| Show L X SERVICE MEN slen SICE ISICE I BIGHTS FOB UNO acres will be open for filing august 1 in grand and millard counties tile the general land office of the department part ment of the interior announce the opening through survey of acrea acre of land in idalio idaho montana tana utah and wyoming for settlement As far ab a lands in utah are concerned the they are situated in ill giand an and millaro counties countie and plats of extension survey of these lands amounting to acres will be officially filed in the district t land office at salt lake city on august 1 1928 Fori former service men an and d those persons claim ing in a preference right to the land superior to t 0 that of the soldier will be given preference township 15 S range 23 E consists of broken land containing 6 acrey acres the west and southwest AL t portion is high mesa mes a land cut by deep box canyons with a general drainage to the west the soil i is sandy loam with ith broken sandstone third and fourth rate the land is not suitable for agricultural purposes the only timber is a small amount of scrub juniper and pinn pinyon on of small commercial value the medium growth of black brush and sagebrush is is found throughout the township there were vere no surface indications of coal metallic minerals mineral or oil in the township there were no settlers in the township at the time of survey the nearest post office is castleton utah located near the southeast corner of the township water is very scarce in this town township ship the princ principal ibal indus indu s try cry is stock raising and the only time stock can range is during the winter month township 19 S range 4 W 5 acres have been surveyed the land consist of low rolling ll lff the timber is scrub juniper jumper anti and pinyon which aich lias has no commercial value except for fire wood food and ferice fence posts the greater portion of tile the township i is s suitable ui table for dr dry fanning and ampro approximately al 1000 acres of land was under cu cultivation Iti at the time of the survey tile the main road from holden utah to oak city utah crosses this township church spring is the only water found in the area surveyed no indications of mineral were observed |
