Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-09-17
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given that the lands described below,
embracing 238.52 acres, within the
Black Hills National Forest, South
Dakota, will be subject to settle
ment and entry under the porvisions
of the homestead laws of the United
States and the act Of June IL, 1906
GA Stat, 233), at the United States
land office at Rapid City, South Da-
kota, on November Is, 1910. 5 Any
settler who was actually and in good
faith claiming any of said lands for
agricultural purposes prior to Janu-
airy 1, 1906, and has not abandoned
same, has preference right to make
a homestead entry for the lands actu-
ally occupied. Said lands were listed
upon the application of the persons
mentioned below, who have a pref
erence right subject to the prior right
OF any such settler. provided such
settler or applicant is qualified to
make homestead entry and the pref
erence right is exercised prior to
November 10, 1910, on which date
the lands will be subject to settle
ment and entry by any qualified per-
son. The land embrace a tract Of
56.S5 acres within Secs. 8, IT, and
Is, I. s., 8 E., b. H. M, described
by metes and bounds as follows: Be-
ginning at corner No. 1, whence the
quarter-corner on the north side OF
Sec. II bears N. 510 4O' e. 6.72
chains; extending thence s. 45e e.
l.5O chains; thence S. $50 5O' w.
1910 chains; thence N. 520 30' w.
6.91 chains; thence S. 49, AS w.
21.59 chains; thence s. 72' 40, E.
l2.l6 chains; thence N. 39o Az Il.
1927 chains; thence S. CO. E. 1.49
chains; thence S. 90 IL w. 2O.45
chains; thence N. 700 So w. 1852
chains; thence N. SO Az e. 21.26
chains; thence N. 24o 81 e. 28.74
chains; thence S. So s. e. 1.3S
chains; thence S. 30 Sc w, 1893
chains; thence N. TO- 20' e. 1915
chains; to the place of beginning.
said tract was listed upon the ap-
plication of N. S. Merrifeld, of Custer.
South Dakota; List 1850. A tract
OF 22.3S acres within Secs. 4 and 8,
I. S., r. E., described by metes
and bounds as follows: Beginning
at corner No. 1, which is identical
with corner No. Is of the tract in
cluded in List 1856, whence the cor
ner common to Secs. 3, 4, 9, and 10,
I. S., r. E., bears N. 12' w. 1921
chains; extending thence s. 7So 46'
w. 23 chains; thence N. 4O0 3O' w.
7.47 chains; thence N. 7So 4'E. 1896
chains; thence N. 210 g. w. 1929
chains; thence N. Ga 49, u. 9.22
chains; thence S. 52' e. 1876 chains:
thence S. So 35' E. $50 chains:
thence S. 1.5S chains to the place of
beginning. Said tract was listed
upon the application of John Rayer.
OF Pringle, South Dakota; List 1853.
A tract of 141.72 acres within Secs
80 81 and 80, T. s., R. 4. E., de-
scribed by metes and bounds as fol-
lows; Beginning at corner No. 1,
whence the quarter-corner between
secs. 81 and 32 bears N. 20 s. E. 2.8O
chains; extending thence s. To Sc w.
ll.SS chains; thence N. So w. All
chains; thence N. 12' E. 1855
chains; thence N. 490 w. 1857
chains; thence N. 19o 49, w. 1912
chains; thence N. So Al, e. S.2s
chalns; thence S. 100 g. e. 34.61
chains; thence S. SO 3O' E. 20.O7
chains; thence N. 6So So e. 4O.88
chains; thence S. 270 ST. e. 1880
chains; thence S. 40o s. w. 28.77
chains; thence N. GO 54' w. 27.ss
chains to the place of beginning.
Said tract listed upon the application
or Joseph B. Denslow, of Pringle.
South Dakota; List 2-565. Two
tracts embracing in all 1857 acres.
within Secs. 23 and "a, T. AS, "a
e., b. H. M. Tract 1, embracing
z.65 acres, is described by metes and
bounds as follows: Beginning at
corner No. l, which is identical with
corner No. s of the tract included
IN List No. 177; extending thence N.
go 49, w. S.01 chains; thence N. 27o
" e. SIT chains; thence S. 49, AS
II. AT chains; thence S. 36O 25, w.
6.9l chains to the place of beginning.
Tract No. 2, embracing 1892 acres,
Is described as follows: Beginning
at corner No. 1, which is identical
with corner No. 23 of the tract in
cluded in List No. III; extending
thence N. 35' 18' w. 1853 chains:
thence N. IA A. E. 1887 chains:
thence S. 520 4O' E. 1882 chains:
thence s. 19o g. w. 1886 chains;
to the place of beginning. Said tracts
were listed upon the application of c.
w. Merchant, of Custer, South Da.
kota; List 1866. Fred bennett
Commissioner of the General Land
Office. Approved August 25, 1910
Frank Pierce, First Assistant Sec.
retary of the Interior.
(First Publication Sept. 16, 1910.)
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