Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-05-02
ID EsToRArION n TO ENTRY nE LANDS IN

p ESTORATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN
II National Forest. Netice is hereby given
that the lands described below, embracing
1925 acres, within the Black Hills National
Forest, So. Dak., will he subject to settlement
and entry under the provisions of the homestead
laws of the United States and the act OF June |, ,
1906 ga stat 253), at the United states land office
at Rapid city, SO. Oak, on June 20, 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 a preference right to make
homestead entry for the lands actually OCcu-
pied Said lands were listed upon the applica-
tiOns 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
20, 1908, on which date the lands will be subject
to settlement and entry by any qualified per
son. The lands embrace a tract situated with
in the q of NE a, the \ of NV \. the n a
a, Sec. %, I. 3 s., X. e, h. II. NJ, bounded
and described as follows: Beginning ut point
from which the quarter section corner common
to Sections 80 and 1, Townships 3 and 4
South, Range East, bears :. 81 deg. 40 minutes
E., 6.63 chains; extending thence n. "a deg. 50
min. W., BIG chains; thence \. Is deg. 03 MN.
W., 1G.oS chains; thence N; ss deg. 10 min. W.,
chains; thence n. 81 deg. II min E., 337 chains;
thence n. G5 deg. Al min e., lilo chains;
thence N. 20 deg. 5S min W., 49, chains; thence
n. 40 deg. 13 min. W., 30 chains; thence :. IS
deg 26 min. W., 4.5l chains; thence N. 81 deg 20
minutes west, 1899 chains thence n. AZ deg So
min. E., 2.s1 chains: thence s. 40 deg. A min.
E., 1889 chains; thence N. 81 deg IA min E., lilo
chains; thence s. 60 deg. 80 min. F., IL 9S chains
thence $. 81 deg. 90 min. W., 626 chains; thence
$. 43 deg. 35 min +. GIG chains: thence N. "a deg
y min. E., 4O7 chains; thence N. 20 deg. OF min.
W., 6.34 chains; thence 43 deg. "a min. E., l.45
chains; thence $. Al deg. 40 min. E., II s4 CHAINS;
thence n. 46 degrees so minutes e., l43l chains;
thence s. 3s deg. 80 min. f., 4.6S chains; thence
). SO deg. 80 min. W., 14.73 chains; thence 5. fl
deg 55 min. E.. 7.SS chains; thence =. SO deg. Is
min. E., Is. 81 chains; thence ). 26 deg. ~ min.
E., $50 chains, thence :. Sc deg. 81 min. W.,
3.l5 chains; thence N. 70 deg 5S min. W., % S3
chains; thence 5. 80 deg. 90 min. W., S.79
chains; thence 5. deg. 80 min. W., s,63 chains;
thence 5. 81 deg. 33 min. W., 1856 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, ne
will be permitted to amend said entry so as to
conform TO the boundaries of the tract above
described. FRED DENNETT, Commissioner of
the General Land Office. Approved, April s,
1908. JESSE Z. WILSON, Assistant Secretary Of
the Interior.