The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-08-10
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF
 LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST

Notice is hereby given that the lands described below, embracing 429.O5 acres, within the Chugach National Forest. Alaska, will be subject to set clement and entry under 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 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 pur- poses prior to January 1, 1906, and has not abandoned same, has preference right to make a homestead entry for the lands actually occupied. Said lands were listed upon the applications of the persons mentioned below, who have a preference right subject to the prior right of any such settler, pro- vided such settler or applicant is qualified to make homestead entry and the preference right is exercised prior to September 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: Be- ginning at Cor. No. 1, identical with Cor. No. 2 of Frank Lyon homestead No. BOA, whence Forest Service Monu- ment, consisting of a post inches square and feet long, set in mound of stones 10 feet from mean high water mark on north shore of Kenai Lake approximately one-half mile north of the mouth of Quartz Creek, near point of conspicuous bluff of grey slate at extreme north side of Quartz Creek Valley, bears $. 63 deg. w., 99.9O chs; extending thence N. 50 deg. E., 40 chs. to Cor. No. 2; thence s. 25 deg. 30 min. E., 39.60 chs. to Cor. No. 8; thence s. 50 deg. w., 41.05 chs. to Cor. No. 4, identical with Cor. No. 8 of Frank Lyon homestead No. 3O4; thence x. 24 deg. w., 39.70 chs. to Cor. No. 1, the place of beginning, containing l59.97 acres; application of Nelson Steele, P. O. Box 1886, Seward, Alaska; List 6-2027. The S12 Lot l (ll.36 acres), S12 NE Lot 1 (3.42 acreS), Lot 2 (37.74 acres), Sec. 20; SWA SWA, S12 N12 NWA SWA SWA NEA SWA, S12 NWA SWA WIZ SEA SWA, S1a NWA NEA SWA, Sec. 21, T. 14 N., K. 8 w., s. M. (unapproved Survey), except 153 acres of the tract restored under List .6-1462, the net area hereby restored being 4.52 acres; application of Frank Bakkalin, Anchorage, Alaska; List G 2036. A tract of land described as follows: Beginning at Cor. No. 1, a spruce post in. in. it. set 2 fit. in the ground at H. w. M. on south shore of Kenai Lake, marked H-1, whence Cor. No. 1 of Wm. A. Simpson homestead No. 169 on north shore of Kenai Lake bears N. AZ deg. 45 min. E., 65 chs; extending thence by meanderS along south shore of Ke- mai Lake s. 57 deg. 45 min. E., 10 chs; s. 63 deg. E., , chs; thence s. 56 deg. 30 min. E., 8 chs; thence S. 59 deg. 15 min. E., s chs; s. 66 deg. 30 min. E., chs; S. 31 deg. E., 10 chs. to Cor. No. 2; thence s. 37 deg. w., 39.35 chs. to Cor. No. 8; thence N. 53 deg. w., 39 chs. to Cor. No. 4; thence N. 37 deg. E., S9.40 chs. to Cor. No. 1. the place of beginning, contain ing 160 acres; application of Jay R. Melvin, Roosevelt, Alaska; List G. 2037. A tract of land described as follows: Beginning at Cor. No. 1, a spruce post in. 6 in. it. set 2 it. in the ground on left bank of Kenai River, approximately one mile from Kenai Lake, marked HI, whence highest peak on mountain south of claim bears s. II deg. E., ap- proXimately 21a miles distant; whence the mouth of Bean Creek entering Ke- mai River from the Northwest bears N. 50 deg. w., chs. distant; extend ing thence by meanders along left bank of Kenai River, N. 57 deg. 30 min. E., 3.44 chs; N. 67 deg. E., 2.SS chs; s. SS deg. E., 4.03 chs; s. GA deg. E., chs; N. 76 deg. 30 min. E., 10 chs; N. S2 deg. 30 min. E., 6 chs; N. 54 deg. 30 min. E., S.65 chs. to Cor. No. 2; thence S. 19 deg. E., 27.S0 chs. to Cor No. 8; thence s. n deg. w., 37.65 chs. to Cor No. 4; thence N. 19 deg. w., S095 chs. to Cor. No. 1, the place of beginning, containing 104.56 acres; application of Harry E.. Carle- ton, Roosevelt, Alaska; List 6-203S. July 2, 1917. c. M. Bruce, Assistant Commissioner of the General Land Office.