Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-12
INDIAN LANDs 70 Dc OPENED.
Thousands Of Acres in Two Daketas 20
30 Accessible 20 AomoskoadorO.

Be AceoSsibl0 TO Hom0oeoadoro.
Washington, July 12-Information Of
more than usual interest to residents
Of Nebraska and the middle west II
that contained in a recent bulletin OF
the United States department of the
interior to the effect that almost eoo.-
900 acres Of reservation land in North
and South Dakota are to be opened fol
settlement within the next few months
The comparative nearness Of the land
and its great desirability has aroustd
an amount Of interest moro than COM
mensurate with the size OF the tract
which is to be thrown open.
The lands affected by the order are
a portion Of the Fort Berthold reserva-
tion situated In Montra!lle and Nc
Lain counties in western North Dakota
and part of the Pine Ridge and
Rosebud reservations in Mellette and
Bennett counties in the south central
part Of South Dakota. The amount OF
land to be thrown open in these var
ious reservations is, respectively, 100.
900. 1921 and 297,290 acres.
In each Of the reservations the lands
have been divided into three classes
known as agricultural lands Of the first
class, agricultural lands Of the second
class and grazing lands and the prices
which the government has put upon
the various classes in the several
tracts range from 25 cents to $6 per
acre. Mineral, coal, and timber lands
are, however, to be reserved from the
portions open for entry.
According to the regulations drawn
up by the department. all who desire
to register for Fort Berthold lands
must either go to Bismark, Minot
Ryder Garrison. or Plaza. N. D., on OF
before Aug. IA. and not later than Oct
2, 1911, and those who wish to regis
ter for lands in the other two reserva- '
tions must do SO between Oct. and
Oct %, 1911. at Chamberlain, Dallas,
Gregory or Rapid City, S. D.
In general any person who Is quail
fed to make entry under the general
homestead laws may register for
woman who has been deserted by her
husband, one not a citizen and not
having declared his intention to be-
come such, a minor. as owner Of more
than 160 acres of land in the United
States. no matter how acquired. or one
who has previously made entries Will
not be allowed to register. Honorably
discharged soldiers or sailors who have
served more than ninety days In actual
service. are allowed to register by
agent duly appointed. but all other
parties must register in person, and
one person can file no more than one
registration for himself and one for
another as his agent.
After the applications are sworn to
before notary they are to be mailed
to Mr. James w. Witten at the general
land Office in Washington. D. c., and
the order Of choice Of lands is to be
determined by that office by lot. The
order for the Fort Berthold opening
is to be decided at ,Minot. N D., on
Sept. 6, and for the other reservations
on Oct. "a, at Gregory. S. d. Postal
card notices Of the result Of these
drawings are to be mailed to ell ap-
plicants.
All choices must be made before Oct.
l. 1912. and any land not chosen at
that time will be thrown open to entry
to all capable of taking. regardless OF
the order Of choice which has been as
signed.
Patent may be obtained to this land
by proving fourteen months actual and
continuous residence, and the payment
Of proof fees and all unpaid INSTALL
ments Of the appraised value Of the
land or by proving five years actual
residence and cultivation and the pay
ment annually of all the installrnents
of the appraised valuation and the
proof fees and not more than 81 as
com missions