Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-06
The Land Lava.

!Thsrs a1s sevssal millions Of acrss Of public land
~ r:mainisg e this dlstrict, subject to entry. Much
pulposss, whils there Il Q vast area that expsrisnct
has shown 70 b the very best grsxinE land In the
wsss. party intending to locat. . claim should
to enter, or have tbs report Of some trusted friend vic
has made personal inspection Of the land. After %
entry has onos 'een nsde, even II it Is found to h
| worthless, tn very dihacult and 10 most instances i'm.
possible 70 obtain the privilege of making anUthe.
entry. 80
The public lands in this Territory are subject to
culture laws Ono hundred and sixty scres can be en-.
tered under each law. Aparty can make ! homestead
ana timber culture entry, or a presumption and tiiabel
culture entry: st the sane tins but he cannot take y
homestead and presumption claim at the same time
"A parry whols twenty one years Of age. or who Il Il
the head.of . family can make an entry 0f public land
A woman wiz Is the head ola family, q, a single
woman VINO 70 uver twentyOne years Of ago can nuke
entry Of public land.
Only = .se p rs"ns who arc native horn citizens o,
the United States. or wh" have declared their intention
t. become citizens can avail th-ms lives Of the privilege
u the land laws. No persOn Of foreign birth ran "b
tain any right to land hy actual settlement before Il.
has declared his Intention to beron,e u citizen; hence
tends to enter public land. should do u,pn his arrival
10 to 20 before the Clerk If the court and declare hs in
tention II become a citizen. 40 party wl,u ia the owner
Of SO acres Of land In any State or Territor, can take
= presumption claim; neither can any person whn leaves
land If Ills own In this Territory to 20 upon the public
tand obtain any ~Ere-emptiui, right hy settlement.
w oAl u w RAJ " HlAklnx Il nOQ1cStR1n
eatry. To make u legal %pie-emption claim, a parry
should mist max" actual settlement upon the land, and
tnen within ninety days firm such settlement. he
should nle his declaratory statement In The local land
Office. A hling made without prior settl-ment I. mil
aud void and ccnfers no right upon the settler, and even
u Ne mas valuable improvements and has leen an actual
resident upon the land his claim IL subject to forfeiture
IN the presence Of an adverse claim, or even when there
IL Do adverse claim. Hence. no party should file de.
claratory statement for land until after he has made an
actual settlement upon tho same. The law aIi,ws
ninety days from, settlement In which 10 file, aud tho
Party'e right dates from the time Of settlement aud not
from the time Of hlinE.
ixty acre: under the presumption law prior to the sur
vty OF said tract ~ making settlement upon the same
In making settlement upon unsurveyed land the sot.
well defined land marks. II this Is done the right of e
subsequent settler upon the same trait will be subjret
70 the right II IL, nrst settler: The right Of y settler
and he 10 allowed ninety days after the township plai
y nlsd In the local land office 10 which to do bis pre-.
enptton declaratory statement. After an actual resi-
ment for the same Il si.25 per acre. H. e can MAKE AZ
payment for the land 1t any time within q period of
thirty three months from the date Of settlement after
months prior to the date Of making proof. Uf oourse
payment cannot be made for land until after 1t is sur.
vsyed and comes into market. a party possessing the
zane lss;s aasliacati0n .: = presumption claimant can
law. IUader the presumption law a party acquires bis
right BY actual settlement: under the homestead lava
party car gain a actual right BY making an entry at
the local land Office. and then he 10 allowed six months
tron that date IN which to make ht. actual settlement,
and establish his residence. A settler can make pay.
msnt for bis land At 81 rs per acre aiter six mouths CON.
tinuous residence and Improvement Of the land.o or II he
continues bis residence for i've Year, ke can obtain title
70 the claim without payment. Payment at q. Is pei
scrs can b made for land at any time during five years
Gom data Of entry, after six mon:hs residence next pro.
eeeding the payment II It u shown that a party ha,
abandoned his land for period of six months the entry
10 subject to forfeiture.
A party can take one hundred and sixty acres under
The timber culture act. The requirements Of this Law
ess that the party shall break i've acres during ths
first year from date Of entry; during the second year he
must cultivate to crop or otherwise said five acres and
break i've aeres, moreanlt he third year he must plan,
the nrst dvs acres to trees, SEEDS or cuttings, and Guilt
Sate ths seoond i've acres to crop or otherwise. and the
fourth year the second i've acres must be planted Il
trees, sesds or cuttings.
After fulfilling the requirements of the tin,ber.cul.
ture law . above stated. the claimant can make anal
proof q the end Of eight yesrs and acquire title to bis
tree claim" without payment of rs per acre, or ami
1 sum, to the government, - 10 the requirement under
the homestead and presumption laws. Under tho tim
bsr-crlturs oct only ono tree claim can be taken In q
1 section,