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                  <text>BURT GRIGGS
Attorney - at - Law

Buffalo, Wyo.

THIS MESMOHMDOT OF O AGaEH.'SHT', made and entered into
this November 6", 1925‘i by and between Young Brothers and

laing and Balden^ of Johnson County, Wyoming, first parties'*,
and Roy B. Minty, of Casper, Wyoming, second party, WITNESSETH:

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That for and in consideration of one dollar and other
good and valuable considerations paid to the first parties by
the second party’, the receipt whereof is hereby confessed and

acknowledged, the said first parties do hereby give and grant

unto the second party an exclusive option to purchase the
following described lands and premises, situate, lying and
being in Johnson and Washakie Counties’, Wyoming^ to-wit;
The southeast q.uarter of the northeast q.uarter (SEi- NEi-)‘i
the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter (NBi SEi-K the
southwest quarter of the southeast quarter
southeast quarter of the southvzest quarter (SeJ SwJ) Of Section
Thirty-one (31) in Township Forty-six (46) North of Range
Eighty-five (85) West of the Sixth Principal Meridian.

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Lots Four (4), Five (5) and Seven (7)", the southeast
quarter of the northvzest quarter (SEl NVifJ-), the southwest quarter
of the northeast quarter (SWj HE^), the southwest quarter of
the southeast quarter (SW-J- SEi) and the southeast quarter of
the southwest quarter (SeJ SVZ-t) of Section Six (6): the
southvzest quarter of the northeast quarter (SW-i NEt) » the north
half of the southeast quarter (N-J- SE-i)", Lot Four (4) and the
southeast quarter of the southwest quarter (SEi- SW-^) of Section
Seven (7); the south half of the northeast quarter (S-i NE-i)",
J,ot Three (3) and the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter
■fNEi SWi) of Section Ei^teen (18); Lot Tvzo (2) of Section
Nineteen (19); Lots One (1) and Three (3) of Section Thirty (30)
in Township Forty-five (45) North of Range Eighty-five (85) West
of the Sixth ^'rincipal Meridian.
The lands in the above two townships are in Johnson County^
Wyoming.
Kie south half of the southeast quarter (S^- SE^-) of Section
Thirty-five (35) in Tovznship Forty-six (46) North of Range
Eighty-six (86) West of the Sixth Principal Meridian.

Lots One (I)’, Two (2)^ Three (3) and Four (4) and the
southeast quarter of the southeast quarter (SEi SEi^) of Section
One (1); Lots One (1) and Two (2) and the southeast quarter
of the northeast quarter (SE-J NE^-) of Section Two (2); The
southeast quarter of the southwest quarter (SEi- SW^-) of Section
Ten (10): the southvzest quarter of the southwest quarter
(SWi SWi) ^^ the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter
(NWi SEi) of Section Eleven; the southwest quarter of the
northwest quarter (SWi NWi) of Section Twelve (12); the

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�north, half of the south half (H'^ S-g) and. the southvzest quarter
of the northwest quarter (SWf KWi) of Section Thirteen (15),
the vzest ^If of the southwest q.uarter
SWj-) of Section
Pop7teen (14) and. the east half of the southeast q.xiarter
(Eg- SEf-) of Section Fifteen (15); the southeast quarter of the
northeast quarter (SEi- HEi)', and. the northwest q^uarter of the
southwest quarter (Wf SWf) of Section Twenty-two (22); the
northwest q.uarter of the southvzest &lt;iuarter (Wi- SWf) of Section
pizenty-t^ee (23); the southeast quarter of the northeast q.uarter
(SEa lTE4-)‘i the north half of the southeast quarter (Hg- SE^j
and. the southvzest quarter of the southeast qxiarter (SVif^- SE-^)
of Section Twenty-four (24); the north half of the northeast
quarter (E-g- HSt) and. the northvzest quarter of the southeast
quarter (Wf SEf) of Section Twenty-five (25); the east half
of the northvzest quarter (Bi- W-J) and. the southwest quarter of
the northvzest quarter (SW|- EWi) of Section Twenty-seven (27)*
the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter (SE-J EEi)
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and the north hahf of the southeast quarter (Ei SeJ) of Section
Thirty-three (33); the northwest quarter of the northeast
quarter (EW^ EE4-), the northeast quarter of the northwest gnaytay
(EEf E?/i) and. the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter
(SW-g- EWt) of Section Thirty-four (34) and. the southeast quarter
of the southeast quarter (SEi SEf) of Section Thirty-four (34)
in Township Forty-five (46) North of Range Eighty-six (86) West
of the Sixth Frincipal Merid.ian.
The two last townships above mentioned are in Washakie Countv.
Wyoming.
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Also the certificates of purchase of state lands as follows;

The northeast quarter of the northeast quarter (EEi EEir) of
Section Twenty-three (23); the southeast quarter of the
northeast quarter (SEf EEf) of Section Twenty-two (22);the
northwest quarter of the northeast quarter (EWi- EE-^) and the
southwest quarter of the northwest quarter (SWi- EwJ) of Section
(26); the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter
ISE4 EWt) and the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter
(EEt SWf) of Section Twenty-five (25); and the northeast quarter
of the northvzest quarter (NE-i- EW^) of Section Thirty-five in
Tovznship Forty-five (46) North of Range Eighty-six (86) West of
the Sixth -principal i-eridian.
Also the lease of School Section Thirty-six (36) in
Township Forty-six (46) North of Range Eighty-six (86() West
of the Sixth Principal I^eridian.

Also the southwest quarter of the northvzest cuarter
(SWi W) of Section Twenty-nine (29) in Township Forty-five
(45) North of Range Elghty-slx (86) West of the Sixth
Principal Meridian.

The said second party is given an option, for a period of
one hundred t’zzenty days from and after November 10, 1925, to
purchase the said lands and premises

for the prices and upon the

terms and conditions following, to-vzit;
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The consideration of nine dollars per aere/excepting as to
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Xec* 29 Tp. 45 H. R. 86 W. aforesaid., for which the
consideration shall be $4.50 per acre.^ The sum^of one half of

the entire purchase price shall be paid, down in cash at the time

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the option is exercised^ and the balance shall be payable in

three years with interest at the rate of seven per cent per
annum.

The purchaser shall pay the taxes for 1926 and subsequent

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years.
As to the lands held under certificate of purchase, the
first parties agree to assign said certificates to the second

party or his assigns upon the payment of the sums of money
usdiich have been paid by said first parties to the State of Wyoming
up to the date of purchase by the second party, and the purchaser
shall assume and make all subsequent payments to the state.

The school section will be assigned without further con­

sideration.
Thia agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the

benefit of the heirs and nominees of the second party.
IH WITNESS 7/HEREOP this agreement has been executed in
duplicate the day and year first above v.-ritten.

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