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A NEW COURSE OF ACTION UeloW we publish n letter received hy Mr. VV. B. Muwford of this city fnuii HegistiT CrookHluink of the U. S. Land Ollict! Nt li<>H Annoles, and the letter transmitted to him l>y tliecominiflHioner of the general land ollice at Washington, I). C. Mr. Orooksliank'H letter iustructfl Mr. Mujjford that liis land entry was made aceordinir to tin; Imperhil survey, and is therefore incorrect, and notifies him to make application within (50 days to have his entry amended to correspond with the government survey of 1850. The land commissioner's letter, in pur suance of which Register CrnokHhiink'B letter wat written, relates to matters concerning the attempt to correct the survey of the Hrawley tract Miade in 1902. When the Imperial Land (Vs. surveys was completed to the north line of township 14 south, range 14 east, it was found to still he about one mile dis tant from the south line of township. l 3 south, range 14 east, and the east line of said township was found to be two miles west from the west line of township 14 south, range 15 east, as established by the Eastside or Hothwell survey. Upon the establishing of the fact that the Botiiw«ll survey was the correct one and accorded with the old government survey of 1856, a considerable number of theeiitryinen in the Brawlev tract applied to amend their entries to corre spond with said Bothwell survey. An entry can not be amended unless the numbers asked for are vacant, so, for that reason it is necessary for Mr. Mng ford ro apply to have his entry amended in order that his numbers may be ap plied to the lands two miles east and one mile north from his land, to which lands his numbers properly belong. Of course tr-e parties on the SW.^ of Sec. 27, Tp". 14 R., R. 13 E., will have to amend to read SWJ£ of Sec. 32, Tp. 14 S.. R 13 E., S. B. M., in order to correct their num bers. If this is the method by which the erroneous survey of the Imperial Land Co. is to be corrected, it will re sult in every entrymen who located un der that survey, being compelled to amend his entry. This letter of the commissioner and Mr. Ciookshank's in structions to Mr. Mugford indicates that this will be the course of the govern ment in untangling the muddle in which people were plunged hy the Imperial survey. This method will avoid any conflict between the government and the owners of school lands, but the in dividual located on school lands by the Imperial Land Co. will be the loser. The letters are as follows, and we be lieve are but the forerunners of a num ber of others : Dkpartment op the Interior, U. S. Land Office, Los Angeles, Cal., February 23, 1905. Mr. Win. B. Mugford, Care S. B. Vermiliion, San Diego, Cal. Sir: In reference to your homestead entry lmulo November 24, 1901, for SWj^, section 24, township 14 «., range 13 E.j you are advised that under date of Jan uary fi, 1905, the Honorable Commis sioner of the general land office requises that yon be notified of an error existing between the survey by the Imperial Land Company and the government survey of said township. Acopyofsaid letter is inclosed, and your attention is especially directed to the last clause but one upon page 3 of said letter, and you are specially requested to apply to amend your said entry to read SWK of section 27, township 14 south, range 13 east, 8, B. M., as suggested in said let ter. Sixty days from notice are allowed within wliicli to compl}' with lli« re* quiroinentH of the co-iiniasloner, or to upp(!iil from tils decision to t lie Honora ble Secretary of the Interior,' and upon your failure to take action within the time i specified the case will he reported for appropriate action. A copy of the decision is enclosed. Very respectfully, A. J. Ckooksiiank, Register. COMMISSIONER'S LETTER Register and Kecicivkk, Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 5, 1904. Gentlemen: H. May Pearsall made Desert Land Entry 14(>l, August 22, l9ol, for \\'J4 Sec. 10, T. 14 S., K. 14 E., as signed February 24, 15)04, to Ada >. Lent/.. May 7, 1903, Tearsall filed her appli cation for the amendment of her entry, alleging in her affidavit of May 17, 1003, corrobewted, that prior to entry, hav ing been informed that a survey of this and other lands had been made under the direction of the Imperial Land Co. and being shown a map thereof, on which the tract examined by her was designated hs the W}o 10, her claim was placed on record accordingly ; that, thereafter, rumors reaching her of an error in the survey, she employed surveyors to go over thu land who as certaineil, definitely, that the tract, so designated was the W|£ of £i'c. 17, that she asked amendment accordingly. She stated further, that the tract ap plied for was covered by the entry of William 11. 110-ne, wh'>, having been in like manner deceived, is willing and de sirous of amending the error made in his case. She alleged that she had not sold, nor agreed to sell, the land entered. A copy of an affidavit by H. Clay Kcllngg, is appended, dated March 24, 1902, to tlie effect that, haying been em ployed recently, by parties connected with the Imperial Water Co. No. 4, to determine the lines of the official sur veys of Tps. 13 and 14 S., It. 13 and 14 E., he bad established conclusively the facttliat the survey made for the Im perial Company was in error, the lands actually located by the parties entering thereunder, being one mile soutli and two west of those entered by them. The record shows that Home made desert land entry No. 1513 September 25, 1901, for the WJ&, Sec. 17. In order that the amendment applied for by Pearsall be allowed, that of tlorne must, previously be granted. The tract one mile south and two west of that entered by the latter is the \\%, Sec. 24, Twp. 14 S., R. 13 E., the E}£ of NVV^ of which is covered by desert land entry No. 2372, by Louis E. A merman, dated November 11, 1903, and the KW>£ by homestead entry No. 9772, by Wil liam B. Mugford dated November 18, 1901.. The tracts situated at the distance named from these two claims, to which, following the course indicated in these amendment applications, amendment's should be allowed are the \l% of NW^ Sec. 27, and the S\V^, Sec. 27, respect fully, these, with the exception of the NEM °f NW^, Sec. 27, being embraced in desert land entry No. 2536 by Mary L. Shepherd, dated February 5, 1904. It is seen from this statement that unless all the parties named procure amendment successively of their entries as of record, an amendment in no one instance can be authorized hy reason of the appropriation of the tracts to which amendment should be sought. The townships named are among those in which resurvev was authorized by act of July 1, 1902 (32 Stat., 728). The sus pension ordered thereunder by letter "E" of July 2<5, 1902, was revoked by telegram "E*" of August 12, 1902. It is directed that you notify the en try men named herein of the error alleged to have been made in placing their claims of record and suggesting tun pro cedure for its correction. They should bo requested specifically to apply for amendment in the manner prescribed in such cases. Thereafter report action taken. The question of the amendment of the entry assigned to Leuz must remain in abeyance, awaiting action hy the entry men named. Very respectfully, \V. A. Riciiakdb, Commissioner. iMPisitui. rutoriH 1 HARNESS I % We have a new Collar, all Russet Leather 96 Dry Tannage, Made Especially for Hot $? % Climates. We Guarantee this Collar to • >jfe Give Better Service than any other Collar $£ on the Market "--■.." 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