The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1884-09-26
SIOUX INDIAN LANDS.
Plan OF Adjustment.

The following brief statement will
explain the proposed mode Of adjust.
ment adopted by the United States
agents upon the Sioux Indian lands in
Grant and Roberts counties. on big
Stone Lake, Dakota.
lst. The original survey of Never
having been executed entirely on pass
per, without any establishment what
ever of corners in the field, necessarily
becomes secondary and subordinate
to the actual Typographical features;
consequently permanent physical OBJ
Jects must to large extent, govern in
establishing the true location and
identity of the tract entered by the
settler.
,. The reputed survey being thus
fatally wanting in execution as we'll
as in accuracy, has in fact been mis-
leading instead Of aiding the proper
description. and being thus void on
account of fraud, the home and inn
proyements upon the ground rs estab-
lished by the settler and recognized
by surrounding claimants, must be
fairly aseertained III the same manner
as upon unsuryeyed land.
Sd. Where claims conflict the ac-
tual % ssesslon and occupancy at date
Of the true and only recognized sur
veg must control in the adjustment:
and slight deviatlons upon either side
! must yield to tEe necessity OF secur-
! ing the greater portion Of the legal
| isub-diNision to him whose lines en-
brace 1.-THE loss, if any, falling upon
! the lesser portion. In other words,
the entries must be described by those
/ subdivislonal descriptions the nearest
conforming TO thelines Of occupation,
SO as TO give each his quantity, as near
as may be, including the larger por-
tion Of his improvements.
! ith Actual location without re.
! gard to character Of land or quality OF
soil, can alone be considered, and il
eases of such actual location and i'm
proyement Of the same smallest lega
subdivision the lau allows Joint entr,
for the purpose Of enabling the par
ties to adjust cotermlno0s honndarle
and conflicting interests, either D.
agreement OF resort to courts oi eGul
IL. In no case. however. Will sue
award he Daie unless il be reasonabl
shown that substantial injustice Wi
be done hy an award to each by sepa
rate legal subdivisions, and claimant
are respectfully urged to make snc
concessions ani agreements rs VIII II
the agents III giving u each his lal
individual claim With rs little var
ance as possible III the form OF til
entries as made and reported 70 I'll
general land Office.
18th. Conflicts which can hot b
reconcilel will be left open for con
test IN the usii.tl manner by proof
before tie district office at " ateftoWI
subject to appeal to and revision =
the general land office and the secrt
tary Of the interior. but the agents
will report the correct description Q
the tracts by the new survey and the
question to he then determined vii
be whether or not the entry shall U
5 patented by amended description 10
otEer tracts elaine 20 have been II
tended to be taken instead ol the trac
actually described,
9th. Notwithstanding the characte
of the original survey claimants VIII
/ properly settled and filed their claim
or who have been prevented iron
filing by the suspension caused by dls
covery Of the fraud ought not 10 .
nreaiuiced, but should be alloWe
to file by the proper description q
the earliest practicable moment ate
the suspension shall have been rf
removed and prove up their claims
due form and season, and TINS III
agents will recommend to the faIoI
able attention of the Department.
Clifford received an academies
l..ts Il II