Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-06-06
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN

DESPERATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN
~ National Forest. Notice Is hereby given
that the lands described below, embracing 402 60
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 II; 1906 ga
pid City, 5. D., on July 2S, 1908. Any settler
who was actually and in good faith claiming any
Of said lands for agricultural purposes prior to
January l, 1906, and has not abandoned same,
has preference right TO make q homestead ell
try for the lands actually occupied. Said lands
were listed upon the applications of the persons
mentioned below, who have a preference right
subject 10 the prior right of any such settler,
provided such settler or applicant Is qualified to
make homestead entry and the preference right
in exercised prior to July %, 1905, which date
the lands viii be subject to settlement and entry
by any qualified person. The lands embrace a
tract Of l27. OF acres, within the NE 4, Sec. %,
8 E.,iB Ii. NJ, bounded and described as fol-
lows: Beginning ut point identical with the
quarter corner OF Secs. % aud %; extending
thence west %. 0S9 chains, thence n. deg. "A
min. W., 20.674 chains; thence ). SO deg. 46
min. T., 10 Cos chains, thence N. II min. E.,
1855 chains; thence south SO deg. 46 min E., 20
chains; thence south 6s deg. SO min. f., ID. 10
chains, thence n. AZ deg. IA min. E., .94l
chains, thence south II min. w, 1892 chains,
thence N. II deg 81 min. W., 13.0lS chains,
thence south 2 deg. 25 min. W., $3.50 chains,
south l2 min. west, 20 chains, to the point Of be-
ginning. listed upon the application of Ed East
man OF Custer, South Dakota.
Also a tract Of 81. 40 acres, within the NE Il,
Sec. ca 4. T.3s., R. T.. and the SIC 4, Sec. SO, /.
IS, r. 4E., bounded and described as follows
Beginning at point from which the quarter
corner Of Secs. and 4 bears south Sc deg. 80
min E., 4S75 chains; extending thence n. 81
deg. min west, 15.7 724 chains, thence n. deg.
10 min. e., 1855 chains; thence n. 63 deg 2S
min. west, IL .643 chains, thence n. 55 deg. 80
min. T.. ., 8. 307 chains, thence n. deg 81 min.
E., II. OFT chains; thence south 81 deg. IL min.
E., 8. .932 chains thence south deg. 43 min E.,
80. 794 chains, thence south 2 deg. IL min. E.,
81 .552 chains, to the point Of beginning, ap-
plicatiOn of John Virtue, of Custer, South Da-
Also tract of 81 .07 acres, situated within the
StSE4 Ey sES seq ofsEa Of y NJ H ! Of
\ OF sW 4, N X of Sc 4 OF Sw 4, W X Of Sc
4, w X Of Sc 4 Of Sc 4 Of Section %,
Township 2 south, Range 8 East, Cnster
as follows: Beginning at u point frOm which
the quarter section corner Of sections % and 26,
4. south, r. E., bears south min. E., dis
min E., 597 chains thence N 50 deg. Al min.
E., 10. SO chains, thence n. 81 deg. 46 min. E.,
s. SO chains, thence south 26 deg. 46 min. E.,
II Al chains, thence south Y deg % MIN; west,
chains, thence south So deg. 40 min. f., Il. 81
chains, thence n. deg. min; west, Z. IS
chains thence S,G N 7s % aeE "a min min r.
chains, thence south rs deg. 26 min. T., 5.02
chains, thence N. IS deg. "a min. E, 5.57
chains, thence N. IS deg. % min. E, i2.42
chains, thence south IA min. west, 1910 chains,
thence south SO deg. 46 min. E., 3.l9 chains,
thence south 10 deg. 63 min. f., 40 chains,
thence south 80 deg. % min. E., 2.75 chains,
thence south deg. 40 min. west, $50 chains,
thence south 26 deg. 46 min. west, 9.02 chains,
thence n. so deg. 46 min. west, 6;2l chains,
thence N. deg. % min. E., 7:26 chains, thence
deg 81 min. west, 7.0l chains, thence N. 50 deg
46 min. west, 4.52 chains. thence south 81 deg.
min. W., 1856 chains; thence south 35 deg. SO
min west, 6;S2 chains' thence y. n deg; west "
chains, thence y. IS deg. 81 min. w, 5.67
chains, thence N. q deg. 50 min. west, 6. Is
chains CHAINS thence thence IS Ses SSss $ % mn west west
chains, thence south 65 deg. 80 min. west. 1T
chains, thence N. 80 deg. 3min. w., o .43 chains,
thence N. "a deg. 80 min. E., 14.9i chains,
the point OF beginning, application OF Ferdinand
Roetzel of Custer, South Dakota, who alleges
settlement In March, 1902.
Sec. "a, and the W y, Sec. IS, T. N, X. E.,
bounded and described as follows; Beginning
at point from which the quarter section cor
ner between Secs. "a and So bears south 10 deg.
5s deg. 1 min. E., l7.77 chains, thence south SO
deg. "a min. W., %. SO chains, thence south Sc
deg. ~ min. W., s.53 chains, thence N. 40 deg.
min. west, 3. i6 chains, thence n. 4s deg. IS
min. west, 10 chains, thence n. % deg. az min.
W., 6s5 chains, thence N; So deg. f., 30 chains,
thence n. 3 deg. 30 min. west, 10 chains,
thence N. 4S deg. min. T., Is. 81 chains, thence
south 70 deg. 10 min. f., 3.33 chains, thence s.
6 deg. % min. E., 7.67 chains, thence south rs
deg min. t., $50 chains, TO- the point OF begin
South Dakota FRED DESEETT, Commission
er of the General Land 0fice. Approved May
IS, 1908. FRANK PIERCE, First Assistant Sec
retary OF the Interior.