Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-25

Vile Saturday night. sunday aud to-
day. due To the restoration of the
lands south Of the Third standard and
under the High Line canal. The meth
cd followed was the one which prob
lily WAS best designed To give univer-
sal satisfaction.
fae lands in question had been with
drawn under the prcteNt that they
would be taken under the Laguna pro-
jeet but many an effort had been
made to file ON the lands. nearly all
applications being rejected
Instead of notification Of the res
toratiou being sent through the Los
Angeles land office to make the first
announcement, notices were sent direct
to the land claimants. who were thus
given prior opportunity To settle" on
the lands. For homestead purposes
all that WAS necessary was to be on
the land at midnight last night, when
the restoration became effective.
The order is dated at Washington.
October 10, 1915. and is directed to
the register and receiver at Los An
geles, advance copies being sent to
the land claimants. 1t says i'm part:
You are hereby advised and in
strueted that the departmental orders
of January 81. 1903: April ;. 1909: April
9. 1909, and April 5, 1910, are revoked
i'm 50 far as they affect the first and
second forms of Withdrawals, in con
ncetion with the Yuma project, in pur-
suance of the Act of June II, 1902
(32 stat, 1881, of the hereinafter de
scribed lands, containing an area of
40, 401.96 acres.
You will be governed relative to the
disposition OF said restored lands by
the Circular No. 81, of May "a. 1914
ti3 l.. d.. 25D, and by the instruc-
tions hereinafter given.
The following described lands con
tanning 7S05.21 acres. will. unless they
come within the provisions of the Act
of March ,, 1909 C35 stat, 779), be sub
ject to settlement under the home
stead laws of the United States on and
from October %, 1915, and to entry,
selection or disposition under the pub
lie land laws of the United States
applicable thereto on January IS, 1916,
at . Il. m, al the United states Land
office at Los Angeles, California.
AL pending claims to any lands
herein described not specifically dis
posed of by this letter are hereby re
jected and the cases are hereby closed.
You Will note the closing of such cases
upon the records OF your office"
This list includes:
r. 13 $, K. 10 Z; 1888 acres.
r. II s. L. Is L; 222.73 acres.
T. Il s, K. 1G e; 1,335.3o acres.
T. II S. r. 16 E.; 3.iG7.35 acres
1
T. 1G s, II. 1G T.. 5647S acres.
r. II $, K. 1G T.. 1919 acres.
Then follows a list of lands en-
bracng 39125.25 acres in existing en-
tries or patented not subject to en-
try.
There are q cases dealt with sep
aratelY as follows:
Lands covered by pending applica-
tions not subject 10 settlement or en-
fry by others than the applicants:
"Description Of 2.471.4O acres sub
ject to disposition under pending ap-
plications, and list of such applica-
tions.
THE hereinafter described lands,
2471.I0 acres, and the ap-
plications mentioned. 81 in number. are
subject to the directions hereinafter
given.
Each of the said mentioned appli-
cations lis hereby reinstated either for
the whole or a part of the lands ap-
piled for under the application. if said
application has been rejected. and the
applications are all herewith trans
mttted to YOU.
you viii Immediately upon the re-
ceipt Of this letter notify each and
every one of the applicants mentioned
by registered mail addressed to the
postoffcc address of record, that he
or she is allowed thirty C30) days from
the receipt of such notice within which
TO show by competent evidence his or
her present qualifications to make an
entry If The kind for which he or she
has filed application and within which
to make payment Of all amounts. If
any. due, I'm connection with the land
involved. If. within the time allowed
the requirements "a such notice are
complied with. YOU will proceed to al
low the application to become an en-
try for the lands to which it is by
This letter restricted. if no objection
is found in your office.
ct. IS s, II Il f.: area involved,
99.u7 acres. Lots Is and 49, Section %,
aud Lot, 8 and s Section SO. area
90 ~ acres for which is pending des-
ort land application No. 06021 of Ben
n. Irvine postoffice address, Brawley
said application also en-
braces and is pending for Lots 81 and
80, Section 26, and Lots 1 and 3. Sec
tion %. containing 60.S7 acres, which
lots were not withdrawn. You will
consider the application with a view
to it's allowance for all of the lots
aforesaid.
"The application No. o6o21 also in
voIved Lots 81 and 23, Section 25, and
Lots and ;. Section SO, r. IS s., II.
Is e. and Lots and 5, Section 81, T.
13 s. r. 16 e. containing 1898 acres.
mclosed herewith find copies of the
decision of the department, dated June
5. 1915. denying the motion for re-
hearing Of departmental decision, dat
ed February 26. 1915, a COPY Of which
is also inclosed, for your information
and for your files Under the said de-
cisions of the department the appli-
cation stands rejected, as to Lots 81
and 23. Section 25; Lots | and 8. Sec
ton 36. r. l. S, II. Is r., and Lots