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Show A bill of some Interest ln Utah pnfsed the Senate last Wednesdvv for the relief re-lief of bona tide settlers on forest reserves. re-serves. It reads as follows, as pissed- lie It enacted, etc That where a claim, ent under the jettlement laws of IM United States within th-limits of a forest rescrvo creoted under the provisions or section it of the act of March 1 Wl. '" lliled ' An aei to repeal timber-culture laws and for other purpo'es,' has failed, bv reason of Ignorance of the proclamation proclama-tion of the President or of the flung nf the township pint of mirvev or from on-nvolilnhte on-nvolilnhte accident or conditions, or rrom misunderstanding of the law' to pt ice his eliitm of record within Ihe stntutorv period, such claimant mav bo permitted wl'hln a period of two venrs from and lifter the postage of this act to tile ldi claim In the i roper United Stales land nftlce and receive patent therefor upon showing duo compliance with Ihe law nil-der nil-der which tho claim Is asserted, noiwlth. smarting the reservation, provided that he mart" bona fide settlement upon the land claimed prior to tho date of tho proila. mntlon establishing the forest iMerve nnd maintained continuous residence thereon for the requisite period rho hent-nta of this net shall extend to bona fide claims already received b the local land oftlces after the statutory period, and for which patents have not Issued, provided the settlers have compiled with Iho provisions of the law except as to the time of filing their claims. |