The Alaska daily empire., 1914-06-18
Lists 6.544, -551, .554, .565.
 4-354a RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST.


 Notice is hereby given that the
 lands described below, embracing
 22S.S7 acres, within the Tongass Ma
 tional Forest, Alaska will be subject
 to settlement and entry under the provisions of the homestead laws of the United States and the act of June II. 1906 (S4 Stat, 23S), at the United
 States land office at Juneau, Alaska,
 on August 15, 1914. Any settler who
 was actually and in good faith claim.
 ing any of said lands for agricultural
 purposes prior to January l, 1906, and
 has not abandoned same, has a pref
 erence right to make homestead
 entry for the lands actually occupied.
 Said lands were listed upon the apph' cations of the persons mentioned be-
 low, who have preference right sub
 ject to the prior right of any such set
 tier, provided such settler or appli-
 cant is qualified to make homestead
 entry and the preference right is eX-
 ercised prior to August 15, 1914, on
 which date the lands will be subject
 to settlement and entry by any quail
 fled person. The lands embrace a
 tract of 1867 acres, described by
 metes and bounds as follows: Begin ming at corner No. l, a sawed spruce
 stake triangular in shape, scribed Fl.
 1 on the east side, located at mean
 high tide on the upper end of Gastin.
 eau Channel near the Mendenhall Gla-
 cier, whence corner No. 1 of the U. s.
 Official Survey No. 3S1 bears N. 3
 chains and w. 20 chains; extending
 thence N. S70 F.. 20 chains; thence
 N. S40 F. 20 chains; thence N. 5
 chains; thence N. 750 S0' w. 41.51
 chains: thence S. 20 chains to the place of beginning. Said tract was listed upon the application of Harry Smith, of Juneau, Alaska; List 6.544. A tract of 97 acres described by mctcs and bounds as follows: Begin. ming at corner No. 1, hard rock To- cated at mean high tide line on north west shore of Wards Cove an arm of Tongass Narrows, chisled F., s. M.; extending thence by meanders along mean high tide line S. 76' D. 10 chains, ". 59o 30' E. 2 chains, N. 460 E. 12 chains, N. 2So F. 2 chains, N. 560 E. 2 chains, and s. 3S0 E. chains to cor ner No. 2: thence N. 30 chains; thence s. 4So w. 35 chains; thence g. 30 chains to the place of beginning. Said tract was listed upon the application of Eugene Wacker, of Ketchikan, AL aska; List 6-551. A tract of 34.10 acres described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning at corner No. l, white granite rock marked H. and set in mound of rock located at mean high tide line, whence tue west end of the Suudum Island bears S. 730 30' w., and the cast end of Bush Island bears s. 140 w, and Forest Service Monument bears N. 29o 30' w. 30.50 chains; extending thence by meanders along the mean high tide line of Endi- colt Arm S. 30o 10' E. 6 chains, s. 40 30' E. 4 chains, s. 54' 30' F 5 chains, N. 67o E. 10 chains, S. 44' D. 2.56 chains, and s. 470 E. 12.44 chains to corner No. 2; thence N. 19' 5 E. 174S chains; thence s. S5o w. 1860 chains;
 thence N. 55o W. 17.32 chains; thence S. 190 5 w. 5.S0 chains to corner No. l, the place of beginning. Said tract was listed upon the application of D. A. Burke, of Sumdum, Alaska; List
 6-554 A tract of 4S.10 acres describ- ed by metes and bounds as follows:
 Beginning at corner No 1, hemlock stake, whence the Forest Service Mon,
 ument bears N. 5S0 50' w. 11.17 chains, the west end of Sundum Island bears s. 660 30' w., and house of August Beck bears N. 6' 45' E.; extending thence by meanders along the mean high tide line of Endicott Arm N. 530 W. 10.7S chains, N. 320 w. 4.9O chains, N. 16o 1O' W. 3.33 chains. s. 670 10' W. CAT chains, s. 110 50' w. 4.61 chains, S. S0o 40' W. CSC chains, and S. 710 W. 2.26 chains to corner No. 2; thence N 5.3S chains; thence N. 71' 30' E. 5.01 chains; thence N. II chains; thence B. S2 chains; thence S. 19' 45' W. 24.90 chains to corner No. 1, the place of beginning. Said tract was listed upon the application of August Beck, of Sumdum, Alaska; List 6-565. May 21, 1914-C. M. BRUCE, Assist ant Commissioner of the General Land Office.