Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-06-20

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IL National Forest. Notice is hereby given
that the lands described below, embracing IS T23
acres, within the Black Hills National Forest, 5.
D., will be subject to settlement and entry under
the provisions of the homestead laws of the
United States and the act of June H. 1906 GA
stat. &}3), at the United states land Office ut ka-
pid City, South Dakota, Tn July 2S, 1908. Any
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 Tor 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 set
tier, provided such settler or applicant Is quail
fled 10 make homestead entry and the preference
right is exercised prior to July 2S 1908, on
which date the lands will be subject to set
The lands are as follows: Embrace II
tract of 1888 acres, principally within
the 5 z ofsE a. Sec. s. the NE a, sec. c, the W
y of NV a, See. 9, T. s., X. E. b. II. NJ,
bounded and described AS follows: Beginning
at point identical with the quarter section cor
ner of Sections and 9, T.4S., K. E., B. ii.
l6. 80 chains; thence n &C deg. - min. W, II .6I
chains; thence south "a deg. 10 min. W, 7.0S
chains thence n. 81 deg. AZ min. E., 3.4S
chains; thence \. % deg, y min. e. l6. IS 8S
chains thence \. 81 deg. II min. W., IL Sc
chains; thence n. deg. Is MN. w, 10 chains:
North 2 81 chains; thence south 81 deg. AZ min.
E., $50 chains; thence N 70 deg 80 min. E.,
6 81 chains; thence south "a deg. A min. E,
8.Ol chains; thence south IS deg. 81 pin E.
$50 chains; thence south So deg. 45 min. T.,
D. i3 chains thence n. SO deg ~ min E., Z. 73
chains thence n. 10 deg. 90 min. W, 2.0i
chains thence n. II deg. &c min. W, $.
chains; thence n. % deg As min. W, S.97
chains thence n. 4s deg. 55 min. E, 5.4l
chains thence south ~ deg O7 min E.. Is. %
chains thence south 81 deg. 40 min. f., 5.49
chains thence south 81 deg. 81 min. E., 10. IL
chains; thence south % deg 20 min. E, u. 75
chains thence south SO deg. i3 min. W, 14.67
chains thence south deg. IL min. E., 20. 03
chains, to the point of beginning. This tract
was listed upon the application of Albien Lind
strOm, of Custer, South Dakota.
Also Il tract of 80 acres. within the NV 4 of
NV 4, the L l3 ONE 4, section %, I. south,
Il. 4 f.. bounded aud described rs follows: Be
ginning at point from which the quarter Sec
3 south, Range East Black Hills Meridian,
bears n. p deg. IL min. E., 0.6l chains; eX-
tending thence south Il deg % min. E., S.35
chains thence south II deg. Sj min. west, 6. Y
chains; thence south 33 deg. II min. west, 10 6S
CHAINS; thence south l3 deg. 02 min. west 1. II
chains; thence n: 45 deg. Is min. west, 5.2S
chains; thence n. 10 deg. 5S min. E., ). .l3
chains; thence n. II deg. 10 min. west 10
chains thence n. GO deg. 05 min west, I Oh
chains thence n II deg. Al min. west, 7 .0S
chains thence n. 60 deg. 46 min. F., 10. 30
chains thence south IS deg. IL min. E., 7.62
chains, to the point of beginning. Listed upon
the application Off. p. NJ. Suhr, Care of W. A.
Smith of Custer, South Dakota, who alleges set
tlement I'm May. 1895.
Also a tract of 1870 acres, within the NE d,
the l. u ofNW 4, sec. 35, I. south, r. E.,
bounded and described as follows: Beginning
at point identical with the quarter section cor
ner of sections &c and 80; extending thence n. 80
deg. 40 min. E., IS. 463 chains: thence south y
deg. 10 min, L. As O56 chains; thence \. 80 deg
40 min. west, 30 600 chains: thence \. deg. q
min. west, 1878 chains; thence \. p deg. 30
min. west 2S. sic chains; thence \. 80 deg: 49
min. 10 .657 chains. to the point of beginning;
This tract was listed upon the application of
Luther n Kelly of Otis, South Dakota.
Also II tract of 81 .9S acres, within the $ II sec
tion TO- the N 4 of NE =, section i5 I. south,
r. 5 E.. bounded and described as follows: Be
ginning at point from which the corner of sec
tions Q, TO- 10 and l6 bears south 40 deg. min.
west, 20 .46 chains; extending thence n. % deg
5s min; west, .l52 chains; thence N a deg. q
min E., II .i44 chains; thence south deg; 9
min L, 6. .993 chains thence n. 50 deg. 40 min.
E., .. 1913 chains; thence south % deg. 10 min.
E., 4 $50 chains; thence south II deg. q min.
f., 6. .S41 chains; thence n. 81 deg. - min. E,
G. 46O chains: thence \. 81 deg. 50 min. E,
5 $40 chains; thence south 32 deg. 81 min. E.,
g. 65l chains; thence south deg. so min. west
2 9sS chains; thence south 2l deg. q min. F.,
4 III chains; thence south 50 deg. "a min. T.. +,
II go chains; thence n. 67 deg. min. E.,
g. $40 chains; thence N % deg. II min. E.,
$50 chains; thence south q deg. II min. E.,
II .607 chains; thence south II deg AZ min. west
A. Ss5 chains; thence south 81 deg. 50 min. west
100 chains; thence south u deg. l6 min vest
10. .S24 chains: thence \. 2S deg. 0 min. west,
Nc. 4Os chains; thence n. A deg. min. west
II .4s5 chains thence N, 81 deg. min. W., 5. 6Ol
chains; thence n. s. deg. 50 min. west, 2.Ol0
chains thence south 81 deg. % min. west, 5
chains thence south 80 deg min. west, 4. 1868
chains, to the point of beginning. This tract
was listed upon the application of Harvey Her
bert of Bakerville, South Dakota.
Also tract of 2S.1 acres within the 4 of SW
a, section %, the N y of NV a, Section 27, 7. 8
south, X. 6 East, bounded and described as fol-
lows: Beginning at point from which the
quarter section corner of Sections % and "a bears
n "a deg 40 min. E., .7s7 chains; extending
thence south % deg. 33 min. W., 9.739 chains;
thence n. 10 deg. AZ min. W, 5.lSO chains;
thence N. 50 deg. 90 min. west, S.076 chains;
thence south 81 deg. 80 min. west, H. 055 chains;
thence south 81 deg. IL min. west, S.s3l chains;
thence n. deg. 80 min. west, 5. 165 chains;
thence N. "a deg 10 min. E, 1886 chains;
thence n. 10 deg. 81 min E., s.Si5 chains;
thence n. II deg. min. west, A. l6S chains;
thence N. IS deg. l6 min. E., 1856 chains; thence
south 20 deg. As min; E., l9. 252 chains; thence
south deg. AZ min E, $3.50 chains, to the point
of beginning listed upon the application of
Woolford N. Fay of Otis, South Dakota, who al
leges settlement in April, 1890 FRED DENNETT
Commissioner of the General Land Once Ap-
proved May IS, 1908. FRANK PIERCE, First As.
sistant Secretary of the Interior.