East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-05
j. S. LAND OFFICE
ANSWERS INQUIRIES
ON O-C. LAND GRANT
LIST or TOWNSHIPS AND RANGES
or COUNTIES IN ROSEBCRG
DIST. SENT ON REQUEST.

this office, relative to the Oregon &
California railroad grant lands,
A list Of these lands, by township
and range in the several counties with
in the Roseburg land district, will be
mailed to any one requesting such list
for any particular county, or the lists
for the entire district will be sent, IL
desired.
Based on the list of lands given in
the decree of the court, the approx
mate acreage of unsold railroad lands
in the several counties of this district,
at the time the suit was instituted, was
as follows:
Lincoln, 1910; Benton, ems; Linn,
1890; Lane, S0O,11O; Douglas, 6OI-
$50; Coos 1OO,62O; Curry, S4OO; Jo-
sephine, 179,46O; jackson. 444,560;
klamath, 1S,440. Total, 1,6sO,S26.
In addition to the above lands there
are other railroad lands in several Of
the counties named, that at the time
the suit was instituted were unoer-
list given in the suit, but coming as
we'll under the decree.
This office has no map for distribu
tion, but will furnish township plats
showing location of all vacant land
and unsold railroad land. at Sl.O0 per
township. In ordering township plats,
both the range and township number
must be given, and remittance should
be made by certified check or U. $.
postal money order, payable TO r, Il.
| Turner. receiver, Personal checks
may not be received in payment.
This office is not at present in a
position to give advice as to the char
acter of the land in any locality, and
can not attempt TO advise any one in
this regard.
| The act of Congress approved June
9, 1915. which revests title to these un-
sold railroad lands in the United
States, provided that the lands shall
first be classified in the field as: "a
power site lands; (2) timber lands
| (3) agricultural lands. Power site
lands are withheld from entry sub
iect to present and future legislation;
timber lands are such lands having
| 100000 or more feet of timber to the
40-acre subdivision. agricultural lands
/ include all lands not classified as
| power site and timber. Agricultural
and timber lands are subject to miner
al exploitation and entry under exist
ing mineral land laws, except that
title to the timber thereon may not be
acquired by mineral entry.
The timber on the timber lands will
be sold for cash, under some plan Of
competitive bidding to be later deter
mined by the Secretary of Interior.
While the timber may be placed on
sale in large bodies, yet the plan of
sale will provide that any legal subdi'
vision may on application of a quail
fled purchaser be offered for sale
separately before being included in
larger unit For timber thus pur'
chased a reasonable time will be giver
for its removal, after which the lanC
! becomes open to entry under thu
homestead laws. Patent will be is
l sued for the timber alone and sucl
D timber will be subject to the taxin'
n power of the state.
: The lands classified as agriculture
= will become open to entry under tn
n general provisions of the homestea
law, with certain notifications reia
tive to cultivation, and open to cntr
III accordance with the act of Sci
4 tember 80, 1913, which states tha
u The president may provide for tn
n. opening of lands by settlement in &C
a. a, vance of entry, by drawing, or
na some such method as he may dee1
IL advisable" under such regulations ;
70 may be promulgated by the Secretal
fy of the Interior within the scope of II
y act. The opening of the railroa
20 lands will follow some such gener
"a plan as given in said act. In addltiC
1s to the usual homestead fees and con
oI missions, so cents per acre must
"A paid for the land when entry is alloy
ed, and $500 sper acre at the time
making proof. Communication pro
u; will not apply to these lands, nor "
J patent be issued until entryman h
S resided upon and cultivated the lal
al which must be made within five yea
II from date Of entry The area I
Fl quired for cultivation shall be su
81 as to satisfy the Secretary Of Interi
II that the entry was made in good fai
II for the purpose of settlement. Or
81 persons qualified to enter land und
II the homestead law may enter Il
S railroad land. Exception Is made
81 such persons who are otherwise qua
81 fled, but who have exercised tn
IL homestead right and who since L
81 cember /, 1913. have resided upon t
81 land. To such persons, preferer
Il right is also given, and such pers
u may also enter the subdivision havi
more than 100000 feet of timber,
n which his improvements are locat
I'll The work of classification Of th'
lands in the field, was begun Aug
GI 1, 1915, in Jackson and Joseph
n counties. The classification will pl
ceed north and will probably be co
81 pleted some time in 1917. While
I'll definite information may be given
81 to when any Of these lands will
81 thrown open to entry, yet it is sta
al en- the authority of those havi
Nl charge Of the work of classificat
GI that certain bodies Of land in Jacks
E or Josephine county may be opeI
NI for entry some time the latter part
Nl this year. At this time no more dC
l mite information may be given out
al regard thereto.