, 1921-08-25
DETAILS OF OPENING OF
LANDS IN SHOSHONE ARE
ISSUED FROM LANDER

SA'oA AedA tuS tOWnS OF Frannl and
Garland, Wyo.. divided into farm
units varying from 21 to 81 acres of
lrrigable area will be open for entry
under the conditions hereinafter pro-
vided.
Soldiers and sailors who served
during the late war with Germany
honorably discharged or separated
from the service have a preference
right for these lands until November
16, 1921.
Those desiring to obtain one Of
these homesteads should apply to
the Project Manager, Powell, Wyo.
for an application for water right
and when received execute same ap-
plying for the farm unit desired.
Mail, take in person or otherwise
send together with money equalling
B per cent of the total construction
charge which is 500. per irrigable
acre to the Project Manager, Powell,
Wyo., SO that same will reach him
within the four-day period beginning
September IL and continuing to and
including 9 o'clock A. M. September
1G, 1921. A certified copy Of certi-
ficate OF discharge from the army or
navy together with an affidavit that
~" applicant served in the United
states army, navy Or marine corps on
or after April G., 1917; the approx
mate period of such service was per-
formed; that he was honorably dis
charged or separated from such serv-
ice or placed In the regular army or
navy reserve, and to date thereof and
that he did not refuse to perform
such service Or wear the uniform
thereof.
All applications received during
the four-day period beginning Sep
TENDER IL and continuing to Sep
TENDER 16, 1921, at 9 o'clock will be
opened and action taken looking to
approval . Where there are no CON
flicting applications the land will be
allotted to the one applying for
same but where there are conflict
ing applications the successful appli-
cant Will be determined by a drawing
conducted by the project manager.
ANY farm units not disposed of dur
ing the four-day period will be avail
able to entry by an ex-soldier or ex-
sailor until November 16, 1921, pro-
vided he files with the project man
ager a water right application to-
gether with the correct mount Of
money, and the other documents
mentioned above and secures the ap-
prevail Of same. After November 10,
1921, any remaining lands will be
open TO the general public.
PERSONS filing water right applica-
lions by mail, or otherwise than in
person, must make necessary ar
engagements for notification in the
event OF being the successful appli-
cant for d farm unit. The United
states Will not assume the RESPONSE
bility of notifying successful appli-
cants who are not present at the
drawing.
Approval of a water right applica-
ton entities the applicant to file
homestead application at the local.
land office where the land is situated
for the farm unit described in the
water right applications: A small
portion Of these lands are in the
Billings, Mont. land district and the
greater Qrtion in the Lander, Wyo,
land district. Failure to make home
stead application within five days
from midnight of the date on which
the water right application is ap-
proved allowing him to make home
stead application for the farm unit
involved. EN- ~.
No part of a payment will be re-
turned to a successful applicant II
he is a qualified homestead entry
nan
Where an applicant fails to obtain
public land applied for. he will be
permitted to elect whether he will
amend his application to embrace
other land not affected by pending
applications or withdraw his original
application without prejudice. In
Nocn ~ With Il va mol -z.--
money deposited will be refunded
upon surrender Of receipt, issued
therefor.
The water right charges against
this land are of two kinds, to wit:
(a) construction. CD maintenance.
The construction charge shall be
500 per irrigable acre payable as
follows: An initial payment Of S per
cent OF the construction charge shall
be made at the time Of filing water
right application, and the remainder
shall be payable in Is installments,
the first five of which shall be S per
cent and the remaining 10 shall be
Z per cent of the total construction
charge. The first OF the said Is an
nual installments shall become due
and payable December 1 of the fifth
calendar year of the initial INSTALL
ment, and subsequent installment
shall become due and payable on
December 1 Of each year thereafter.
No interest is charged upon the con-
Htruction or maintenance charges.
The maintenance charge which COW
ers the cost Of operation and main
tenance of the system shall be due
and payable on March I OF each year.
No maintenance charge will be
assessed against the land to be-
opened for the year 1921.
The Northern Pacific Railway
company will offer for sale at public
auction On September II. 1881, it,
irrigable lands ID shown upon the
plats. These lands have been d.
vided into parcels corresponding to
public land farm units with irriSablo
area varying from 30 to 106 scrss.
The company will require that ,wxteri