Show NO DESERT ENTRIES ON LANDS assignments for like entries are also prohibited the salt lake land e has been notified of two new laws passed by con gress during th present session relative to dbert lands significant in the new rules that go into effect immediately is the regulation which will hereafter forbid all persons as gning their climma on desert lands to corporations an 1 asso clatious clat ions land frauds have been preva lent in the past and congress evi intends t prohibit further exploit ng of the public domain desert antrim on linds have been prohibited I 1 he of second entry was e end ed to include desert entries just about two months after congress passed a law second homestead entries the new law permits those people who have legit lost their first entry to take up land and make a second entry As in the case of homstead entries the person mak ng a second filing mut report complete details of the arst entry in case the first entry has been disposed of for a consideration or it has been lost through fraud a second entry is not permissible the wording in ohp act relative to de ert land entries is exactly the same as that used in the act permitting second homestead entries all rules applying to second homestead entries will apply with equal forca to desert land benir cs though protecting the country from konopol es of desert lands congress is genelous gene ious with the individual the act pi oides that the comm of the general land office may extend the time 1 mit for improving desert lands for a period not three years j this new ruling has been made in order to assist those persons who because of anavo dable delay have not been able to cultivate their land failure or rather lack of success in bringing n negating water upon the filino if just ifield by a proper excuse will be con s dered ample cause for an extension of t me I 1 I 1 ands in d of the united states have been completely withdrawn from d sert entries the law provides however that a person who has already made a filing des ert lands and whose filing is compact and not greater than acres in extent shall be given preference to file upon the desert lands when a certified plat of the section shall have been filed in the local or general lind office |