Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-04-18

r ESToRATI0N TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN
II National Forest. Notice Is hereby given
that the lands described below. embracing
l55.17 acres, within the Black Hills National
Forest, SO. Dak., 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), at the United States land ONCE
at Rapid City, So OAK, on June 2, 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
homestead entry for the lands actually occu-
pied. Said lands were listed upon the applca-
lions of the persons mentioned below who have
preference right subject to the prior right OF
any such settler, provided such settler or appli-
cant is qualified to make homestead entry and
the preference right is exercised prior to June
2, 1908, on which date the lands VIII be subject
to settlement and entry by any qualified per-
situated in Sec. 10, T. 4 D., X. 4E., and Sec 1s,
T. s., II. E., b. ii. M, bounded and describ-
ed as follows: Beginning at point identical
and 49, I. s., Rs. and E.; extending thence
\. 73 deg, 81 min. E., 2.32 chains; thence N. "a
deg. 20 min. E., 9.73 chains; thence N 80 deg. Of
min. f., ,4.4G chains; thence $; 10 deg. "a min.
W., AIS chains; thence n. 90 deg. 80 min. E.,
1857 chains; thence 5. 2S deg. 20 min. f., 1874
chains; thence N. 80 deg % min. W., S.74 chains;
> 4G deg. 30 min. W., 1097 chains; thence n.
76 deg. 50 min: w, 2.5i chains thence $. So deg.
W., ss6 chains; thence s.. 12 deg "a min. f.,
1l.7s chains; thence $. 10 deg. AZ min. E., 1882
chains; thence ). q deg. 40 min. W., 9.90chains;
thence :. "a deg. 80 min. w., 6.6O chains; thence
thence n. deg. II min. W, 1888 chains; thence
\. 62 deg. IS miu. W., 1879 chains; thence n 66
deg. 80 min. E., 9.95 chains: thence East 20.S5
chains, TO the point of beginning, listed upon
the application of John B. Thomas, who alleges
settlement In 1898. Address, Care w V. Stark
weather, Newcastle, Wyoming.
Also a tract OF S7.9 acres, situated in what
will probably be, when surveyed, Secs. 49, IL
and %, I. 4 s., Il. 2 f., bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at point from which
the section corner of Sections 10, "a Is, 10, +.
s., Rs. and E., bears $. 80 deg. so min. f.,
20 3S chains; extending thence :. 50 deg. AZ min.
W., II. .45 chains; thence s. q deg 55 min. W.,
1872 chains; thence 5. SO deg. is min. W., 10 A
chains; thence s. CT deg. 81 min. W, II .O6
chains: thence s. 81 deg. 13 min w, 6.65
chains, thence \. so deg 90 min. W., 5.57 chains,
thence :. 81 deg. IL min. W., 6.79 chains, thence
:. deg. 07 min. W., 10. "a chains, thence ). 80
deg. 46 min. W., 3.52 chains, thence =. 63 deg.
% min. W., 7lS chains, thence n. 20 deg. 80
min. W, Il. 40 chains, thence n 40 deg. 2S min.
T., 1927 chains, thence \. II deg. 0l min. E.,
ll.a cnanS; thence y. 43 deg. 10 min. f., 1921
chains; thence n. G6 deg 50 min f., 800 chains,
thence n Z deg 90 min. T., 6.3S chains; thence =.
50 deg 10 mu. e., 81 chains; thence $. II deg.
% MN. e., COZ chains, TO the pOint of begiu-
ming, application Of Frank Walsh. of Caster.
south Dakota, who alleges settlement in 1909.
FRED BENNETT, Commissioner of the General
Land Oitice. Approved. March II, 1908. FRANK
PIERCE, First Assistant Secretary of the In!
terror.