The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27
sunk LANDS TO
Be HOMESTEADED
$4,000 ACRES OF ARKANSAS LAND
WILL BE OPENED BY FED
ERAL GOVERNMENT.
SETTLERS GET FIRST CHOICE
and Lies in North2 stern Arkansas
and Contains sot..t Of States
Most Fertile Lands.

,yosterp Ncwspapcr Union News Sorvi"e.
un.-ApprOXfmateiy ''''o'
acres of sunni and lake lands in hol'u
eastern Arkansas will be opened ~.
homestead entry between now ana
January | by the government, ule Sc
tiers upon the land TO be gwen pre-
crence rights TO file on the lahu "hl'
contains some of the most fertile acres
in the entir, state. 1t was announce"
l,y the General Land Office that wv
plats of Township IL and II horth, |
Range east, have been completeu
| and were approved July 80, 1913. IL Is
expected that the plats will De trans
mitted TO the local United States Lana
| Office at Little Rock within the heN'
few days, and notice thereof VIII oo
| published and date set on whlch Ell
trie. for the government LANDS there
cn may be filed.
On December ., 1908, the original de-
cision was rendered by the interior
Department. holding that certain lanus
in Township IL and l6, Range east
and l2 to II north. Range east
which had been measured as SUNK
lands and left unsurveyed at the date
of the original surveys OF SAID Iowh-
shins had been eroneously measured
and that there were within said areas
lands belonging to the United States.
survey was accordingly directed
the decision was reviewed by tre de
. nartment ON February 81. 1909, and the
previous holding sustained of the IL
townships affected by the decision.
q The survey of seven Of them have
been completed in the fields and the
= field work has been started on the re
. naming five and the work is no"
= ready for extension.
n In August, 1910, the Interior Depar
n ment declared that Buford, Clear Fla'
Y. GRASSY. Walker. Carson, Hickory an
,e TvronZa lakes belonged to the govern
e ment and surveys were ordered. III
first of these lakes containing an are
of approximately 10000 acres, nav
=, heen surveyed and were opened 10 I'll
- trv November 16, 1912. The surve!
| INK WO1k OH lilC
been completed in the field. but ID
plat and field notes have not been pr
nared. 1t is expected that the Wor
% will he completed some time durln
n,' tho present year and that the lan'
~ embraced within them also VIII
-. opened to entry. The acreage OF u
90 remaining three lakes is approximate
q 5000 acres.
of The so-called Big Lake in Mlsslssi
,tb nj county. embracing approximate
m. $4,000 acres and several other small
he lakes. have been investigated in u
m. field as to their topography and pm!
be cal nature and hearings held, at viii
testimony was taken to determll
whether the lands embraced there
similarly involved as to the other la
lands. Decisions have not been r'
'ict dered as to these, however. SUITS,
ne, vo,ving the question of titles to MOI
art Ruford Flat. Grassy, Walker and, Gle
TN lakes. have been instituted against
'eu verse claimants by the government
alo nurnose of ouiet title to these Ian
Del and are now pending IN the leue
'"' courts of Arkansas.
- II is also announced by the Gene
land Office that other suits will II
ed " be instituted when the surveys hi
,iua been completed. Much of the remi
ing lands situated in the townsh
for which the corrected plats have
vet been completed, are covered
sett,ers. These settlers will be gi
.ne m a preference right to make entry
,ne tbev are otherwise qualified at
'ne ,ime the lands are opened to entr'
road 'iiiio '"' -