Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-28
p ESToRATIoN TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN

D ESTORATION To ENTRY OF LANDS IN
IL National Forest. Notice Is hereby given
that the lands described below, embracing 357 81
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
stat, 1881 at the United States land office at RAJ
pid city, ). D., on May Ii, 1905. Any settler
who was actually and in good faith claiming any
OF said lands for agricultural parpoSes prior 10
January 1, 1896 and has not abandoned
same, has preference right To make hoine-
stead entry for the lands actually occupied. said
lands were listed upon the applications of the
persons mentioned below, who nave prefer
ence right subject to the prior right of any such
settler, provided such settler or applicant Is
qualified TO make homestead entry and the pref
eTepce right is exercised prior to May IL, 1905
tement and entry by any qualified rSon. The
lands embrace tract OF 1920 acres, situated
In sections IL and ~, r. 5 s., X. 8 E., Is. III. NJ,
bounded and described as follows: Beginning
at a point from which the SW section corner Ot
Section Is bears ~ Sc deg 10 min. W., lll2.2
feet; extending thence n. IL deg. min. W.
feet; thence n. Is deg. min. f.. 5S97 feet
thence n. deg. "a min. W, sol. 2 feet; thence ~
So deg. IS min W, 9g7.4 feet: thence n. 6 deg
81 nlin e., 1857 feet; thence n. 6s deg. % min
E., l045.S feet; thence south Sc deg. 10 min. r..
557 feet; thence \. 81 deg. 25 min. f., 1896
feet; thence \. 50 deg, 43 min. W, Ss2.s ieet
thence y. ~ deg. IS min. f., 5693 feet; thence
south III deg. 80 nin W., 1868 feet; thence south
"A deg. 80 min. T., 519.7 feet; thence south 80
deg. 90 min f., l7l4.0 feet; thence south II deg.
l6 min. W., l2OO5 feet thence south 10 deg 80
miu W, jOOS2 feet; thence n. 81 deg. 81 miu
W, l27l.0 feet: theuce south Is deg. 10 min. W,
9I.7 fret; thence south 90 deg. IL min. W.,
l2690 feet; thence south 70 deg. 81 min. W.,
Si7.4 feet 10 the point of beginning, listed upon
the application of George Il. Hitch, of Custer,
South Dakota who alleges settlement in 1900
Also tract OF 40.7l acres, situated in the u
OF section II, 1. s., X. t., bounded and des-
cribed as follows; Beginning at a point from
which the section corner common To sections l6,
sAaagNp IA A..sr "A min. Al
tant IS chains; extending thence n. 5s deg ~
min. W., 7G0 chains; thence south 75 deg. IA
min W., ll69 chains; thence n G4 deg. 40 min.
w, 662 chains: thence south 81 deg. O6 min. w,
40 chaiDs thence y. l deg. 10 min. f., 4.63
chains; thence south Sc deg. 46 min. w, Il 90
chains; thence y. 60 deg. 81 min west, 7.lO
chains; thenc; n. 80 deg. ~ min. west, 7.60
chains; thence n. 66 deg. II min west $40
chains; thence !. 81 deg. II min. west 406
chains; thence \. 81 deg; o7 min. west. 4.55
chains; thence west 2.79 chains; thence ~ %
deg 80 min west, $50 chains; thence south Il
deg 50 min. west, 40 chains; thence y. q deg.
As min. west, 80 ciiains; thence n. 81 deg. n
min. e., 1875 chains; thence south 80 deg. So
min. r., $40 chains; thence south So deg. 80
min. b., % s. chains; thence south So deg. 90
min. T., 1920 chains; thence south 80 deg. 80
min f., S.3S chains, thence y 81 deg. Is min
T., IA. 20 chains; thence south 40 deg. IL min
f.. 5.47 chains; thence south deg. 0i min. west,
4. .35 chains, to the point of beginning, applica-
tion of Calvin g. Fuson, of FairDurn, South Da-
kOta
Also tract OF i60 acres, situated In the Sc Il
Sc a, Section IS, SW 4 of SW 4, se lion sc, r.
4 g., X. f., and In the W n of NV Il and the
SW q, Section I, r. 8 s., X. f., bounded and
described a. follows: Beginning at point
identical with the standard south Section corner
common 10 sections 35 and 80, 1. 4 s., X. 5 E.,
b. II. NJ, extending thence n. 50 deg. 50 min.
west, 200 chains; thence north s25 chains;
thence south 50 deg. 90 min. E.. 500 chains;
thehce south S.25 chains; thence south 80 deg.
50 min. t., 80 chains: thence south 40 Is
,hains; thence n. SO deg. IS min. f., 20 O4
chains: thence south o deg Os min west DC Gs
'hainS; thence south 80 deg. SIS min. west, 1905
'hains; thence \ 0deg % min. r., 26. IS chains:
hence \. 81 deg. 55 min. e., 50 chains: thence
\ deg. 0s min. T., 10 l6 chains, TO the point
Il beginning, application of George VI. Smith,
n Pringle, South Dakota II. A. BALLINGER, 4
)omml sslOner OF the General Land O1ice. Ap- \
proved February 2s, zoos. FRANK PIERCE, /,
'irs' Assistant Secrsiar" 81 The Iniel! !or