The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-22
SCHOOL LANDS.
An Interesting Communication on
Very Important Subject.
BczEMAS, February II, 1883.

Ii AMI 80, school lands, reserved by Sec
| 1916, L. $. Rev. Stats. have had the
defence Of several sncl cases in this
county alone. While it is clear tn me
that school lands are IL 1t public lands in
any sense. and particularly not within
the meaning of the act of Feb. p, 1885.
yet our district court has held that they
are; and 80 the summary prosecutions
go on under that act. While it may be
true that the supreme court of the terri.
tory, or the supreme court OF the United
States, would not sustain the district
courts in the Interpretation of the act
above referred to still the United States
as trustee could, and under the present
policy of the execution in the premises
probably would, dispossess occupants of
school lands in ejectment and while
this policy may be right as to other ter.
rtories, it seems to Inc to be very un
wise, to say the least, as to Montana.
| am satisfied that no proof or argu-
ment is necessary to convince you that
the settlement and cultivation of these
lands in Montana is of great benefit to
the lands and will add tn the amount of
money hereafter to be realized from the
sale thereof, AMI hence, direct advant-
age to the public schools. You know
that TO raise agricultural crops in our
territory artificial irrigation is necessary /;
that farm in this country without
water is virtually of no value that the
value of our farms consists in water
rights mainly. You must also know
that the yearly irrigation from our
mountain streams is of incalculable
value to the lands thus irrigated. 1t is
equal to the best fertilizer. Under our
system of farming by aid of irrigation
our lands do not deteriorate. On the
contrary, they improve.
1t seems to Inc that the reservation by
said Sec. ,946 was intended for the best
interests of tie public schools in the ter
ritories named therein, "and in the
states and territories hereafter to be
erected ont of the same.' Then why
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,na,, ~ "" @ puD"e ''''','' preSei' as
,hoso ,.,ias r. .,' , aus "n'ase ''o'''
80, ~. Wv "a" NJ" eAe'
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s".'e, ,,'' Wv ,,,S eeoo's u.'re no p'esIn'
os,ha - s ~ .'.N, ",''"' '.e .e..'e'
o,a ,s,a - "s ,'s;l. 20 'su, '''... anu i,'''' 'uu,
e r''''e soo> " '"e
go, 49,. -, Io" "i,' -, "'''o'
na,,a, ~ ,,a III ;,,, "'" W., %'o '.u' 'o.,'
g. "''o" ~ wiz
As aooNe sugsested' Inc lands canno'
pe "'"i'u 10 any hroht without irrga
,oh. IN of"er' 'herelore' to iarm The
ia"''s ''e oee"l'ahts must oring water
'nereon' III o"'pg wh'eh they acquire
's"'s W '"e USE o' wafer that are a.
"'n"o'e '' 'ie '"hus themselves fer
n"p' ."e os'.e' way 10 put TINS 'oea II
'"", '"' '"','' are "or'n conparatiVei.
no''',"s "''ou' ''ese wafer rights' ant
VIC 'ie"' are "seiess without the lands
d, ""u '""a ''e preseht system render
'''' "'''' s'' - Is waste oi wealth.
Soy nos VI .n' "'Sao'a"'age 10 III
p"o,'' 'c''oo's' now adu hcuses' Darns
,enoi"e' eo'ia's' inc suo]ection of VIII
""''' W ''e "''s vi agriculture, happ
' "" p'eaSe' increased taxe'
. VI p'p''a''o'' anu see on "hic
'ue 10 VIC "''an'aee' WIN not the ma
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""'" "o "'' ,,'aue h's home ,or year
} gu" "".'o "' ia, 'ea'eu ms 'a'hiiV'gi'
: ' ~. INV '""'' a,ohe 'hah strange
g "ou'u give 'of d VIVA piece Oh 'he sam
".'e"es' .o".o''eu "in "hic., there
-. eu "A,o, ''sh, "hy' 'he'
n 80. o' n' A., .os.'' 90 'iuu'eu 10 pass
is S' '.".nV VI '"e pun
4. o'' A'. y. '',o '""ao''uh's general
of,ho ,arr;,or,, o,,ho,;,.. a.. -.
II s.h,,I s.ho,, ,o,ls ,,,a., ~
,o ami o,,,n.,io, rnon s,.'n go s's ~
a. conJi,,ons 40 ,ho l.o;s,.,n,a ,,a. ~ -
as n,se and to raw al, noonn,,n,, nS o, -
l. lands as otber lands Of ill.,, ,,,,. -.
t,x.5 ,bo rovo,ra of s,.,, ,....
= ho t,r Tho n,oson, usa a., Ia"se.
scboo,sp Ia !, moro ;~,nax,sn, Al,
cbildren or =, st.,a slo,,I l.. -. w.
ng ,han ,bose If a ,.rr;,n,vo 7, i aa, 80 ~
his sih,e Tho, ,ha nana,aI ,.o.a..'. os p !"
M Se- or w;,I no,a ;..Ion.,,, -, ,,'.;''.'. -
of the public schools of Montana or tal
NV better care of the lands destined to
- the property of the future state for I
va benefit of its schools than the peopls
am Montana themselves will do.
an, am satisfied that oll occu,apts
r. school lands would cheerfullv sunn
this proposition to tax their Ian
= having coupled Herewith tbe assura,
ME- of the right to remain and ul,imat
purchase the same.
ma. Tho noonI. of ,hs f,,,ra asto,o ,,.
the .,rs,a, 10 a, ;,s,;oa h., a,,a,, oa..I
ode Tho ,oo;sl.,rr, would not oor..;a,,,
Il ui1. for og.r;p, ,ho hon.s go. ~.
'aid 10 ha soId to tho h;uho., h;J,ar. ;,
tims @ oomroI tho occrnan,s 20 n., 80" "
sn for tha,r ;mn,ov.man,s an, @ -. 80 ~,
a of hn, !, w,ni1 ha ;rs, g. 49, A. = =