Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15

embracing Z3S.52 acres, within tn
Black Hills National Forest, Soutl
Dakota, will be subject to settle
ment and entry under the provision
of the homestead laws of the Unite,
States and the act of June IL, 100,
GA Stat, 233), at the United State
land office at Rapid City, South Da
kota, on November Is, 1910. An.
settler who was actually and in goot
faith claiming any of said lands fol
agricultural purposes prior to Janu
airy l. 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 15, 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, II, and
Is, T.3 S., r. E., B.H.M., described
by metes and bounds as follows: Be-
ginning at corner No. /, whence the
quarter-corner on the north side OF
Sec. II bears N. 510 4O' E. 6.72
chains; extending thence s. 450 E.
1.50 chains; thence S. So So w.
1910 chains; thence N. 52' go w.
6.91 chains; thence S. 49, AS w.
21.59 chains; thence S. 72' 40' E.
1915 chains; thence N. go 44 E.
1927 chains; thence S. CO. E. Lao
chains; thence S. 90 IL w. 2O.45
chains; thence N. 70' So w. 1852
chains; thence N. So Az E. 21.26
chains; thence N. 24o 81 Z. 28.74
chains; thence S. ST. s. E. 1.3S|
chains; thence S. 80 Sc w. 1898
chains; thence N. 70o 20 E. 1915
chains; to the place of beginning.
Said tract was listed upon the ap-
plication of N. S. Merrifield, of Custer,
South Dakota; List 1850. A tract
of 22.3S acres within Secs. 4 and 8,
I. S., r. 5 E., described by metes
and bounds as follows: Beginning
at corner No. /, which is identical
with corner No. 15 of the tract in
cluded in List 1856, whence the cor
ner common to Secs. 8, 4, 8, and 10,
7. S., r. E., bears N. 12' w. 1921
chains; extending thence S. 7S' 46'
w. 23 chains; thence N. 400 go w. |
LAT chains; thence N. 7So A. E. 14.96 |
chains; thence N. 210 g. w. 1929
chains; thence N. Ga 49, E. 9.22
chains; thence S. So 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 Raver,
Of Pringle, South Dakota; List 1853.
A tract OF 141.72 acres within Secs.
30, 81 and 32, T. S., R. 4. E., de-
'cribed by metes and bounds as fol-
ows: Beginning at corner No. /,
whence the quarter-corner between
Secs. 81 and 32 bears N. % s. E. 2.SO
;hains; extending thence S. 70 Sc w.
l1.99 chains; thence N. So w. All
chains; thence N. 12' E. 1855
chains; thence N. 490 w. 1857
chains; thence N. 190 49, w. 36.12
chains; thence N. $50 Al E. S.26
chains; thence S. To- g. E. 34.61
;hains; thence S. So go E. 2O.O7
chains; thence N. 6So So E. 4O.SS
chains; thence S. 27o ST. E. 1880
chains; thence S. 40' s. w. 2S.77
chains; thence N. go 54' w. 27.6S
,hains to the place of beginning.
Said tract listed upon the application
If Joseph B. Denslow, of Pringle,
south Dakota; List 2-565. Two
racts embracing in all 1857 acres
within Secs. 23 and "a, T. 4 S., r. 4
g., b. H. M. Tract /, embracing
'.65 acres, is described by metes and
pounds as follows: Beginning at
corner No. l. which is identical with
corner No. 5 of the tract included
n List No. 1T; extending thence N.
so 49, w. 3.01 chains; thence N. 27o
3 Z. 8.17 chains; thence S. 4S0 AS
.. APT chains; thence S. So 25' w.
i.91 chains to the place of beginning.
Tract No. 2, embracing 1872 acres,
S described as follows: Beginning
It corner No. l, which is identical
With corner No. 23 of the tract in
'luded in List No. 1T; extending
hence N. 350 49, w. 1858 chains;
nence N. 740 A. E. 1887 chains;
hence S. 52' 40'>E. 1882 chains;
hence S. 19o 81 w. 14.86 chains;
o the place of beginning. Said tracts
we're listed upon the application of C.
". Merchant, of Custer, South Da-
lota; List 1850. Fred bennett,
of the General Land
Office. Approved August 25, 1910.
Frank Pierce, First Assistant Sec
etary of the Interior.
First Publication, Sept. II, 1910.)
restoration to Entry of Lands in
National Forest-Notice is hereby