The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-10

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TOCUTTlMBER.
I'LL Notlce is hereby given that in accordance
prescribed by the honorable secretary Of the ino
terror, on May 9Th. 1891, at the expiration Of
twe!nty-one days from the first publication Of this
post-ofice address is Wallace, Shoshone countv
Idaho, will make written application TO ne
honorable secretary Of the interior for authority
TO cut ana remove II mber for merchandise and
sale from the following unsurveyed and man
propIiated public lands of tho United States Sit
uatea 10 Mlssoula county, Montana, and de-
Tract No. |. beginning at a point on the north
o nfns R 81 re a St ten river one mile below the
west of the mouth of Fisher creek; thence nm
nlng west along said north bank following the
bends and curves of same for about four miles to
me mouth OF Rainy creek; thence north one1half
mile "a to northwest corner; thence east along
the top of the first hills or bluffs four miles:
I hae south one-half mile % to the place Of
sand 600, 0OO) feet Of pine timber, and oae nun
dred Thousand 00,000) feet of fir and tamarack
timber. The land in this tract il rough and
broken; the soil rocky and sandy, unfit for culti-
Vatlon or grazing purposes.
tract NO. z, 6eSlnnlng at a point on the north
bank of the Kootenai river one-half M mile
below, or, west OF the mouth of Rainy Greet,
which If about four miles below or west Of the
OF the hootenal river; thence from said initial
point west along the north bank of the Kootenai
river a dlstsnce of two and one-half (2nl miIes
to a point one-quart, IT of n mile west ~ wharo
the point of the mountain rms south to the river
bank: thence north one-guarter of a mile "a;
quarter Of a mile; thence west three 81 miles m
a point one. half "a mile east of Pirs creek and
one-half mile north of the mouth OF the same:
thence north one ~ mile; thence east sx and
one-half. bR) miles on a line parallel with The
kootenal river and two miles t2l north If TIA
same to itainy creek; thence south to tha so,th-
east corner, the place OF beginning. Contain;ng
about six thousand GOOD acres, and cnnta;nins
about hVe million G.0O0. 900 feet of pine tim her:
aHII1t nnn m - lHn Inn4- .. - =
ann and about one hundred THOUSAND nO0,-
oD) feet OF fir timber. The land in this tract
NO. Z, Is rocky, sandy and sterile, unfit for cniti-
'atioh or Tor grazing purposes.
lTact No. 3, BEGINNING at 4 point on the north
pahh OF inc hootenai river one-half CH) mile be-
low or west Of The mouth of Pipe creek; thencs
running west along the said north bank follow
ing the bonds and curves of the same for a dis
tanGe OF eight miles to the head of or east end
q & the hoolenai falls, thence north, one.quartor
"a @, a nl,e; thence east eight miles on a line
parallel with the Kootenai river and one -nnarter
oi a mile n2rth OF same to the northeast corner;
thence south one-quarter Ia If a mile to Tho
southeast corner, the place of beginning: com
pflElng about thirteen hunG.ed Il 300 acres: and
containing about one million 1,Ooo,00OJ feet of
PINE TIMBER, iIvc hundred thousand laOiOn feet
"f larnarack timber. and one hundred thuns.nd
tlV1,O0Ol feet of fir timber. The land In thi.
,f@c, Is ROCKY, broken ana monnta mons; the soil
Is rocky and sandy. and unfit for cultivation or
grazing. -
eierence is hereby made to plat flel in the
uniied States land office, Missoula. Montana.
identifying and showing n more pnIticniar de.
seription az tho locality Of the land mon which
ttl5 privilege IL sought to be obtnined
he total area of the above described tracts ia
ABOUT 300 acres, and ii IL estimated that there
- grown. thereon about $500. 600 ieet of nine
about 100000 feet of tamarnck mi
about 100000 feet of fir, which it is desired to
cut,
] ne character OF Tho lands upon which all Of
the above, named timber is growing is rnuyh
broken and mountainous; the soil is rocky. sandy
ana broken, unit for cultivation or grazing pur-
poses, and non-mineral in character.
i lie ttInnAp I'm A. d tI.- t,.l- -.
ana iteu ~ Tor the manufacture Of lumber.
I'll nEles and othor merchantable lumbar. 10 be
beneicial purposes. ~ N
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