AZ vs. CA:19 California Exhibits, Vol. XIX; Nos. 4000-4044

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[15] ITEM 4 4-372 a. Form approved by the Secretary of the Interior June 24, 1916. Department of the Interior DESERT-LAND ENTRY. U. S. Land Office El Centro, California, No. 04177. Rec. No. 2306656. 2648924. FINAL PROOF. Testimony of Claimant. Question 1. State your name, age, occupation, and post-office address. Answer. James H. Hunter, 50, Produce Merchant, 232 North Lucerne Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. Question 2. Where were you born and of what State are you now a resident citizen? (If foreign born, evidence of naturalization must be filed with this proof unless already furnished.) Answer. Born in Missouri. Resident citizen of the State of California. Question 3. Give the number and date of the desert-land entry, and describe the land for which this proof is made. Answer. 04177 made May 27, 1920, for W y2 of NE yA and NW % of SE % of Sec. 17, T. 14 S., R. 13 E., S. B. B. M. Question 4. State the character of its soil, and what natural streams, springs, or bodies of water are upon or pass through or adjoin this land. And if any, do the