The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-07-07
PUBLIC LANDS.
Useful Information for SCI Hers.
from the Prairie Farner1

settlement in nineteen States and eight
Territories. In the following, Land
Offices are established, which are in
charge of Register, where the land REQ
ords are kept, and where all applications
concerning lands in each district are
filed and inquiries answered.:
Alakama--Huntsvle, Montgomery.
Arkansas-Iittle Rock, Camden, Harrison,
Dardanee.
Arizona Territory-Prescott, Florence.
Calfornia-San Francisco, Marysville, Hum
boldt, Stockton Vlsalia, Sacramento, Los An
geles Shasta, Susanviile. Bode.
Colorado-Dspver City, Leadville, Central
City. Pueblo Del Norte, Lake City.
Dakota Territory-Mitchen, Watertown, Far
60, Yankton, Bismarck, Deadwood, Grand
Florida Gainesville.
Idaho Territory-Boise City, Lewiston, Ok
ford.
Iowa-Des Moines.
kansas = Topeka, salina, Independence
Wichita, Krwin, Concordla, Larned, Wa
Keony.
Louisiana-New Orleans, Natchitoches.
Michigan-betroit East Saginaw, Reed City,
Marquette.
Minnesota-Taylor's Falls, st. Cloud, Duluth,
Fergus Pals, Worthington, Crookston, Benson,
Tracy Redwood Fails.
Mississippi-Jackson.
Missouri-Boonville, Ironton, Springfield.
Montana Territory-Helena, Bozeman, Miles
City.
Nebraska-Norfolk, Beatrice, Lincoln. Mo
brara, Grand Island, North Platte, Blooming
ton.
Nevada-CarsoD City, Eureka.
New Mexico Territery-Santa Fe La Mesilia-
Oreeon-OregOn City, Roseburg, lie Grand,
Lake View, The Dailes.
Utah Ter1itory-Salt Lake City.
Washington Territory-Olympia, Vancouver,
Walla Walla, Colfax, Yakima.
Wisconsin Menasha, Falls of St Croix, Wau-
sau, La Crosse, Bayfield,, Eau Claire.
Wyoming ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Evanston
There are two classes of public lands,
one being disposed of at 81. % per acre,
and the other at 81. 90 per acre. The
latter are the alternate sections reserved
by the Government in the land grants to
railroads, etc.
If q person desires to purchase for
cash, he applies at the land Office, pays
his money, gets receipt for it, and
certificate of purchase, the complete tt
tie 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 81
alone can locate under the pre-emption
law. If 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, 160 acres
of S1.25 per acre land, or half the amount
of 50. SO per acre land. The settler must
occupy and cultivate his farm for five
years before his patent will be issued.
The fees will range from 81 TO S34, and
must be paid to the Register.
In order to obtain title to a timber
claim on the public lands of the United
States, according to the amended law,
bot 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
ton are to be broken the first year,
cropped the second year, and the addi-
tonal five acres broken. The tree plant
ing on five acres must be done the third
year, at the rate of 2,700 to the acre,
which means that the trees must stand
four feet apart. The fourth year the re-
manning 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 liv-
ing trees per acre on each of the ten
acres. The fees and commissions in
timber-culture entries range from $13 to
S18. There has been some restriction
as to the klndof 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 To-
cality in which the land is to be located.
OF course, every one who desires to Gre
ate home for himself and family or one
OF these tracts is more deeply than any
one else interested in informing himself
upon this subject, and In securing the
very best species and varieties obtaina-
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