Decisions of the Department of the Interior and the General Land Office in Cases Relating to the Public Lands, Volume 12U.S. Government Printing Office, 1891 |
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... testimony shows that there is upon this land a ledge of unstrat ified , extremely hard , flesh colored rock , a species of granite , which contains no trace of any valuable metal . It is a common stone in South Dakota , is of some value ...
... testimony shows that there is upon this land a ledge of unstrat ified , extremely hard , flesh colored rock , a species of granite , which contains no trace of any valuable metal . It is a common stone in South Dakota , is of some value ...
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... testimony by 10 o'clock on the 10th September , 1586 , as to the residence of claimant , three quarters of a mile south of Loveland . " The contestant's affidavit in support of this motion was to the effect that at the commencement of ...
... testimony by 10 o'clock on the 10th September , 1586 , as to the residence of claimant , three quarters of a mile south of Loveland . " The contestant's affidavit in support of this motion was to the effect that at the commencement of ...
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... testimony in accordance with an order made under rule 35 of practice , can not be excused on the mere allegation that the party in de- fault was apprehensive that his testimony would not be fairly taken by the officer designated . First ...
... testimony in accordance with an order made under rule 35 of practice , can not be excused on the mere allegation that the party in de- fault was apprehensive that his testimony would not be fairly taken by the officer designated . First ...
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... testimony was to be taken and contestant are on the most intimate terms of friendship , and that Langdon is the home of both contestant and the clerk of the court . " This protest was filed three days before the date set for taking ...
... testimony was to be taken and contestant are on the most intimate terms of friendship , and that Langdon is the home of both contestant and the clerk of the court . " This protest was filed three days before the date set for taking ...
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... testimony in said case report the same specially to this office , with a full statement of the points upon which you think the witness testified untruthfully . In addition to the testimony presented by the applicant , you will obtain ...
... testimony in said case report the same specially to this office , with a full statement of the points upon which you think the witness testified untruthfully . In addition to the testimony presented by the applicant , you will obtain ...
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acres act of March Acting Secretary Chandler action affirmed alleging settlement allotments allowed appeal application approved April April 22 Assistant Secretary Chandler attorney August August 17 cancellation cash entry certificate claimant Commissioner December declaratory statement definite location Department entitled entryman evidence fact February February 28 final proof grant hearing held hereby homestead entry improvements Indian issued January January 14 January 29 July June June 15 land district land embraced Land Office letter local officers lode Manitoba ment mineral Northern Pacific R. R. Northern Pacific Railroad notice October October 13 office decision Pacific Railroad Company parties patent pending plat preference right prior public lands purchase purposes receipt record register and receiver rejected relinquishment reservation residence road rule scrip Secretary Noble selection September September 29 settlement laws settlers South Dakota Stat statute survey testimony thereof timber culture tion township townsite United
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Page 85 - Gardiner's rivers; thence east to the place of beginning is hereby reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or sale under the laws of the United States and dedicated and set apart as a public park or pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people...
Page 414 - That the President of the United States may from time to time set apart and reserve in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations; and the President shall by public proclamation declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof.
Page 413 - States, which shall have filed with the secretary of the interior a copy of its articles of incorporation, and due proofs of its organization under the same, to the extent of one hundred feet on each side of the central line of said road...
Page 424 - ... and, upon approval thereof by the Secretary of the Interior, the same shall be noted upon the plats in said office, and thereafter all such lands over which such right of way...
Page 410 - ... not, directly or indirectly, made any agreement or contract in any way or manner with any person or persons whatsoever, by which the title which he might acquire from the Government of the United States should inure in whole or in part to the benefit of any person except himself...
Page 592 - ... in trust for the several use and benefit of the occupants thereof, according to their respective interests...
Page 346 - All valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States, both surveyed and unsurveyed, are hereby declared to be free and open to exploration and purchase, and the lands in which they are found to occupation and purchase, by citizens of the United States...
Page 163 - Indian to whom such allotment shall have been made, or, in case of his decease, of his heirs according to the laws of the State or Territory where such land is located...
Page 413 - SEC. 4. That any railroad company desiring to secure the benefits of this act shall, within twelve months after the location of any section of twenty miles of its road, if the same be upon surveyed lands, and, if upon unsurveyed lands, within twelve months after the survey thereof by the United States, file with the register of the land office for the district where such land is located a profile of its road...
Page 217 - ... for the Adjustment of Land Grants Made by Congress To Aid in the Construction of Railroads, and for the Forfeiture of Unearned Lands, and for Other Purposes.