The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-08-02
Salmon Lands Are
Restored to Settlers
OfficinI Notice OF REIMBURSEMENT OF
Acceptance OF REIMBURSEMENT Issu-
ed BY The Government


Some time ago notice was given
that the state had relinquished GER
tain lands on the Salmon tract which
had therefore been under the Twin
Falls Salmon River project segregra-
ton. A description of such lands,
with their acceptance by the govern
ment was made public this week by
Ben r. Gray, register of the HALEY
land office. in the following state
ment:
On April 10, 1908, the department
approved Idaho Segregation list No.
IA (Hailey O7514), under the Carey
Act, involving 127707.2 % acres of land
in T. II s., r. Ia e.; rs. IL, II and IA,
s., r. Is E.; rs. IL, u, Is and IA s.,
r. 16 e., and rs. II and II S., Rs II
and Is E., to be reclaimed under the
Twin Falls Salmon River project. The
said list has since been reduced by
cancellation to 904SS.57 acres.
On December &c, 1916, the State
filed its duly executed REIMBURSEMENT
for the following lands:
SEA Sec. IL; all of Sec. IA; EM
and SWA Sec. Is; all of Secs. %, 23,
&c, q and 35, r. II s., r. IA e.; all
of Secs. 3, 6, s, 8, q and %; Sh NWA
and SWA Sec. %; VIZ Sec. 27; WE,
Sh NEA and seq Sec. "a, T. IL s.,
X. Is E.; SWA NWA, VIZ SWA
Sec. 4; VIZ NWA and SEA NWM
Sec. 8, T. IA s., r 16 E., b.. M.
Said REIMBURSEMENT is hereby ac-
cepted and it is ordered and directed
that all of the above described lands
which are not otherwise withdrawn or
reserved be, and the same are hereby
restored to the public domain sub
jects to all prior, valid, lawful rights
and to become and be subject to entry
under the homestead laws only at 9
a. M, on the first day of October,
1917, and to settlement and other
forms of entry, selection and location
at 9 a. m. on the Sth day of October,
1917.
II the date on which the lands be-
come subject to entry falls on a legal
holiday, the lands shall become sub
ject to entry on the first business day
thereafter.
This restoration is made in accord
ance with the provision of the act OF
September 80, 1913 (3S Stat, 11S), and
of departmental regulations of May II,
1917, amending the regulations of
June II, 1914, Circular No "a of July
3, 1914 (43 l.. ID. 2S1.)
You will observe that by this res
toration no other change in the status
of the land is effected and that no
other withdrawal or reservation is
thereby terminated. Warning is here
by given that no settlement initiated
prior to October s, 1917, the seventh
day after the date on which the land
becomes subject to entry as herein
specified will be recognized but al
persons who GO upon any of the lands
TO be restored hereafter and perform
any act of settlement thereon priOl
to 8 a. m, standard time on the Stl
day of October, 1917, who are on o
are occupying any part of said land
at such hour excepting those having
valid subsisting settlement rights in
itiated prior to the filing of the state
application for the land herein des
cribed and since maintained will b
considered and dealt with as Tres
passers and will gain no rights wha;
ever under UGH unlawful settlement
of occupancy. Provided, however, tina
nothing herein contained shall pre-
vent persons from going upon o
over the lands to examine them wit
a view to thereafter appropriate theI
in accordance herewith. Persons hay
ing prior settlement rights as abov
defined will be allowed to make Ell
tries in accordance with existing law
and regulations. Prospective appl
cants for entry of the lands hereb
restored are instructed that during q
period of 20 days next preceding tn
date on which the land becomes sui
iect to entry. selection or location {
the particular form or characte
which they may s%everally desire {
make they may execute their appl
cations in the manner provided an
prescribed by law and present III
same together with the amount
money requisite for the payment
fees and commissions to the Unite
States Land Office at HALEY. Ida,l
in person, by mail or otherwise. A
applications so filed together wit
such as NAV be submitted at the hon
filed for restoration will be treat
as though simultaneously filed al
will be disposed of as directed by Il
regulations of May %, 1914; circuli
No. 324,.