The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-23
A List Of the Lands Set Aside
for the Geological Survey
Bureau.
It Has Been Out Down Con-
siderably from What was
Asked.
All Previously Held hut Not Here
Mentioned, Is Opened to Entry
by Settlers. d.

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ands of acres. Some of the lands set asid
for this purpose had been occupied or al
piled for by intending settlers. The segre
cation for reservoir sites had the effect {
preventing filings on the land SO reserved
The general land Office has just cut dow
the selections made by the geological sur
vey to one third what it was originally
Commissioners Carter's letter to the registe
aud receiver of the land office here OF tn
subject ID as follows:
II herewith enclose copies of selections o
lands i'll your district. made by the directo
of tho geological survey for permanent site
for irrigating reservoirs under acts of con
gress of Oct. :, 1883, Aug. 80. 1890. ant
March 3, 1891. The question Of perma-
Asntly withdrawing these lands from entr,
or filing is 10Y pending, and in order tina
parties may not DO injured by placing i'm
provements upon lands which they may be
unable to secure title to, you will allow nc
entries or filings for any of said tracts un-
til further advised. Under instructions
from the honorable acting secretary of the
interior, dated Oct. 81, 1891, all the lands
withdrawn from entry or filing by letters to
q Office of Aug. 5, 1889, and July 8, 1890,
as temporary selections for reservoir sites,
and which are not included in the lists
herewith transmitted, are restored to the
public domain"
The total amount set aside by the selec-
tions for reservoir sites ID As, 647. 80 acres.
Below will be found the selections, all other
land previously Withdrawn having been now
restored to the public domain and being
open to entry:
Township 6 north, range 8 east (site on
Sixteen Mile creek): Section 4-West u of
NV Il; all of sw "A. Section 5-All of ne
~ Il of SO a. Section s-East "a of
no "a; Q q of 30 d. Section 9-All of
NV 4; all Of sw ass a of SO u. Section
10-Southwest a of sw Ii. Section IS
South Il of NV a; all OF sw a; all Of
90 u. Section 16-All of NV u; all of
ne a; NV "A and Q a of sw a; " n and
ne a of SO u. Section 17-Northesst "a
of ne y. Section 2l.,Northwsst 4 Of
east u of ne a. Total, 2.27s.9 acres.
Township Z north. range 7 east (site on
south fork of Smith river: Section g.
Southeast IA of ne a, and ne u of SO h.
Section 9--south a Of NV a, n u of sw u,
SO a of sw a, and W a of SO u. Total, $50
acres.
Township I north, range 8 east ION south
fork of Smith river and Sixteen mile creek:
Section 29-Southeast Il of sw a, and q il
of ne u. Section 32-All the Nc a; all the
Sc Il; and the Q a of nw14. Total, $50
acres. ,.-
Township 3 north, range 9 east (site on
East u and NV a OF ne "A, Q n and NV a of
Sc ID, and 9 Is of sw ID. Section 36-West
a OF NV Il, and NV d of sw4. Total, 44O
acres.
Township 8 north. range IL east {site
above Martinsdale): Section 2-Southwest
n of NV n, " "a of sw a. Section 3-All
of sw u. Total 1924 acres.
Township 8 north. range l east (site three
miles west of Confederate gulch): Section
Northeast u of sw4 and NV a of Sc a.
Total 10 acres.
Township 9 north, range ? west (site on
se4 of NV d; ne a of sw n; $ a of ne "A;
and n Is of 80 Il. Total 32O,2 acres.
Township 8 north, range IL east (site
above Martinsdale): Section 29--5outh 4
and neA Of seA. Section 80 South "a OF
Sc u. Total 200 acres.
Township 9 north, range u east site on
east branch of Daisy Dean creek: Section
a-%southwsst n Of sw Il. Section 80
Section 33-Southwest i of NV and NV
u of sw a. Section 34--Ea.t "a of ne Il.
Section 35-West "a of NV a. Total. $50 |
acres.
Township 10 north, range 8 east (site on
South a of NV q sw Il Of ne a; NV a of
Sc Il and n n OF sw a. Total. 24O acres.
Township I6 north, range 8 east (site on
west fork of Otter creek: Section ID
Northwest a and 8 Il of ne 4; NV d of sc
n; n "a of sw "a; 9 u and ne a of NV ID.
1 otal, $50 acres.
Township 20 north, range 5 east (site on
Box Elder creek): Section 2l-East "a OF
Sc u. Section 22-Northwest a and 9 Ia of |
NV "a, sw Il of ne 4, " II and ne "a OF
sw a, and NV ID of Sc "a. Section &c
West u of NV a. Section 27-All the north
half, the ne Z of sw4, and NV a of SO Il.
2S-East "a of ne "a. Total, $50
acres.
Township 20 north. range 8 west (Sun
river SYSTEM; section 1l-South x of So
u. Section 12-Ali of sw and 20 quar-
tiers. Section 13-All of ne and NV QUAR-
ters; north n of sw a. Section IA
OF ne and Sc quarters. Total, 1,l2y
acres.
Township 81 north, range 6 west fsun
river system: Section l9-All of sw n;
west q of NV a; sw a of Sc Il. Section
30-All Of NV quarter. Total. 44o acres.
Township Il north, range Z west (oun
river SYSTEM: Section S-East a Of NV 4,
14-East q of sw 4, SO u of NV 4,
sw q OF ne q, VIZ of Sc a, Sc a of Sc Il.
1G--South Il of sw d. Section II
North of ne4. Section 2O-East % of ne |
a, ne a of Sc a. Section 21-All OF NV u,
3 u and NV 4 of ne u, all of SO "a, n ID and
sw a of Rw d. Section 23-ltast 4 Of sw 4,
a of NV a, all of ne 4, all of Sc d. Sec
Section 25-All of ne a, all of NV
a, NV a of sw Il, Section 26-All of ne a.
2s-Nortn 4 of no a, ne a of NV
n. Total--3, $40 acres.
Township % north, range 3 east, (Sun
river SYSTEM: Section 2-All of NV and
aud 5~-All. Section east a Of ne a,
"a of Sc a. Section 7-Northest 4 of ne
a. Section 8-North "a of NV "a; n ID of
ne u SO a of ne "A; all of Sc a; Q a of sw
a: sw a Of sw a. Sections 8, 10 and IL
Section B-South u OF nv a; 8 ID of
nc a all of Sc n sw quarters. sections
Ia and 15-All. Section 1G-All of ne, NV |
and SO quarters; Q q of sw a. Section IL
All of ne and NV quarters. Section 1S-All |
Of ne "a; 8 X of NV u. Section 2l-North- |
EAST a of ne u. Section 22-North u of
14;n of ne n; Sc 4 of ne "A. Sec
%, "a and 25-All. Section 2G--Ail of |
ne a II n of NV "A; ne a of 80 d. Total
l0, 200 acres.
Township % north, range 4 east (sun
river SYSTEM Section 1s-West d of sw u;
&c "a of sw a; sw a of NV a; sw 4 of SO
4. Section l3--All of NV and sw quarters: W
a of ne a; W "a of sc. ID. Section 3O-Al of
NV and sw quarters; " a of ne a; W ID
of SO a. Section 31-AIl of NV and ne
acres. Total 145G.S9 acres.
Township go north, range 7 west (Sun
SYSTEM: Section 29-Southwest Il
of sw4. Section D-West "a of Sc 4; &c
Il; Q n Of sw d. Section 3l-North
. of ne Il. Section 32-Northwest 4 of