American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-05-27
ENLARGED
HOMESTEADS

Circular Issued by the Commissioner
OF the General Land Office Affect.
Ing Enlarged Homestead Entries.
Circular No. 400 Of the General Land
Office addressed to the Register and
Receiver. should be read by all those
desiring to avail themselves of the
benefits OF the enlarged homestead act
prepared by Congressman Addison T
Smith, Of Idaho. and approved March
4, 1915. The urgent necessity for this
publicity is evinced by the fact that
more than 125 entries under the law
are suspended in the United States
Land Office in HALEY, and will be re-
jected unless entries comply with all
requirements OF the law:
Registers and Receivers.
Sirs: Section l OF the act of Con-
gress approved March 4. 1915, (public
No. 299), copy of which is appended
confers a preference right OF entry
under sections ! TO 8. or under sec
ton g. of either OF the enlarged home
stead acts. upon a qualified person
pursuant to whose petition land is
designated as subject thereto. These
instructions are explanatory of the
act and OF the procedure required for
its execution.
? The act applies TO cases where
he party Is seeking to make an or
iginal entry and to all cases where
he seeks to make additional entry. re-
CARELESS Of the question whether proof
has or has not been already submit
ted on his original fling
II does not effect the right OF n
person or persons Interested IN desfg-
nation OF land 70 forward 10 the Direc-
tor Of the United States Geographical
Survey or to the Secretary Of the In
terror a petition therefor.
3. (al Where a preference right
under the act Is sought there must be
filed al the proper local land office
the usual application for entry. origi-
nal or additional, as the ease may be,
executed by the applicant and two
Witnesses. and the Zee and commission
must then be paid. 1t must be accom-
panied by the applicants affidavit. ex-
ecuted In duplicate and c~orroborated
by at least two Witnesses. setting forth
the character OF the land involved
both tracts. IL additional entry is
sought.
(bD This affidavit which will be en-
titled Petition for Designation" must
give the name and postoffice address
OF the applicant and a description by
legal subdivisions OF all the land in
VOWED; in case OF additional appli-
cations II should give the serial num-
Der Tor numbersJ OF the old claim.
(c) In cas OF applications for en-
try under sections l TO 5. commonly
known as the general provisions. of
the enlarged homestead act, the affi-
davit should set forth fully the con
ditions governing the irrigability OF
the land. II any part or parts thereof
are irrigated, their location, area,
source OF water supply and other
pertinent facts should be stated. II
any part or parts thereof are under
constructed or proposed irrigation
bitches or canals. or adjacent thereto.
the relation OF the lands TO the same
and the reasons for the applicants
belief hat the lands are not irrigable
therefrom should be explained. The
relation OF the tract to surface streams
or springs rising on or flowing across
them or In the vicinity should be in
dicated. II such sources OF water sup
ply are inadequate for the irrigation
OF the applicants lands or are not
available to him, full particulars
should be given.
The location and depth OF wells. ell
ovation OF water plane relative to
the surface and other pertinent facts
which Will disclose the quantity and
quality OF the water supply. obtain
able from either ordinary or artesian
wells on the land. should be given
II there are no wells thereon, such
information should be furnished MS to
any other wells In that vicinity and
the possibility Of irrigating the tract
involved from underground sources
should be fully discussed. II any at
tempts have been made to irrigate
and reclaim the tract. or II Il has been
included In q desert land entry, the
reasons for lack of success should be
stated.
The affidavit should be supplement-
ed by n map or diagram In cases
where the facts may be advantageous
ly presented thereby.
I'D In cases OF applications for n
try under section s OF the enlarged
homestead acts. APPLICABLE to Utah
and Idaho. the affidavit should give
information regarding the possibility
OF securing on the land a supply OF
water suitable for domestic use. II
there are on the tract or In its i'm
mediate vicinity. springs or streams