The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-19
The Reclamation Law.
a Full Explanation of Its operation.
Actual Settlers May Secure Homes,
BY pror. p. H. Newell. in Charge of the Work.

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o. .i4e ram oeit. earning ny lfiisd.i'h
is undoubtedly a much surer means OIL
gaming a llNlihood II veal WITH an
other thar is grain farming in the
states where the farmer depends upon
RAIN for moisture. That 1t is a success
no one who has seen an irrigated farm
IN a section where there is an apun-
dant supply of water, doubts IN The
least.
Congress has already appropriated
over - million dollars tor TINS Work
n future sessions VIII undoubtedly
make appropriations OF further sums 10
carry out the plans already begun.
Under the terms of these appropri-
to The government by those who take
Mp lands made fit for cultivation by
the Irrigation work.
That the American people are land
hungry is evidenced by the rush now
going on TO register for a claim on the
Rosebud where the chances o. drawing
a lucky number viii not be greater than
20 to i. When the government recla-
NATION work reaches the point where
there Will be large tracts of land under
the government bitches thrown open TO
settlement there Will undoubtedly be q
like rush for the west.
Prof. +. Fl. Newell. who is at the
head of the reclamation work, has pre-
pared the following series of questions
and answers relating 10 the operation
of the reclamation law which Will eN-
plain the matter very fully and Will be
of great interest to amy one who has
any idea of looking for q new home in
the west.
@. In what way can public and be
taken under the reclamation law?
A. The only way in which land can
be taken is under the terms of the
ntsl toad -Ia,s- ,,rhigl,L r1rti,,ac aat1lao
lettlement and cultivation.
q. Can take up a homestead under
The reclamation law and obtain title
while ! am earning a living as clerk or
school teacher in u nearby city?
A. You cannot obtain a homestead
unless You live upon the lame and make
it Your home. Occasional absence is
allowable, ii SON good reason is given.
but you cannot live elsewhere and
claim Il homestead.
q. Is it necessary for me TO live on
the land more than once in six months?
a. Yes; actual and continual resi-
dence is required by the law, and You
must establish your home on the land
n live there for the full term re-
quired.
q Must I move onto he land at
once?
y. You are given six months FROM
the time of taking out your first papers
TO establish q residence, and before the
end of that time you must be actually
living on the ground.
Q. Is it sufficient to erect an ordi-
nary claim shanty With one door and
window to make a home? :
A. No; the claim shanty and nominal
residence which may have sufficed I'M
der some conditions will not be sutfi :
Gent on the irrigab!e land. An actual
home, where You sleep and take your
meals habitually will be required.
q. Can enter 100 acres and then
sell off parts of it?
a. You can only obtain title to a GER
tam piece of land. which may be forty,
eighty, l2O or 16o acres, and You can
not convey any title to this, or to any
portion of it, until YOU have lived on 1t
at least five years. You may be able
to reilnquish or give up a portion of it,
n in that event some other person
can make a new homestead entry. but
you cannot transfer to him any rights
or privileges, and he must begin his
term OF residence from the time he
makes nus entry.
Q. Must 1 live on the Ian If the
water is not ready for cultivation?
"A. YES after you make your home
stead entry you must comply with the
terms OF the homestead law. No excuse
VIII De accented because of lack nf wa