The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-01-22

IAAach, ttatu IAu ClbtAt dfiOWeu W leave IT.
30 long as they have afny signs Of Texas
fever among them. When the commits
stoners make their report tile secretary
of the interior is to file q map Of the trait
aslaid ont, and then to give public nos
tice of its establishment and the with
tlrawal Of public land occupied BY it Y
from either sale, location OF settlement
for a term: Of ten years. Ten thousand
dollars is appropriated for the work.
When this publication is made, the trail
will be open at all times of the years for
the driving upon it Of any live stock. by
any person, firm or corp ration. Chi
cago Times.
Y On. Monday last Senator Van NiYck
submitteslsa report from the senate COM
mittee on public lands, to accompany the
bill also reported by him relating to the
fencing of public lands. In tile report
the commit san "a ttl.eHs ths least
author and in os I'll and bnld deliencs
I1mens; Haf 90 and
often foreign corporations deliberately
enclose hundreds Of thousands of acres Of
land, thus closing the avenues Of travel
and preventing its occupancy by those
seeking homes. They all allege that the
lands within their enclosures still remain
open for settlement. Yet no humble set.
tier, with scant means, would persume to-
enter any such enclosure to seek homes.
The government has sufficient authority
to drive those seeking homes from the In.
dian Territory and to burn the ranches of
those invading the Yellowstone Park,
while those appropriating these vast areas
hope the only remedy to be used against
them will be the laws, with the usual de-
lay in the courts, Therefore the commit
tee has added a new section to the house
bill, authorizing the President to summa-
rily remove all distractions. and if nee
essary Mse the military power.-[Liring-
stone Enterprise. S,sE,% z p, s. "A
A Congressional Committee sitting in
Washington, has been investigating the
leasing of Indian lands to stoeklaen,
principally with a view to elicitfng in
formation as to the character of the nex
gotiations, and whether any fraud has
been practiced in connection with. the
leases. So far, no fraud seems to have
been unearthed. 1t has been found that
number of these leases exist, covering,
in most cases, millions of acres, and last
ing ten years-the rate of lease-rental is
in most cases nominal. The bill intro
duced, making all leases null unless
approved by the Secretary of the Interior,
should certainly be passed, the Indian
wards affording altogether too easy q
prey for parties who may see in tits
method of business an opportunity for
securing large and valuable sections Of
land at nominal atHnual renal for a
long term, and then snb-renting to stock
men who want to use the Ian Iii M
selves for graz ng purpo rs, a, an adj
yanced price, which however triling,
when calculated, per acre. wo lid mount
up to very large sum when estimated
upon millions Of &C ses. Ole such ease is
already reported, namely, that Of the
Cherokee Strip Live Stock As. o.iation,
which holds some six million. acres
leased from the Cherokees at two cents
an acre, and subrented to two Kansas
parties for two and half cent s. Tho
reply Of Commissioner Price to 4 aepu-
tation Of the MOwa and Comaifche IN
dams, who called upon him on Friday
last to protest against the lease Of their
iands$ to cattlemen, Showed that the
department was prepared to net as
though tho bill referred I'd was already
in operation with "a retrDactiy effect.
He informed them that if they Wonld re-
turn home, call q council, and make ii
evident to the department TINT d major
lty We're n1favorabIe to the cont inuatiarl
Of leases the depar tmentl would cause
the lessees to surrender tile land.
4 The only proper course Ia
4 pursue lii regard to 81 these III.
dian lands. ind view OF the relations INV
held BY the Government tpwafds tiie
Indians, is to trent their fGperty strictly
as though held by minors, for whom fiiae
! government acted as trustee The lenses
i should be made i,y tho g0yernIi5ent. with
Il the consent of The Indians, and the nfice
set and the rent collected BY tie govern
ment, and applied to d illumination OF Tho
already too bnr'd Indian BUDGET.
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