The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-06
DAKOTA TERRI TQRIAL NEWS.
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Settling up Dakota;
BUSINESS At THE ! !; LAND OFFICES.

a BUSINESS AT THE LAND OFFICES. !, Sd
Reports from the eight land districts in
( The tereitory received by the commissioner
Of immigration and STATISTICS show that
while Dakota is not enjoying the SAME
boom this year as in 1883, there has been
more land taken up and q larger number OF
people, added to her population during the
present year, than may have been generally
supposed TO be the case. Seven Of the Uni
ted States land Offices report q statement
Of business transacted for June as follows:
. Devil 3 Lake District, North Dakota-
& Homestead entries, 81; homestead proofs
81 presumption entries 229; presumption
proofs, 48; timber culture entries, PAS ono
coal declaratory statement; number OF acres
newly entered, !; 00; O68; number OF acres on
which final proof has been made, 6, $50.
Aberdeen District, South Dakota-Home-
stead entries, 142; soldiers homesteads, II;
homestead proofs, 10; presumption entries,
212;pre-emptionpr proofs. 33; timber culture
entries, "a 05;;s number OF acres newly enter
ed "a FOG; number OF acres oniwhich final
proof has been made, 8, 2S8. $aia ~
Grand Forks District North Dekota-
Homestead entries, 81 homestead proofs.
43; presumption entries, j 90; pre.emptioti
proofs, ~; timber culture entries, 152:
timber culture pro ofs, i number OF acres
newly entered, G9,3O9; number Of acres On
which final proof has been made, $685. I.
Huron District, South Dakota
homestead, proofs, SO; Spre-eniption entries.
4l29; presumption proofs, LOG; timber cul-
ture entries, 154; number OF acres newly
entered, 81, 48O; number Of acres acquired
by final proof, 25,412.
Fargo District, North Dakota-Home-
stead entries, l 16; soldiers honest eadsI2;
homestead proofs, Il presumption entries,
l54;; pre- cmption proofs, %; timber cul-
ture: eHtries;T %; timber culture proofs, l.;
number Of acres newly entered, 1888:
number sof acres acquired by final proof,
ia, 90. .5ii sI , s
.a Watertown District, South Dakota
Homestead entries Il SO; soldiers home
steads,; /; homestead proofs, 100; pre-
emption entries, 1853; pre- Exemption proofs,
63; timber culture entries, 76; number OF
acres newly entered, sc, $685. number OF
acres acquired by final proof, 2G,694.
!. Bismarck District, North DAKOTA
steads, 3; homestead proofs, 6; pre-emp-
ton entries, 107; presumption proofs, ID:
timber culture entries, 's143; number OF
acres newly entered, Al, 500; number Of
acres acquired byfinal proof, 5000.
Under date OF June, the United States
!, land office ut Deadwood, in the Black Hills.
South Dakota, reports d large Immigration
into the southeas terms part 81 the district,
in consequence Of the near completion OF
the new railroad which is to connect the
Black Hills country with the Chicago &
Northwestern system via Missouri valley
and the Blair bridge: The total number Of
agricultural land entries in the Deadwood
district up't June i is as follows: Home
steads, l 1892; pre-omptions, 3,417; tree
claims, ,271. 60 4. s. I34
n Z SUMMARIZED. t3;,,;E
A summary, OF the June reports from the
DEVILS Lake, Aberdeen, Grand Forks, HUI
ron, Fargo, Wntertown and Bismarck land
districts shows that in the seven districts
named, in the single month of June, there
have been 1, 982: new filings on homestead
and presumption claims. Estimating an
average family to each settler, these cures
round numbers Of 6, 900 souls. sAs the
actunl number of families will average near
! er five5persons each this estimate is prob
ably not far out OF the way. The total
area newly entered in the seven districts
!, named was .457,388 acres, quite an nd:
%dition< to the great wheat farm OF Da-
keta. The total number sof settlers
proofs was 1903 rand the total area ac-
qnired by final proof, II 03,, 7OS acres.
The total InuInber OF tree claims entered
was 1923, and the two final proofs for the
month have an encouraging look SO far as
/ they co. The coal declaratory statement
filed in the D.yils Lake District, covering
I: 1GO acres Of hind, il the fourth coal entry
made in that district since thu opening OF
the land offices IN September, 1888. The
outlook Tor a largely increased immigration
this fall 10 Very encouraging. Inquiries
about Dakota are being received BY the
commissioner ofimnigrationfrom all parts
OF the country, the larger number coming
from the Western states. & ~.