The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-30

! tO settlement and entry under the provisions of the homestead laws ol
 the United States and the act Of
 Juno tt. 1900 GA Stct., 2S3), at the 1nited States land office at Ju- ineau, Alaska on August 16. 19l5. Any
 settler who was actuclly and In good ifaith claiming any of said lands for lagricultural purposes prior to January 1. 1906, and has not abandoned same,
 has a preference right to make a
 homestead entry for the lands actual ly occupied Said lands were listed
 upon the applications of the persons
 mentioned below who have e prefer
 ence right subject to tho prior right
 of any such settler provided such
 settler or applicant Is qualified to
 make homestead entry and the pref
 erencc right IS exercised prior to
 August DO, 1915, on which date the
 lands will be subject Go settlement
 and entry by any qualified person.
 The lands embrace a tract Of l785
 acres. described by mctes and bounds
 as follows: Beginning at a hemlock
 stake 4vX3v squace marked Hl
 and set in a mound of rock ct mean
 high tide line, whence spruce tree
 70" DBH blazed and scribed WEI,
 bears N. S5' w.. 74 links Outer end
 Of IT Mine dock bears S. 22' 30' D,
 Thence meandering along line of mean
 high tide of Kasaan Bay S. 30 30 D.,
 2 chs: thence S. 41' w., 12 chs;
 thence S, 77' W. chs; thence
 N. 46e w., chs; thence N.
 % b. 5.90 chs, Co Forest Service
 Monument; thence N 50 30' w., 4I chs, whence Rush and Brown dock bears N 64' 30' w.; thence S. S7 45' D., 18.42 chs, to the place of be-
 ginning listed upon application of Herbert Mills. Kasaan, Alaska; List 6-612. A tract of 4801 acres, de scribed by metes and bounds as iol- lows: Beginning at the southeast corner of the tract covered by List 6-970, whence Corner No. 9, Of U. S. 1 Survey bears D. 10 chs; extending thence D. 9.09 chs; thence N. 2O' 30' b.. 42.30 chs; thence w. 15 chs. ! thence s. 11' 15' w., 40.80 chs. to the place of beginning application of l Charles E. Rudy. Box l, Juneau Al-l aslSa. List 6--12S5 X tract of 33.1S | acres. described by mctes and bounds | as follows: Beginning at Corner No. ! l. hewn post marked I'll, whence Forest Service Monument (hereinaf l ter described) bears s. 72' 3O' Wo 2.S9 chs. extending thence N 8 w, 14.26 chs; thence S. 87' w., 18TH chs: thence S. 50 w.. T57 chs. thence S. 61e D., 2.09 chs; thence | S. 1io D., 1212 chs; thence s. 74' 80' E., S.71 chs. thence N. 1' 30' D., | 12.12 chs; thence s. 39' S0' D., 8.68 | chs; thence N. S7e D.. 5.46 chs, to | place of beginning. Forest Service Monument consists of a boulder 20" the head of Taku Harbor near mean high tide line, about chs. west Of the creek. F.S.M. cut on the rock whence the outer point OF the east aide of the harbor bears s. 19' w, listed upon application of Paul G. Riffel. TaSu Harbor Alaska List 5-1f04. A tract of S.S5 acres de- scribed by metes and bounds as fol- Iows Beginning at Corner No ]. Forest Service Monument (hereinai- ter described) bears s. 43' 30' w. l35 chs; extending thence N 73 l5' D.. l5.40 chs: thence S. 26s w., 12.79 l chs; thence N. 7T9 w.. I.9S chs; thence N. 16o D., 2.9O chs; thence N. S2s 30' w., Q chs; thence S. 22' w., 2lS3 chs; thence N. 7O' 30 w. 1925 chs; thence N. 8 w, f.O5 chso .o Che place or beginning. Bcrest Ser vice Monument consists of : boulder iSrx86rx86" above ground situated at nigh tide line. marked F.S.MH, r tho steeple of The Rake ] church bears N 53e 45' w., and il .he west end of Graveyard Island r pears N. 47o 90 D. Listed upon ap- Dlication of c. r. Stedman Fake, Al. lska: List 6--14S7 April i7 1915, 9. M. BRUCE. Assistant Commission IT of the General Land O2,ice
 June 16. 23, 30, Jaly 2.