Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-03-09

i'S 'ehNS 30 'ut h1aby ochahde VI ths
settlers, many Of whom are importun-
ate in this regard.
There have been scores and no doubt
hundreds OF settlers who have hereto
fore settled in different sections OF the
country and haS. become discouraged
over the slow progres, Of surveys upon
the public domain so rs 90 enable
them TO acquire tills to their claims
and in consequence have packed up
and left for sections where there were
better prospects OF obtaining title "
lands within reasonable time.
There Is nothing that would tend 90
much TO the protection Of public lands
from acquisition by large corporations.
who control large sections OF the coun-
Try, in many instances, a. "a survey.
Th' Sc large corporations have settled
down in many cases on valley lands
with show Of settlement aud held Il
TO the exclusion Of actual s,ttlement.
Thm could not be done could settlers
have an opportunity to know whether
the settlements were actual or con-
structive. They could tneD have an
opportunity 10 define aud prot. CT their
rights. Settlers against corpo rations
and corporations ags'n the en- croach
ments Of settlers. But interpretations
are less imperative In their demands.
And stock men generals are much
better disposed toward the settlement
Of the oountry. In fact the
great majority rather favor set-
Element than otherwise since
the experiences Of the past have
taught them tha' II Is not wise to un-
dertske to winter stock without any
provision for them whatever, and 10
has also demonstrated the fact that
grangers or farmers can produce crops
in greater abundance. as o general
thing, aud much cheaper than they
can with their outfits Of COW boys
who usually are At for nothing only
the saddle. When . man settles upon
Q tract OF land and makes bis entry or
filing and exhausls his right to &C
quire to l60 acres Of government land,
II is not difficult to understand why
he should make the best OF IL. So the
country Is benefit both to the settler
aud to stockmen since II enabl GO the
ranchman to dispose OF his crops at .
fair price and stockmen to obtain
much cheaper feed for their stock than
they can usually raise themselves.
This locality will doubtless al ways be
adapted to both stockraising and agri.
culture combined and the amount Of
land farm-d will not materially inter.
fere with the stock interests for many
years 10 come. There is an abundance
Of grazing lands all through Montana,
lands that never will be or never can
be farmed, thus affording perpetual
pasturage.
The small amount Of country de-
msndingan immediate survey in COM
parison to the wide stretch Of country
almost entirely upinhabited should
command the earnest attention OF con-
gressmen who have this subject under
consideration. and IL Is TO be hoped
they will heed the recommendations
ofthe honorable secretary Of the inter-
ior for larger appropriations for public
surveys. Ii lie contended by some. who
do not seem 10 understand the situa-
tion of affairs on the public domain.
that large amount OF the country 10
surveyed that Is not yet settled. II is
true that large amount OF the sur
veyed lands are not settled, but !: 10
impossible to force settlement upon un.
inviting sections Of the country.
Hence there Is great deal OF surveyed
lands unsettled aud which may re-
main unsettled for many years to
come. A great deal OF it never will
be settled because settlers could nos
make living on 1t. 10 running out
base lines and parallels.it is.often mat
ter OF economy TO run out such lands
in order TO save extra expense In fu-
ture to 90 over part Of the same
ground, making saving to do the
work in the regular line Of such ex-
tensions.
To follow out the ruling strictly
laid down therefor by the honorable
commissioner OF the general land Of
fee, that no township shall be survey
cd unless IL contains at least three set
tiers would not In all cases,be an econo-
mical distribution Of surveys. for a
sufficient smount OF almost any town
ship reasonably fair may In = short
time be taken 10 pay good Interest
on the investment II nothing more,
besides Il i almost absolutely neces-
cary In many Gases to survey portion
" not all OF some townships lin getting
10 othOrs, aud since II IL ouly q matter
OF few years until the necessities OF
the case will require the government
to survey all the isnd, in the territor-
les, itseems . small matter.