The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-14
NOTICE OF APPLICATION To!cUTTlMpER.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CUTTIMBER.
with tho provisions Of the rules and regulations
prescribed by the honorable secretary OF the in
terror, on May 18th, 1881, at the expiration of
notice, the undersigned. Charles w. Toole. whose
post-ot6ce address is Wallace, Shoshone county,
Idaho, will make written application TO the
honorable secretary of tho interior for authority
to cut and remove ii mber for merchandise and
sale from thu following unsuryeyed and unap-
prop1l.ted pablo lands OF the United states sit
uatsd IN Mlssoula county, Montana, and de-
scribed as follows:
Tract No. !, beginning at a point on the north
bank OF the kootenai river one mile below the
big Bend" OF tbs same, and the same distance
west of tho mouth of Fisher creek: thence run
n,ing wsst along said north bank following the
bands and curves Of same for about four miles to
the mouth of Rainy creek; thence north one-hslf
mile ~ to ncrthweEt corner; thence east along
the top Of the first hills or bluffs foHr miles:
thence south ens-half mile % to the place OF
beginning, comprising about, twelve, hundred
l,20O acres, and containing Ave hundred thou
d red t faos,ss 'g roo, 3 ea ) Pee feet ' Of fir and md t onr rack
timber. This land in this tract is rough and
broken; the soil rocky and sandy. unfit for culti-
walton or grazing pnrposes.
Tract No. 2. beginning At a point on the north
bank of the Kootenai river one-half 90 mile
below. or. vest of the, mouth of Rainy creek,
mouth Of Fisher creek, which is at the big bend
of the kootsnai river; thence from said initial
point west along tbe north bank Of the Kootenai
river a distance of two and one-half (21a) miles
to a point one-quart,r of = mile west of where
the point of the mountain rims south to the river
hank: thence north ons-quarter of q mile "a;
thence west one half a mile, thence north one
quarter of Il mile; thenca west three 49, miles TO
a point oae.half ~ mile east of Pile creek and
thence norta ono O. mile, thence east SIX and
one-half GA mlles on q limo parallel with the
Kootsnai river and two niles q north of the
same to t.ainy creek; thenca south to the south
east corner. the place OF beginning. Containing
ABOUT ak thousand (5.0D0) acres, and containing
about nve million 5000 900 feet Of pine timber;
attout ora million n 0M h001 fact of ta,nar.cL
timber and about one handrad Thousand 1oO,-
900 feet of fir timber. The land in this tract
No. 2. is rocky, sandy and steEiie, unfit for culti-
vation OF for grazing purposes.
Tract No. 5. beginning at a point on the north
bank of the kootonai river one.haif "a mile be-
low or west of the month Of Pipe creek; thence
running west along the said north bank follow
ing the bends and curves Of the same for a dis
lance of eiTht miles, to the head OF or east end
of the heotenai falls, thanca north one-duarteE
ca Of g. mi e; thence eat eight miles on a line
parallel with the kootenai river and one-qnarter
of a milo north OF same TO the northeast corner;
thence south one-quarter ca Of "a mile to the
southeast corner, the place of b. ginning: com
prising about thirteen hundred q 800 acres; and
containing about one million q, 900, COO feet OF
| Pine tiiuber, five hundred Thousand f5c0, COO feet
OF ta1narack tin Der, and one hnndred thousand
100000 feet Of fir timber. The land in thit
tract is rocky. broken and mountainous; the sol.
is rocky and sandy. and unfit for cultivation OIL
grazing.
Reference ia hereby made to plat filed in the
United Ht2tes land Office, Missoula, Montana
identifying and showing q more particular de
s~eription Of tho locality Of the land upon whict
this privilege is scacat to be obtained.
Tho total area Of the above described tracts il
abont s 800 acres, and it is estimated that thert
il growing thereon about 8, SEQ. 0G0 feet of pin,
timber. about 1,seo, 600 feet of tamarack anc
about 200. oo8 feet of fir, which 1t is desired t.
cut.
The character of the lands upon which all o
the above named timber is growing is rough
broken and mountainous; the soil is rocky. sand.
and broken, nnht for cultivation or grazing pur
poses, and non-rninersl in character.
The purpose for which the timber is to be Gu
and ued is for the manufacture of lumber
shingles and other merchandise lumber, to b
used for mining, building and ether usual ant
beneficial purposes.
C. w. TOOLE.