The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-11-13
Correspondence of the News.
Letter from Kansas = Ilnpor.
tant Inflammation as 10 Gov
Elent and Railroad lands.
PEACE, RICE Co., Kan,
October, 1873.

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EDITOR NEws:-I have been request
ed By some Of your readers and my
friends, to write to them, giving them
a description Of the country in which
have settled, and information as tc
how lands may be taken. I have
therefore concluded to write letter
to you for publication, for the benefit
of not only my particular friends, but
for all others, wishing to buy lands
or settle in the West.
I have settled at Peace, Rice coun-
ty, Kansas This is in the Big Ar
kansas valley, and on the Big Arkan-
sas river have Travelled over the
greater part of Kansas, and I think
the great Arkansas valley is one of
the finest countries in the known
world. It true it has its failings,
like all other countries, such as being
scarce of timber, and then the coun-
try is new, and cannot afford the lux
uries of other countries. But coal
is abundant on the line of the r. R.,
and lumber can be easily had. The
soil is fertile, and the climate very
fine. .Ha a
Two years ago this county did not
have town. The Railroad had not
yet reached this part Of the country.
But now the iron horse runs through
the county, and the town of Peace
has about two hundred inhabitants,
and two other prosperous little towns
are springing up in the western and
central parts of the county, while the
population of the whole county is
about two thousand, and rapidly on
the increase.
THE lands in the entire Arkansas
valley may be taken, and purchased
in the following manner, to-wit:
1st AS to HomeSteods. Ladies
and male citizens, (who did not serve
in the late rebellion and foreigners
who have declared their intentions to
become citizens of the U. S. can take
eighty acres Of government lands, in
side of the Railroad limits, by paying
eighteen dollars, and living on the
land for five years, while soldiers, who
fought fer the Union in the late Re
bellion, can take one hundred and six
ty acres. Any of the above named
persons can take one hundred and
sixty acres outside of the railroad
limits. The r. R. limits are ten
miles each side of the R. r. track.
I'd. AS to Pre-emptionS. = Any
of the above named persons may file
claim on one hundred and sixty
acres of government land, by settling
on the same Immediately and by pay
ing the government two and one half
dollars per acre if said land is inside
of the r. R. limits, or one dollar and
a quarter if outside. Said payment
must be made in thirty months after
date of fling claim.
Sd. As to Timber Czaiams.-Any
person can take one hundred and six
ty acres of Government land by pay
ing twenty-six dollars to the Receiv-
er, and planting forty acres of forest
trees, within one year from date of
fling his claim on said land, and cul-
tivaEng and protecting said trees for
ten years. No settlement required
In addition to this the State of Kan
sas will, when the trees are three
years old, commence to give two
dollars per acre, per year, as a prem
ium, for the cultivation of timber, and
continue SO to do for twenty-five
years. 't
4th. Railroad Land can be
bought for three to ten dollars per
acre, according to location). Long
time will be given, by part payment,
at seven per cent interest. Twenty
per cent. reduction made for improve
ments, also for cash payments.
5th. No person should take land |
seeing the same. Every 9th
er section inside of the R. R. limits
is r. r. land.
Free information given by H. P.
Mind, Government & R. R. Land /
Agent, of Rice County, Kansas. Post
Office Peace.
WINDFIELD S. WRIGHT.
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