| Show bool rooi BOOKED ED TO NEW YORK anly ONLY mercy E R thompson henry ure vie david mustard RETURNING ELDERS charles H wilcken in chame charge of company james G bleak blea john lewis lawis las lax fiands Ds the following from the new york herald kerald may be interesting to some of our readers T 13 A private inquiry hav ing heen been made moade of the attorney general on the following subject the question was referred by him to the general land a meet and acting commissioner curtis today to day makes this thia statement as the rule of the e apartment part ment 11 II lands have been entered and anil patented as agricultural upon which valuable mines were known to exist at tho the date ot of such entry the parties owning such mines minas are in no way debarre de barred i f from rom acquiring the title there thereto 0 upon a full corri corll plia ne n e with the laws and aud the instructions regular fux lux the disposal of mineral lands landa as by express provisions of 0 law no title can bo be acquired to mineral land under the acts regulating the disposal of agricultural landin all cases where lands have been returned as mineral upon the township plot piot lot or where affidavits were aled ned with the lea iti local land ii li etli 11 cers cera alleging that the lands are more valuable tor for mining than fr r agricultural purposes it Is the duty ot of the register and receiver to cause a hearing to determine their true character before allowing their otry entry under tho preemption pre emption or homestead laws thu THE GRASS grasshopper hopper ROPPER BURDEN not only texas but also colorado is is afflicted with the grasshopper plague this season tho the denver denyer says grasshoppers have again made their appearance pe arAnce in immense numbers all around us as can be seen by any one having the carloc curiosity ity to examine any piece of ground havinga little verdure on it there are many such places almost in the heart of 0 theve tha the city ity but to see the little pests peso to perfection one should gu go a short abort di dimanco tanco taneo from the thickly built up portions the question that immediately suggests itself is where could the surplus have bave ha e found roem room to roost if there were ever any more mora than there aro arc now they are not yet ail all hat bat ho hd but are aro coming olai daliy dally la in numbers t that bat bid fal rai tafu fair r to th rival the tho great grasshopper year of when the crop crops were almost entirely ent liely destroyed by them this la is not only very discouraging cou raging to farmers but very annoying to tho the Color adans generally as the probability la Is that we will have to bring wheat from tho states to supply tho the deficiency that Is almost certain to be occasioned the police of cairo ill 11 arc tire after a ghost whose walking cog costume consists of a stovepipe hat and a pair of double soled boots |
