Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-05-09

u ESTORATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN
IL National Forest Notice Is hereby given
that the lands described below, embracing
1923 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 II,
1906 ga Stat. 233 at the United States land office
at Rapid City, So. OAK, on June 20, l90S 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 appca-
lions of the persons mentioned below, who have
a 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
20, 1908, on which date the lands will be subject
to settlement and entry by any qualified per-
son; TIE lands embrace h TT tract ST situated W WITH;
of Sc a, the SW a. Sec. 49, and the Sc 4 of NE
a, Sec. -, T. 3 s., X. 4E., b. H. NJ, bounded
and described as follows: Beginning at point
from which the quarter section corner common
to Sections 80 and 4, Townships 8 and 4
South, Range East, bears $. 81 deg. 40 minutes
E., 663 chains; extending thence n; "a deg. SO
min. W., 5i6 chains; thence n. Is deg. 03 min.
W., 1908 chains; thence n. 80 deg. 10 min. W.,
AIS chains; thence y. 50 deg. 81 min. W., 500
chains; thence N. "a deg. IA min. E., 337 chains;
thence n. IS deg. Al min. f., lilo chains;
thence N. &c deg. So min w, 49, S5 chains; thence
N. 40 deg. 13 min W., II. 20 chains; thence $. 46
deg 26 min. W., 4.5l chains; thence n. 81 deg 20
min. f., 2.S1 chains thence 5. 40 deg. "A min
f., 1889 chains; thence N. 81 deg "a min E., II. 10
chains; thence s. SO deg. 81 min. f., II 9S chains
thence s. 81 deg. 90 min. W., 6.26 chains; thence
s. 43 deg. IS min E, GIG chains thence n. "a deg
45 min. f., 4,N chains: thence n. 20 deg. % min.
W., "a chalnS thence n. 43 deg. "a min. E., 1.45
chains; thence s. IL deg. 40 min E., IL .S4 Chains;
thence N. &c degrees so minutes T., 1439 chains;
thence $. 3s deg 80 min. f., 4.6s chains; thence
5. SO deg. 81 min. W., 4.73 chains; thence 5. Al
deg. IS min. E., 7.sS chains; thence s. Ss deg. 10
min. f., Is. "a chains; thence 5. 26 deg. ~ min.
f., 7.50 chains, thence \. &c deg. 81 min. W.,
3.15 chains; thence N 70 deg. 90 min. W, %. SO
chains; thence 5. 80 deg. 90 min. W., $40
chains; thence ). deg. 50 min. W., S63 chains;
thence :. 81 deg 80 min. W., 1896 chains, to the
point Of beginning, listed upon the application
of Elmer Ruddock, of Custer, South Dakota,
who alleges settlement in 1893. A portion of this
tract is now included in homestead entry No.
1884, made by said RuddOck, May %, 1903. Should
no objection appear prior to June 20, 1903, he
will BE permitted to amend said entry so as to
conform to the boundaries of the tract above
described. FRED DENNETT, Commissioners, of
the General Land Office. Approved, April 8,
1908. JESSE Z. WILSON, Assistant Secretary Of
the Interior.