The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1915-06-29
Lists 6-llS9. -II9O.-149l,- l492.
TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN
NATIONAL FOREST.

NATIONAL FOREST.
Al Office is hereby given that the lands de-
~ scribod below, embracing 639.54 acres
within the Chugach National Forest Alaska,
will be subject 10 settlement and entry under
the provisions of the homestead laws Oh the
United States and the act Of June II, 1906
ga Stat 233), at the United States land OF
fee at Juneau, Alaska, on August l6, 1910
Any settler who was actually and in good
faith claiming any OF said lands for Rgricul-
tural purposes prior 20 January /, lVOo' ana
has not abandoned same, has preference
right TO make a homcstel entry for the LANDS
actually occupied. Said lands were listed up-
on the applications Of the persons mentioned
below, who have preference right subject %
the prior right of any such settler, provided
such settler applicant 10 Qualihed TO make
homestead entry and the preference right -
exercised prior 10 August l6, 1915. on which
date the lands will be subject TO settlement
and entry by any qualified person. The lands
embrace tract described by meees and bounds
as follows: Beginning at Corner No. 1, tdent-
cal with Forest Service Monument (herein-
after described) extending thence +. 40 chs. {;
thence S. 10 deg. W., $3.50 chs; thence w.
1925 chs. thence N. deg. W., $500 chs,
to the place Of beginning except a strip VI
land 90 links wide described as follows: BE-
ginning 10 chains east of Corner NJ. 1 on
north boundary whence the southwest corner
Ferrin's house bears N. 81 deg. h., l34o chs. .
extending thence s. deg. f., 48.iS chs. (;
thence 5. deg b., 100 chs, TO point on
south boundary chs east Of Corner No. d
the net area being l59.S5 acres. Forest Ser
vice Monument consists Of post marked +.
y NJ. H-l situated on right bank of Resur-
rection Creek approximately $ miles from
mouth and the town of Hope. Alaska, on edge
OF gravel bench 75 feet above creek, Mountain
peak on west side OF Resurrection Valley
bears N. SO deg. W.. and Mountain peak On
east side of Resurrection Valley bears >. II
deg 80 min r.. Listed upon application oil
j. A. Mathison. Hope, Alaska; List 6-l4S9, a
tract of land described by metes and bounds as
follows: Beginning at Corner No. ident-
cal with Forest Service Monument hereinafter
described: extending thence +. 40 chs. thence
n 1850 chs: thence W. 40 chs. thence b
1850 chs: TO the place of beginning. except
a strip Of land 90 links wide described as fol
lows: Beginning at point on the south
boundary 10 chains east OF Corner NO j.
whence the southwest corner Of Ferrins house
bears n. 81 deg. b., l34S chs; extending
thence n. 8 deg. W., 2972 chs; thence N 10
deg. W., 5.72 chs: thence N. deg. 80 MIN
r., LAP chs. thence N. 81 deg. W. chs (;
thence N. % deg. T., l.50 chs, TO intersection
with north boundary at point O.O6 chains
east of corner No. 4, the net area being 1898
acres. Forest Service Monument consists OF a
post marked +. S. M. H-l, situated on the
right hank Of Resurrection Greek approx
mately miles from the mouth and the Town
of Hope, Alaska, on edge OF gravel bench 40
feet above creek, Mountain peak on west side
of Resurrection Valley bears n. SO deg. W.,
and Mountain peak east side Of Resurrect-
ion Valley bears S. III deg. 80 min. b. List
ed upon application of A. b. Ferrin, OF Hope
Alaska; List 6-l49O tract Of 100 acres,
described by metes and bounds as follows: Be
ginning at Corner No. i, a post marked H-l
set in ground on tide fat, north shore Kache-
max Bay, whence Forest Service Monument
hereinafter described) bears n. 90 deg. h.,
10 chs: extending thence N. 90 deg b., 81
chains. thence N. 81 deg. w. 1926 chs. thence
N. 2S deg. f., 1926 chs. thence n. "a deg.
80 min. w., 1915 chs. thence N. ~ deg. W.
lI6O chs. thence $. 90 deg. W., 9 chs, thence
$. 48 deg r.. 1850 chs; thence 5. SO deg. W.
24.25 chs: thence S. 81 deg W., 1880 chs.
thence S. deg. W.. SIS chs. thence S. Ss
deg f., 80 so chs. ; TO the place Of beginning.
Forest Service Monument consists of "a post
marked +. S. NJ. II. situated at extreme high
tide line on north shore of Kachemak Bay, 4
chains west of the right bank of Fox Greek at
the mouth, whence highest point IN forks OF
Fox Greek bears N deg. 80 min. r. and
center of small island in mouth Of Bradley
River bears N. So deg +. Listed upon APP
plication of James Faldoreau. Seldovia, Alas
ka; List 6-l49l. tract of land described by
metes and bounds as follows: Beginning at
Corner No 1. a post marked H-l, situated on
the east side Of the town of Hope. whence the
Forest Service Monument hereinafter describ-
ed bears N. 40 deg. 30 min. E., 346O chs. /;
extending thence S. 2.60 chs; thence N. SS
deg E., 1903 chs. thence s. $3.50 chs. thence
f.. 292O chs. thence N. $3.50 chs. thence w.
80 20 chs, to the place Of beginning, except a
strip Of land 90 links wide described as fol-
lows: Beginning on the west boundary at a
point ll.44 chs. south of Corner No. 3; ex-
tending thence % links on each side of a line
running s. Ga deg. f., chs. thence S. 81
deg E, 8.75 chs. thence s. deg T., $50
chs. thence S. 10 deg e.. 7.6O chs. thence s.
55 deg. h., 3.75 chs, thence s. 10 deg. W.,
400 chs. thence S. % deg. W., 1926 chs. /;
thence S. 19 deg. f.. chs. thence S deg.
W., 1.50 chs. to the place where the end OF
the strip closes on the southern boundary of
the tract, the net area being 1876 acres. list
ed upon application Of II. II. Clark Hone.
Alaska List 6-1492 April II, 1915. @. M.
BRUCE, Assistant Commissioner of the Gem
eral Land Office.
Date Of last publication July z, 1915.