Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-10
INCREASE N RECEIPTS.
Public Lands Being Rapidly Taken Up in
Fergus County.

Iue past usCdi y tlI WIS ~ buAHCI
one in the history Of the Lewistown
land office, the receipts during that
period being $40, ,N54.O7, as against
500, ,764.2G OF the previous year, show
ing an increase in receipts amounting
to $4,000. The various entries and
transactions were as follows:
For the quarter ending September
lists commuted homesteads, > eN-
cesses. public sale, 3 mineral entries,
coal entry, timber and stone, ll3
desert, II final desert, 93 homestead,
Is final homestead and | final timber
culture entries. There were also three
state selections, Z coal declaratory
statements and timber and stone
declaratory statements, the receipts
from which were Sl9,j47.li.
Quarter ending December lst-2J
commuted lomesteads, G timber and
stone entries, excees and public
sale, g. desert land, 80 final desert
land, mining, 81 homestead and 70
final homestead entries. There were
also coal declaratory statements, &
timber and stone applications, Estate
selection, which brought the totalfor
the quarter up to $ls,Gj4.O4.
The quarter ending March was
lighter and comprised . commuted
homesteads, lpre-empticn, iexcesses'
, timber and stone, 81 desert land en-
tries, l2 final desert, 70 homestead, 30
final homestead, l final timber cul-
ture, 3 mining applications, coal
declaratory statements and 2 timber
and stone applications. The total
receipts for this quarter were Sll,-
572.7l.
The last quarter to July lst was
the best one of the year and the re-
ceipts reached the amount Of $780,
F97S.ls. The entries were as follows:
Fifteen commuted homesteads, ! pre-.
emption, excesses, timber and
stone, Z public sales, mineral entry
! town site application, 81 desert en-
tries. IL final deserts, IL homestead
and ~ final homestead entries. Five
coal declaratory Statements ! final
timber culture. railroad selection, ]
mineral application, , timber and
stone and timber and stone declara.
tory statement.
The total number Of desert land
and homestead entries during last
year were G39 and for the previous
year J4j. showing an increase during
the past year OF % entries.
The greatest improvement Is the
large increase in the number OF des-
ert claims which were taken up dur
ing the last year, the number being
2SS and that OF the previous year on
ly 23S, showing an increase of fifty.
a large increase was also shown In
the number OF homestead entries,
while the mineral and coal entries
showed "A marked Improvement over
the preceding year.
The townsite application was for
Kendall In the Moccasin mountains,
which town promises to be n flour
ishing business center In the near fu-
ture.
A comparison OF the condensed re-
ports for the two years brings to
light vast increase in the amount
OF business transacted In public lands
in Fergus county during the past fis.
cal year.
The total amount Of surveyed land
which Is still open to settlement in
Fergus county Is 1860, ,4j2 acres.
There is no doubt that a bright fu-
ture awaits the rich region Of Fergus
county and the eyes OF honeseekers
and spectators are being rapidly
turned In the direction OF the great
agricultural possibilities and vast
mineral resources Of this section OF
the state.