The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-29


Rich II Fertile Valleys and Mountains
That Contain Ore Railroad Plans
COLvILLB. WASH, Nov 1.-f6pociAl 1.-The
commisston appointed BY the prestdentt treat
with the Colville tribes Of Indians, relative 70
taxing land IN severaity with view TO throw
ing the resera lon OF en- to settlement. viii ar
rive here about December Is or perhaps caller
The reservations CONTAINS about 5000 square
miles Of territory, and comprises about half the
great ceuuty Of 5tevena The reservation 10 moro
attractive to white People than any other
portion OF the state, for tho simple
reason that It II the homo Of only q
few industrious IndianA Those who are
prone 70 td.eneae will not stay on the reserve:
hence the Indian population west OF the cOlum-
bia river IL probably less than TO- The indians
are said to b very much In favor of the plan to
admit the whites The reason for this IL
Wcr.bsd to the fact that there are many Of the
white brOtherB in-law and half-breeds living on
the Indian territory who exert . civilis ng In
huenee over the redskins, who are not Of war
ike nature anyway.
The topography of the reservation 70 unlike
that Of any other part # the territory that your
corr respondent has seen. The country IL noun
tsinous or has that appearance at Z distance.
but when travelled over irs Gestures change very
much The mountains slope back from the Co
1umbia river westward for distance Of twenty
miles or more. and Iarge rounded ridges covered
with timber and bunch grass in turn describe
~ - De."ssn ens Msny .msA s.leams
eno vaieys. "nicn contain Within sneif limits
luo 49,. y skIaCuisuIM lanoA 1nele =
-. cnsxm aoous "a ies.on' ana no wonder
sns! the everrestiess Immigrant - ciamonng
Tor his portion Of the worlds dominion 70 be
allotted to him ont Of this one favored
spot 10 say that grain. fruit and vegetables
grow luxuriantly and yield bountiful harvests
= me n.spenom man. esnouxn ne may % only
= lnuAsn u tne nsmpaess castes = craving y
mia sno sne ssory = only nail sold. Inere are
..Lse us posass y iesus c0ppers non sno Hiser
-" ~ - sne noun ssans oe TINS reseVe. Oespise
sne vlsllancs OF me empioyes o. the indian de-
p.zImen., VINO Iofoa0 stespsSsing upon the res
sIv.',ou - ne nnlses Ior any psipose Wnasso
evets sne emptsuon = soo efesi TOT the ener-
.suc pro.psctoI' ana tnefe = not one VINO mas
iuvesusssso tne seosfsp nicei MAKE Up OF the
xseIve oes wiz oecaase tnss tnefe NO osner
feeion upon the fa0nc siope that y II equal In
sssens mintI eA resources One man VINO mas
.pens SEVERN yesn near sne inefnauonai ooun-
oafy nncs ana VINO cauuouAy avoios resi-
dence on me reserve. states That ne mas pros
Pei covered up ON tne iosoiooen eeSritofy snas
sace up ovef Two iees OF the 0ness
snsnracite coal. As says No mas
oeen waning tour long years tor
the eove!nmens @ felieve MIN Of his anxiety
70 teke eovannge o. M Illicit posseMi0nA Two
other proapec Or have two hundred fest Of tun-
mel on nne Ledge OF gaiena orc on Kettle river.
out tney say tnas they Wall Keep ie ~shedy" a.
long - Uncle Sam ho.ds ont for the Stwaeh.
There - also representative OF the Standard
OH Company who has been keeping up some
prospectors ON the reserve for the pest nve yesrs
by "saivtne" the ahorigtnes
The spokane Falls 4 Northern railway CON-
pany has right-of-way across this reservation
secured to It by act Of congress- A present the
road IL completed from epoka0ee Falls 20 Mar.
Gus. distance Of about 100 miles. but no work
viii be done on the reservation until the en-
barge OF martial law Is raised.
In speaking Of the Spokane + Northern. BY
way Of continuation, It would be we'll to add
that 10 10 rumefed here - being portion Of the
Great Northern system. The engineers Of both
the Spokane d Northern and the Great Northern