The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-11

From Tuesdays Daily.
Within few months many will be
numbering with other "lost oppor-
>tunities," the chance they had to
get a claim on the BerthOld Indian
reservation in North Dakota. Alter
it is all over | expect to be getting
letters, asking me when they can
register. 1t is no pleasant task to
tell honest, well-meaning men that
there is no chance; that the oppor-
tunity is gone; so that have de-
termined to do all that | can do to
let as many know of this opening
as possible, and your editor by pub
fishing this statement of mine free
of charge, is doing his share toward
giving you the information.
In all there are 2, 1873 claims to be
given out to settlers. There are Us,
272 acres of No. l agricultural land,
or 1895 claims containing 100 acres;
there are $50 claims of No. 2 agri-
cultural land. 68 claims of grazing
land and 719 claims of coal land on
which surface title will be given;
making i'm all 2,138 claims. Any one
of these claims are worth putting
forth your supremest effort for. The
1.O95 claims that are classified as
No ] agricultural land are well
worth $4,000 each; the 256 claims
of No. 2 agricultural land are worth
at least $4,000 and the grazing and
coal land is well worth $4,000 each.
These are conservative estimates and
based on the present land values
and not on what the land will be
worth in years to come. The larger
bulk of this land is of high order
and fully as good soil as will be
found anywhere in the United States.
1t is rich black clay loan soil with
heavy clay subsoil most adapted to
diversified farming. Some of the
best crops North Dakota has, this
off year, are located around Plaza,
which is adjacent to this reserva-
ton. Good water can be had within
ten to fifty feet of the surface; coal
within a few miles and hay every
where. To those who are living in
eastern states, where land is a hun
dred dollars an acre or more, 1T Will
be hard for them to conceive of them
selves getting such valuable farm
containing a hundred and sixty acres
without paying a big price for it.
1t seems too good to be true, but the
facts remain and those who are not
afraid to venture, will be beautifully
rewarded.
The only way that you can stand
any possible show of securing one
of these quarters is by registering
your application in person at eithe-
Plaza, Ryder, Garrison, Minot or
Bismarck You will have to go to
one of these towns yourself and no
one can register for you, unless you
have served ninety days in either
the Civil war, the Spanish-American
war or the Philippine insurrectioh,
such soldiers may register by ap-
pointing some one their attorney. 1t
does not make any difference which
of these places you register at. you
will stand the same chance. If you
wish to see the reservation while
here then you should go to Plaza
as you ride through the reservation
and land at Plaza which is located
only mile and a half from it. 1t
just costs Is cents to register at any
of these places and when you have
registered, you have done all that can
be done.
Anyone who is qualified to take a
may register. A married
woman who has not been deserted
by her husband cannot register, but
if the husband is incapacitated by
disease or otherwise from earning