The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-22

| notice. OF APPLICATION TO CUTTIMBER.
~ Notice is hereby given that in accordance
with tho provisions Of the rules and regulations
terror, on May 9Th. 1891, at the expiration of
twenty-one days from the first publication of this
post-ofice address is Wallace, shoshone county, %nGs.
honorable secretary Of the interior for authority
sale from the following unsnrxeyed and unap-
propTi.ted public lands Of the United States sit
uated IN Missoula county, Montana, and de-
Tract No. ]. beginning at a point on the north
.ofsik g. 81 taS h e river enc mile below the
w s,f q sef ase % OF tn s So H;s had d the same MAIDS dist. ,n0e
ming west. along said north bank following the
.bsnds and curves of same for about four miles to
mile G1) to northns.t corner; thence east along
the top of the first hills or bluffs four miles;
thence south cns-ha!f mile (M) to the place of
u.2oo) acres: and containing five hundred thou
sand l5oo,0C0) fest of pine timber, and one hun
dred Thousand (%lloo,o0oj feet of fir and tamarack
timber. The land in this tract is rough and
broken: the soil rocky and sandy. unfit for cult
Walton Or grazing purposes.
bank OF the Kootenai river one-hulf. Gs) mile
below, or west OF the. mouth of Rainy creek,
which is abolt four niles below or west of the
point west along The north bank Of the Kootenai
to = no; aIst, ans.a o1 Two az ana !, o m;1a nes ,a y miles miles
the point Of tho mountain rims south to the river
bank; thence nerth one.quarter of a mile ca;
quarter of a mile; thence west three 90 miles to
n point one.half % mile cast of PiIs creek and
one-half mills north of the mouth OF the same;
thence north one a. mile: thonce east six and
one-half. GA miles on y line parallel with tho
Kootsnai river and two miles (2) north of the
same to issiny creek; themes south to the south
east corner, the place OF beginning. Containing
about six thousand by0)o) acres, and containing
about fvc million $1,000. 0Ool feet Of pine timber:
l.,t AVA 11s ~ nfn nNNl k~& - -
timber, and about ono hundred Thousand QOO.-
0)O) feet of fir timber. The land in this tract
No. 2. is rocky, sandy and sterile, unfit for Guilt
walton or for grazing purposes.
Tract No. 3, beginning at a point on the north
bank of the Kootenai river one-haif C3l mile be-
low or west Of he mouth of Pipe creek; thenoe
running west along the said north bank follow
ing the bsnde and curves of the same for a dis
lance of eight miles to The head Of or east end
of the kootenai fails, thence north one.quarter
ca Of a mite; thence ca t eight miles on a limo
parallel with the Kootenai river and one-quarter
Of 3 mile norEh OF same 10 tho northeast corner;
thence south one-quarter ca Of a mile to the
southeast corner. the place Of BEGINNING: com
prising about thirteen hundred q 1901 acres: and
containing about one million 1900, oool feot of
Of tamarack tintbar, and one hundred thousand
100000 feet of fir timber. The land in this
tract il rocky. broken and nlountAi nous: the soil
Is rocky and sandy. and unfit for cultivation or
grazing.
Reference is hereby made to plat. filed in tho
United States land Office. Missoula. Montana,
identifying and showing q more particular de-
~scription 1t tina locality Of the land upon which
this privilege is seugGt to be obtained
The total area OF tho above described tracts is
about 8, 800 acres, and it is estimated that there
ia growing thereon about 9 .aO0.OO0 ieet of Pine
timber. about 100000 feet OF tamarack anl
about 200,0 o0 feet of tr, which it is desired to
cut.
The character of the lands upon which all OF
the above, named timber is growing is rough,
broken and mountainous; the soil is rocky. sandy
and broken, unfit for cultivation or grazing pur-
poses, and non-minerai in character.
Thu rpn fnp which thn ftn,l N y in tn Ia ant
and III ed ia for the manufacture of lumber,
shingles and other understandable lumber. to bn
used for mining. building and other usual and
beneficial purposes.
C w TOOLE.