Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14

d EST0RATI0N TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN
IL National Forest. Notice is hereby given
that the lands described below embracing 357 81
acres within the Black Hills National Forest s.
d., will be subject TO settlement and entry un-
der the provisions OF the homestead laws Of the
United States and the act of June IL, 1906 (3i
Stat, 1885, at the United States land Office at Ra-
pid City, 5. D., on May II, 1908. Any settler
who was actually and In good faith claiming 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 prefer
ence right subject to the prior right OF any such
settler, provided such settler or applicant Is
qualified TO make homestead entry aud the pref
erence right IL exercised prior to May IL, l90s
on which date the lands will be subject to set
tiement and entry by any qualified person. The
lands embrace tract OF 1920 acres, situated
in Sections Is and 10, T. s., X. f., B. III. NJ,
bounded and described AS follows: Beginning
at point from which the SW section corner Of
Section Is bears n. SO deg. 10 min. w, 1l12.2
feet; extending thence n. IL deg. min w,
5ss.s feet; thence ~ SO deg. 90 min. f., 5ss.7
feet; thence N. Is deg min. f., 5S97 feet;
thence N. deg "a mn. W., s0i 2 feet; thence n.
81 min. T., 1887 feet; thence ~ 6S deg. % min.
f., l045s feet; thence south 80 deg. 10 min. f.,
557.4 feet; thence y. 81 deg. % min. f., 1896
feet thence n. 80 deg. 43 min. W., 1928 feet;
thence N. AZ deg. IS min. e., 569.3 feet; thence
south II deg. 50 min. w. 536.s feet; thence south
A deg. so min. E., 579.7 feet; thence south SO
tl
10 min, w, 1200.5 feet; thence south 10 deg. 80
min. W., l00s.2 feet; thence n. IS deg. So min.
W., 127l.0 feet thence south Is deg. 10 min. W.,
974.7 feet; thence south 90 deg. Al min. W.,
1850 feet; thence south 20 deg. 81 min. W.,
S414 feet, TO tue point of beginning, listed upon
the application OF George B. Hitch, of Custer,
South Dakota, who alleges settlement In 1900
Also a tract OF 407I acres, situated in the ) a
of section II, T. 4 s., X. f., bounded and des-
cribed rs follows: Beginning at point from
which the section corner common to sections IG,
IL, 20 ana 81, bears south deg. 04 min. W., dis
tant 2.45 chains; extending thence ~ SO deg "a
min. W., 7.6O cnains; thence south rs deg. IA
min. W., li.69 chains; thence n. Ga deg. 40 min.
W., 6.62 chains; thence south 81 deg 06 min. W.,
420 chains; thence n. l deg. 10 min. e., 4.63
chains; thence south 81 deg 46 min W., 1880
chains; thence n. 80 deg. 20 min. i west, 7.eo
chains; thence n. 66 deg III min. west, $40
chains; thence y 81 deg. II min. west, t.06
chains; thence y. 81 deg. 07 min. west, .55
chans thence west 279 chains thence N 50
deg. 80 min west, $50 chains thence south "
deg. 56 min. west, $50 chains; thence n. n deg.
As min. west, $40 chains; thence n. 81 deg. n
min. f., i0cG chains; thence south 80 deg. 50
min. f., $40 chains; thence south SO deg. 80
min. E., 22.SS chains; thence south So deg. 90
min. f., 1920 chains: thence south 80 deg. 30
min E., s.3s chains thence n. 81 deg. 10 min.
E., 4.95 chains; thence south 40 deg. 16 min
f., g. AZ chains; thence south deg. 04 min. west,
4. 35 chains TO the point OF beginning, applica-
ton of Calvin C. Fuson, of Fairburn, South Da-
kota.
Also tract OF 16O acres, situated In the Sc a
as, r. 5 f.. and in the W Y of XIV u and tie
sW u, Section I, T. s., X. e., bounded and
described as follows: Beginning at q point
Identical with the standard south section corner
common TO sections 80 and Sc, L. 4 s., h. 5 E.,
B. III. NJ, extending thence n. 50 deg. 80 min.
west, 200 chains; thence north s .25 chains;
thence south 80 deg. 80 min. E., 500 chains;
thence south s 25 chains; thence south 80 deg
20 min. f.. $40 chains; thence south 40. i6
chains; thence N. 50 deg. So min. E. 20.04
chains: thence south deg 0s min west, 26 6s
chains; thence south 50 deg. 55 min. west, .Os
chains; thence N. 0deg 09 min. f.. 90 IS chains;
thence n. 50 deg. 80 min. f., 80 chains: thence
N deg. Os min. r., 40 10 chains, to the point
OF beginning, application OF George NJ Smith,
of Pringle, South Dakota. X. A. BALLISGRR,
Commissioner OF the General Land Once. Ap-
proved February &c, 1903. FRANK PIERCE, |
FIRST Assistant Secretary OF the Interior