42 THE USE BOOK. 



All applications must give the name of the National 

 Forest and describe the land by legal subdivisions, sec- 

 Jjpn, township, and range, if surveyed, and if not sur- 

 veyed,by reference^ to natural objects, streams, or 

 improvements, with sufficient accuracy to identify it. 



Section 2 of the act gives, within National Forests 

 only, an additional homestead right of entry upon lands 

 chiefly valuable for agriculture, to settlers prior to Jan- 

 uary 1, 1906, who have already exercised or lost their 

 homestead privilege, but who are otherwise competent 

 to enter under the homestead laws. The general act 

 of February 8, 1908 (Public No. 18), 'pl^des that 

 any person who, prior to February 8, 1908, made 

 entry under the homestead laws, but for any cause has 

 lost, forfeited, or abandoned his entry, shall be entitled 

 to the benefits of the homestead law as though such 

 former entry had not been made, except when the entry 

 was canceled for fraud or was relinquished for a valu- 

 able consideration. 



The fact that an applicant has settled upon land jvill 

 not influence the decision with respect to its agricul- 

 tural character! Settlers must not expect to include 

 ^valuable timber^ land in their entries. Settlement made 

 after January 1, 1906, and in advance""oT opening by 

 the Secretary of the Interior, is not authorized by the 

 act, will confer no rights, and will be trespass. 



Entry under the act is within the j^urisdictTrm of the 

 Secretary_of^ the JTnterior, who will determine prefer- 

 ence rights of applicants. 



Applicants who appear to have a preference right 

 under the act of June 11, 1906, will be permitted to 



