[United States Land Office Deed, September 20, 1902]
Description:
United States Land Office, Department of the Interior, deed to Willis David of Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico for the reclamation of desert land. He paid $20.00 for 80 acres of arid land. Desert Lands acts of 1877 and 1891 provided for the sales of arid lands with the buyers' promise to develop the land through irrigation.
Date:
1902
Creator:
Leland, Howard