, 1888-11-08
A GENERAL INQUIRY
Kalamazoo to Texas,
About Spokane.
A Palpable Premonition Of Our
Future Growth.
Numerous Letters for the board of Trade
"a Answsr--" westward the star
of fEmrirs Takes Its Way"


Az an indication of the general inquiry
among mankind concerning openings and
opportunities for settlement in Spokane
and Eastern Washington, the REVIEW
publishes the following letters Of inquiry
recently received from people broadcast
throughout this entire continent:
Detroit, Mich, Oct. 1, 'S9, 33 Sibley st.
Dear Sir--Will you kindly inform me
where abouts the prairie land, open to set
element is situated IN your territory. and
oblige. Yours respectfully, W. Il. Soper.
Pittsburg, Crawford county, Kans., Sept
2, 1888, box 3l8.
United States Land ARent--Sir--Can
you give any information in regard to gov
ernment land in that part Of Washington
territory. Send information. and oblige
Jos. David.
Melita, Sept, IL, 1888.
Government Land Ofiice-Dear Sir
Kindly forward me information In re.
gard TO your city and government and
railroad lands in your district, including
that of the Big Bend. Also the climate,
etc., and oblige yours truly, X. M.
Graham.
New York, August 2, 'SS.
Government Land Ofiice-Sir--Please
let me know where government land Is
situated in your district. Yours truly,
H. Straw, 1928 Herkimer street. Brooklyn,
New York.
Nonpareil, Neb.. Sept. l, 1888.
J. M. Adams, Spokane Falls, Wash.
Ter.-.Dear Sir-Will you please inform
me in regard TO your vacant lands. II
you can, please hand to some local agent.
Yours truly, j. l.. Freelin.
Grand Island. Neb. Sept. 20. 1888.
Dear Sir--Please send me any inferma-
ton you can In regard to government
lands not taken up. in your district, eli
mate and products. Yours very truly,
VIM. Kenward.
Garfield Mine, Esmeralda county, New.
To the Agent Of the Land Office, Spo.,
kane Falls. w. T.--SiF-Please forward
map showing the valley Of Fort Colaville
and Chuacla mountains mining camp, etc.
Enclosed find stamps (10c) and oblige, Re-
spectfully yours, William Small
Tina, Carroll county, Mo-, Sept. 23, 'SS.
Register of Land, United States District
Land Office, Spokane Falls, w. T.--Dear
Sir--Please send me the counties 10 your
district in which there is yet United States
government land, and how much in each
county. Please attend at once as want
an answer before starting for the territory
in November. Respectfully, Warren.
CluRston.
Clearwater, Manitoba, Gen.. Oct, 18th.
Spokane Falls Land Agent. Dear Sir
Are there any good government lands
within your agency II so, are there any
6t for settlementp am thinking of COM
ing out there II reports are favorable.
Please let me know II you can convenient
lv do 90. | iumain truly. p. 8. German.
Fort Atkinson, Wis, Sept. 21. 1888.
United States Land Agent-Spokare
Falls. w., Twin you please let me
know what lands can be pre-empted in
Eastern Washington and something Of
the distance they are located from rail-
road. and some town or city OF any con-
siderable size; also send me map, IL you
can, OF the territory. and oblige. Yours
with respect, Will Whitcher.
Winthrop, Buchanan Co., Ia, Sept. 20.
Dear Sir-Will you please write and
tell me II there is prairie land not taken
anywhere In your section of the country or
il there any farms for sale. and how much
per acre, and oblige, G. T. Strong.
Great Falls, M. r., Sept. 16, 1888.
Government Land ARent-Spokane
Falls, w. T.-Dear Sir-Will you please
send me some books or circulars in regard
to the land in the Big Bend country?
want TO get ranch out there that will be
good farming place where l Can get
wood and water. Please answer as soon
a. possible and obliRe, Yours respectfully,
Christ Kuhn.
Detroit, Brown county, ID. T., Oct. l4th,
Gentlemen--ls there any good govern
ment land in your district open for entry?
IL so send ms q description of it. Can
man that has been, raised on farm get
employment this winter? Answer this at
your earliest convenience, and oblige, Ho.
ratio N. Beebe.
McCracken, Rush county, Kas., 1888.
United States Land Agent, Spokane
Falls,-Dear Sir-l would like little in
formation about the country out there. Ia
IL q good farming country and is there
ing to be had vet and what is the price
of Il and how does II lay. timber or prairie.
and is there any running streamsP Re.
spectfully, Caleb Te,ris.
Will corn grow there?
Government Land Agent-Dear Sir--ls
there any land in the district yet to be
homesteadedp IL there Is please write me
and lot me know. Ia 1t timbered or Ia 1t
prairie, hily or level? Write soon. as |
am going west in short time to Hok for
land and l would like 70 know before |
start. r. s. Bossett.
Scbuylkells Haren, Pa, Oct. Is. 1888.
Government Land Office-Dear Sir
Will you be kind enough TO send me chart
of unclaimed government lands in your
districts. or deserted lands. am an old
vet reinlisted In field. mustered in Sept.
1861, mustered out Aug. 1865. Fiftieth
regiment, Pa. ". Vol. infantry.
Please give rue all the Information you can
Late Sergeant Major, Fiftieth Pa. 22d, in.
fantry.,
Chicago. Sent. B. 1888.