, 1866-05-02
GOVERNMENT LANDS.
The Homestead Law 50. Answers to
Querries--.Lands Unentered In the
Northwestern States and
Territories.

cattuus from parties who eeem 10 be At loss tor
employment here. and who are deslrous to pash
their fortune further VEST, requesting Information
regarding the operation Of the home. tcad av. md
asking where Government lands, Is yet unentered,
may be obtemed. The later queution IS one which
answer for the rea.on tnat entries arc being made
continually. fud there being generally serefal laud
Offices In each State where uniocated land is most
sarily occur b~fore operations 10 any given time
DC presented 10 the public. and By the lime that the
Information Is att31ahfe The sesnifs likely 10 be
actions.
We, however. answer the question as nearly as
lies in our power. II Is point npon which very
warrants have been owned By patt1es 1a9 the past,
and banded about without any idea on the part Of
the holders a. to whether there wta any snd 70 ~
anY other merchandise and tpeculted On for na.1-
FEstNwi,h regard to the operation OF the Home.
tr7es under this law that payment Of ten dol
5 be 95 ,es e. sesd oi
That no certificate ehal be rt.en Of patent Issued
therefor until TIE expiration Of ave Yeas from the
time or at any time wlthln two years there lf.eE,
3eid, bis widow. OF N cass OF her death.
sI S1s nsfs nsn q ss7see incl Or u eu7 ese q be-
hei.s q deysee, N csse Of her aeath-skaH prove,
81 Two credible Witnesses; that hs. ehe q hey
term Of i've yeaIs Immediately succeeding the time
OF Ming the affidavit aforesaid. and make affidavit
that no part Of said land has been alten4tet, and
ment d lbe Uniied States. then, IN saeA ea:e be.
she, or they, II at that time q lien OF tue United
States. shsl5 9e s1t,t!sd 70 patsut' as in other
Quesious have arisen as to the right Of The heirs
Of party, who, after taking 1nttiatory ateps re-
qulred by The statutes. had entered ne army md
In snch case ,he helrs must produces esl1sfaet0sy
proof establishing ne het Of his actual entrance
and dtsh IN he military sersIse When ne register
a. settled and cultivated from date Of entry date
Il LSotnler's decease: hat the heirs must keep up
ing astuai ~ 'ssa ss Mi, & a!aTs AZ:
yeas 81 actua Ell np he sas period Of AZ
We append lew liens Of general information
IT, feGa1a 70 tae pros heid out TO settlers IN
sold lands. a. fas a. can be aseer1ained.
The stste Of Illinois contains no unso1d lands,
although It bas been asscrted taat in some OF the
more remote portions Of the 3tate, there remain
teW thousand acres yet rnta6en. There are over
million o. acres Of land. however, Belonging 10 The
Illinois Central hasoad. which can be obtained Of
acres comprise some Of The be.t farming land in
1he unsold Government lands In Wisconsin arc
densely iimbered, the soil being generally not well
adapted 10 aericnltnre, wh'le it, yas timber re-.
gIons ha1e contributed vastly to the prosperity Of
llinots, Iowa, Minnesota and Southern Wisconsin.
Inc localities are better adapted to stock taisng
than 70 agricultural PURPOSES The pr1nc1pa1 value
Of this potoa Of tha Stale consists In the Immense
1nount OF evergreen timber, which can be doated
nom almost estrJ township 10 the Wisconsin Etvcr,
and to other points OF Manufacture the M.sI4+
extends east iFom Marathon county to Green n Bsy.
the Land ls mostly un*old, except IN the south
wcstezn qunter. Ia EauiClara County there Is also
come uuIold land Of good quality,
1he quantity Of uns01d Government land in the
State Of Iowa Is eatima.ed to be shout 500 900
scres End IL nearly all tn the northwest quarter OF
eounties. mostly aitntn tpaea Or rHs tIes
rom noEth to touth. about 1e3 miles from east TO
west1 aud principally west Of the Des Moues XIV
equal 10 my IL the STATE, TIE lands IN she uppe. @
E1afn md stock fsi.ns rhs unso'd ianda atIs1ag !,
those neas de Dts Msinss Ks7sT sna M Is
east fork. and othets near the eh.nRed line Of the
pne19rs ,s sIo15 csT R1l.oaa N the southwest
within i've mica of The county seats, N several
counties IN eseh q these land districts: Most Of
Koesath, Emmett, Psio Alto, Poeahontas nd caI.
houn- Il ttmherteea prairie, v1ry1ng from nearly
leSsl 10 gently 1o1hns, but more undulatnR along
Of coal, sandstone, Hme.tone and espsan oesur IN
which IL moatJy npon the Missouri slope" and
If remarkable for its fertile eoi, the amount OF
sold l.nd e neaIy a,0ooy00o acres. The lands most
cltR;bld ioF setHenent. on account ot roads aud
market, are in lhe counties OF Sac Ida, Woodbury.,
pl5f1ooth aud siou1s respectively on Coon, Ma.
pie, Little Sioux, Floyd and Biz Sioux Hytrs. All
tnese rtsefs haFs very rtch bottom Lands Of beau
tml appearance
In stouz7 Lyon md 0teeola counties the land Il
mostly unsold. These counties have good soil.
corutles. with one or tHo exceptions, viii denvc
an Immediate benefit rom railroads. within ftw