Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-05-20
ARE THROWN OPEN
FOR SETTLEMENT
LANDS WITHDRAWN FOR IRRI--
CATION ARE THROWN OPEN
THOUSANDS OF ACRES

The General Land Office at Wash
ington has issued an order restoring
to entry practically all the land with
drawn in this section of the state for
Irrigation purposes under this and
the Buford- Trenton projects. This
amounts to several thousand acres and
will be open for settlement on the 29th
of June at nine A. NJ, and will be sub
ject to filing on July Goth at nine A. M.
In order to avoid the long wait
which is usual in these openings the
land Office has decided to allow peo-
pie to offer filings at the land office
after nine A. NJ. July ninth. People
can leave their filings any time after
that hour and all such filings will be-
considered simultaneously with those
offered at nine A. M. on the morning
Of the Goth of July. Everyone in line.
at nine o'clock on the morning Of the,
Goth will have an equal show on the
filing, in other words the usual method
useless for all in line at the opening
hour will have an equal chance. OF
course anyone coming in after that
time will have to wait until all those
in line at the opening minute, and all
filings filed at the land Office after the
ninth, are considered.
Express warning is given in this
order that anyone settling on tho
lands or being on them for settlement
prior to nine o'clock on the morning.
of June Goth; exception those having
settlement rights prior to their with
drawal, will be considered as tres
passers.
The letter follows:
General Land Office Washing.
Register and Receiver,
Williston, North Dakota.
Sirs:
You are hereby advised and in
structed to appropriately note that on,
May /, 1915. the Assistant Secretary
of the Interiar vacated farmer de-
partmental orders of November %,
1904, January 20. 1905, April IA. 1908,
August 3. 1908. Auoust 10. 1908, May
21, 1909. July Z. 1909, insofar as they
affected the withdrawal under the first
and second forms, under. the Act !, of
June II 1902 (32 Stat, 1887, tor use
in connection with the Buford-T -Tren-
ton Project. North Dakota, hereinaf-
ter described lands. and by his auth
ority such of said tracts as have not
been formerly restored and are not
otherwise withdrawn, reserved, or
appropriated. or covered by existing
entry. will be subject to settlement
under the public land laws Of the
United States on and after June 20,
1915, at 9 A. NJ, and will be subject
to entry. filing, and selection, July g,
1915. at 9 A. NJ. at the United States
Land Office at Wil'iston. N. D.
You are directed to at once post in
conspicuous place in vour Office 40,
copv of this letter, inclosed herewith
he kept posted for period of at least
sixty days thereafter.
You are also directed to furnish in
formation relative to the restoration
to local newspapers as a matter OF
news, without expense to the Govern
ment.
Warning is hereby expressly given
that all persons who go uDon any OF
the lands to be restored and herenn-
der and perform anv act of settlement
thereon prior to 9 o'clc"l, A. NJ stand
ard time. June 20. 1915. or who are
on or are occppving anv part of said
lands at such hour. except those hav-
inc valid snbsisting settlement RIGHTS
initiated prior to withdrawal from
settlement and since maintained, will
be considered and dealt with as tres
~assers and will gain no rights what
ever under such unlawful settlement
or occupancv: provided however. that
nothing herein contained shall prevent
nersons from eoino upon md over
the lands to examine them with a view
TO thereafter poing upon and making
settlement thereon when the land
shall become subject thereto. in ac-
cordance with thie notice. Persons
having prior settlement rights. as:
above defined. viii he allowed to make:
entry in conformity with existing law
and regulations. Intending settlers
are also warned to ascertain the status
of the surveyed land and eet all in
formation available as to the unsur-
veyed lands bv inquiry at the local
land office before making settlement.
thereon. There lands contain no
power possibilities.
The list of lands thrown open for
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