The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-20
NOTICE QUALIFICATION TO CurImBER.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TOCUTTIMBER.
~ Notice is hereby siyen that in accordance
prescribed BY the honorable secretary Of the in
terror, on May 9Th. 1891. at the expiration of
twenty-one days from the first publication of this
post-ofice address is Wallace. Shoshone oounty,
Idaho, will make written application TO the
honorable s]ecretary Of the Interior for authority
propri.tsd public lands of the United States sit
uatsd IN Ml5soula county, Montana, and de-
Tract No. i. beginning at a point on the north
PARK PARK R 81 TIE K as t. river one milo below the
west of the mouth of Fisher creek: thence run
ming west along said north bank following the
the mouth of kainy creek: thence north one-hslf
mile "a to northwest. corners: thence east along
the top of the first hills or bluffs four miles;
BEGINNING, comprising about twelve hundred
1900 acres: and containing five hundred thou
dred thousand Q0o.0o0j feet of fir and tamarack
timber. The. land in this tract is rough and
broken; the soil rocky and sandy. unfit for cult
vat1on. Or grazing purposes
Tract No. :. beslnn:ng At !" point on the north
bank OF the kootsnai river one,half % mile
which il. abo 1T four miles below or west of the
mouth OF Fisher creek, which is at the big bend
OF the hoetenai river; thence from SAID initia!!
river 4 distance of two ana one-haif (21s) miles
to a poin5 one-quartsr of = mile west of whore
Inc point VI tH0 mountain TINS SOuLE TO the river
bank; thence north one-.quarter of a mile "a:
thence west one half n mile; thsnce north one
quarter of q mile; thence west three 80 miles to
one-half mills north of the mouth OF the same;
thence north one % mile: thonce east SIX and
Kootsnai river and two miles O. north OF the
same to Rainy creek; thence south to tho south
east corner. the place OF beginning. Containing
about Ave million q, 900 0oo) feet Of pine timber:
about one m lion LOCO COO, feet of tamarack
ooo> feet of fir timber. The land in this tract
No. 2. is rocky, sandy and steriJe, unfit for cult
walton or fog srazine purposes.
Tract No. 3, beginning 1T Il point on the north
bank of the kootenai river one-half CD mile be-
low or west OF the month Of ripe creek; thence
running west along tho sniu north bank follow-
lance of eight nilcs to The head of or east end
Of the kootenai falls, thence north, one-quarter
parallel with the koo,enai river and one-quarter
of a mile north OF saIae to thu northeast corner:
thence south one-qnarter ca & a milo to the
priting about thirteen hundred q 300 acres; and
containing about one m,lian Il oo.ooo1 ieet of
pine timber. i've hundred thousanl (bt0tON feet
Of ta1narack timber. and one hundred thousand
doc. o00) feet Of fir timber. The land in ibis
trac is rocky. broken ana mountainous; the soil
is rocky and sandy. and unfit for cultivation or
grazing.
Reference is hereby made to plat FLED in the
p]eripton It the locality Of tho land npon which
tits privilege Is souy.t to be obtained,
The total area OF tbs above described tracts IL
about 8. 500 acres, and it ls estimated that there
is growing there IN about 6,500.GG0 teet of Pine
timber, about 1,60o,000 feet of tamnrack and
about 200. 000 feet of hr. which It is desired to
cut.
The character of the lands upon winch all OF
tho above. nnmcd tioher is Ir1wing j. rough,
broken and mountainous; the SOD is rocky. sandy
and broken, unit for cultivation or grazing p,r-
posas, and non-minersl in character.
The purpose for which the tint or is 10 he cut
and uisd - Tor the manu- actura of lumber
shingles ard other merchantable lumber, to ba
used for mining. bui ding and ether usual and
Ecneticial purposes.
c w. TOOlE.