The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-24
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"C" Lists 6-1941, 1943, 1914, 1947. RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF
 LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST
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 Notice is hereby given that the lands described below, embracing 402.5S acres, within the Tongass National Forest, Alaska, will be subject to settlement and entry un- der the provisions of the homestead laws of the United States and the act of June II, 1906 GA Stat, 233), at the United States land of- flee at Juneau, Alaska, on Septem- Der 29, 1917. Any settler who was actually and in good faith claiming any of said lands for agricultural purposes prior to January 1, 1906, and has not abandoned same, has preference right to make a home stead entry for the lands actually occupied. Said lands were listed upon the applications of the per sons mentioned below, who have a preference right subject to the prior right of any such settler, provided such settler or applicant is quail fled to make homestead entry and the preference right is exercised prior to September 29, 1917, on which date the lands will be sub ject to settlement and entry by any qualified person. tract of land 146.89 acres, described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identical with For est Service Monument, a ledge of rock at extreme high tide line at the north end of Whale Passage, Prince of Wales Island, marked FSMH-1 on the northeast side; extending thence by meanders along the beach N. 300 30' E. 3.76 chs; S. 41o E., 4.68 chs; N 41' E., 1.13 chs; N. 34' 30' E., 13O chs; N. 110 w., 2.44 chs; N. 63' w., 3.37 chs; S. 730 3O' w., 4.9S chs. to head of tide water; thence N 24o w., 1426 chs. across creek to Cor. No. (not set); thence N. thence w. 22.35 chs. to Cor. No. 4; thence s. go w. 38.93 chs. to Cor 5, identical with Cor. No, of pre- vious survey; thence s. 45' 45' E., 4380 chs. to Cor. No. 6, identical with Cor. No. 8 of previous survey; thence N. 66o E. chs. to Cor. No. 1, the place of beginning; ap- plication of Carl J. Foss, Kasaan, Alaska; List 6-1941. A tract of 51.77 acres described as follows: Beginning at Cor. No. of Pratt survey; thence east 20 chs. along mean high tide to meander corner leaving an 80 rod strip between the two claims; thence s. 50' E., 2.49 chs; S. 890 30' E. 1.98 chs; thence s. 5' w., 3.46 chs; thence s. 24' E. $40 chs; thence s. 84' E. 2.62 chs, whence the cabin erected by Tucker bears N. 75o E., 2.52 chs; thence N. 85o E., 4.52 chs; thence N. 89' E., 3.27 chs; thence N. 71' ..., 1.94 chs; thence N. 73' 30' E. 4.O7 chs; thence s. 85' E., IFS chs; thence N. 82' E. 3.75 chs; thence N. 84o, E., 3.37 chs; thence N. 74' E. 335 chs. to Cor. No. 2; thence N. 20 chs. to Cor. No. 3, thence S. 7O0 w., 35.23 chs. to Cor. No. 1; thence s. 3.36 chs. to meander corner and place of be- ginning, except a strip 100 links wide, reserved for a public roadway, described as follows: Beginning at point s. 74' w., 2.35 chs. from Cor. No. 9; extending thence 50 links on each side of line running, s. 80' w., 386 chs, s. 8S' w.. 496 chs, s. 7S' w., PAT chs; N. s00 w., 6.92 chs. N. 63' w., 1.8S chs; N. 75' w, 5.11 chs; w.. 3.52 chs; N. 22' w., 375 the place where the end of the strip closes on the western boundary of the tract restored, said excepted strip embracing 3.54 acres, the net area hereby restored is approximate ly 1923 acres; application of Or vile A. Tucker, Box 865, Juneau, Alaska; List 6-1943. A tract of 120 acres described as follows: Begin ming at Cor. No. l, whence Cor No. 2, of H. E. s. No. 52 bears w. 10 chains: extending thence N. 40 chs. to Cor. No. 2; thence E. 30 chs. to Cor. No. 3; thence s. 40 chs. to Cor. No. 4, identical with Cor. No. 3 of Rudy claim; thence along north line of Rudy claim to place of beginning. except a strip of land 152 links wide. described as follows: Beginning at a point 1887 chs. East of Cor. No. 2 on the north boundary of the tract re- stored, extending thence 76 links on each side of line running s. 26' w. 1908 chs, s. 17' w., 1897 chs, s. @ 3O' w., 6.24 chs. to the place where the end of the strip closes on the southern boundary of tract restored, said strip embracing 6.46 acres, the net area hereby re- stored being 113.54 acres; applica- tion of Douglas A. Duncan, Juneau, Alaska; List 6-1944. A tract of land described as follows: Begin ming at Cor. No. 1. identical with Forest Service Monument scribed F. s. M. H. 1, set in sloping muskeag. whence the highest point on noun tain southwest of Karta Lake bears s. and the highest peak east of Karta Lake bears s. 84' E.: ex- tending thence s. 20' E.. 20 chs. to Cor. No. 2; thence s. 70' w.. 46.97 chs. to Cor. No. 3; thence N. 20' w.. 20 chs. to Cor. No. 4; thence N. 70' E. 46.90 chs. to Cor. No. 1, the place of beginning, containing 93.92 acres; application of Chris Stevens, Kasaan. Alaska: List G. 1947. July 2. 1917. c. NJ. BRUCE. Assistant Commissioner of the Fed eral I.anc Office