Daily globe., 1882-09-11
PUBLIC LANDS.
Useful information for SetsIe
CFrom the Prairie Farner.1


There are now public lands open te
settlement In nineteen States and eight
Territories. In the following, Land
Offices are established, which are IL
charge of Register, where the land rec
ords are kept, and where all applications
concerning lands In each district are
filed and inquiries answered:
Alabama Huntsville, Montgomery.
Arkansas-Iittle Rock, Camden, Harrison
Dardanelle.
Arizona Territory-Prescott, Florence.
California Francisco, Marysville, Hum
boldt, Stockton, Visalia, Sacramento, Los An
geles, Shasta, Susanville, Bodie.
ColoradO-Denver City, Leadville, Central
City, Pueblo, Del Norte, Lake City.
Dakota Territory Mitchell, Watertown, Far
go, Yankton, Bismarck, Deadwood. Grand
Forks.
Florida-Gainesvine.
Idaho Territory-Boise City, Lewiston. Ok
Iowa-Des Moines
Kansas Topeka. Salina, independence,
Wichita. Kirwin, Concordia, Larned, Wa
Keeny.
Lo1isiana-New Orleans, Natchitoches.
Michigan-Detroit, East Saginaw, Reed City,
Marquette.
Minnesota-Taylors Falls, ST. Cloud, Duluth,
Fergus Falls, Worthlngtou, Crookston, Benson,
Tracy, Redwood Falls.
Mississippi-Jackson.
Missouri-Boonyille, Honton, Springfield.
Montana Territory-Helena, Bozeman, Miles
City.
Nebraska-Norfolk, Beatrice, Lincoln, Mo
brara. Grand Island North Platte, Blooming
ton.
Nevada-Carson City, Eureka.
New Mexico Territory-Santa Fe, La Mesilla
Oregon-Oregon City, Roseburg, LIE Grand,
Lake View, The Dalles.
Utah TeITitOry-Sslt Lake City.
Washington Territory Olympia, Vancouver,
Walla Walla, Colfax, Yakima.
Wisconsin-Menasha,F Falls of st. Croix. Wau-
sau, La Crosse, Bayfield,, Eau Claire
Wyoming Territory-Cheyenne Evanston
There are two classes of public lands,
one being disposed of at $1.25 yer acre.
and the other at $3.50 per acre. The
latter are the alternate sections reserved
by the Government in the land grants TO
railroads, etc.
If person desires to purchase for
cash, he applies at the land office, pays
his money, gets a receipt for it, and a
certificate of purchase, the complete IL
lie to the land being given by the Com
missioner of the General Land Office at
Washington, if the proceeding of the
Register is found regular; If not. the
money Is refunded. But cases Of re-
funding scarcely ever occur, SO that no
anxiety is felt on that score, if the GER
tificate is once obtained.
Heads of families, or citizens over q
alone can locate untler the pre-emption
Law. Ii such settle upon a quarter
section of unoccupied land they have the
right OF prior claim to purchase on COM
plying with the proper regulations.
The homestead laws give to any citi-
zen, or applicant for citizenship, over q
years of age, who will actually settle
upon and cultivate the land, 16O acres
of $1.25 per acre land, or half the amount
of So. 30 per acre land The settler must
occupy and cultivate his farm for five
years before his patent viii be issued.
The fees will range from 81 to $34, and
must be paid to the Register.
In order to obtain a title to timber
claim on the public lands of the United
States, according to the amended law,
but ten acres on each quarter section
need be planted to timber, or a CORE
spending portion on eighty and forty
acre tracts. The following are the con-
ditions: Five acres on each quarter sec.
lion are to be broken the first year.
cropped the second year, and the addi-
tional five acres broken. The tree plant
ing on five acres must be done The third
year, at tie rate of 2,700 to the acre,
which means that the trees must stand
four feet apart. The fourth year the re-
naming five acres must be put in in the
same manner. Cultivation OF the trees
must continue for eight years, at the
end OF which time there must be 675 ,iv-
ing trees per acre on each of the ten
acres. The fees and commissions in
tlmber-cutnre entries range from Sl3 to
$1S. There has been some restriction
as to the kind of timber trees that should
be planted, intended, of course, to make
all efforts to obtain lands under this act
Legitimate TO prevent fraud in securing
them. The Land Commissioner named
the species of trees that must be plant
ed, but his latest decision is in effect
that any kind OF tree may be planted
that is known to be valuable in the 10.
cality in which the land is to be located.
OF course. every one who desires to Gre
ate nome for himself and family on one
OF these tracts is more deeply than any
one else interested in informing himself
upon this subject, and in securing tho
very best species and varieties obtaina-
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