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Lived on the land for 30 years. It was occupied before that by wife's brother.

23  Laughing George.
Lived there [[strikethrough]] since [[/strikethrough]] before the survey in 1870.

24  Mrs Titus Thompson.
Lived there 8 years, the land had been previously improved.

25. Old Sam.
Married widow of No-te-se-sa 3 years ago, land had been occupied many years.

26  Ned. White.
Lived on land, 12 years.

Twenty-six families have their homes upon this claim, and a considerable portion of these farms have been held in the families still holding them, for 50 years or more, thus antedating by occupation and work the passage of the Endowment Act of August 14, 1848, by virtue of which the Amer. Board of