, 1921-05-19
LANDS tSTORE
fx-ServiCe Men Are to
Have First Opportunity
to File on Land Re-
stored to entry by
Federal Govern
ment.

Considerable land in the Medicine
Bow National Forest Reserve has
been restored to entry by President
Harding. and will be open for filing
by veterans OF the World War.
The land was restored in the fol-
lowing Executive Order OF President
Harding:
EXECUTIVE ORDER
Medicine Bow National Forest. Wyo.
Under authority OF the Act OF Con-
gress approved June 4. 1897. and on
the recommendation OF the Secretary
of Agriculture. 1t is hereby ordered
that the boundaries OF the Medicine
Bow National Forest. as modified by
Proclamation of July /, 1910. be
further modified by excluding there
from the following described lands
in the State of Wyoming:
Sixth Principal M~eridian-In T.
IA N. r. 81 w, Lots 2, 3. 4 and
NkSEA Sec. "a.
It is hereby ordered pursuant to
the Act OF Congress approved Febru-
airy a., 1920, tPublic No. 29), That
the public lands In the excluded areas
subject to valid rights. shall be open
ed to entry under the homestead and
desert land laws by qualified ex-ser-
vice men OF the War with Germany.
: under the terms and conditions OF
said resolution and the regulations
hereunder for a period OF sixty
three days beginning with the sixty
third day from and after the date OF
this order, n thereafter to appro-
priation under any public land law
applicable thereto by the general pub
lie. Subsequent to the date hereof
and prior to the restoration to gem
eral disposition as provided herein,
no rights may be acquired to the ex-
cluded lands by settlement in advance
OF entry or otherwise except strictly
in accordance herewith.
WARREN G.. HARDING.
In connection with the restoration
OF the above land Will Reid, Register
OF the General Land Office at Chey-
enne has sent out the following no.
,tice:
BY order OF the president issued
April 20, 1921. lots 2. g., 4 and NJ
!, SEX Sec. IA, r. IA N, r. 81 w.
have been excluded from the Medi-
cine Bow National Forest and will be
subject to entry by ex-Service men OF
the Wal with Germany only. for 60
days from and after Q O'Clock a. M.
July l. 1921. and for general appli-
cation from and after Sept. 2. 1921.
All e~x-service men OF the war with
Germany may file their applications
at any time during twenty days prior
to July /, said applications to be held
until . o'clock on the morning of
July |. and all such applications will
be treated as having been filed SIM
~ultaneously. and if more than one
application is filed for the same land
a drawing will be held to determine
to whom it shall be awarded.
WILL REID. Register.
Register Reid has also sent out
notice of the restoration to entry OF
some Ian previously withdra WI for
a water-power site and which will be
opened soon for entry to eX-service
men.
This notice is as follows:
LAND RESTORED-The land Of
flee at Cheyenne has Just been advis-
ed that the S1hSEH Sec. 10. T. IA y.
X. "a w. heretofore withdrawn as
part of a water power site, has been
restored to entry subject to the pro-
visions of Sec. "a of the Federal Wa
ter Power Act, which requires that
applicants shall give the government
the right to later 90 on the land II it
becomes necessary for use in nne
ton with a power site.
Preference right to file is given to
ex-service men from June 10 to Aug.
12. (but they may file at any time
during the 20 days preceding Tune
100 All applications filed prior to
June 10 will be held until hat date
and II two or more apply the appli-
cations will be held as simultaneous
and a drawing will be held to deter
mine the successful applicant.
~ 1~-I I@- 49, h@on Fnr
by August IL it is then subject to
application by the general public
with the same provision as to the
right Of the government.
Settlement rights established prior
to withdrawal OF the land will be re-
cognized. but no preference can be
accorded settlers Who attempt to es-
tablish settlement after the date OF
restoration-April 81, 1921.