The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-07

concerning township 1873, range 10, which
he characterizes as the banner township, but
which may be regarded as . type Of the
whole, gives the following description Of it:
The soil in this township 10 of q very good
BE Of producing magnificent crops. The
surface for the most part is not 80 billy as
other parts Of the Turtle Mountains; the
highest and toughest part being In the north,
toward tie center, which contains the valley
Of Fish Lake, Duck Lake and OAK Creek; The
birch and elm, nearly all Of which has been
killed BY fre, though. still quite useful tor
building and fuel. This township is well
meadows covered with rich and nutritious
grasses the timber anording good shelter
and there Is no scarcity Of water as there are
i na%se consai ssre eisa1, ( Re1a' w sae 's * Veil ia as
many Of the larger ponds. Fish az the
largest, extends from near the south SID OF
sions; it varies in width from q few chains to
about ~ miles, and is from 10 feet to 70 feet
deep and abounds with fine pickerel and
Without digging very deep. The township
Is being rapidly settled by an industrious
class Of people, some Of whom have already
there are about nfty Settlers in this township
whose homes are located In groves OF timber.
Various kinds Of small fruit also grows
here in luxuriant abundance.
BoTTIxEAu COUNTY,
which takes in the westerly half Of these
mountains has IN area of 1880 square miles
or over 100000 acres, Of which nineteen
townships or 4S7, 760 acres have been sur
veyed and 280,400 acres have come into
market and Of which nearly $4,000 acres
have been appropriated by settlers under
the land laws, IS appears by the records Of
the land Office at Devils Lake. The remain
ing townships surveyed, but not in the
market are rapidly filing up with a hardy,
industrious class Of settlers chiefly from
Canada. There remain thirteen townships
or over 100000 acres which lie mostly to
the west and northwest, = distance Of TWEEN
ty or thirty miles, said to be acres Of the
highest fertility, which will no doubt be
surveyed the coming season-splendid
opportunities for young men and women
and all who desire to make for themselves
homes in this healthy and happiness pro-
ducing region.
TIE LAND Avs
Of the United States are very liberal, Of
which q synopsis is here below given for
the benefit of the intending settler
Under these laws, every native born male
| citizen of the United States who is the head
of a family; every male citizen over. twenty
one years Of age; every foreign born male
| who has declared his intention to become q
citizen and taken the oath Of allegiance;
every woman who 10 the head Of q family
and every unmarried woman twenty-one
years of age, has three Gland rights" thro'
each Of which he or she can acquire l6O
acres Of government land, making 4S0 acres
in all % follows: .
lst-rHE PRE-EMPTIoN.
BY making bona-nde settlement upon = qnar
thereafter making entry of the land Ct the
local land ONCE, paying an entry fee OF &2,and
s sRe isns so4 SIX 1s monss. sRan saa ' sss elsim
MONTH. 70 sproye Sp'' 81. titls sna obtain ,
R Rss H. on @pt the p 81 aslsy e sl psoSe Pr s't Up to =
period thirty months after entry. II ne Get
Ties upon unsurvoyed lands, or lands tina
| nave O800 euTVey0Q anu DI0 uOL ~ IA AA@
ket, he cannot make entry untA they are de
clared open to entry. "A person. VINO !
already the owner Of $40 acres Of lnnd IN an.
State or Territory can not make apre-emp
ton entry; mother can . pre-emptof make
homestead entry until he has proved up 81
his prescription. : 7
-. .2nd-THE HoNEeTEAD. g.
A homestead entry can be made on any land
"a above upon payment Of III. Witnln q;
months affer entry the settler ie required Y
l take up his residence upon the land; !
he continues 10 reside upon IT Improve !
for ave years continuously, ~ the emo Q
Ithat time h0 oan prUve up on his claim an
0nuir title without further cost. Or At tn
end 81 SIX months continuous residence, q
i can prove up on payment Of 3l.26 per acre 10
hie land. No homesteador can made . pfe
emption entry until he has perfected his tatl
to his Homestead.
8d-rHE .aTIMRER CLAIM
4 Any of the parsons can enter 100 acres ~
I tiunbof claim, the taking Of . presumption o
/ homestead being no bar To taking 9 timbe
/ Claim st the same time. The entry Zee y W
During the drst year after entry,t he ciatman
.Hs required TO break i've acres Of land: to
second year he Ii required 70 cultivate som
/ crop On this I'VE ACRES and break nv0 acre
more ; the third year he must plant the mrs
Idve a0Res 70 tree seeds or cutttnge, ana GO
I the second I'VE A0T0s ; and th6 louftn yea
plant the second fye acre9 70 seeds %
cuttings. II d required that these ton acre
produce 6,z60 livtng, thrifty trees 2 y "
Ioonditi0ns 81 the Law afe compiled Wtths
kne0of Aan - 0odo ~ Me a. oaD04 Year,