Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-20
} EsToRATIoN TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN

y EsToRATIoN TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN
~ the National Forest. Notice is hereby given
that the lands described below, embracing 23S. "a
acres, within the Black Hills National Forest,
South Dakota, will be subject to settlement and
entry under the provisions ofthe homestead laws
ofthe United States and the act of June IL, 1906
ga Stat, 233) at the United States land office at
Rapid City, 8. D., on March "a, 1909. Any settler
who was actually and in good faith claiming any
OF said lands for agricultural purposes prior to
Jan. !, 1906 and has not abandoned same, has a
preference right to make homestead entry for
the lands actually occupied. Said lands were
listed upon the applications of the persons men
toned below, who have preference right sub
ect TO the prior right of any such settler provid
ed such settler or applicant is qualified to make
ercised prior TO March 27, 1909, on which date
the lands will be subject to settlement and entry
by any qualified person. The lands are as fol-
lows; tract Of 81 .46 acres situated in Sec. II,
r. s., X. r., B. II. NJ. bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at a point from which
the quarter section corner of Secs. 16 and IL,
bears North 5. .65 chains; extending thence N. IS
deg. SO min. W, 2l05 chains; thence n. deg.
2S min. W., 17.H chains thence s. "a deg 6
min. W., 1882 chains; thence N. 70 deg. 80 min.
W. l7.26 chains; thence N. q deg. min. E.,
chains; thence N. l2.06 chains; thence 8. so deg.
50 min f., 20. 20 cbains thence s. 20 deg. 46 min.
E., 7.67 chains; thence n SO deg. "a min. E.,
30 So chains; thence s. "a deg Al min. E., II IS
chains: thence s. q 55 chains; to the point of
beginning. Said tract was listed upon the ap-
plleation ofJohn Tanner, of Pringle, South Da-
kota.
Also a tract of 4S. 3S acres, situated in Secs. 2
and 3, 7. s., X. E., bounded and described as
follows: Beginning at point which is iden.
tical with the quarter section corner of Secs.
aud 3, I. s., X. E., Is. II. M. extending
thence N. 81 deg. 43 W., 10 chains; thence N. IS
deg. IA min. W., 6.3 chains; thence S. 81 deg.
AZ min. W., l505 chains; thence n. l6 deg. AZ
min. W, 2.Si chains thence n. 75 deg. 81 min.
E., 20 20 chains; thence =. 50 deg. 30 min. E..
$50 chains; thence ). Sc deg. 40 min. r., 5.T
chains; thence =. 81 deg. 46 min. E., 9s6 chains;
b, M thence
). amin. W., I3.45 chaus; thence S. q deg. min.
f., AZ chains; thence 3. 5S deg. min. f., 5.3i
thenees. 81 deg. 81 min. E., 1905 chains: thence
$. "a deg. l6 min. E., 6.l9 chains; thence =. IS
deg. % min. W. 95 chains; thence n,
deg. 81 min W., 625 chains; thence N. II deg
min. w, 3.sl chains; thence N 81 deg. 81
W, 4;OS chains; thence N: So deg. Is min. w.
chains; thence i,e s. IS deg. IS min. mn W., n.SS
chains; thence n 81 deg. 20 min. W.. 5.77
chains; thence g. So deg. l6 min. E., 1853 chains;
thence \. y deg, o. min. E., l.S3 chains; thence
>. IS deg. Is min, E., $50 chains; thence \.
min. e. 9.33 chains, to the place of beginning.
Listed upon the application of Andrew Jensen,
Also a tract Of II. 20 acres, situated within the
Sc q of Sc q, Sec. 25, T. s., X. f., and the
w a fSW a, Sec. 30, 7. s., X. f., bounded
and described as follows. Beginning at the
southeast corner of Sec. 25, L. s., k. e.; ex-
tending thence S. 50 deg. 81 min. W., 1892
chains theace n. 20 chains thence N SO deg
81 min. T., 1909 chains; thence 5. 35 deg. 10
min. f., S.39 chains; thence s. 35 deg 10 min
f. 400 chains; thence n. deg. 36 min. E.,
26.61 chains; thence n. 50 deg. Al min. f., S.iS
chains thence 5. deg. "a min. W., 81. 80 chains;
thence s. 6j deg. E., 6.53 chains; thence W.,
1880 chains; thence s. l.52 chains, to the point
Of beginning. Listed upon the application of
Charles Johnson, of Custer, South Dakota.
Also a tract of 35 80 acres, situated in Secs. 3
and 4, 4. S., X. f., bounded and described as
follows; Beginning at Il point from which the
quarter section corner of said sections and H.
bears n. l6 min. W.. 2.22 chains; extending
s. deg. 81 min. W., 3.7S chains; thence n. GO
deg. 10 min. W, 7.S9 chains: thence n. SO deg
IL min. W., 4.l6 chains; thence 5. 10 deg. AZ
min. E., 9.23 chaink; thence 5. 65 deg. W., LIS
CHAINS; thence n. II deg. so min. w.. 1909
chains; thence s. SO deg. ~ min. W., 2.Si chains;
thence s. 81 deg. min W., 1922 chains; thence
N. "a deg. IL min. W. 5.9S chains thence n. &C
deg. Sc min. W, 6.27 chains; thence N. SS deg.
20 min. W., S.37 chains; thence N. 10 deg. 81 min
W., .l6 chains; thence y. q deg. 80 min, W.,
chains; thence S. II deg. &c min. E. 6.27 chains;
thence S. 81 deg. IS min. E., 4.3l chains thence
s. 81 deg. 30 min. E., 1888 chains; thence 5. u
deg. 10 min. W., 400 chains; thence n. 40 deg.
IS min. W., S07 chains: thence n. rs deg. min.
W., i.3O chains thence s. 10 deg. 81 min. e., 3.59
chains; thence n. 67 deg. &c min W., 4.36 chains
thence N. ~ deg. % min. f., 3.97 chains thence
n. &c deg. 81 min. W., 5.l5 chains thence n.
10 deg. 80 min. W., III chains; thence n. 40 deg
u min. W., 672 chains; thence n. 76 deg. %
chains; thence S. 81 deg. 30 min. E., Is. Is chains
thence s. 80 deg. % min. f., l4.63 chains
thence 5. II deg. 35 min. E., 1926 chains; to the
place of beginning. Listed upon the application
of Hugh Fitzpatrick, of Custer, South Dakota
FRED DENsETT, Commissioner of the General
Land Office. Approved January II, 1909.
FRANK PIERCE, First Assistant Secretary of the
Interior.