The daily Alaskan., 1918-12-17
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 OBTAIN SURVEY

claimants in Alaska for survey. The government system of public sur veys having been extended to Alas ka under the act which reads as follows:
 That if the system of public sur vey' has not been extended over the lanl included in homestead en try, the entryman may, after due compliance with the terms of the honestaad law in the matter of resi- dence. cultivation, and improvement, submit to the register and receiver a showing as to such compliance, duly corroborated by two witnesses, and if such evidence satisfactorily shows that the homeSteader is in position to submit acceptable proof the surveyor general of the Terri tory will be so adYised' and will, not later than the next succeeding surveying season, issue proper in structions for the survey of the land so entered, without expense to inc eutryman, who may hereafter submit final proOof as ill similar entries of surveyed lands. So far as practicable, such survey shall fol low the general system of public land surveys, and the entryman shall conform his boundaries thereto: Pre- Vidcd, That nothing herein shall prevent the homsteader from se- curing earlier action On his en- trg hy a special survey at his own expense. if he so elects"
 Accordingly, paragraph l2 of the regulations under the Alaska homestead law (45 L. D., 227) is hereby amended to read as follows;
 "Where the public system Of sur veys bas not been extended over a duly located homestead and the bet- ter has had, such compliance with the terms of the homestead law in tna matter of residence, cultivation and improvements as 10 justify submission of three-year proof on his claim, he may file with the reg jster and receive his affidavit, cor roborated by two witnesses, showing such compliance. If they find thls satisfactory, they will so advise the surveyor general of the Territory and he will, not later than the next succeeding surveying season, issue instructions for the survey of the land involved, without expense to the entryman. So far as practtc- abis such surveys must folOlw the general system of public land sur yeys and the entryman must in all cases conform his boundaries there to. After the survey has been du- ly made and the plat thereof filed proo0 must be submitted On the entry as in case Of ordinary en- trieS for suyeye lands (See par 1S.)
 However, if the settler desires earlier action in the matter of the survey, or if he desires to avoid the necessity of conforming to a sur Vev made under the provision of Jaw above referred to, he may have a survey of the tract made at bis own expense by deputy sur veyor, appointed by the United States surveyor general. After the survey has been completed and been approved by the surveyor general certhed copies Of the field notes and plat must be filed at the b. cal United States land office, togeth' CT with the settlers notice of in tentlon to submit proof upon his claim."
 Paragraph IS, above referred to, reads as follows:
 "1S. Where the public system Of surveys has been extended over a tract and homestead entry made in accordance herewith, though the claim may have been initiated by 8 location, the procedure with re- gard to submission of proof is the same as in the United States. Where proper compliance with the law is shown, no adverse claim appears on ths records, and no protest against the proof is filled, 1t will be accept ed and final certificate issued pur- suan- thereto. The proof may be taken before the register and re- ceiver or before any officer within the land district authorized to ad- minister oaths and having a seal