The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-05-07
NEW RULES ON
LAND FILINGS
Regulations Regarding Act Am.
ended by Department.
WILL AID MANY SETTLERS
Much Data Required as to Character
of Land. New Ruling Affects
RestOratiOns.

Rules and regulations to put into
effect the enlarged homestead act as
at the last session of con-
gress, have been received at the local
land Office from Clay Tallman, COM
missioner. Only a limited number
of copies have been received, and the
demand for them has been much
greater than the supply. The re,u-
lations, which are of interest to all
homesteaders and prospective home
steaders are as follows:
"Section of the act of congress ap-
proved March 4th, 1915 public, No.
299), confers preference right of
entry under sections / to 5, or under
section 6, of either of the enlarged
homestead acts, upon qualified per-
son pursuant to whose petition land
is designated subject thereto. These
instructions are explanatory of the
act and of the procedure prescribed
for it's execution.
"2. The act applies to cases where
the party is seeking to make an or
iginal entry and to all cases where he
seeks to make additional entry, re-
gardless of the question whether proof
has or has not been already submit
ted on his original filing.
ut does not affect the right of any
person or persons interested in des-
ignation of land to forward to the di-
rector of the United States geological
survey or to the secretary of the in
terror a petition therefor.
"3. (a) Where preference right
under the act is sought there must be
filed at the proper local land Office
the usual application for entry,
original or additional, as the case
may be, executed by the applicant and
two witnesses, and the fee and COM
missions must be then paid; it must
be accompanied by the applicants at
tidavit, executed in duplicate and cor
roborated by at least two witnesses,
setting forth the character of the land
involved-both tracts, if additional
entry is sought.
"(b) This affidavit, which will be
entitled "Petition for Designation,
must give the name and posto:lice ad-
dress of the applicant and 4 descrip-
ton by legal subdivision of all the
land involved! in case of additional
applications it should give the serial
number (or numbers) of The old claim.
Full Data Required.
"(c) In case of applications for en-
try under sections l to 5, commonly
known as the general provisions, of
the enlarged homestead act, the afti-
davit, should set forth fully the con
ditions governing the irrigability Of
the land. If any part or parts there
of are irrigated, their location, area,
source of water supply, and other
pertinent facts should be stated. If
any part or parts thereof are under
constructed or proposed irrigation
bitches or canals, or adjacent thereto.
the relation of the lands to same and
the easons for applicants belief that
the lands are not irrigable therefron1
should be explained. The relation of
the tract to surface streams or springs
rising on or flowing across them OF
in their vicinity should be indicated
If such sources of water supply are
Inadequate for the irrigation of the
applicants lands, or are not avail
able to him, full particulars should
be given.
"The location and depth of wells
elevation of water plane relative tc
the surface, and other pertinent facts
which will disclose the quantity anc
quality of the water supply, obtain
able from either ordinary or artesiar
wells on the land, should be given. Il
there are no wells thereon such in
formation should be furnished as tt
any other wells in that vicinity, ant
the possibility of irrigating the tract
involved from underground source:
should be fully discussed. If any at
tempts have been made to irrigate ant
reclaim the tract, or if it has been in
cluded in desert-land entry, the rea
sons for lack of success should bt
stated.
"The affidavit should be supple
mented by map or diagram in cases
where the facts may be advantage
ously presented thereby.
"(d) In cases of applications for en-
try under section 6 of the enlarged
homestead acts, applicable to Utah
and Idaho, the affidavit should giv'