Gunnison news-champion., 1916-12-29

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greatest step in advance for settlement
and development Of our mountain region
which has ever been taken. News
Champion predicts that It will mean q
hundred new settlers in the vicinity Of
Gunnison. and then We will seek other
means to remedy the defects Of this
half loaf" which is better than moth
ing.
An act "a. r. l0D to provide for
stock-raising homestsads. and for other
purposes.
Be 4 snactsd, etc.,, That from and
after the passage Of this set It shall b
lawful for any person qualified 10 make
entry under the homestead laws Of the
United States 70 make . stock raising
homestead entry for not exceeding 640
acres Of unappropriatad unrssssvsd
public land in reasonably compact form:
Providsd, Aesssssv. That ths lad %
entered shall thssstASfege heys hesad d.
ignatsd ~ As sscrstasy Of IL Inlse-
ior - ''stsek-rsising iands."
SEC. Z That the Sserstasy Of ths
Intsrior Il hsrsby authoeissd. On sp-
plication or otherwise, 10 designate =
stock raising lands sdhjset 3 entry
under this act lands the surface Of
which 10, in his opinion. chiefly valu-
able for grazing and raising forage
crops, do not contain merchantabls tim-
Der. are not susceptible Of irrigation
from any known source Of watsr sup
ply, and axs Of such ehafaetse that 60
acres are reasonably required for the
support Of . family: Provided, That
where any persoo qualified to. make
original OF sditionai entry under ths
provisions Of this sct shall make appli-
cation 70 enter any unsppropFiatsd pub
lie land which hes not bsen dssigpstsd
- subject 70 entry (providsd said ap-
plication b accompanied and suppostsd
By properly eorrobosstsd alhdayit Of
tie applicant In duplicate showing pri.
ma fscis that tbs land spplisd for y Of
the charsetsr contsmpisssd b tbis aet).
such application, together With ths
regular fsss and eommissioas, shall b
received By tie register snd rsesivsr Of
ths land distsict in which said land b
located and suspsndsd until Il shall
have bssn determined By The Secretary
of ths Intsrior whether said land b
actually Of that character. That dur.
ing such suspension The Land described
b the application shall not bs disposed
Of; and IL the said land shsll be dssig-
mated under this act then sueh appli-
ca.ion shall BE- allowed; othsrviss It
shall BE- rejected, subject to appeal;
but no right 70 occupy such lands shall
b scquirsd BY reason Of said applica-
tioa until said lands have besn dssig-
mated % stock-rsising lands.
SEC. B That any qualified home
stead entryman may make entry under
the homestead laws Of lands 20 desig-
mated BY the Secretary Of The Intsrior.
according 70 legal Subdivisions, in areas
not exceeding 6l0 scres, and in compact
fosm so far ~ may be subject to the
provisions Of this act, and secure title
thereto by compliance with the terms
Of the homestead laws: Provided, That
. former Homestead entry Of land Of
tie character described in section 2
hereof shall not be . bar to the entry
Of tract within The rDdius Of 70 miles
from such former entry under The pro-
visions Of this aet, subject 70 the re-
quirements Of law q to resideuee and
improvements, which, tdkether with
The former entry. shall not exceed 60
acres: PROVIDED further, That ths en-
tryman shall b required 70 enter Ill
contiguous areas - the character here
n described, oKsn to sntry prior 70 ths
entry Of sny noncontiguous land: Fro
vidsd further, That instead Of eultiva-
tion = required BY tbs homestead laws