The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-10-25
THE BIT TER ROOT VALLEY.
Tho 'Indc pen dents" Article Rcvis YEA

T"i.. ,r"I"l thee tBi;ni Root trieb l"'iians
-ur."y ana! ale # lti - has ;'"'
f." IL shirw, Il ~ aiN i,"'.''i,ta' result" -~
Ir,,} mt. rt -.
T.. Hlr!r L"m VIII! l. The m''n, l. at
/, '';." 4 fac, AIT s"clI evident is'ornnrr
~ 80 ~ rory an situation o: affairs ~ Tn
H''' k,n' Valley. that II reply Is a.n,"'
"' ''.crr .Ec S,cvcrs Treaty, IL" Bi'"'
Re-. Valley was practically an Indian r.
.crv' White sc''I.is were IchnI',L fI"m i:
H.. i',i,n it'll remained. AMI III" pr"-i
1t - w. rnlhoiiz'd 10 II il tan i'r'"a
L,.'., an Indian Reserve. ln;,l III"
.,..,,l 81 IL" prrs!drn;'- "r'ltr. procured
-. ;t,.jat by Mr. Cia-c:, alter ir.ca,-
g., i,Ir,- H. procEir i, by fu.iIc: u k
".', ',r ';ov,rmrnrn' had treated it u
pi1''" ~ N 'r,ij.p Reserve: the Sgi!y
rta., s.. HrY,- ratified: every nap q:
MDrl:... j., I, !,.r!cl us IA Igti,n I8:,r
,u'. .n,i tl:! Aj;rl S,a'ts. n'Id Hhtr. rh''
y. = -" Ir'r "%r!E wi.it' '"tt!tr ~. :.
.ln' f. So lent ci',t:Hyl'
~ -. O., ~ 'u"rc Was au!ii',,'gt n'11
il 49, t,'mNnI nv .I,r ;i"p.l an\'Du> .u' -:
'' }. 'Hr.r "i., hal made the: i":..,.
...''. r'"i ~ ,.Ic rrcc'.Ecn'> shows Il ""%
i.r' 9n.":r,!s
AI.r' HE .,;a''"t Of til: r.. i.'tn''+ g."
,iri IL" press ire brought 10y Il" H.t"'
i"n!".l.> ;"ntI- Was - strong tlir' be So.
r. 81 "a g.. "w,io" for -nmc nI""t;Is "L
h It r.,t'4;. hti p,,>rii r. not ;r!:'r"''A'c
d; ''.," ',io" FL! ~" "Ii". Aou,l hay" r.'Hs
T. ~ VIZ! = res !" - rmt%"nt'E c:'rh
l., - It = 'ndiauIc:-lr' Tni= h">.!'c
.ns.'' y" Till in, The House Com
'.1'' ; -, affair. All 'A" lack
80: l.: 80. ',rr.hipi"s c!strrn journal.
!! H"'r s." Ior. Titj"nr. tlinnAc,",'
/ : :, rGa!ns' Ii" ..oss o":rH-"
IT.. Hrs".' 'r'.tr' then r".:. III" in'n!acula'"
r.a'hr:, = ncu:r"'iH" on ""nci!:atr
'}> rpn".i'"n. a rrnyei"3 WAS inserted j"
49,. H. pre-, linz 70: Ike 81" Of Land +.
@",Gu. :'.':.. The proc eds O! sucA sale IL
l." lcy";.! t. iunh f". the bcneIl of the
Fla,hrads !" this only the opposition
ynll,l J., nrhl,s the Independent! 10 say
L" BY tn tc,n> Of this law settlers OF even
"sec'ipns have been lcgi>!a,, d out Of the
"r'!rs rf l,lHr~:cad" Il is difficult 10
G"uril" nr, i ai,st hc rever hid. The
settlers nev,' hri any homestead right:
there. hnc a, tHcy knew irespasseIs uni""
.ne o'm"Eict@ It'll section of tho Stc',l.y
t~3,v. Bu' '!.1 the homestead privilege
been iHv"Ir>r"''l IN the bill, no FUNDS
y "ulh have 'cru hrriynbic, the bill would
have l,rE hlIlc,! aml ~ all probability It's
oppOn'n'S wu,.!d have followed up their
advantage Until the valley would have been
formally and finally established rs an Indian
ir",rra'iun. and if the settlers secured
% .''n.">."ni" righ'- i: Nigh. have been in
"!'n': ''"'i'i". after cj"":i"n from the
h;'''' N"nt '::'e through The persuasive
{, ,ln,'. -. ..:.r. "f.irrs n, las IN >rv.
.,",i 'r.-r.;. ., ,.n ;h,, c4s, N ka,i.,s nnd
"''rr i"G'i'''-.
,nE"ueh. 81, .j.,"n. III" OMISSION ST
h"rI"si""': .!.' 'c' MRS thus Gec"l,.ry 10
s.rii" '!t lr,ssr:. .! III" bill, i,t Us SIC
shat Injury i l:,- worked tie settlers r.,
hru.rs!raD thc;r ,aul. each settler, wisn hi
v,,,,,.,. ,,,,,,,;i,o 90 :, ,,.,..,,. ,n,
,"' ""' 1" :. - !" '''
niles - 'he Lima ''i'c III Helene 10 MAKE
he necessary proof aud affidavit. He
"'i' ~" ''r required I" nv" on IL" IH''a
h'r ,'"'' "'I"f' h' c"':'" -"cnre Ii"''n'''"d
tith. ard IN ~" mc"n!hc r"u'! h"i ri! his
r.th'. ''r cv"''''' "''!" ti"H tnc 'r.ty,
"o'!d, q" . Ii:a:'"i ''cl'"n ut $50 ler
acre an " u - IA" i - Ia" r"'''" pm
chase 'no'''} tt $3.50 '''' ''F'" >. r'"''a'" II"
can maxi We 'h"~" W'i'"n' !n'urFlns
those Nrrh'"- - accomplish tl"' MI
C'hg"' W'""!'3 = ''""" :r'Nn IL" Com
mI$sir",I st IL" ''"'"'s' !rni once. al
lowing n"'r''"'y .''' j.. i '.i'"H'ns I" he
made N N'''""'1 49," p: 800 m'.oS 4 trav''
and. w. 'H'"',. skis. rur"has" cheaper
ga h'n'~'rn"'
>lrpys:rr i;,rY,l T.. tai. na.u failed.
,,lo e.. Pre-. !vi.i'~ orr. :. manned N fore.
The ur,!,,r .i.,r ,;,a,hr valley to settle
m,r, ~. AM ,".r l.3,;rr. | 1874. A.
,,..t du,,. l,,rv ,y,iiI i.~ ,u,r ami. lands