, 1888-11-08


lands In your district. subject to various
forms of entry, Please give me . lui' ue
scrintion of YOUR district. THERE'S Lreat
U,anv men that intend to immiaratc this
fail. and most of them have their eye on
vonr city. Please give the desired infor-
nation and oblige, Frank Shattuok'
Centraia, ILL.,, Sept II.
U. s. Land Agent, Spokane Fails, w.
| T.: Dear Sir--Will you please do me tne
favor of writing me and telling me how
iar / would have to 20 from Spokane Falls
| TO get claim of good agricultural govern
mn, ut land. Also please state IN what al.
rection. see in the papers lately tnat
the county of Stevens has been dlviuea
| Okanogon. Is the country In those coun-
ties All broken and hilly adapted only to
mining purposes. or can good AGRICULTURAL
lands be got there yet? lie there any
oovernmept land still on the Wenatchee
riyer. in Kittitao county? BY answering
| this YOU will confer q favor. Yours truly,
| |. L. Hodges.
| Morristown Tenn, Aug, 20. 1888.
Dear Sir--Please send me maps con-
tanning information necessary TO locate
| good place TO homestead, and please give
me all other instructions, stating wnas
month Ia the year is best to come IN, ana
how far | would have to go from the rail-
road, and whet team can be bought for.
am anxious to know at your esrliest con
yenience. Hoping TO hear from you soon,
| am respectfully yours, VIM. U. salmon
Centralia, Mo-, Oct. z, 1888. :,
| Dear Sir-Will you be 80 KIND ana
obli0ing az to answer my letter for once.
| In what way is the government land taken
| M and how long are you required 10 stay
on the land? Please tell me all about the
land and is it good growing country.
Is the land rough or smooth, um6er or
prairieP Is the timber big or small: and
what is The variety OF timber? Yours
troy, G. II. Chance. -,
| P.S. Please answer by return mail.
Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 21, 1888.
| U. S. Land Agent, Spokane Falls, w.
| T.-Dear Sir:-Will you please give me
some information about public lands In
your neiohborhood also let pe know
80 netting of the climate. Please let me
know ifcorn can be, grown there also II
hogs can be raised. Please send me
| map of your territory and oblige. he
spectfully, w. II. Doyle, lSS South Pryor
| street. =, ~
p. ST. was referred to you by Mr.. L. j.
| Anderson of the q. l.. D. There is party
of us who wish to go out and we would
like to know something OF the country
first.
Dayton, Ohio, Sept. "a, 1888.
Dear Sir:-l address you to ascertain
how near to Spokane Falls, Cheney,
Sprague, Lincoln county. or Ritzville.
Adams county, you have government
vacant land. subject to entry. prefer
land adapted to fruits and vegetables, and
prairie or open land, and near stream.
Myself and several others contemplate
coming to Washington territory this fall.
Hoping you may able to give me the de-
sired information, am respectfully yours,
DR.. A. Mosey, 413 East Fifth street.
Hatfield, Kansas, Oct. 20, 1855
Register, U. S. Land Office, Spokane
Falss, Washington Ty. Dear Sir.-Not
being acquainted with any one in your
city TO write to in regard to government
lands open to settlement" write to you
for the desi led information. Is there de.
sirabls agricultural land in your "land
district" open to entryp II so please de.
scribe what kind of soil; nearness to rail-
roads, markets, ETC.. I? Can settler raise
crops the first year? ] would be pleased
IL you would send such information neces-
sary for an intending Immigrant, maps,
etc; il 10 desirable land in your district.
perhaps there may be in ad AGENT districts?
Yours Respectfully, I. H. Thompson.
Preston, Mimi, Sept 20. 1888.
Hon. J. M Adams, Register, Spokane
Falls, w. r. Dear Sir:-Will you kindly
advise and inform Ine about the following
questions concerning Spokane Falls, w.
T., and vicinity.
How near the city can man get land ?
What kind of land is 1t? About how
large Scandinavian population in the
large a Scandinavian population around
the city, out in the country. and how many
Norwegians? Have the Scandinavians in
the city or county any congregations or
any schools? How many drug storesp
How many Norwegiansp IL you kindly
| would answer the above mentioned ques.
! tions as soon as possible, you would greatly
| oblige Yours very respectfully, A. j.
| Thuland.
Denver, Colo, Oct. I. 1888.
Y. S. Land Agent, Spokane Falls, w.
T.-Dear Sir-Will you kindly send me
circular and whatever information you
can concerning government land. Myself
and some others of my acquaintances
think of going into that section to locate
on land. but wish to know something in
regard to the land in that section;
whether it is suitable for farming pur-
poses. Also if you can say what kind of
| game inhabits that country A reply will
obliee yours respectfully, j. l.. Small,
2023 Larimer street.
Lodi, Wis. June 90. 1888.
Mr.. j. NJ. Adams--Dear Sir-Having
Just returned home from trip in the
west. Washington territory being my
| favorite country, and so | intend to move
there right after harvest. went there
intending 10 buy railroad land, but as
did not purchase any land, ! would like
little information in regard to government
and state lands The land that | should
| like information about in Washington
territory is in Spokane and Whitman