The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-03

NOTICE or APPLICATION TocurTIMBER.
~ hotiee Ii hcroby tiysn that In accordancs
wltn the proyisions1 VI this rules and regulations
prsscribod BY The hapornbis s~scretary q the in.
terror, on May 9th. 1871, at the expiration Of
twepty,ana days from tbs first publication Of this
notes, the undersigned. t,barlss ". goole. whose
Idaho, viii make written application 20 tho
honorable secretary Of the interior for authority
70 cnt and romsys " mbsr for merchandise and
ossp,iss.d II public and. d The uai'sd 81 state. y
latsd ~ Missoula county, Montana, and do
Tract No. 1. beginning at n point on the north
bank Of the Kootensi river ono mile below the
big tiend' OF thu same. and tho came distance
ping vsat along said north bank following tho
bsnds and curves OF same for about four miles 4.
the monll, Of llainy creek: thence north ono ;half
milo N 10 northWeat corner: thence cast along
the top Of the tirst hills or bluffs -four miles,
thsnce south ons-hatf milo ~ to, the placs Of
LOO acres. and containing Aye hundred thou
dred1 Thousand qoo,g FRET Of FIR and talnarack
timber. The land In this tract " rough md
broken: tito soil rocky and sandy. unfit for culti-
vation or grazing pnrpotes.
BAN. Ii.e 9, NJ tho 2 k sssi.n'ns r I, + p sns1h FL r. r. n %ile
below, or went Of tho. mouth Of KMiny creek,
which is .abo At fonr miles below or west OF. the
mouth ct Fisher creok, which is at the biz bend
Of tho K~ootenai river; thence from said initial
noint west along the north bank Of the Kootenai
river \ distance Of two and one-hAlf (2%) niles
W = psshh NJ ~" iF''
the peint Of th0 mountain rims sonth'to the river
hank, thence north. one-9nartar Of 2 mile %;
thence west one half % mile: thsnce north onn-
auarter OF q mile; thence weet three IS, miles to,
= point ono half w mile cast of iii Q creek and
ons-hslf mills north of tbs mouth OF the same;
thence north ON. ~ miisi thence east etx and
ons-half (BMl milos on u line parallel with the
Kootsnai river and two miles ~ north Of the
zane . to nsin Ks er r,aco th ns 6s. 1o%th to tasts sGnai,
about six Thousand 5000 acres, and containing
Abont five million {5.o0e.Ooo) feet Of pine timber;
timbsr. and about one hundred thousand n0O,-
O90) feet of fir timber. The land in this tract
No. 2. 10 rocky, sandy and sterile, unfit for cult
walton or for grazing .purt oses.
bank of tho Kootanai river one-half On mile be-
low or west Of ths month Of Pipe creek; thence
running west along the said north bank follow
ing tho bends and curves Of tho same for a dis
lance Of eight miles to The head Of or cast eud
OF the Kootanai falls, thence north one-quHrter
~ Of 4 mi G; thence ca t eight miles on y line
parallel with the kootsnai river and oEe-quarter
Of = mile north Of same to tho northeast corner;
thence south one-quarter 20 ct a mile to the
southeast cornsr. the place Of BEGINNING: COM
prising sbout thirteen hundred 1900 acres: and
c c9nt AMI about sa one m, miil ,ha nnoq }S1o o fee to- o,
Of tanarack timber, and one hundred thousand
100000 feet of fir timber. The land in thi.
trActis rocky. broken and monntRi nous; the sol
Ia rocky and sandy. and unfit for cultivation or
reference is hereby made to plat filed in the
United States land Office, Missou1a, Montana
s~cription 1t the locality of the land npon which
this privilege is sougnt to be obtained
Tho total area of thu above described tracts is
about 8,5O0 acres, and it is estimated that there
Ia growing thereon about 6,50o.O00 feet of pine
timber, about 1900, 600 feet of tnmarack an
about zoo, 600 feet of FIR, which it is desired tt
cut.
The character of the lands upon which all Of
the above, named timber il growing is rough
broken and mountainous. the soil is rocky. sandy
and broken, unfit for cultivation or grazing pur'
poses, and non-mineral in character.
1 = 1HrA rt,~- IN hye thn ii m mr. i 4 n Ja RIlf
and uted 10 for the manufacture of lumber
shingles and other merchantable lumber, to b;
used for mining, building and ether usual anc
beneficial purposes.