Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-07-20

ID EST0RATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN
IL National Forest Notice is hereby given
that the lands desert bed below, embracing l2s. .79i
acres, within the Black Hills National Forest
s. OAK, will be subject to settlement and entry
under the provisions of the homestead laws of
the United States and the act of June IL, 1906 GA
stat, 233) al the United States land Office at Ra
pid City, S. D., on September 30 1907. Any set
tier who was actually and in good faith claiming
any of said lands for agricultural purposes prior
TO January l. 1906 and has not abandoned same
has a preference right to make a homestead en-
try for the lands actually occupied Said lands
were listed upon the applications of the persons
mentioned below, who have preference right
subject TO the prior right of any such settler,
provided such settler or applicant is qualified TO
make homestead entry and the preference right
is exercised prior to September 80, 1907, which
date the lands viii be subject to settlement and
entry by any qualified person. The lands com.
prise tract of sO.5SI acres situated in the SW "a
Of Sc a Sc \ Of SW a See. Is, w u of NE a,
described as follows; Beginning at point from
which the quarter section corner of Sections is
and %, I, >, r. f., B. X. NJ, bears S. deg
SO min. T., distant 799 chains; extending thence
5. SO deg. 06 min. e. 1882 chains; thence $. s
deg 06 min. W. II. 43 chains; thence s. 20 deg
81 min E., 1882 chains; thence 5 deg. IS min
W., 7.2i chains thence y. AZ deg. 5s min W.
IA 80 chains thence 5. ca deg. II min. w, - 43
chains; thence n. Sc deg 10 min. W, 2.0i chains
thence y. 81 deg. % min f., 1875 chains: thence
n. Is deg. IS min. f., Ills chains; thence $ 46
~
fl min f., 1854 chains; thence n. % deg 3S
min W, $50 chains. thence n. &c deg. a min
W., AS chains; thence n. is deg SO min. w,
s.53 chains thence n. Sc deg. 90 min w, 70 60
chains; thence n. 10 deg. "a min. f., 29S chains;
thence n. 50 deg. p min E., 9.79 chains; thence
~ 80 deg. AZ min W. IL 80 chains; thence N. SO
deg. 05 min. E., 2.S3 chains; thence s. 50 deg. II
min. f., II II chains TO the point of beginning
listed upon the application of Abraham L. Dun
can, of Pringle, $. D. Also tract of - y acres
situated in the S a Of SW d, Sec. SO, T. s, r. S
f., the NV a and n X ofSW a. See T. r. 4 g.
K. f., bounded and described as follows: Be-
ginning at point from which the quarter sec
ton corner dissection 33, I, 3 s, K. E., and
section 4, 7. AS, X. Sc, b. II. NJ, bears South
0 deg. 02 min. w, distant 10 % chains, extending
thence south deg. OF min. W. 25. Sc chains;
thence South 6i deg. 22 min. W, 1888 chains:
thence South deg 0i min e., 5.3l chains: thence
North Il deg 03 min. W, % chains; thence
North deg 40 min. w, s. chains: thence
North IA deg 0S min. W, 5.63 chains; thence
North 81 deg 90 min. W., GAL chains thence
South So deg, 90 min; T., i3 chains; thence north
20 deg. 81 min. f., 6.33 chains; thence North
deg. 81 min W, 65 chains: thence South 20
deg II min. f., II chains; thence North 70 deg
81 min, T., 1913 chains; thence North i6 deg. AZ
min. f., 740 chains; thence North l3 deg. ~
min E., 2.9l chains thence North AZ deg 10
min W. 606 chains; thence North 80 deg So
min E., u chains. thence North deg. 81 min.
K, 6i chains; thence North 78 deg. 07 min w.
l0.14 chains thence South IS deg. 10 min. w,
$50 chains; thence North l9 deg 0S min w,
50 chains; thence North 6j deg 81 min. w, 6 4S
chains; thence North 43 deg. d min. E., 3.72
chains thence South Ga deg. 0S min. e, 1880
chains; thence North 50 deg. 30 min T., u 10
chains, TO the point of beginning, application of
Nelson II Stevens, of Custer, South Dakota.
FRED DESNETT, Acting Commis5 Oner of the
General Land ONCE. Approved July 1, 1907.
GEORGE ". WOODRUFF, Acting Secretary OF the
Interior.