Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-01-12
VERY HEAVY FILINGS REPORTED
UNDER THE NEW 64O ACRE LAW


Instead of cultivation as required
by the homestead laws, the entryman
of stock raising lands" is required 10
make permanent improvements upon
the land entered before final proof IS
submitted tending 70 increase the
value for stock-rsising purposes OF
the value of not less than Si-25 per
acre, and at least one-half Of such
improvements shall be placed upon
the land within three years after the
date of entry thereof
May Enter Additional Land.
Section 4 provides that any home
stead entryman of lands described un-
der the existing entry. shall have the
right to enter. subject to the provis-
ions of this act. such amounts of con-
tiguous lands designated as shall not
together with the amounts embraced
in his original entry. exceed $40
acres, and residence upon the original
entry shall be credited on both en-
tries, but improvements must be made
on the additional entry OF not less
than s1.25 per acre.
Persons who have submitted final
proof, or received patent for lands
under the homestead law. and who
own and reside on the land so ae-
quired may make additional entry for
and obtain patent to contiguous lands
described for entry. which together
with the area before acquired. shall
not exceed $40 acres. on proof of the
required on account OF
permanent improvements upon the
additional entry. This provision is
made in section 5.
Former Entryr1en May File
Any person who is the head of a
family. section provides. or who has
arrived at the age of q years and is
a citizen of the United States, who
entered or acquired under the home
stead laws, prior to the passage of
the 640-acre land law. lands the area
Of which is less than $40 acres, and
who is unable to exercise the right of
additional entry because no lands sub
ject to entry adjoin the tract so en-
tered or acquired or lie within the I
,o-mile limit provision. may. upon |
submitting proof that he resides upon |
and has not sold the land so entered /
md against which there are no en- /
relinquish or recovery TO
he United States the land so occu- !
,ied. may enter and acquire title to I
40 acres of the land but must show
with all the provisions re-
'pecting the new entry and with all /
he provisions Of existing homestead /
avs. except as modified"
Coal and Metal Reserved.
The communication provisions of the !
homestead law to not apply to any en-
ries made under the law. Homestead /
ntrymen applying for additional lands
lnder the 640-acre law are given a
lTtlcI culttl llSuN " LAAC OFtA NUN
OF 90 days following the
of the lands as stock
aising lands" Where there are sew
raj homestead entrymen seeking TO
cquire contiguous lands under the
ew law but the land is not sufficient
n area 10 allow each entryman the
maximum amount to which he is en-
tiled. the secretary of the interior is
uthorized to make an equitable di-
ision between them of tracts OF land
f not less than 80 acres. Where
ut one tract of land adjoins the
lnds of two or more homesteaders the
ne applying for it first shall be given
preferential right.
The government reserves the right
, all coal and other minerals in the
lnds classified under the terms Of
he new law and thrown open to en-
y Water holes or other bodies OF
ater on lands designated under the
ct. are to remain open for public use ,
nd the secretary of the interior may
serve the right to withdraw such
ater holes or bodies of water from
ltry and may prescribe such rules I
nd regulations as will best accom- ,
odate the public in the use OF the
ater.