Gunnison news-champion., 1916-12-29
$40 acre HOMESTEAD DILL
PASSES CONGRESS-
Continued from Firss Page.

patents issued under the provisions of
this act shall be subject To and contain
. reservation to the United States Of
all the coal and other minerals in the
lands so entered and patented. together
with the righ, to prospect for. mine
and remove the same. The coal and
other mineral deposits in such lands
shall be subject to disposal by the
United States in accordance with the
provisions of the coal and mineral land
laws in force at the time of such dis
possL Any person qualified to locate
and enter the coal or other mineral de-
posits. or having the right to mine and
remove the same under the laws Of the
United States, shall have the right at
all times to enter upon the lands enter
ed or patented, a. provided by this act,
for the purpose of prospecting for coal
or other mineral therein, provided he
shall no: injure. damages. or destroy
the permanent improvements Of the
entryman or patentee. and shall be lia-
BILE to and shall compensate the entry
man or patentee for all damages to the
crops on such lands by reason Of such
prospecting. Any person who has &C.
quired from the United States the coal
or other mineral deposits in any such
land, or the right to mine and remove
the same. may reenter and occupy 20
much of the surface thereof as may be
required for all purposes reasonably in
cident TO the mining or removal of the
coal or other minerals, first, upon Sc
curing the written consent or waiver Of
the homestead entryman or pstentee.
second, upon payment Of the damages
to crops or other tangible improvements
to the owner thereof, where agreement
may be had as to the amount thereof;
or, third. in lieu of either of the fore
going provisions, upon the execution of
good and sufficient bond or undertak-
ing to the United States for the use
and benefit of the entrymsn or owner
Of the land, to secure the payment of
such damages to the crops or tangible
improvements of the entrymsn or own
er. as may be determined and fixed in
an action brought upon the bond or un-
dertaking in a court of jurisdiction
against the principal and sureties there
on. such bond or undertaking to be in
form and in accordance with rules and
regulations prescribed by the Secretary
OF the Interior and to be filed with and
approved by the register and receiver
of the local land office of the district
wherein the land is situate. subject to
appeal to the Commissioner of the Cen
ersl Land Office: Provided, That all
patents issued for the coal or other
mineral deposits herein reserved shall
contain appropriate notstions declaring
them to be subject to the provisions of
this act with reference to the dispos-
ition, occupancy. and use Of the land
As permitted to an entryman under this
act.
SEC. 10. That lands containing water
holes or other bodies of water needed or
used by the public for watering pur.
poses shall not DE designated under this
act but may be reserved under the pro-
visions Of the act Of June 25, 1910, and
such lands heretofore or hereafter re-
served shall, while 90 reserved, be kept
and held open to the public use for such
purposes under such general rules and
regulations as the Secretary of the In
terror may prescribe: Provided, That
the Secretary may. in his discretion,
also withdraw from entry lands neces-
aary to insure access by the public to
watering places reserved hereunder ssd
needed for use in the movement uf stock
to summer and winter ranges or to ship
ping points, and may prescribe such
rules and regulations as may be neess-
sary for the proper administrators and
use of such lands: Prorided firtAsr,
That such driveways shall not Be Of
greater number or width than shall be
clearly necessary for the purpose pro-
posed and in no event shall be more than
l mile in width for driveway less than
20 miles in length, not more than 2 miles
in width for driveways over 20 miles and
not more than IS miles in length and
not over miles in width for driveways
over IS miles in length: Provided fur
ther. That all stock so transported over
such driveways shall be moved an aver
age Of not less than miles per day for
sheep and goats and an average of not
less than 6 miles per day for cattle and
horses.
SEC. II. That the Secretary Of the
Interior is hereby authorized to make
all necessary rules and regulations in
harmony with the provisions and pur-
poses of the act for the purpose of car
rying the same into effect.
Salida Mail:-Joe Ferris of F. A. Fer
ris & Son, grocers, and Matthew Kin