New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-05-09

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Persons who are not entitled to the provi-
sions of the Homestead act, April 4, 1872,
can only acquire eighty acres in the States of
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas,
Florida, or within the granted limits of the
several Immigrants to railroads, while those
who are entitled to its provisions may secure
100 acres within those States and railroad
limits, as well as upon any other portion of
the unappropriated public domain.
The most important of the land districts,
embracing all those in the principle land
States, with the location of the land Office in
each, is included in the following list:
Arkansas--Little Rock, Camden, Harrison,
Dardanelle. t'
Iosco-Fort Des Moines, Council Bluffs,
Fort Dodge, Sioux City.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Falls of st. Croix,
Stevens Point, La Crosse, Bayfield,, Eau
Claire.
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Ironton, Springfield.
Oregon. Oregon City, Roseburg, lie Grand,
| Linkville. -
Kansas--Topeka, Salna, Independence,
Wichita, Concordia.
| California Shasta, San Francisco, Marys-
vile, Humboldt, Stockton, Visalia, Sacra-
mento, Los Angeles, Susanville.
Nerada-Carson City, Austin, Belmont,
Aurora, Elko.
| Nebraska-West Point, Beatrice, Lincoln,
Dakota City, Grand Island.
Ne,c Meaico Te,ritOry--Santa Fee.
Dakota Te,rito,y-V ermillion, Springfield,
Pembina.
Washington Te'ritory-Walla Walla, Olym-
pia, Vancouver.
Acknowledgements Falls, st. Cloud, Du-
luth, Alexandra, Jackson, New Elm, Litch-
| field, Oak Lake.
Colorado Te17itory-Denver City, Fair Play,
Central City, Pueblo.
Idaho Taritory-Boise City, Lewiston.
Montana Te'7lto'y-Helena.
Arizoaa Terraory-Prescott.
Utah Te,1ftory-Salt Lake City.
The manner of making the location and
entry is not charged for soldiers, and, under
the provisions of the General Homestead
law, the usual application and proofs will be
required at the local land Office of the district
in which the homestead is selected.
The eastern part of Kansas and Nebrasks
has nearly all been taken up by actual set
tiers or by purchases by private entry.
The southern part of Kansas, east of the
one hundredth degree of longitude. west from
Greenwich, is occupied by the Cherokee neu
trail lands, already sold, and the Usage lands
subject to sale to actual settlers only under
the act of July Is, 1870.
At present the most desirable lands il
law, are to be found in the valleys of the
solomon, Grand Saline, Smoky Hill, Wal
nut and Kansas rivers and their small affiu
ents, and along the line of the Kansas Pacific
railroad. In Nebraska it is believed that the
best unappropriated land will be found along
the Union Pacific railroad west of Crane
Island, in the valley of the Platte river, ant
in the valley of the Republican river, in thu
southwest, on Wolf river, in the interior, ant
ON the Rapid river, in the northern section
of the State. The western part of Kansa.
and Nebraska is chiefly suitable for grazing
purposes, the land being mostly prairie.
In Minnesota the public land subject to thu
operation of the late act, is to be found in the
western part of the State, and within ant
north of the limits of the grant to the North
ern Pacific railroad. About all the lands In
this State, within and south of the limits o.
the grant referred to, have been surveyed
and is now open to settlement.
Owing to the rigorous climate OF the north
ern section of this State, the surveys have
not been extended in that section, ant
but few settlements exist, except along the
Red River of the North. The southeastern
section of the State was the first section set
tied, and all the desirable land in that region
have long since been appropriated.
In Dakota the principal settlements exis
in the southern part of the Territory, ana
along the eastern border, extending TO thu
Pembina region ON the International bound
airy. Nearly the whole area of Dakota con
sists of elevated and undulating prairie. Tn
timber lands consist generally OF narrow belt
along the rivers and small water-courses
Settlement in this and all other prairie re
gions, will be made with due regard to prox
unity to timber for fuel and building pur
poses.
In Montana the most desirable localitie
for settlement will be found in the western