The Alaska daily empire., 1914-07-02
LIsts s-544 -551, .55% -5s5.
 4-354a RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST.

Notice is hereby given that the
 ands 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 or
 the United States and the act or June | II, 1906 (34 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. f ing any of said lands for agricultural
 purposes prior to January 1, 1906, and has not abandoned same, has pref erence right to make Q homestead entry for the lands actually occupied. Said lands were listed upon the appn- cations of the persons mentioned be- | low. who have a preference right sub. feet to the prior right of any such set tier, provided such settler or apph-
 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 49.67 acres, described by metes and bounds as follows: Begin hing at corner No. l, sawed spruce
 stake triangular in shape, scribed H. 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. of the U. ;. Official Survey No. 9S1 bears N. 3
 chains and w. 20 chains; extending thence N. S7o E. 20 chains; thence N. S4o E. 20 chains; thence N. 5 chains: thence N. 75' 30' 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
 notes and bounds as follows: Begin- ming at corner No. l, hard rock To- cated at mean high tide line on north. west shore of Wards Cove an arm or Tongass Narrows, chisled F. $. M.; extending thence by meanders along mean high tide line s. 76' E. 10 chains, V. 59o 30' E. 2 chains, N. 46' 10. l2 chains, N. 2S0 E. chains, N. 56' E. ' chains. and S. 3S0 E. 3 chains to cor ner No. 2; thence N. 30 chains; thence
 s. 43O w. 3S chains; thence s. 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 S4.lO acres described by metes and pounds as follows: Beginning at corner No' l, a white granite rock marked H. anu set in mound of rock located at mean high tide line, whence the west end or the Suudum Island bears s. 7S' S0 w, and the east end of Bush Island hears s. 14o w., and Forest Service Monument bears N. 29' 30' W. 3O.5O chains; extending thence by meanders along the mean high tide line of Endi- colt Arm S. 300. 10' B. chains, s. 4' 30' D. 4 chains, s. 540 30' E chains, N. 67o B. 10 chains, s. 440 E. 2.56 chains, and S. 470 B. 12.44 chains to corner No. 9; thence N. 19' 5 E. 174S chains; thence s. S5' W. 1860 chains; thence N. 550 W. 17.32 chains; thence S. 190 8 W. 5.S0 chains to corner No. 1. 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. l, hemlocK stake, whence the Forest Service Mon ument bears N. 630 50' w 11.17 chains, the west end of Sundum Island bears S. 660 S0' w., and house of August Beck bears N. 60 45' D.; extending thence by meanders along the mean high tide line of Endicott Arm N. 5S' W. 1O.7S chains, N. 32' w. 4.90 chains, N. l6o 1O' w. 3.39 chains, s. 67' 10' W. CAT chains, S. 11' 50' W. 4.S1 chains, S. S0o 4O W. 6S6 chains, and S. 710 W. 2.26 chains to corner No. 9; thence N. 5.3S chains; thence N. 71' 30' E. 5.01 chains; thence N. il chains; thence B. S2 chains; thence S. 19' 45' w. 24.9O chains to corner No. l, the place of beginning. Said tract was listed upon the application of August Beck, of Sumdum, Alaska; List 6-565, May q, 1914-C. M. BRUCE, Assist ant Commissioner of the General Land ofice.