ERA OF PEACE, PART 35
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PUBLIC LANDS.1883. There are four classes of public lands now open for settlement in Kansas. These belong, first, to the General Government; second, those owned by institutions of learning; third, the common-school lands; and fourth, the lands belonging to railroad companies. The following statement has been prepared for the information of those desiring to investigate the question of where to select public lands: GOVERNMENT LANDS.The State is divided into nine land districts. The location of the land office in each, the names of the registers and receivers, and the approximate number of acres yet undisposed of in each county are as follows: ARKANSAS VALLEY LAND DISTRICT. Office at Larned, Pawnee County. C. A. Morris, Register; Henry Booth, Receiver.
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COUNTIES. Public. Osage.
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Rice...... 8,320 ...
Barton.... 9,540 ...
Pawnee.... 4,160 ...
Stafford.. 48,160 ...
Pratt..... 7,040 328,840
Edwards... 23,840 250,880
Hodgeman.. 84,320 ...
Ford...... 31,360 322,560
Gray...... 278,520 ...
Sequoyah.. 240,680 ...
Meade..... 428,800 ...
Clarke.... 37,360 232,800
Kearney... 220,000 ...
Arapahoe.. 306,000 ...
Seward.... 391,680 ...
Grant..... 302,560 ...
Stevens... 391,680 ...
Stanton... 345,440 ...
Hamilton.. 286,560 ...
Kansas.... 478,720 ...
Barber.... ... 499,880
Comanche.. ... 635,520
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Total.. 3,934,82 2,556,480
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NORTHERN LAND DISTRICT. Office at Oberline, Decatur County. Thomas H. Cavanaugh, Register; C. E. Chandler, Receiver. This district has been created recently. It was taken from the northwestern district, and is composed of the counties of Decatur, Rawlins, Cheyenne, Graham, Thomas and Sherman. The district comprises 3,878,400 acres of land, and with the exception of the small proportion (about one-tenth) already taken by settlers, and that set aside for school purposes, it is all subject to settlement. TOPEKA LAND DISTRICT. Office at Topeka, Shawnee County. J. J. Fisher, Register; G. W. Watson, Receiver. All Government lands worthy of mention have long since been selected in this district. A few isolated tracts may remain, but they are undesirable. NORTHWESTERN LAND DISTRICT. Office at Kirwin, Phillips County. Thomas M. Helm, Register; R. R. Hays, Receiver. These lands are subject to entry under the pre-emption, timber culture, or homestead laws.
COUNTIES. ACRES. ----------------------------- Jewell*.... 160 Mitchell*.. 1,900 Lincoln*... 80 Smith...... 820 Osborne.... 18,000 Phillips... 6,000 Rooks*..... 12,020 Graham*.... 24,040 Norton..... 13,160 ----------------------------- *Portions of these counties extend into other land districts. OSAGE LAND DISTRICT. Office at Independence, Montgomery County. M. J. Salter, Register; H. M. Waters, Receiver.
COUNTIES. ACRES. ----------------------------- Chautauqua.. 100,000 Elk......... 84,000 Montgomery.. 14,000 Wilson...... 23,000 Greenwood... 60,000 REPUBLICAN LAND DISTRICT. Office at Concordia, Cloud County. B. H. McEckron, Register; E. J. Jenkins, Receiver. The lands of this district have been nearly all taken up. There are but about 3,000 acres undisposed of in the district, divided into the following counties: Riley, 1,000, Lincoln, 1,200, the balance being in small amounts in the other counties of the district. SALINA LAND DISTRICT. Office at Salina, Saline County. J. M. Hodge, Register; Lewis Hanback, Receiver. Public lands in the Salina Land District subject to entry under the pre-emption, timber culture or homestead laws:
COUNTIES. ACRES. ------------------------------- Ottawa...... 200 Saline...... 600 McPherson... 500 Ellsworth... 2,500 Lincoln..... 3,000 Russell..... 9,000 Dickinson... 200 Marion...... 150 Davis....... 2,000 WESTERN LAND DISTRICT. Office at Wakeeney, Trego County. B. J. F. Hanna, Register; W. H. Pilkenton, Receiver.
COUNTIES. ACRES.
