The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-17

NOTICE OF APPLICATION ToCUTTlMHER
~ Notice is hereby given that in accordance
with Tie provisions Of the ,rales And regulation
s ssSi:S.' on NY X 'f s,s s'h 1871. Il s's sSs ssp Ct tss in q,
no.,es, sas uanasr.iEned, Charlie: y, Ioois. whose
honorable secretary Of the interior for authority
sals from ths Following asssrvsyed and unsp.
uatSd 4 Mi:.onla osanty, M.ntsna. and de-
Traot. Ne. |, bseinning at = point on the north
bank Sf the kootenAi river enc mile below tho
west Of tas mouth Of Fisher creok; thence run
Ming vest along said north bank following the
bend. and sarse. q sam. fcr about four miles tc
the top Of tho frat hills or bIuffs four miles;
beginninE, comprising about twelve hundred
u,N0O( acres. and containing i've hundred thou
sanS lsoo,e0o' feet Of pine timber, and one nun
timber, The land in this tract is rough and
broken; TIE soil rocky and sandy. unfit for Guilt
Tract No. 2. hesinnins at = point on the north
bank Of the ksotenai river one-half, CD mile
bSloy, or wsst OF the mouth OF Rainy creek,
mouth OF Fisher creek. which is At tho big bend
Of ths Kootenai river; thence from, said Initial
river . distance Of two ana one-hnlf (2ls) miles
to = poino ona-auartir OF y mile west of where
the point of the mountain rms south to the river
hank: thsncs nerta. one-quarter of = mile ca;
thence west one, half a milo; thsncs north one
quarter Of = mile; themes west three 80 miles to
ons,half mile north Of tho mouth Or the same;
thenos, north one "a mile: thonce east six and
ons-half. 6h) miles on = line parallel with the
sams to Rainy creek; thencs south to the south
east corner, the place Of beginning, Containing
:S:a, s ~ t nii I ts. ssoS ooo s'f fsst s n pi SSn t;%bs@.
about one N lion Loco. eco feet OF tamarack
timb:r. and shout one hnndrsd thousand Qoo,-
900 feet of fir timber. Tbs land in this tract
No. 2. Is rocky, sandy and sterile, unfit for culti-
walton OF for grazing purposes.
Tract NJ. 8; bsxinninS At . point on the north
low or west Of tbs mouth Of fips creek; thence
running west along the said north bank follow
tancs Of eight milss to the head Of or esst end
Of the Kootsnai falls, thoncs north one-quarter
"a Of q mile thence eat eight miles on a limo
of a mile north of same to the northeast corner;
thence south ons-quarter th) IF = mile to the
s ppi.ins sbo sotI tsirt ssn b n,asi q g aso55 aeses os snd
containing about one million Loo. 90O( feet of
pine timber, five hundred thousand (se0, lON feet
(10o, 0oo) feet of tr timber. The land in this
tract is rocky. broken ana mountainous; the soil
is rocky and sandy. and unfit for cultivation OF
Reference is hereby made to. plat filed in the
nai,ed States ssa Ian. ms ONCE, M ! Monta ma
s sesipaSn e e Il. i iooslis, q / t ansf ian Sd1g upon whi aS,
this privilege is song ut to be obtained.
The total area OF tbs above described tracts is
about a,600 acrss. and it is estimated that there
il growing thereon about $500, 600 feet of pine
timber. ahont 1900, 900 feet of tsmarack and
about zee. geo feet of hr, which it is desired to
cut.
Tho character OF the lands upon which all Of
the above, named timber is erowing is rough,
broken and meuntainous;, the soil is rocky. sandy
and broken, unit for cultivation or grazing pur-
poses, and non-raineral in character.
The purpose for which the timber is to be cut
and used is for the manufacture of lumber,
and other merchantable lumber. to ba
used for mining. building and other usual and
bensticisl purposes.
c. w. TOOLE.