Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-15
GOVERNMENT LAND SHES.

Uncle Sam Still Says Come AlOng-1O,OOO
Farms Taken Up In Minnesota Last Year
Big Blocks of Land Yet on Hand.
The State Statistician has tried to obtain full
reports from the several government land
offices in Minnesota, showing the sales of the
year ending November 3lst last, and the
amount of public lands in the State yet to be
sold. His returns are not complete but so far
as they go are interesting in showing the course
of settlement.
In the Northwestern or Crookston land dis
trict there were 1910 entries of U. 8. lands
last year, as follows: Homestead claims, 234,
6S7 acres; final homestead entries, 19, CTS acres
timber claims, 930S5 acres pre-emp-
tions and soldiers claims, 1872, 600
acres; soldiers' additional homestead filings,
o. 900 acres; supreme court scrip location,
1920 acres; cash and scrip sales, G,401 acres.
Total acres taken, $50, 969.
In the western land districts, Fergus Falls
and Benson, the acres taken during the year
were follows: Homestead claims, 251. 967:
final homestead entries, 59,676; timber claims,
4lS6S; presumption and soldiers claims 1875,
$50; additional homestead filings, ,120; cash
and scrip sales, 26,71 Total, 492,058 acres.
The Fergus Falls Office reports $50, 0G0 acres
unsold in that district.
In the New Ulm and Redwood Falls land Of
fees, covering the Upper Minnesota valley,
lands were taken during the year as follows:
Homestead claims, 1853, 1888 acres; presumption
and soldiers claims, 80, $40 acres cash and scrip
sales 1883 acres. The total disposed of at
New Ulm was Ia, 1913 acres. At Redwood Falls
19, 593 acres were taken on final homestead
entries and 1850 acres on timber claims. The
total number of land entries in the Redwood
district was ], 100.
In the southwest district, which has its Office
at Worthington, 41,326 acres were taken on
h,r ole final how ocfn oH
entries; 90, DIG on timber claims; r. $50 on pre-
emption and soldiers claims; S, GOO on soldiers
additional filings; and 4, TIA by cash and scrip
sales. The total disposed of being 122, 459
acres.
In the st. Croix Valley district, having its of
fee at Taylor's Falls, the entries were as fol-
lows: Homestead claims, 5,910 acres; final
homestead entries, 1891 acres; D. s. Sioux In
dian lands, CAT acres; presumption and soldiers
claims, 5,044 acres; soldiers additional filings,
1913 acres; cash and scrip Sales 1851 acres.
In this district Uncle Sam has yet for sale 306-
600 acres.
In the northern central or st. cloud district
the year q sales are reported as follows: Home
steads. "a, 704 acres; final homestead entries,
"a, $40 acres; presumption and soldiers's claims,
IS, 600 acres; cash and scrip sales, 1886 acres.
In this district the United States still owns c.
466, 900 acres.
From the northeast or Duluth district no de-
tailed report has been received.
Altogether the settlers have taken the last
year l, 1921, 799 acres from Uncle Sam in Mime
sofa, and he has yet on hand several thousand
good farms, besides the large unsurveyed areas
aud Indian reservations of the northern tier.
The number of families moving onto gov
eminent lands in the several districts may be
estimated from the above figures as follows:
Crookston or northwest district, $3.50; Fergus
Falls or central western district 1910; Benson
or western district, ], 440; New Ulm or central
southern district, 920; Redwood Falls or upper
Minnesota district 9l5; Worthington or south
west district. coo; st. Cloud or central northern
district, 1,O4O, and Taylors Falls or st. Croix
Valley district, 275-making a grand total of
10, $40 families, or over 80. 900 souls who have
found homes within the year past on Uncle
Sans broad acres in Minnesota.