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311, acts June 3, 1878, ch. 151, § 1,
20 Stat. 89; Aug. 4, 1892, ch. 375, § 2,
27 Stat. 348; May 18, 1898, ch. 344, § 1,
30 Stat. 418, authorized sale of public lands valuable chiefly for timber or stone.
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312, acts June 3, 1878, ch. 151, § 2,
20 Stat. 89; Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, § 1,
42 Stat. 208; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462,
43 Stat. 1145, provided for applications for purchase of timber and stone lands.
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313, act June 3, 1878, ch. 151, § 3,
20 Stat. 90, provided for publication of applications to purchase timber and stone lands, patent and entry.