May 4-5, 1868
05-04-1868
Volume OA - Pages 37-39
Executive Department
Carson City, Nevada
May 4, 1868
A meeting of the Board of Regents was held pursuant to the call
of the President. Present: H. G. Blasdel and C. N. Noteware.
By request, C. N. Noteware acted as Secretary pro tem.
A communication from the State Register under date April 4, 1868,
was read, ordered on file (see file "U"), and selection of S.W.
1/4 of N.W 1/4 of Section 4, J15 N. R.20 E., 40 acres on appli-
cation of C. S. Hammer; of the N. 1/2 of Section 4, J15 N. R.21
E., 320 acres on application of M. D. Hurd; of N. 1/2 of Section
5, J15 N. R.21 E., 320 acres on application of J. S. Dunker; of
S. 1/2 of S.E. 1/4 of Section 31, J13 N. R.20 E., 80 acres on
application of Peter Lightle; of N.W. 1/4 of N.E. 1/4 and N.E.
1/4 of N.W. 1/4 of Section 17, J14 N. R.20 E., 80 acres on appli-
cation of John W. Averill; of N.E. 1/4 of N.E. 1/4 of Section 23,
J15 N. R.19 E., 40 acres on application of J. H. Eaton; of E. 1/2
of S.E. 1/4 of Section 6, N.E. 1/4 of N.W. 1/4 of Section 7, N.
1/2 of S.W. 1/4 of N.E. 1/4 of Section 7, J14 N. R.19 E., 240
acres on application of J. P. Elliott; of S.E. 1/4 of S.E. 1/4
of Section 17, E. 1/2 of N.E. 1/4 of Section 20, N.W. 1/4 of
Section 21, N.W. 1/4 of S.W. 1/4 of Section 21 of J14 N. R.20 E.,
320 acres on application of C. C. Smith, said lands being in
total 1480 (1440) acres to be taken in part satisfaction of the
500,000 Acre Grant.
The following described tracts were ordered selected as
"Indemnity Lands", viz: the N.E. 1/4 of S.E. 1/4 of Section 6,
J15 N. R.21 E., 40 acres on application of Joseph French; of the
S.W. 1/4 of Section 5, J15 N. R.21 E., 160 acres on application
of same; of E. 1/2 of N.W. 1/4 of Section 13, J15 N. R.19 E.,
80 acres on application of H. P. Phillips; of N.E. 1/4 of N.E.
1/4 of Section 31, J15 N. R.19 E., 40 acres, H. M. Yerington;
of W. 1/2 of N.E. 1/4 and S.E. 1/4 of Section 28, J15 N. R.19 E.,
120 acres on application of Thomas Smith; of S.W. 1/4 of N.E. 1/4
of Section 15, J15 N. R.19 E., 40 acres on application of
Nicholas Hilger; of N. 1/2 of N.W. 1/4 of Section 13, J15 N. R.
19 E., 80 acres on application of John Gillson; S.E. 1/4 of
Section 9, J15 N. R.19 E., 160 acres on application of A. Ash;
S.W. 1/4 of Section 22 of J15 N. R.19 E., 160 acres, on applica-
tion of E. D. Sweeney; N.W. 1/4 of Section 15 of J15 N. R.19 E.,
160 acres on application of H. P. Phillips; S. 1/2 of N.W. 1/4,
N.E. 1/4 of S.W. 1/4, N.W. 1/4 of S.E. 1/4 of Section 17, J14
N. R.20 E., 160 acres on application of Mrs. H. M. Smith; N. 1/2
of N.E. 1/4 of Section 17, J15 N. R.20 E., 80 acres on applica-
tion of John A. Sovigny; being in total 1280 acres "Indemnity".
A communication from the Register under date April 8, 1868 was
read, ordered on file (see file "V"), and selection of W. 1/2 of
N.E. 1/4 and N.W. 1/4 of S.E. 1/4 of Section 15, J15 N. R.19 E.,
120 acres, ordered on application of G. A. Sears, under 500,000
Acre Grant. Also for same and under same J and R., 40 acres.
A communication from the Register under date April 8, 1868 was
read, ordered on file (see file "W"), and selection of N.W. 1/4
of the S.E. 1/4 of Section 19, J15 N. R.20 E., 40 acres, ordered
under Indemnity Grant, on application of M. Willard.
A communication of the Register under date April 21, 1868 was
read, ordered on file (see file "X"), and selection ordered on
application of C. S. Hammer of N.W. 1/4 of the N.W. 1/4 of
Section 14, J15 N. R.20 E., 40 acres under 500,000 Acre Grant;
on application of S. S. Olin for S.W. 1/4 of N.E. 1/4 and S.E.
1/4 of N.W. 1/4 of Section 7, J15 N. R.21 E., 80 acres under
500,000 Acre Grant, being in total 120 acres.
A communication from the Register under date April 25, 1868 was
read, ordered on file (see file "Y"), and selection of the N.E.
1/4 of the N.W. 1/4 and the N.W. 1/4 of the N.E. 1/4 of Section
17, and the S.W. 1/4 of the S.E. 1/4 of Section 8, J12 N. R.20
E., 120 acres ordered on application of H. Van Sickle; of the
N.E. 1/4 of the N.E. 1/4 of Section 1, J14 N. R.19 E., 40 acres
on application of A. W. Burrill, under the 500,000 Acre Grant,
being in total 160 acres.
A communication from the Register under date April 29, 1868 was
read, ordered on file (see file "Z"), and selection of S.W. 1/4
of Section 19, J13 N. R.20 E., 160 acres ordered under 500,000
Acre Grant.
A communication from the same under same date was read, ordered
on file (see file "&"), and selection of W. 1/2 of N.W. 1/4 of
Section 7, J15 N. R.20 E., 80 acres, on application of E. G.
Winne, ordered under 500,000 Acre grant.
Adjourned to meet at the call of the President.
H. G. Blasdel
President
A. N. Fisher
Secretary
05/04/1868
