The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-08-07
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.
ssttiing up Dakota.
BUSINESS AT TINE LAND orrrcrs.

BUSINESS AT TINE LAND OFFlCE0.
Reports from the eight land districts in
.he tsreitory received by the commissioner
Of immigration and statistics show that
while Dakota IL not enjoying the same
boom this year ~ In 1888, there has been
more land taken up and larger number Of
people added to her population during the
supposed to be the case. Seven Of the Uni
ted States land offices report . statement
oi business transacted for June as follows:
DEVILS Lake District, North Dakota
Homestead entries, 81; homestead proofs,
3; prc-emption entries, 229; presumption
proofs. 4S; timber culture entries, 24b; one
coal declaratory statement; number ofacres
newly entered, &c. .O86; number Of acres on
which final proof has been made. 8,18O.
Aberdeen District. South Dakota-Home.
stead entries, 142; soldiers' 'homesteads, IL;
homestead proofs, IL; pre.emption entries,
212;pre-emption proofs. 83; timber culture
entries, 1O5; number OF acres newly enter.
cd, 74,7OG; number Of acres on which final
proof hne leen made, 9,2S8.
Grand Forks District North Dekota-
Homestead entries, 81; homestead proofs,
proofs, u; timber culture entries, l52;
timber culture proofs, 1; number Of acres
newly entered, $1,000; number Of acres on
which final proof has been made, $685..
Huron District, South Dakota-Home-
stead entries, 1O7; soldiers' homesteads, 8;
homestead proofs, 50; presumption entries,
l29; presumption proofs, 100; timber cul-
turs entries, 154; number Of acres newly
entered, 81, ,4SO; number Of acres acquired
by final proof, 25,412.
Fargo district, North Dakota-Home-
stea'i entries. llG; soldiers homesteads, q;
homestead proofs, II; prc.snption entries,
l54; presumption proofs, 22; timber cul-
ture cntries 93; timber culture proofs, l.;
number Of acres newly entered, 1888;
number of acres acquired by final proof,
1890.
Homestead entries, 1875; soldisrs' home.
steads, 1; homestead proofs, 100; pre-.
emption entries, 153; pre-emption proofs,
63; timber culture entries, 76; number oi
acres newly entered, 80, ,sO3; number OF
acres acquired by final proof, 26,694.
Bismarck District, North Dakota
Homestead entries, So; soldiers home.
steads, 3; homestead proofs, 8; pre-emp-
t;on t;.',, entries; lo7; pro.omption proofs IA:
acres newly entered, 1880; number Of
acres acquired by final proof, 5000.
Under date Ot June, the United States
land Officcat DeAdlwood, in tho Black Hills,
south Dakota, reports a. large immigration
into tho southeastern part Of the district,
in consequence OF the near completion Of
tho new railroad which is to connect the
Black Hills country with the Chicago Il
Northwestern system via Missouri valley
and tho Blair bridge. Tho total number Of
agricultural land entries in tho Dcadwood
district up to June IL as follows: Home
stcn'iH, l,3S2; prc-cmptions, 3,417; tree
claims, 1,271.
RUMMARlZED.
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Devils Lake, Aberdeen, Grand Forks, HUI
ron, Fargo, Watcrtown and Bismarck lund
districts shows tllat in the seven districts
named, in the single month 0f June, there
have been ,lS2 new filings ON homestead
aud prc-cmptiOn claims. Estimating an
average family to each settler, these figures
wotilt! indicate an increase i'll population in
round numbers Of 5000 souls. As tho
actual number Of families will average nea r.
or five persons each this estimate il prob
ably not fur out Of the way. Tho total
area newly entered in the seven districts
named was 457,3SS acres, quite an adj
ditiOn to the great wheat farm of Da-
kota. The total number Of settlers
proofs WAS 6G3 and the total area &C.
g.,irci by final proof, 1O3.7OS acres.
The total number Of tree claims entered
was :,2s, and the two final proofs for tho
mouth have an encouraging look so fur as
they go. The coal .lcclnratory statement
filed in the D,vil'n Lake District, covering
16O acres ri land, is the fourth coal entry
made in that district since tho opening Of
the lnnd Offices in September, 1853. The
outlook for hugely Increased immigrati0n
this fall is very encouraging. Inquiries
about Dakota are being received by the
commissioner Of immigration from all parts
of the country, the larger number coming
from the Western states.