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

y ESTORATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN
II National Forest. Notice Is 'hereby given
that the lands described below, embracing
l55.l7 acres, within the Black Hills National
Forest, SO. OAK, 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 Office
al 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
a homestead entry for the lands actually occu-
pied Said lands were listed upon the applica-
lions of the persons mentioned below, who have
preference right subject to the prior right OF
any such settler, provided such settler or appi
cant Is qualified TO make homestead entry and
the preference right is exercised prior to June
2, 1903, on which date the lands viii be subject
to settlement and entry by any qualified per-
son. The lands embrace q tract Of G7.27 acres.
situated IN Sec. l3, T. s., II. T., and Sec. Is,
T. As, X. 5 F., b. II. M, bounded and describ-
ed AS follows: Beginning at point Identical
with the quarter section corner Of Sections l3
and Is, L. s., Rs 4 and E.; extending thence
y. 70 deg. 81 min. f., 232 chains; thence n. "a
mia. f., 446 chains; thence 5; lS deg 81 min
W, Ais chains; thence n. ~ deg. So min. f.,
13 81 chains; thence :. 2s deg. 20 min. f., l3.4
chains; thence n. ~ deg. 20 min. w, s74 chains;
s. 46 deg IS min. w, 1897 chains; thence n.
76 deg. s. min. W. 2.5i chains: thence s % deg.
% min. W, $50 chains; thence s. So deg. 10 min.
W. $50 chains; thence s.. Il deg "a min. f.,
Ills chains; thence 5. Is deg AZ min. E., i7.s2
chains; thence =. II deg. ~ min. W., 9.OclainS:
thence s. 81 deg. 80 min. W., GEO chains; thence
thence y. deg II min. W 1858 chains; thence
\. G2 deg. 81 min. W., 1919 chains; thence \ &C
deg. 33 Inn T., 9.95 chains: thence East 2O.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 u tract of $3.50 acres, situated In what
will probably be, when surveyed, Secs. l3, IA
aud p, T. Al s, r. 2 f., bounded and described
As follows Beginning at a point from which
the section corner OF Sections l3, "a, Is, 10, I.
s., rs. and f., bears >. 30 deg. SO min. f.,
20. .3S chains; extending thence - 53 deg. AZ min.
W., ll.45 chains; thence ). q deg. s. min. W,
1l32 chains: thence :. 80 deg. Is min. W., 10 IL
chains; thence =. "a deg. 81 min. W, II .Oj
chains; thence 5. 80 deg. l3 min. W., G.65
chainS, thence y. S2 deg. SO min. W., 5.57 chains,
thence s. 81 deg. Al min. W 10 chains, thence
5. deg. ~ min. W., 10 "A chains, thence 5. -
deg AZ min. W, 3.52 chains, thence =. 63 deg.
% min. W., 7.lS chains, thence n. 90 deg. 50
min. W, II. ~ chains, thence \. ~ deg. % min.
f., 2S. q chains, thence \. II deg. OF min. F.,
II 94 ci!aimS; thence n 43 deg. 10 min. T., 1921
ch tinS; thence n. 66 deg. 81 min. e. 996 chains,
thence y. 7dcg. % min f., G.3S chains; thence :.
5] deg. 10 min. f.. S,54 chains; thence :. IA deg.
OS MN. e, 60! chains, TO the point Of begin-
ming, application of Frank Walsh, OF Custer,
) ,uth Dakota, who alleges settlement in 1907.
FRED DENNErT, Commissioner Of the General
Ltnd Ofiicc. Approved. March Il, 1908. FRANK
PIERCE, First Assistant Secretary Of the In.
terror