The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-08-14
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS,
Settling up Dakota,
BUSINESS At Tun ,,xn

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BUSINESS AT THE LAND o~wr-~s
REPORTS from the eight land districts +,
he tereltory received by the commissions
Ol immigration and statistics show tbo+
while Dakota is not ENJOYING the same
Doom tins year as in 1883, there has been
more land taken up and a larger number of
people added to her population during the
present year than may have been yenaralI,.
supposed to be the case. Seven Of the IIn;.
ted States land offices report a statement
OF business transacted for June as follows.
DeViis Lake District, North Dakota
homestead entries, 81; homestead proofs
.; presumption entries, 229: pre.emntiop
proofs, 4S; timber culture entries, 245. one
coal declaratory statement; number of acres
newly entered, 9o,o66; number of acres on
whlea maj proof has been made. 6,lSO.
Aberdeen District, South Dakota-Home.
stead entries, 142; soldiers homestends n.
homestead proofs, is; presumption entries
zl2;pre-emption proofs, 33; timber culture
entrles, 100; number of acres newly enter.
Ed, ~, FOG; lumber Of acres on which final
proof has been made, 9,2SS.
Grand Forks District North Dekota-
homestead entries, 81; homestead proofs.
80; presumption entries, 1913; presumption
PROOFS, q lumber culture entries, 1872;
tlinDer culture proofs, /: number of acres
newly entered, 69,30o; number OF acres on
which flnal proof has been made, is,
huron District, South Dakota-Home-
stead entries, lO7; soldiers liomesteads 4.
homestead proofs, 90; prc-cmption entries,
lZ9; pre-emption proofs, JOG; timber cul-
ture entries, 16l; number Of acres newly
entered, Gl,4SO; number of acres acquired
by final proof, 25.112.
Fargo District, North Dakota-Hone.
stead entries, 116; soldiers homesteads. 9.
homestead proofs, IL; presumption entries,
loii presumption proofs, %; timber cul.
lure entries, 93; timber culture proofs. /.
number OF acres newly entered, 81 ,533.
number OF acres acquired by final proof,
14.399. '
Waterfront District, South Dakota
Homestead entries, 1856; soldiers home
steads, J.; homestead proofs, 100: pre-
CD; timber culture entries, &c; number OF
acres newly entered, 56,SO3; number OF
acres acquiredb by final proof, 26,eg1.
Bismarck District, Nortl, Dakota
Homestead entries, IS; soldiers home
steads, 3; homestead proofs, 6; pre-emD-
ton entries, 107; presumption proofs, Ii:
timber culture entries, 1913; number OF
acres newly entered 1880; number of
acres acquired by final proof, 1900.
Under date OF June, . the United States
land office ut Deadwood, in the Black Hills,
South Dakota, reports Il largeimmigration
INTO the southeastern part Of tho district,
IN consequence of the near completion OF
the new railroad which is to connect the
Black Hills country with the Chicago Il
Northwestern system via Missouri valley
and the Blair bridge. The total number OF
agricultural land entries in the Deadwood
district up to June l is as follows: Home
steads, LISP; pre-emptions, 3,4l7; tree
claims, 1,271.
SUMMARIZED.
a summary OF the June reports from the
Devils Lake, Aberdeen, Grand Forks, HUI
ron, Fargo, Watertown and Bismarck land
districts shows that in the seven districts
named, in the single mont of June, there
have been !, 9S2 new filings on homestead
and presumption claims. Estimating an
average fanily to each settler, these figures
would indicate An increase in population in
round numbers of 5000 souls. As the
actual number ofiamilies will avcragenear
eT I'VE persons each this estimate is prob
ably not far out Of the way. The total
area newly entered in the seven districts
named WAS 45T ,3SS acres, quite an ad-
dition to the great wheat farm of Da-
kota. The total number OF settlers
proofs was Goa and the total area ac-
CURED by final proof, 1O3,7O acres.
Tho total number OF tree claims entered
was 1913, and the two final proofs for the
month have an encouraging look so far as
they go. The coal declaratory statement
filed in the DEVILS Lake District, covering
100 acres of land. ia the fourth coal entry
made in that district since the opening OF
the iaad offices in September, 1888. The
outlook for II largely Observation-Disclosures
tins iail is very encouraging. Inquiries
abou Dakota are llcins received by the
COMMISSIONS OF immisrationfr from allparts
OF the country, the larger number coming
from the Western states.