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Show CuiiniritnitatiaiisV NOTICE 'lO ;CDUNTV 'SUnYKYORS Ktiti ,, timiEiut'ps i'Uiilic lands,' SmiVETon Gesj:n.iij OrFtcR, 1 Q. 5. City; II. T.,Sept. S, 16CQ, In obedience to instructions from the. Commissioner Com-missioner of thn Gertcrat Lnnd Office, I respect-fully respect-fully all the attention of all concerned jn surreying and making settlements upon lands, not opened for settlement by thtt Government of the United States, to the following llcnu.of. itifurma'ion: On the tiSd 6f April last, a .letter was re-ceh'ed re-ceh'ed at this oflico ftom Porter Q. Rector, E1., "purveyor for the county of Carson, U. T.," ded Apiil -1, 18G0, onclosiug tu-tnty. lu'o ecrtylailtf of surveys made by him In" that county, upon application of settlers la occupancy occu-pancy of unsnryeyed lands. In which letterbe Inquire as follows: "1 would-like to-have yon give me some Ihfoimation, to wit, is it necessary for me to send these, certificates, and diagrams tin Hiein, of every kurvey . The Trobate Judge appointed mo,. f that is all right, well and good; if you think it is not, I wish yon would stml ino the commission. There area few that y tliat I ought to got It that way." ' Tlie certificate; markeil So. 1, above referred to (which, In form, Is thu same as the others). Is iu the following words; "Ta Sutvtyor (itucral I'.T. "Know .all men by Iheso presents, that I, 1. C. Hector, county surveyor for the county of Carson;- 1J. T.,' ujon application of J. F. Whitcotiib, It. (J, Wilcox and J. II. Todmnn, have this d day of April,. A-D. 18f),.surveyei a certain tract or parcel of.l.nid taken up mid located by them for farming ami shingle maou-factufini,', maou-factufini,', the same helngnud lying on wtntof "Eagle -Vallc)-, U- Tv, tixl jnuro- iKirticuliuly desctihed m followat"to wit: commeuciig- at tak'a marked ,S. -K..on the north line of 11. Small & Co.'a llanche, rnd ltiniiirg north 1& sec, W.-, 210 rods to stake; theuro S. (i scot SS0 rodi to stake! thence H. 15 sec, K i'i -10-100 rods to stake: thence' 8. 70 E iibtt rpds to the place of beginning, containing 02 -10-100 acres, moio or less. In testimony whereof I bavo hereunto set my band and seat this day and year first above written. (Signed) 1. C. liectoa, SealJ "County Burvcyor." I answered Mr, Rector's letter on the day it was received. From that answer, dated April 23, 18C0, 1 make the following extract, vlr.; "In reply to the above inquiries, I have to say that I possess no power to grant any of the rsquests, or comply with any of the wishes, coiilatiifel ln""ydur letter: Tbero bat not" been any surveys of piibUo -lands hi Curson County authorised . by .tbo Oovttnmchtof! thelUntted States; and n6 deputy surveyors can b ap-j6lutcd ap-j6lutcd by tbaUnWed Stafea Surveyor General, M survey Any pbtlloit ,of th.Tsrrltoryj; "without "with-out that authority, Iti .rcfcreuce.to the m-, mlHSIou you now claim to bold, liiider an ap-' poliitmeutof thff probata Judge of yourconntyj and Other matters concerning thrf, Kgftllty t( the tiitveys you bave.niade, may berenfter make, under that, nppoiutluent, I will briefly givo yort mv opinion, and refct-you o the laws oirwblch, that dplnfoiilsjbascil" o i- ' ' ' ,pfi.tb6 25ib'bf April, 18C0,-I wrote-to the iOomroYsslonef of the . General .-Ld'.pfilce, en-, elosing'blm'a copjf.of' the , foregoing tiucs-jiOndcnce, tiucs-jiOndcnce, wltb copies ol all .tlie pabcrseiitme ' Mrftecfor,i'soIieitirig further Instrtictlons in .reference lib.auch' survey;. and scttlemerit .upon;pubilcJlands, before. being surveyed Under atitborUy of "ihybtted. StaU;s; - .TJ dommi's.. isibnet jcspondwl mf, jelter'(under, Uate of July 2, 18C6. 