The daily progressive-miner., 1917-07-30
TO ENTRY OF
 LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST

Notice is hereby given that the lands described below, embracing 34708 acres, within the Tongass National For
 est, Alaska, will be subject to settle
 ment and entry under the provisions of the homestead laws of the United States and the act of June Il, 1906, GA Stat, 233), at the United States land office at Juneau Alaska, on Sep
 tember 29, 1917. Any settler who was
 actually and in good faith claiming any
 of said lands for agricultural purposes prior to January l, 1906, and has not
 abandoned same, has a preference
 right to make homestead entry for
 the lands actually occupied. Said lands
 were listed upon the applications of tle persons mentioned below, who have a preference right subject to the prior
 right of any such settler provided
 such settler or applicant is qualified
 to make homestead entry and the pre- ference right is exercised prior to Sep
 tember 29, 1917, on which date the
 lands will be subject to settlement and
 entry by any qualified person. A tract of land described as follows Beginning at Cor. No. l, whence For est Service Monument, located in a
 small building l ch. west of the Old
 Customs House, Customs House Cove,
 Mary Island, Alaska, bears $. "A" w., 14.60 chs; extending thence by mean
 ders along beach N. 22" E., Il chs; N. 30" E., g chs; s. S7" B., 2 chs; s.
 6S" E., chs; N. 45" E., 12 chs. to
 Cor No. ?; thence E. 9.13 chs. to cor.
 No 3; thence s. 28 chs. to Cor. No. 1 4; thence w. 1921 chs. to Cor No. 5; l thence s. 3S chs. to Cor No. 6; thence w. 14.5S chs. to Cor. No. '; thence N. 41.87 chs. to Cor. No. l, the place of beginning, containing 12S.75 acres: application of John Keller, Ketchikan, | Alaska; List 6-1978.
 A tract of land described as follows:
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence For est Service Monument, located in a small building 1 oh. west of the Old Customs House, Customs House Cove,
 Mary Island, Alaska, bears N. A" 30'
 E. 25 chs; extending thence by mean
 ders along beach s. Fl" w., chs. AS" w., 5.32 chs. to Cor. No. 2; thecne s. | 19.30 chs. to Cor. No. 8; thence P. 34.
 50 chs. to Cor. No. 4; thence N. 1873
 chs. to Cor. No. 5; thence w. 2.71 chs. | IO Soi. ANOs Oy lucuIlCdl WILL SOr. NO.
 ' of the Keller claim; thence N. 1O.77
 chs to Cor. No. 2; thence W. 23.12 chs to Cor. No. 1, the place of beginning,
 containing 79.90 acres; application of
 Geo. Fitzgerald, Ketchikan, Alaska;
 List 6-19S3.
 A tract of land described as follows: Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence Cor. No. of Survey 381 bears N. 20 chs. whence the southwest corner of Knud- sons house bears S. 72" w; extend l ing thence E. 20 chs. to Cor. No. 2;
 thence N. 60 chs. to Cor. No. 8; thence
 w. 20 chs. to Cor No. 4, identical with Cor. No. 3 of Survey No. 3S1; thence
 s. 60 chs. to Cor. No. 1, the place of
 beginning, containing 120 acres; appli- l cation of Lee H. Smith, Juneau, Alas
 ka; List 6-1995. A tract of land des-
 cribed as follows: Beginning at Cor. No. l, identical with Forest Service
 Monument located on the north shore of Kasaan Bay, Prince of Wales Island
 Alaska, one mile west of New Kasaan P. O., and on the east shore of small l blight; extending thence N. 68" w., 40 chs. thence N. 32" w., 1.42 chs. to Cor. Mo- ?; thence N 32" 45" B., 1.S1 chs to Cor. No. 3 identical with the N. B. corner of cemetery; thence N. 66" 30' w., 11.47 chs. to Cor. No. 4; thence N. 53" w., 4.27.; thence N.