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Rooks...... 11,000
Ellis...... 33,900
Rush....... 2,080
Graham..... 2,880
Trego...... 45,600
Ness....... 128,000
Sheridan... 14,500
Gove....... 269,300
Lane....... 310,880
Thomas..... 5,680
St. John... 341,760
Scott...... 427,000
Sherman.... 84,000
Wallace.... 245,000
Wichita.... 435,000
Greeley.... 330,000
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Total... 2,732,580
WICHITA LAND DISTRICT. Office at Wichita, Sedgwick County. R. L. Walker, Register, James L. Dyer, Receiver.
Public Lands - These lands are subject to entry either under the
pre-emption, timber culture or homestead laws.
Osage Indian Trust Lands - these lands are subject to entry under the
pre-emption laws only.
The business of this office indicates a large immigration to this part of the
State. Since the 1st of January, 1882, over 1,600 entries have been made,
covering about 240,000 acres. A greater portion of these entries have been
made in Harper and Kingman Counties, there being a large about of vacant lands
in these counties.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE LANDS.
The College lands are in counties as follows:
The total number of acres unsold is 12,489, counting the quarters each 160
acres.
Terms. - The law provides that these lands shall be sold at not less
than the appraised value, for one-eighth cash at time of purchase, balance in
seven equal annual installments, with annual interest at 10 per cent. Patent
from the State may be obtained at any time, on payment of the full amount due,
so that purchasers can stop their interest and obtain perfect title when so
disposed.
More than 6,000 acres of these lands have been sold since last report, and
sales are being made very rapidly. An advance in price of 20 per cent was
made in July, 1882, but sales continue to be made at the advanced price and
from present appearances all will soon be sold. L. R. Elliott, State Agent,
Manhattan, Riley County.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL LANDS.
The following is a statement of unsold Normal School lands in the State of
Kansas:
Minimum price per acre, $3; maximum, $7; average, $4.25.
These lands were withdrawn from market one year, but are now offered for
sale. Van R. Holmes, State Agent, Emporia, Lyon County.
COMMON SCHOOL LANDS.
These lands were granted to the State by the General Government for
educational purposes, and consist of the sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections
in each township in the State and about 300,000 acres recently granted to the
State by the General Government as indemnity for lands lost in the Indian
reservations. The method of sale is as follows: The lands are appraised by
three householders of the county, who are appointed by the county
Superintendent of Public Instruction. They are then placed in the hands of
the County Treasurer for sale at the appraised price, which cannot be less
than $3 per acre. At the time of sale the County Treasurer exacts one-tenth
of the amount of the purchase price; the remainder is payable in twenty years
from date of sale, with interest at the rate of 7 per cent per annum. A
failure to pay the interest when due subjects the land to forfeiture; but the
purchaser may stop interest and procure a patent at any time by paying
the interest and the balance of the principal due. The lands become taxable
as soon as purchased. About 400,000 acres of these lands have been patented,
at an average price of $4.09 per acre, leaving more than 2,000,000 acres yet
unsold. Lands can be purchased and information obtained of the County
Treasurers and County Clerks of the several counties.
MISSOURI, KANSAS & TEXAS RAILWAY.
The following are the lands for sale in the State of Kansas by the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas Railway, situated in the counties given:
The terms on which these lads can be obtained will be made known to any one
desiring them by addressing the Land Commissioner at Parsons.
Headquarters at Parsons, Kansas. David Kelso, Land Commissioner.
ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILROAD.
Terms of Sale - The lands of the company are sold under four different
terms. Terms No. 1: Eleven year's time, 7 per cent interest, appraised
price. Terms No. 2: Six years' time, 7 per cent interest, 20 per cent
discount from appraised price. Terms No. 3: Two years' time, 10 per cent
interest, 30 per cent discount. Terms No. 4: Cash, 33 1/3 per cent discount.
Prices quoted below are for cash:
KANSAS DIVISION UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The following is a statement of number of acres of land for sale by the Kansas
Division of the Union Pacific Railway Company, in the following counties in
Kansas; also, maximum, minimum and average price per acre, based on eleven
years' credit:
Terms of Sale on Eleven Years' Credit. - Under this plan one-tenth of
the purchase money, with interest at seven per cent on the deferred payments
of principal is paid at time of sale, and for the first, second and third
years following no payment has to be made, except the interest annually at
seven per cent, so that it is four years from the date of purchase until the
second payment of principal is required.
Headquarters at Kansas City, Missouri. S. J. Gilmore, Land Commissioner.
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