4 1 'niakevthft-sfoilowltig extract from bis letter, -which ! commend trthe petu-: petu-: sal arid consJctatfon of ali wliq.may'be biter, Vsted. therein! V , . ," : " . i 'Irt tbe first 'ptaesucb sutvys'are in direct vfoiatioiiX law, with forreUitro.of even rtcolor Of claiitt by: reason of illegality) ai, will befound upon,rifcreiiee (1st), tu anactu'Ciingtfcirfap.. proved Maicii 3 lsOTtl, Statutes. Vol, '2, pagea-'dlSf ;-H0 ilecjaripg that, "any -person who "shall 'surycy, Httempt fo sui'vey- or cause, t'oibe surveyed, tny-ucH'laida; firdc&fg-' liato any bouiidiirits t hereon by inaiklng trees or1 otberwlsct,trntilrthcreto aiithdtfied'by law;' sball forfeit all. bis or their rights titly aiitl .clainiiJNiiyi.be; lmlti,,(Qrvtbey lbaVe,'r1ta th )au,aforsaid, which be er they IiaH ,lmve, taken possession of; or iolUetl;' arid tbtj- 4llt tMhtv'or .tltqani6 act lleclrtreif It ''lawful ioi8 tire proper inni-slml or oiliier acting ns marsiial, uhdKr;sucb in'structions as may foy'tbat par;-, pi'iebo.glveti.by tliolVeydeiitrif tlie. iJnlte'd' Stiitpi,,to'jrniove,'froni.thelihd!inforeitdauy atil VveryVtievi'oit or; persons, wh'siuiilt be 'found 'on :tb"ejsainc;t'aiia?'wha 'shall 'nut' lfavje oidalrie'd-ripeft'iit.ssio"n'. Ui K'lnaintlie'reOnVip'rii-.. vided. fhat tbreeiiVoltthS.preVioUii notR'e.Sshall b fiiycn'to all siK'U persons; .who wcru settled .on sncblands prior-to tlio'iiosslug of that net;' andjeyeVr'pettonAvbb iliitll, at anji time alter tfie-iifjtpifatlon'of tbree-m,ntbs iVteV.'.sucb! uo-Jtlco uo-Jtlco shalLbave 'been- glveuiW fouudjon' anv parTortl,6nitids afofesBij, aliair lucdrtar fyuil alty'of one buiidred doliarsi to, becb.vered,;fn tiny court having jurisdiction of .tbe.same.iind be mbrevct liable,, on -iinvtcUvti' to Impriiun-nient Impriiun-nient nVtlidiscr"ctioii.vf UieiUrt,.not?icetdr lug sir months,!' . ' "2nd. Any Territorial law of Utah or acts In regard to, surveys pursuant ti such la,-ar la,-ar in violiition of the Sd clause of the 4th 'fl,lrufe. agSunl rospectlng thi Territory or other property of the Uuited. States," tho Csrtstltutlon and iawsbeifB extended over Utah by the 17th section ot the, Act of Congress approved Scut JMh. J8S0.: U, S, Stotutes. vol 0, psge 453. &c! fAlso.see 0th sefilpn of Ofganlc Act, .approved .approv-ed Sept. 0 J850 1 K "You will causa the purport of the foregoing to be miido known to'ail whom It inay ioneuru, stiiflug.th'al.It Is the ncluslvVfirovluce of tbe .Department, and the Surveyor Gcnerat of Utah acting Under onr direction, to uttend to all surveys in your Dlstrkt-" In reply jo my suggestions reacting- the estonsfon of public survey Info-'iocalltte rhero new tettteineiifs ate being mode, and the. opening ,bf it land office for 'the Bale of lands ajready surveyeir in thistcrrltory, tbe honorable Commbulouer, in the same letter',, says; "We have already recoiumendpif to Con-gress Con-gress the organisation of a Land District in Utah, and your suggestions respecting tlio extension, of surveys will bo considered when -wo .are in rH.cssion of. data Irom yon showin"-the showin"-the demand for permanent fcctllenient," " Minrr al Lands. I liava also received a communication com-munication from the Commhaioncr of the Land Oftice, da'ed Aug. lo (ultimo), Instructing mo in reference to the appropriations of certain mineral lands by settlers on unsurvcyed government go-vernment lands iu answer to my letter of 26th January last, enclosing cuptcs"of reports made to mo by Meurs. Kimball & f?prague, claiming coal mines on Chalk Creek, and by Hon. C. W, Wandell in reference to the discovery disco-very and occupancy of lead mines in Beaver County. Upon the legality of these-settlements the Commissioner gays: "Tbe views of this office, shewing tbo illegality ille-gality of the surveys of government lands by lether than thu tJ. S. surveyors, were communicated commu-nicated to you In my letter of the 2nd ultimo, and they apply to the illegal surveys of the half section ol .land embracing the ceaMuiiies, which arc the property of the United States." The foregoing extracts, from Law and Department De-partment Instructions, are published for the benefit ol all who may bare made, or are about to make, settlements on lauds. In this territory which bt.ve .not been surveyed under authority of the If. States. Whin lands are required for permanent scltjements, application applica-tion should be made to thtu tfllce for their survey, sur-vey, under i he laws of the .United States-rail other surveys, or etUepicu(s under such surveys, sur-veys, are made In violation of law. Iufurioa-tton Iufurioa-tton upon every thing .connected with tho survey, sur-vey, and settUiusat- upon government Jands, will be prompllv and satisfactorily glvvn to all interested, who my apply at this office. 0. S. ETAHiJA.van, Surv yor Geu'l U. T. |