in accord
ance with the provisions Of the act
of September 80, 1918 (3S Stat. 113)
and of departmental regulations Of
June II, 1914, circular 1874 Of July
3, 1914 (43 L. d., amending Sec.
10 of regulations under said act of
March 10, 1910 (3s L. D., 5s0), and
also in accordance with Circular No.
1924 of May 20, 1914 (43 L. d., in SO
far as the last named circular may
apply.
You will observe that by this re-
storation no other change in the
status of the land is effected and
that no other withdrawal or reser-
walton is hereby terminated.
Warning is hereby expressly given
that no person will be permitted to
gain or exercise any rights whatever
under any settlement begun prior to
the date of settlement fixed herein
and subsequent to the reservation Of
the tracts involved, and all such set
tlement or occupation is forbidden,
and those settling in violation hereof
are liable to be elected. Intending
settlers are also warned to ascertain
the status of the surveyed lands by
inquiry at the local land office before
making settlement thereon. Persons
having valid subsisting rights initial
ed prior to the reservation and who
have maintained the same will be al
lowed to complete such rights in ac-
cordance with existing laws and regu-
lations.
Upon receipt of this restoration or
der you will at once make proper no.
tation on your records and post a
copy, together with copy Of said
list, in prominent place in your Of
flee for public inspection. Also ad-
wise the newspapers published in Du-
range and in the immediate vicinity
of the land, if any there be, in or
der that should they SO desire they
may publish notice hereof as mat
ter Of news without expense to the
government. Also transmit the en-
closed copy to the state.
You will promptly report the date
Of receipt and notation hercc., and
advise whether or not any applica-
tior under Sec. 4 Of the act Of August
1s, 1894 (3S Stat, 872-422), has been
filed for the lands in this list.
Very respectfully,
~ '''e. COMMISSIONER.
Approved: Aug. II, 1914,