The Alaska daily empire., 1921-10-03
LANDS RESTORED
 TO SETTLEMENT
 BY DEPARTMENT
Reservations Are Abolished in Several Districts
 Soldiers Preference.

By eliminatiOnS rom several exc cutive orders of withdrawal, a mum. Der of tracts of land in the local land district have been restored to entry totaling 6S,09O acres, according to a statement made public today by Register Frank A. Boyle, of the local U. s Land Office. These lands are subject to homestead entry for q period of 63 days, beginning October p, to ex-service men and women of the war with Germany. and after that time any of the lands remaining un entered are subject to entry under the Land Laws of the United States Alaskan acts.
 With the restoration of the above lands, there has been restored to entry since last May approximately 100000 acres of reserved lands in the Territory. The first restoration was made on May 19, last. and consisted of 230,000 acres on Resurrection Bay adjacent to and virtually surround ing the town of Seward These lands were restored on the recommendation )f the Alaska Interdepartmental Board, which took up the matter dur ing the time it's chairman, George A. Parks, was in Washington last win ter The board has also recommend ed the restoration of several other tracts of reserved land on which ia, vorable action is expected to be forthcoming within the near future.
 Lands Affected
 The lands affected by the order are as follows: Eight thousand six hundred and sixty acres at the head of Turnagain Arm; 10,240 acres at Susitna Junction. beginning six miles east from where Willow Creek en- ters the Susitna River. 2.56O acres at Tazlina Junction, in the Copper River Valley, at the mouth of the Tazlina River; 20,4S0 acres at Mo Carty, at the confluence of the Tana- ma and Delta Rivers, all eliminated from executive order No. 1, 919A, of April IA, 1914; 320 acres near An chorage eliminated from executive or der No. 2,104, of December 9, 1914; 2,560 acres in the Anchorage district at Glacier Creek, beginning on the cast side of the mouth of Virgin Creek; 5760 acres on the mainland between Indian and Susitna Rivers, eliminated from executive order 2,444, of August 21. 1916; 15,360 hn ct nf CnSifna Vol ley. eliminated from executive order No. 452 of September 6, 1916; 230 acres at Potter Creek, about 15 miles from Anchorage, eliminated from executive order No. 2.673, of July 26, 1917; 1.240 acres near Anchorage, eliminated from executive order No. 1,519. of April 16, 1919; 320 acres near Wasilla, eliminated from execu- tive order No. 2,319, of February 16, 1916.
 Method of Entry
 The lands are opened to entry, said MT. Boyle, in the manner and subject to the following conditions:
 (a) Soldiers Preference. From October P, 1921, to December B, 1921, inclusive, certain lands will be subject to entry under the homestead laws by qualified ex-service men and women. of the war with Germany who have been honOrably discharged or separated from the service, or placed in the army or naval reserves provided. that such soldier prefer ence applicant may file applications to enter at any time during the twen ty (20) days prior to the date on which said restoration becomes eff fective, that is from October 1, 1921 to October 20, 1921, inclusive, al such applications, together with those