The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-01-12

or other mineral therein, provided,
he shall not %injure, damage, or destroy
the permanent improvements of the
entryman or patentee, and shall be
liable to and shall compensate the en-.
tryman Or patentee for all damage to
the crops on such lands by reason of
such prospecting. Any person who
has acquired from the United States
the coal or other mineral deposits in
any such land, or the right to mine
and remove the same, may reenter
and occupy so much of the surface
thereof as may be required for all
purposes reasonably incident to the
mining or removal of the coal or
other minerals, first, upon securing
the written consent or waiver of the
homestead entryman or %patentee;
second, upon payment of the damages
to crops or other tangible improve
ments to the owner thereof, where
agreement may be had as to the
amount thereof; or, third, in lieu of
either of the foregoing provisions,
upon the execution of a good and suf-
ficient bond or undertaking to the
United States for the use and benefit
of the entryman or owner of the land.
to ecu the payment of such dam
ages to the crops or tangible i'm
provements of the entryman or own
er, as may be determined and fixed
in an action brought upon the bond or
undertaking in a court of competent
jurisdiction against the principal and
sureties thereon, such bond or under
taking to be in form and in accord
ance with rules and regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary of the In
terror and to be filed with and APP
proved by the register and receiver
of the local land Office of the district
wherein the land is situated, subject
to appeal to the Commissioner of the
General Land Office; Provided, That
all patents issued for the coal or
other mineral deposits herein reserved
shall contain appropriate notations
declaring them to be subject to the
provisions of this act with reference
to the disposition, occupancy, and use
of the land as permitted to an entry
man under this act.
Sec. 10. That lands containing
water holes or other bodies of water
needed or used by the public for
watering purposes shall not be desig.
mated under this act but may be re.
served under the provisions of the
act of June 25th, 1910, and such land.
heretofore or hereafter reserved shall
while so reserved, be kept and helt
open to the public use for such pur
poses under such general rules ant
regulations as the Secretary of thu
Interior may prescribe; Provided, Tha'
the Secretary may, in his discretion
also withdraw from entry lands neces
sary to insure access by the public tt
watering places reserved hereunder
and needed for use in the movement
Of stock to summer and winter rang.
es or to shipping points, and ma!
prescribe such rules and regulations
as may be necessary for the proper
administration and use of such lands
Provided further, That such d~riveways
shall not be of greater number OF
width than shall be clearly necessary
Tor the purpose proposed, and in ne
event shall be more than one mile il
width for a driveway less than 2(
miles in length, nor more than two
niiics in width for %driveways over e
and not more than 35 miles in length
and not over five miles in width fol-
driveways over 35 miles in length
Provided further, That all stock Sc
transported over such driveways shall
be moved an average of not less thar
three miles per day for sheep ant
goats and an average of not less thai
six miles per day for cattle ant
horses.
Sec. II. That the Secretary of thu
Interior is hereby authorized to make
all necessary rules and regulations il
harmony with the provisions and pur
poses of this act for the purpose o
carrying the same into effect.
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