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Show uu ISLAND OF STANSBURY MAY B.E THROWN OPEN Salt Lake, Oct. 30. Unless Utah, through the governor and the state land office, should filo preference rights on the entire Island of Stans-bury Stans-bury In the Great Salt lake, Tooelo county, within sixty days, laud thero will bo opened to entry to any individual individ-ual under the federal statutes governing govern-ing homesteads and tho like. Approval of the plat of tho island made "by the government survey was recently given by the general land office at Washington, and tho plat Is now In the office of the register of tho land office in Salt Lako ready to bo officially filed December 8. It is understood that tho state requested the survey and platting of the Island with a view of taking it over. Township plats have beon received also of public lauds in Iron, Washington Washing-ton Beaver and Kane counties. They will' be filed In the Salt Lake district land office December 9 and 10. |