The Delta independent., 1920-07-30


nounced that water is available, herein
after specified, and entry may be made in
imposed by this order Farm Unit wv
Eh SEA Sec 81. and WIZ SWA Sec. 49,
T. Is s.. R. sc w. sth P. NJ. containing IS
irrigable acres. A diagram showing said
farm unit, which is amendatory of a town
ship plat approved February 20, 1918, was
approved by the Department on the date of
lamation Service. Montrose Colorado and
at the local land office. Montrose. Colo
rado.
2. SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF OPEN
ING AND ALLOWANCE OF ENTRY.-The
opening of said farm unit and the allow
ance of entry thereon under this order is
upon the express condition that the entry
man shall take the water avaloble for the
farm unit entered by him at any suitable
point which he may select, the F. n. B.
lateral of the Ironstone Canal System of
the Uncompahgre Valley Project. Colorado.
and at his sole cost and expense con-
struct operate and maintain a siphon and
other irrigation works necessary for carry
ing the water from said point OF delivery
allowance of entry is that the applicant
shall within one year from the date of his
entry construct the siphon and other irriga-
tion works necessary for carrying the water
from said point of delivery to his entry and
upon failure So to do within said year, the
Secretary of the Interior may at his option
cancel his entry with all rights acquired
Hereunder.
3. WHEN AND HOW To MAKE ENTRY
FOR PUBLIC LAND.-HOmestead. entry TOT
the farm unit shown on said plat may be
made beginning August 12, 1920, at 9
O'Clock A. NJ. at the said local land office.
Every person desiring to acquire said farm
unit must execute homestead application
subject to the provisions of the reclama-
tion law. in manner required by law, which,
accompanied by certificate of the project
manager to the filing of application for
rental of water and payment OF water-ren-
tai charges hereinafter provided, may be
presented to said local land office, in per-
son, by mail or otherwise, within period
of days prior to the opening to-wit: On
and from August 8. 1920. to and including
9 O'Clock A. NJ. August 12. 1920. Applica-
tions presented after said period of days
will be filed and noted in the order of their
prior settlement right will be subject to
valid settlement claims asserted in the man
ner required by law
A. SIMULTANEOUS FILINGS FOR
PUBLIC LANDS Applications reaching
said local land office during said period of
taneously filed and the register and receiver
will dispose of them as follows:
Ca) Where there is no conflict the ap-
plfcation will be allowed.
(b) Where there are conflicting home
stead applications the register and receiver
will write cards the names of the several
applicants. ana each of these cards will be
! placed in an envelope upon which there Is
no distinctive identifying mark, and at
. O'Clock p. NJ, the date of opening to
entry. II practicable off not, at the same
hour one day later). after all the envelopes
containing the names of the several applt-
cants shall have been thoroughly mixed in
the presence of such persons may desire
to be present they will be drawn and num-
bered in order. The cards drawn and
applications OF the respective persons. and
the applications will be allowed in such
order. Applications conflicting in whole
with those previously allowed will be re-
jected in the usual manner
5. FAILURE OF APPLICANT TO OBJ
TAIN PUBLIC LAND APPLIED FOR
IT, ,fnfr Low
applied for by him he will be permitted to
withdraw his original application without
prejudice. In the event of such withdrawal
the fees and commissions will be returned
by the receiver and the water-rental
charges deposited will be returned by the
Project Manager. upon surrender OF the
Manager.
g. WARNING AGAINST UNLAWFUL
SETTLEMENT UPON PUBLIC LAND-No
person will be permitted to gain or exercise
| any right whatever under any settlement or
occupation of any of safd public land. be-
gun without having at the time valid
approved water-rentai application covering
the land in question: provided however.
that this shall not affect any valid existing
right obtained by settlement or entry while
the land was subject thereto
Z. LIMIT OF AREA FOR WHICH EN-
TRY MAY BE MADE.-The limit of area
per entry representing the acreage which in
the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior
may be reasonably required for the support
of family upon such land. is fixed as
8. APPLICATION FOR WATER REM
TAL.-An water-rental applications must
be made to the Project MANAGER, u s. Rec
iamation Service Montrosc. Colorado. Ap-
plications may be made or after the
date hereof upon forms provided for that
purpose and must be accompanied by
rayment of $500 per acre for each irriga-
BILE acre contained in the farm unit Each
water-rentai application must be for said
make such application for the same
cetiticate of filing will be issued each APP
plicant by the Project Manager. Filing OF
water-rentai application and issuance of
on public lands. Only when the Project
Manager is notified by the local land office
ance of the water-rental application be en-
dorsed thereon. Whereupon all other wnter-
rental applications affecting the fam nit In
question with payments made. @tu be re-
turned to the respective applicants cron
surrender by them of the certificates of
filing issued by the Project Manager.
o WATER RENTAL CHARGE. = The
initial payment of $500 per irrigable acre
will be credited payment of minimum
charge of S1.oo per acre for each OF three
successive years beginning with the year In
which the entry is made. payment of which
amount will entitie the entryman to one
dollars worth of water each of said years.
at the rates fixed in the regulations of the
Secretary OF the Interior for similar lands
on the project; provided that when lands
have been. hereafter are entered. after
June Is of any year, and therefore do not
secure the benefits of water for irrigation
purposes in that year, the payment of the
81 90 made at the time of entry will he
applted as a credit to the minimum water
rehtal charges. the minimum operation
and maintenance charges for the three-year
period beginning with the year following
that In which entry was made. in accord
ance with the minimum charges which have
been or hereafter may be established by
tho Secretary of the Interior for similar
lands on the project Additional water viii
b,a furnished at the same rate as established
for water deliveries to other lands in the
project The charges herein provided Will
h. made against each acre OF irrtsable land