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40 THE USE BOOK. 



party, he must obey the subpoena, if he receives proper assurance 

 TEat his fees and mileage will be paid. 



HOMESTEAD CLAIMS. 



Homestea^_claiiiuuits ^re^required to~live upon and 

 to-^ultivatein good^fflith the land embraced in their 

 claims. The Department of the Interior excuses tempo- 

 rary absences of bona fide claimants, when necessary to 

 ^earji money for support or to^j.mprQve thejjtnd, or be- 

 j* cause of^ickness^ (See also Appendix, p. 243.) The land 

 mbraced in the entry must be used for the home of 

 the claimant to the exclusion of a home elsewhere. Per- 



;sonal visits to the land to keep alive the fiction of resi- 

 dence, the use of the land as a summer residence only, 

 or a mere pretense ofcultiyation does no^satisfy the 

 law. Lands may^ n^1)e~~"appropriated and patented 

 under the homestead laws if entrymen use them merely 

 for grazingjieadquarters duringa few weeks or months 

 each year and maintain their homes elsewKere. 



REG. 5. Squatters who settled on National Forest land 

 before its withdrawal, and who are awaiting survey to 

 make entry, have the same rights to occupy and enjoy their 

 holdings as homestead entrymen, and may at their option 

 await survey or apply for the examination of their lands 

 under the act of June 11, 1906, with a view to opening 

 them to homestead entry. 



In reporting on homestead claims, especially when they are 

 timbered, or when the claimant evidently desires the land for 

 some other use than for a home and for cultivation, every fact 

 relating to the claimant's occupancy of the land should be 

 detailed, especially the number, dates, duration, and causes of 

 the claimant's absence, and where his family resides. If neces- 

 sary, an insert sheet may be used in Form 655. 



