The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-02-07

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table agricultural crop other than
native grasses. upon not less than 20
acres OF the land described IN the
permit, he will be entitled to patent
for one-fourth of the land embraced
in the permit. No mere perfunctory
or questionable compliance with the
law will be accepted. The best y
only conclusive evidence OF a sum-
cient permanent water supply to pro-
duce a profitable agricultural crop,
Is to produce II; hence, no patent VIII
be granted until the full twenty acres
have been cleared, leveled, ditched.
plowed, fenced, and an agricultural
crop actually planted and raised by
irrigation, all in accordance with
good farming practice. The pumps,
wells, or other works and equipment
for the development and supplying
Of water must be of a permanent and
dependable character, suitable for
use year after year. A detailed state
men of costs of irrigation and pro-
duction of crops from such water sup
ply will be required; to this end, ac-
curate account should be kept of srch
costs. No patent can be granted IN
der the Act IL the cost Of irrigation
from the developed water supply Is
practically prohibitive; the Act re-
quires a successful development and
demonstration of the use of subter-
rarean water, as the principal con-
dition precedent for patent.
tb) The land selected for patent
shall be In compact form according
to legal subdivisions of the public
land surveys, IL the land be surveyed.
If the land be unsurveyed the per-
mittee may, at any time during the
life of his permit, apply to the U. s.
Surveyor General for the State of Ne
vada, for a survey Of the land for
which he intends to make application
for patent. The surveyor general will
thereupon make an estimate of the
cost and call on the permittee for a
deposit Of the amount of the esti-
mate. II the deposit made should
prove insufficient, an additional de-
posit will be called for. II the ap-
plicant has not taken steps to procure
a survey before submitting final
proof, after final proof has been sub
mitted and examined, IL same is
found satisfactory and acceptable,
and in the meantime the public land
system of surveys has not been ex-
tended over the lands In question,
call will be made on the permittee to
make the necessary deposit with the
u. S. Surveyor General for Nevada
to cover the cost Of survey, In which
case the issuance of patent will be
suspended until the survey is made
and accepted. Wherever practic-
able, such official survey will be an
extension Of the regular system OF
township surveys, in which case the
selection for patent must be con-
formed to the legal subdivisions Of
such survey.
(c) The Act provides that all en-
tries made and patents issued under
its provisions shall be subject to and
States of all the coal and other valu-
able minerals in the lands entered
and patented, together with the right
to prospect for, mine and remove the
same.
(d) On the issuance of patent, the
remaining area within the limits of
the land embraced in the permit will
thereafter be subject to entry and
disposal only under the Act of May
20. 1852 (Sec. 22S9, U. S. Rev. Stat. },
entitled, "An Act to secure home
steads to actual settlers on the public
domain" and amendments thereto,
in areas not exceeding 100 acres.
s. (a) Final proof of the discovery
lAr.N.-nAn anA nuofla hflitu nf on III :
cient water to justify patent, may be
made by the permittee, or In case Of
his death, by his heirs, executors, or
administrators, or in case the permit
tee is an association of individuals, by
any member of such association at
any time after such discovery and de-
velopment as hereinbefore defined,
but must be made within two years
after the date of the permit; but an
additional period, not to exceed one
year, may, upon proper showing, be
allowed within which to make the
required proofo Of actualirrigation and
cultivation.
(b) When a permittee has reclaim
ed the land and is ready to make final
proof, he should apply to the register
and receiver for a notice of intention
to make such proof. This notice must
contain a complete description of the
land selected by him for patent, and
give the serial number of the permit
and name of the claimant. 1t must
also show when, where, and before
whom the proof Is to be made. Four
witnesses may be named In this no.
tice, two Of whom must be used in
making proof. Care should be exer-
cised to select as witnesses persons
who are familiar, from personal OBJ
servation, with the land in question.
and with what has been done by the
claimant toward retaining and i'm
proving 1t. Care should also be taken
to ascertain definitely the names and
addresses of the proposed witnesses,
so that they may correctly appear in
the notice.
(c) This notice must be published
once a week for Ave successive weeks
in a newspaper of established charac-
ter and general circulation published
nearest the land, and 1t must also be
posted in a conspicuous place in the