Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-06-27

ID ESTORATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN
II National Forest. Notice Is hereby gwen
that the lands described below, embracing 225863
acres, within the Black Hills National Forest 5.
Oak, will be subject to settlement and entry
under the provisions OF the homestead laws OF
the United States and the act OF June II, 1906
(34 Stat, 1881 at the United States land office at
Rapid City, So. Dakota, on August l, 1908. Any
settler who was actually and In good faith claim
ing any of said lands for agricultural purposes
prior TO January 1, 1906, and has not abandoned
same, has preference right 10 make home.
stead entry for the lands actually occupied. Said
lands were listed upon the applications OF the
persons mentioned below, who have a prefer
settler, provided such settler or applicant Is
qualified to make homestead entry and the pref
erenee right is exercised prior TT to August l. l9GS,
ment and entry by any qualified person: The
lands are as follows; Approximately Sec. q,
r. 8 s., X. E., b. II. Meridian, beginning at
point from which the quarter section corner OF
Sections 16 and q, T. south, II. east, bears Z.
lo.774 chains; extending thence 5; 80 deg. OF
min. W., 9269 chains thence $; deg. 50 min.
E., H. 1865 chains; thence 3. 50 deg. 5S min. E.,
s. S44 chains, thence s. 80 deg. 35 min. W.,
1869 chains; thence n. 50 deg. 80 min: W., 6.3Ol
chains thence s % deg deg g min min W. tg
chains; thence n. 80 deg Al min. E., 4s74 chains;
thence y. 10 deg. 10 min. E., 1O.14S chains;
thence \. 30 deg 16 mil min f. lo54l "a CHAINS; CHAINS;
thence n II deg. 0S min. E., 5.43S chains; thence
N. 0 deg. % min. E., $500 chains; thence East
TO- 45O chains, to the point OF beginning area 302
acres listed upon application Of Mrs Margaret
| A. McGonigal, Custer, South Dakota, alleging
| settlement prior to Jan. l, 1906.
Approximately Secs. and Z, I: 8 s., II. E.,
| beginning at a point from which the quarter Sec
ton corner of Sections and IS, T. s., r. E.,
| bears S. deg. 20 min. E., 40 chains; extending
thence n. deg. 29min. W., 1895 chains; thence
deg 40 min. E., $50 chains: thence S. q deg. 03
min. f., a. % chains; thence S. 45 deg. 80 min.
E., 1879 chains; thence 5. y deg 53 min. f.,
point of beginning, area 39.923 acres, total area
TO- 1913 acres, application of James A. Bowman,
Pringle, South Dakota, alleging settlement In
1892.
Approximately, Secs. IA and 10, T. g., r. 4
| E., beginning at point from which the corner
of Sections IA, 10, % and %, bears s. "a deg. 46
deg. As min. W., 1863 chains; thence N. "A deg.
43 min. W., 15.36S chains; thence N. 81 deg. 16
min. w., S.3.G chains; thence n. 46 deg. So min.
26ss2 chains; thence n. 81 deg 81 min. E., 16 4s3
chains; thence s. deg. a min. W., 7.4O4 chains;
thence s. 10 deg. "a min. E., .723 chains; thence
deg % min. E., 1850 chains; thence 8. q deg.
40 min. W., 4.421 chains; thence s.. 80 deg. 90
min. E., l42O7 chains thence N; 81 deg. 36 min.
E., 7.276 chains; thence s. AZ deg. Sc min: E.,
722 chains; thence s. 81 deg. "a min. W., II. 125
chains, to the point Of beginning, area 66 "A
acres, application of Curtis ID. Weldner, Custer,
South Dakota, alleging settlement 1905.
E., beginning at a point from which the cor
ner of Sections 10, II, IA and 10, bears N 81 deg
So min, E., S949 chains; extending thence S. 90
deg. II min. w. 20. .741 chains; thence $. deg.
16 min. E., 1887 chains; thence 8. 26 deg. 10
min. W., 6.1sS chains; thence 5. 80 deg. II min.
E., 8. 76O chains; thence 8. 40 deg. % min. f.,
II 40 chains; thence N 50 deg. min: E., 6.s24
chains; thence N. 8 deg. ~ min. W., 7.2S3
chains; thence N. Al deg. q min. W., 1853
chains; thence N. 4s deg. 46 min. f., 6.622
chains; thence $. a deg, 25 min. E., l6267
chains; thence ); deg lg min W w, 10 Ssl chains;
n. 43 deg. I6 min. w., 2.s2S chains; thence N; as
deg 0 min. E., 1881 chains; thence \: 4s deg.
min W., 6927 chains; thence N: % deg. 5 min.
W., 80. All chains; thence n. deg. "a min: w,
II ,5S5 chains: thence N. deg. 20 min. E., "a 500
chains; thence N. So deg. 50 min. E., GASP
chains; thence s. deg. min. E. 4:59s
chans thence s. A deg. 40 min. E., 1884 chains,
to the point of beginning, area 895 acres, appli-
cation Of Charles Y Axes, Custer, South Dakota,
alleging settlement 1901. FRED DENNETT, Com
missioner of the General Land ONCE. APPROX
ed May q, 1905 FRANK PIERCE, First Assis-
tant Secretary Of the Interior.