The Alaska daily empire., 1919-11-06
Lists 6-2124,-2125,- -2126. RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF HANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST

174O4 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 Decem-
 Der 27, 1919. Any settler who was actually and in good faith claiming
 any of said lands for agricultural
 purposes prior to January 1, 1906. land has not abandoned same, has
 preference right to make 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 quali-
 fled to make homestead entry and
 the preference right is exercised
 prior to December 27, 1919, on
 which date the lands will be subject
 to settlement and entry by any
 qualified person. A tract of 27.45
 acres described as follows: Begin
 ming at Corner No. spruce post
 marked HING set in mound of rocks
 at mean high tide on the east shore of Port Frederick, Chichagof Island,
 about IA miles southwesterly from
 the village of Hoonah, and .13 chs.
 to. the left of the mouth of small
 unnamed stream whence the south
 west Corner of Hillman's barr bears IS. 79' 15t E. and IS" spruce,
 marked VIII bears s. 7G' w. .66
 chain; thence meandering beach N. 59' 30' E.. 3.05 chs, N. 87' 45'
 E., ITO chs. 8. 59o 15' E., 1.84
 chs, s. 37' 30' E., 2.1S chs, N 77'|
 E., 2.20 chs, N. 69s. 30' E., ch., to corner No. 2; extending thence Is. 19' 45' E., 11.32 chs, s. 50' 15 w., 1912 chs. thence N. 89' w.
 1923 chs, thence N AZ 30' E. 20.11 chs, thence N. 21' 45' w.,
 710 chs, to the place of beginning, application of o. G. Hillman, Hoon-
 ah, Alaska; List 6-2124. A tract of 40.03 acres, described as follows: Beginning at Corner No 1, a post marked HING and set in mound of rock at the base of a timbered ridge and on the line of mean high tide
 at the head of Dry Bay Icy Straits, on Chichagof Island, Alaska, whence
 the north gable of Gallagher's barn
 bears S. 73' w. and a IA" spruce
 marked WH1MC bears N. 22' E., IA chs; extending thence N. 53o w. 17.96 chs; thence; s. 49' 45' w., 1870 chs; thence meandering left
 bank of creek s. 68o 15' E., ch., s. 54' E., 276 chs, s. 30' E., l ch, S. 400 45' w, 1 eh., s. 33' E., 9.65 chs, s. 1' 15' w.. 2.28 chs, s. 41' E., 2.61 chs, N 83' I15 E., 3.35 chs, 8. 42' 15' E., 1901 chs, N. 13' 15' E., 6.98 chs, N. 30' 45' E., 14.75 chs. to the
 place of beginning, application of Phil R. Gallagher, Hoonah, Alaska; List 6-2125 tract of 106.56 acres, described as follows: Be- ginning at Corner No.izl,. Identical with Forest Service Monument, con-
 sisting of hemlock post set in ground on the, west bank of Valle- mar Creek, Northwest end of Gra- vina Island whence a hennl0ck tree
 marked H. W.~.F. s. M. H. l, bears IN. TT w.. 82 links: extending thence meandering Vallenar Creek |S g. w. 710 chs. s. 18' w., 6
 chs; s. 35o ", chs, s. 67' 30'.
 w., chs. s. 65' W, 2 chs, s.
 51' w., chs. S. 4S' w. 3.16 chs, Is. 63' w, POS chs. s. 7' w, $50 S. IF E.. ? chs, s. 23o 30' E., |2 chs, s. 32o E.. .75 chs, s. 37' E.. 380 chs, S. 7' w., chs, s. |19' w, 2 chs, s. 25' 30' w., 2 chs, S. 56' w., SIP chs. N. 84' w. 1.06 chs, to Corner No. g; Ex- tending thence w. 20.35 chs; thence N. 15o E.. 36.44 chs; thence meandering beach N. 29' E., 4.12 chs, N. 57' E.. chs, thence S. 68e E., 1910 chs, N. 55' 30 E.. IS chs. 8. 79' E., IFS chs, s. 41' E., 2 chs, to the place of beginning,
 application Of W. S. Folkes of Ket- chikaH, Alaska; List 6-2126. Sep-
 tember 26, 1919. c. M. BRUCE, Assistant Commissioner of the Gen. eral and-Office.