 | Electronic journals - 1883 - 416 pages
...order to save it from being classed as desert land. Section second of the desert-land act provides, " That all lands, exclusive of timber and mineral lands,...some agricultural crop, shall be deemed desert lands within the meaning of this act." Reference is made by contestants' counsel to Dij- decision of July... | |
 | United States. Department of the Interior - 1877 - 1436 pages
...additional sum of one dollar per acre, tbc applicant shall be entitled to a patent for said tract Third. That all lands, exclusive of timber and mineral lands,...some agricultural crop, shall be deemed desert lands. While it is desirable that desert lands should be reclaimed for agricultural purposes by irrigation,... | |
 | Montana (Ter.) - Law - 1877 - 956 pages
...hundred and forty acres, which shall be in compact form. SEC. 2. That all lands exclusive of timber lands and mineral lands, which will not, without irrigation,...some agricultural crop, shall be deemed desert lands, defined, within the meaning of this act, which fact shall be ascertained by proof of two or more credible... | |
 | Webster Elmes - Executive departments - 1879 - 570 pages
...and Dakota. The determination as to what constitutes desert land is subject to the decision of the Commissioner of the General Land Office. The act,...irrigation produce some agricultural crop, shall be doomed desert lands. The fact is to be proved by the oaths of two or more credible witnesses, whose... | |
 | Montana - Session laws - 1879 - 170 pages
...hundred and forty acres, which shall be in compact form. SEC. 2. That all lands exclusive of timber lands and mineral lands which will not, without irrigation,...some agricultural crop, shall be deemed desert lands, defined. '"" " within the meaning of this act, which fact shall be ascertained by proof of two or more... | |
 | United States. Dept. of the Interior - Natural resources - 1880 - 410 pages
...additional sum of one dollar per acre, the applicant shall be entitled to a patent for said tract. Third. That all lands, exclusive of timber and mineral lands,...some agricultural crop, shall be deemed desert lands. While it is desirable that desert lands should be reclaimed for agricultural purposes by irrigation,... | |
 | Thomson P. McElrath - Yellowstone National Park - 1880 - 166 pages
...natural object. Section 2d of the Desert-Land Aet states: " That all lands exclusive of timber lands and mineral lands which will not, without irrigation,...some agricultural crop, shall be deemed desert lands within the meaning of this act, which fact shall be ascertained by proof of two or more credible witnesses... | |
 | Henry A. Gaston - Commercial law - 1880 - 336 pages
...which shall be in compact form. SECTION 2. That all lands exclusive of timber lands and mineral lauds which will not, without irrigation, produce some agricultural crop, shall be deemed desert lands within the menuing of this Act, which fact shall be ascertained by proof of two or more credible witnesses... | |
 | United States - Session laws - 1881 - 746 pages
...hundred and forty acres which shall be in compact form. SEC. 2. That all lands exclusive of timber lands and mineral lands which will not, without irrigation,...some agricultural crop, shall be deemed desert lands, within the meaning of this act, which fact shall be ascertained by proof of two or more credible witnesses... | |
 | United States - Law - 1881 - 742 pages
...hundred aud forty acres which shall be in compact form. SEC. 2. That all lands exclusive of timber lands and mineral lands which will not, without irrigation,...some agricultural crop, shall be deemed desert lands, within the meaning of this act, which fact shall be ascertained by proof of two or more credible witnesses... | |
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That all lands exclusive of timber lands and mineral lands which will not, without irrigation, produce some agricultural crop, shall be deemed desert lands, within the meaning of this act, which fact shall be ascertained by proof of two or more credible... 
