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Show GEOLOGICAL SURVEY I WORKING ON FILINGS Special to The Tribune. YV-.ASHTNCJTOX. Pept. 1ft Filings r.z-pregatlnsr r.z-pregatlnsr 3S.40P,CiVi a-Trs have been made by nppllc.'iMs for land under the sto-U raiFiivT homestead act passed bv congress las; TWomher. The seeretarv of the interior in-terior has ariiounr-e,1 that mater;.-)! proc-res proc-res .i be're mad In the examination and cl.asMfi.vi :ion of lans under th r-t mid of the 'applications wNeh have b'Tu rec.Mved in t he vcrio? lo.-al lap, '-oft'irs '-oft'irs the cTfflt?r numr bive he.-n i transmittrd to rlv -e-'ln'ral server p j order tb.it tVv may bo e.iminVl In t' 1 ivld. Although fln np'iroriai'on for tr --: work did not h.'-eome nvniiarle uvM i-i"' in J:i;i. thp F-jr-py )-ns been al-le to in the f1 nearly f.vv p-en W'a'i 'f'v ' tins work. Xea-ly I'Vi", " r rM--,i : v'rs bVv.- ; been referred to tbe ! for ev; ni-na- o- : and reports arc brir r:ar"i and for- : warded t.i the Washington offl-o of the. : ceolo--..-al survpy a a baj-is for tho c;asp ! fixation work. ( |