The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-05-05

Il. Persons desiring to make
homestead entries should first fully
inform themselves as to the charac-
ter and quality OF the lands they de
sire to enter, and should in no case
apply to enter until they have visited
and fully examined each legal sub
division for which they make appli-
cation, as satisfactory information as
to the character and occupancy OF
public lands can not be obtained in
any other way.
AS each applicant is required to
swear that he is we'll acquainted
with the character OF the land de-
scribed in his application, and as
all entries are made subject to the
rights OF prior settlers, the appii,
cant can not make the affidavit that
he is acquainted with the character
OF the land, or be sure that the land
is not already appropriated by a
settler, until after he has actually
inspected it.
Information as to whether a par
ticular tract of land is subject to
entry may be obtained from the reg
lister or receiver of the land district
in which the tract is located, either
through verbal or written inquiry,
but these officers must not be ex-
pected to give information as to the
character and quality Of unentered
land or to furnish extended lists OF
lands subject to entry, except thru
plats and diagrams which they are
authorized to make and sell, as fol-
lows:
For township diagram show
ing entered land only ..$1.00
For township plat showing
form of entries, names of the
claimants, and character Of
entrleS ......... 1.uV
For township plat showing the
form of entries, names of the
claimants, character of entry
and number .............. 3.OO
For a township plat showing the
form of entries, names Of the
claimants, character of the
entry, number, and date of
filing or entry, together with
topography, ETC., 80. 90
Purchasers of township diagrams
are entitled to definite information
as to whether each smallest legal
land. Registers and receivers are
therefore required in case of an ap-
piication for a township diagram
showing vacant lands, to plainly
check off with cross, every lot of
smallest legal subdivision in town
ship. which is not vacant, leaving the
no authority for registers and re-
ceivers to charge and receive fee
of Is cents for plats and diagrams
of a section or part of section or
! township.
If because of the pressure of cur
rent business relative to the entry of
lands registers and receivers are un-
able to make the plats or diagrams
mentioned above. they may refuse to
furnish the same and return the
same to the applicant, advising him
OF their reason for not furnishing
The plats requested, that he may
make the plats or diagrams himself,
OF have same made by his agent or
attorney, and that he may have &C
cess to the plats and tract books of
the local land office for this purpose
provided such use of the records will
not interfere with the orderly dis
patch of public business.
A list showing the general char
acter of all public lands remaining
in the various counties of
the public land states on the 3Otn
day of the preceding June may be
obtained at any time by addressing
THE Commissioner of the Genera1
Land Office, Washington, D. c."
All blank forms of affidavits ano
other papers needed in making ap-
plication to enter or In making final
proofs can be obtained by applicants
and entrymen from the land office
for the district In which the land
lies.
2. Kind of Land SUBJECT to Home,
stead Entry.A1l Incorporated
public lands adapted to any
agricultural use are subject to home
stead entry II they are not mineral or
saline ID character. and are not oc-
:upied for the purpose Of trade or
business and have not been embraced
within the limits Of any withdrawal.
or incorporated town o,
city: but homestead entries within
certain areas (such AZ lands In Alas
80, lands withdrawn under the recla-
nation act, certain coded Indian
lands, lands within the abandoned
military reservations. agricultural
lands within the national forests.