Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-21
INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED IDENTIFYING LANDS
 F0R O|L PERMITS

The General Land Office recently sent out instructions relative to the Identification of lands in Alaska ana amending circulars Nos. 672 and S4o as follows:
 Owing to the difficulties encounter ed in the adjustment of confhctlng claims for oil prospecting permits un- der the leasing act of February 25, 1920. for unsurveyed land in Alaska, Sec, 4d of the regulations of March Il 1920 CAT L. D. 437), Circular No. 672 and Sec. % of Circular No. 845, ap- kproved August 12, 1922, (49 L. D.. 24O are modified to make the following re- quirements.
 Where Permits Have Not Issued
 | All applicants must hereafter de scribe lands with reference to true cardinal directions and in cases where applications have heretofore been made and can conform to such dlrec- lions without prejudice to valid inter- vening claims said applications must be amended to conform to true cardi- nal directions
 2. In order to permit adjustment of conflicts the claims of all conflict ing applicants must be identified with reference to common monument which can be definitely ascertained and located upon the records ana plats in this office.
 These conflicting claims fall into ' two general classes; (a) Those jn- volvirg lands located in the vicinity Of the public land surveys; (b) those involving lands which are removed from such surveys.
 The following regulations are pre- scribed for the designation ol these lands in applications for prospecting permits:
 (a) In all cases where circuln- stances permit, applicants for pros pecting permits for unsurveyed lands must describe the lands applied for by metes and bounds connecting such de- scription by courses and distances to some monument Of an approved pub lie land survey.
 The point of reference utilized may be the initial monument erected by another applicant who has described said monument by courses and dis tances with reference to public sur vev monument, provided the location of said monument has been definitely established with reference 70 the pub lie land survey.
 In such case however, the location of the adopted monument, with re- spect to such public land survey mon unlert must be stated or the field nSies or calculations by which the To- cation of the applicants initial monu- ment with reference to the public sur vev monument was obtained, must be furnished
 (b) Ill cases where there are no available public land survey monu- ment, must be stated Or the field notes or calculations by which the location of the applicants initial monument with reference to the public survey monument was obtained, must be fur nished
 (b) In cases where there are no available public land survey mOnu- , ment was obtained, must be furnished:
 (b) In cases where there are no available public land survey monu- ments the applicant for permit must describe the land by metes and bounds designating the location of his initial monument by courses and distances, with reference to sues permanent monuments as will enable this office to identify it's location from it's re- cords and maps A plat or chart il- lustrating the location of said monu- ment will aid in a determination of it's location.
 g. An applicant for permit must state, under oath, whether his appli- cation is for any lands described in sNy prior application, or in any no- tice posted on the ground within six months prior to the date of the filing of his application.
 In the event that there are any prior conflicting claims for permits the applicant initiating the subse- quent claim must describe the land desired with reference to the initial monuments of each prior claimant.
 Where Permits Have Issued
 4. Numerous permits have been issued for unsurveyed land in cases Where the Department could not de- termine whether conflicting claims existed, or the extent of apparent conflicts, upon the following condi- tions:
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