Year: 1873

1873, entitled ian act to encourage
the growth Of timber on western prai'
rier." It is hoped that many will
avail themselves Of. its advantages:


First. That any person who shall
plant, and for a continuous period Of
ten years shall protect and keep in
healthy growing condition: forty acres
oftimber Qhe trees thereon being not
more than twelve feet apart each way)
on any quarter section of the public
lands Of the United States that are
prairie lands, or naturally devoid Of
timber, shall be entitled to . patent
for the whole qusrter-section, at the
expiration Of the said ten years, on
making proof Of such facts by not les'
than two credible witnesses: Provid-
ed, that only one quarter Of any on e
section shall be thus granted.


Second. That party applying to
enter lands under the first section oi
this act shall make affidavit before the
Register or Receiver Of the proper land
Office that the said entry is made for
the cultivation Of timber, and on fling
such affidavit with the said Register
or Receiver. and on payment of ten
dollars fee and the prescribed commits
sions, the said party shall thereupon
be permitted to enter the quantity Of
land bereiubefore specified Provided,
that no certificate shall be given or
patent issued at such time, or at any
time within three years thereafter, the
party making such entry, or: if he be
dead, his heirs or legal representatives
shall make proof by two credible wit
uesses of the fact of such cultivation
for the period aforesaid, he or they
shall receive patent for the said land.


Third. That if at any time after
the filing of said affidavit, and prior
to the issuing of patent for the said
land, it shall be proven, after the man.
ner of contests in homestead cases that
any person who may have made an en-
try Of land under the first section of
this act has abandoned, or failed OF
cultivate, protect and keep in good
condition such timber, then and in
. that event. the said land shall revert
to the United States.


Fourth. That any person who may
have made homestead entry of a
tract of land of the character contem-
plated by this act, and who at the end
of the third year Of his or her resi-
dence thereon shall have had under
cultivation for two years, one acre of
tin Der, planted, cultivated, &C., in the
manner designated by the first section
of the said act, for each and every 16
acres of the said homestead, such pe:-
sou shall, upon due proof Of said fact
by two credible witnesses, receive his
or her patent for the said homestead
Fifth That no lands acquired un-
der the provisions of this act shall in
any event become liable to the satisfac-
tion Of any debt or debts contracted
prior TO the issuing Of patent therefor


The character of the latest Indian
news is more encouraging. The
Modocs have surrenderd: unconditior'
ally, all except Capt. Jack. They
came, voluntarily into Gen Davis'camp
to the number Of tifty.dve men, women
and children, including fifteen warriors
and all of Gen. Canby's murderers ex
cept the leader. It is not known
where Capt. Jack is and it is thought
that he has no fighting men with him
There is nothing said as to what will b.
done with these Modocs They, q
course, will expect an outfit and placed
on a reservation. That is not the pur
pose the President and the War
Department seemed to have in regard
to them a few weeks ago and tn.
country undoubtedly expects some
thing different. It is satisfaction te
have the matter ended without the sac
ri6ce Of any more soldiers and thei,
surrender, with NcKenzie's successes
over the Kickapoos in Texas, will have
have good effect on the Dakotas il
Gen, Custar's command.