Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-08-10

p EsrORATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN
N National Forest Notice Is hereby given
that the lands described below, embracing
142. i73 acres, within the Black Hills National
entry under the provisions Of the homestead
laws OF the United States and the act OF June IL,
1906 (s4 STAT 2s3 at the United States land Office
settler who was actually and In good faith claim
ing any Of said lands for agricultural purposes
prior to january. 1906 and has not abandoned
same, has preference right to make home
stead entry for the lands actually occupied.
Said lands were listed upon the applications OF
the persons mentioned below, who have pref
erence right subject to the prior right Of any
such settler, provided such settler or applicant
Is qualified 10 make homestead entry and the
preference right Is exercised prior TO October
to settlement and entry by any qualified person.
The lands embrace tract Of 102. "a acres, situ-
ated within SE Y SE 4, Sec. l3, + u NE Il, NE
y Sc \, Sec, a, T; As, r. sE;, sW sW n.
Sec. Is, NV u NV n, Sec. 10, I. 4 s., r. E.,
b. FL. M, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at point from which the section cor
ner common TO sections Is and "A. 4. s., X. 3
bears south 20.O3 chains, and extending thence
s. 30 deg % min. e., II "a chains; thence 8. 33
deg. 90 min west, 16 IL chains; thence 8. 30 deg.
min. west, ii.ss chains; thence 8. 32 deg p
min. e., % ca chains thence 8. deg min f., /,
6.SS chains; thence south 40 deg. SO min. west,
3. G5 chains; thence N. 20 deg. as min t., .. .ec
chains; thence N. "A deg. 5 min. west, II. OF
chains; thence n. deg. 3b min E., 3i.7
chains; thence N. 3s deg. 50 min. e., 1896
chains; thence n. II deg 80 min, west, Geo
chains; thence f., 7.4i chains, TO the point Of
beginning. listed upon the application Of William
G.. Thompson, OF Custer, 8. ID.
Also a tract OF 81. 5S acres situated within Sc
a, Sec. "a, SW II SW II, Sec. 35, T. 8 g., II. 4E.,
NV u NV u, See. 2, NE u, NE V NV y. Sec.
8, T.4S., X. e., bounded and described as
follows: Beginning at point from which the
as, X. f., and sections and 8, T. s., r. 4
E., bears s. q deg. 81 min. west 2.95 chains
ana eSssnsnS n q deg e n %n west
chains; thence 8. ~ deg. "a min. 4 4.S0 chains:
thence 8. 45 deg. rs min. west, % chains;
thence s. deg. IS min. west, 4. II chains: thence
N. 70 deg q min. west, g.. IS chains; thence s.
80 deg. 81 min. E.. 7.6o chains; thence $. " deg.
20 min. west, 2. 16 chains; thence N. 81 deg. 80
min. west, 4.0i chains; thence n 10 deg. %
min. west, 2. 20 chains; thence N. IS deg "a min.
west, s.92 chains thence N. 62 deg. 2i min. E.
rs chains; thence =. GO deg. 35 min. E., IS. 65
chains; thence ). SO deg. min. E.. 3.s5 chains;
thence N. % deg 4min- E., IS chains; thence
N. II deg. Is min. E., 7.36 chains thence N. 0
deg. 0 min. west, .03 chains; thence N. 81 deg.
q min. E., g, SO chains; thence n, 46 deg. smin.
9. 50 chains; thence N. "a deg. ~ min. west, 90
chains; thence west, G. 40 chains; thence N. z
deg. t6 min E.. i.7e chains; thence N. 81 deg.
43 min. E., 6.9A chains; thence s. 90 deg. SO
min. E., II. .46 chains; thence N. 81 deg. min
E., |. SO chains; thence ~ is deg. 80 min. E. !,
4. 81 chains; thence n. 4s deg. 10 min. E., 2. 80
chains; thence s. IA deg. "a min. E., SIC chains;
thence y. 81 deg "a min. west 2. .45 chains thence
s. SO deg. 46 min. f., 2.Gs chains, thence =. ls
deg. 42 min. f., 4.63 chains thence N ss deg. 8
min west, 8. .26 chains; thence 8. "a deg "a min.
E., 7.6 chains; thence 5. 10 deg. s. min. e.,
1896 chains; thence =. "a deg. min. vest, 1.i0
chains; thence N. IA deg. AZ min. west, 1929
chains; thence N. 20 deg. "a min. west, 7.0s
chains, to the point of beginning, application Of
IL. n
FRED FRED brSSsrT' ~ % Acting as,e Commssioner % Of rSe
General Land Once. Approved July IL, 1907.
GEORGE W. WoopRuFT, Acting Secretary Of
the Interior.