The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-30
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nj of any other person or corporation.
and that he Is not acting as agent for
any person. corporation or syndicate.
to give them the benefit OF ,hr land
applied for. or any part thereof. and
that he will faithfully and honestly
endeavor to comply with all the re-
quirements OF the act.
Cd Description of land applied for. |
IL the land is surveyed. II should be
described by legal subdivisions. II the /
land is unsurveyed. II should be de- /
scribed with reference to locality. nat |
ural objects and permanent monuments !
as fully and carefully as possible. with |
such detail and precision that the
boundaries and location OF the land
may be readily traced and ascertained:
IL the land Is situated within a reason
able distance from a known corner OF
the public land survey. the course and
distance should be given from such
government corner to described
point on the boundary OF the land ap
piled for: also. where practicable. the
land should be described. as nearly as
can be ascertained. in accordance with
the legal subdivisions of the regular
extension of the government survey
over the land. In this connection all
applicants for unsurveyed lands are
urged to make complete metes and
bounds survey OF the land applied for.
with an accurate tieline by course and
distance to a government corner 9TH
erwise. with the large areas that may
be embraced in applications under this
act. it will be impossible to prevent
conflicts and consequent contro, ersy
and litigation. II impracticable TO
-
application. 1t may be made later and
the descriptions in the application and
permit. IL granted. may be amended
accordingly. All corners Of unsurveyed
fland selected should be marked with
Substantial post or rock monuments.
All land applied for must be contig-
uous and situated in reasonably COM
pact form; in the absen .e of special or
unusual conditions ar application for
land extending more than four miles
in any one direction will not be con :
sidered acceptable.
(e) Character of the land. This
showing should not only atlegc tina.
tna land applied Tor Is "unr ,arvec
u.appropriated. ponmineral. nontin,-
bered public land cf the ;'nir,l S:-.ies
in the state of Nevada, not known to
be susceptible of successful irrigation
at a reasonable cost from any known
source of water supply" but should
also include such complete statement
of pertinent specific facts as will AT
ford an adequate basis for classified.
, ton and designation, such as D the
lay of the land. slope; (2) whether
timber, sagebrush or grass land; g.
, kind of soil ca altitude; CD Length
of growing season; co rainfall ant
distribution thereof through the year
CD location with respect to any sur
face water supply for irrigation; e
: what is known as to underground wa
: ter supply on the land or In the vicin
, ityt co. whether land will matur
crops by dry-farming methods; togeth
err with any additional facts having
! direct bearing on the question o
whether the land may properly be des
J. ignated. the chances of successful de
f velopment and the good faith of tn
f applicant.
:. () Confederation. If, at the time Q
!. fling application, the land has no
been designated as subject to the &C
: all that portion of the combined ap
e plication and affidavit (form "A") rel
& alive to the character of the land mus
T. be corroborated by two disintereste
o witnesses, having personal knowledg
n of the facts, substantially in the mar
: ner shown in form B." or by a ser
arate and Independent affidavit cor
y tanning an affirmative statement of tt
s. facts; but. If the land Is already de.
1t ignated at time of fling application
n no corroborating witnesses are r.
n lquired.
:. (g) verifcation. The application ar
= corroborating affidavits, if require
'e may be subscribed and sworn to b.
D. fore any officer authorized to admin
ne ter oaths and having an official seal
:, ACTION ON APPLICATION
D. A. Upon receipt of the papers Il
ID register and receiver will carefully e
nc anime the same and if found regul
A. transmit them to the general land O
flee for appropriate action. In case t
~ land has not been designated the a
us plication will be suspended by the ge
We. eral land office until such time as
lis shall have been designated. or until
nj. shall have been determined that 1t
ri, not of the character contemplated
II the act. If the land shall subsequer
ly be designated under the act. the a
- plication will then be approved and
Sc permit issued, II no good and suffice
las reason for disapproval be then apps
nd ent; otherwise it will be rejected, 81
nd ject to the right of appeal. During
a term of suspension the land will I
20 be subject to disposal in any way.
CONDITIONS OF PERMITS
5. Permits will be granted OIL
upon condition that active operate
VI be begun for the development of ,
MS foreground water within six mon
lie. from date of approval and contin,
full diligently in good faith until water
been developed in quantity suffici
bil. for the practicable irrigation of
- less than twenty acres, or until
date of expiration of the permit; ant
~ the permittee shall not continue s.
eep operations in good faith and with r
In sonable diligence, or IL he shall VIC
asst. any of the terms Of the permit. VI
emf presentation of satisfactory pr
md thereof, the permit will be forthw
Nc cancelled and he will not again
- granted permit upnder the act.
-" law authorizes no extension Of t