The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-26

| NOTICE QUALIFICATION TOCUTTlMBER.
~ ~, Notice is hereby given that in accordance
prescribed by the honorable secretary Of the in
terror, on May 9Th. 1871, at tho expiration of
twenty-ons days from the first publication of this
post-otice address is Wallace, Shoshone county,
Idaho. viii make written application TO the
honorable secretary OF the interior for authority
to cut and remove Il mber for merchandise and
prop1isted public lands of the United States cit
uated ~ Mlnsoula county, Montana, and de-
Tract No. ]: beginning at a point on the north
bank Of the kootenai river one milo below the
Biz Bend of this same. and the same distance
west of the mouth of fisher creek: thence run
ming west, along said north bank following the
bands ard curves Of same for about four miles TO
the mouth of l.ainy creek; thence north one-half
tho top of tho first hills or bluffs four miles:
beginnins. comprising about twelve, hundred
u,loOl acres. and containing five hundred thou
sand 100000 feet of pine timber, and one nun
timber. The land in this tract is rough snd
broken: the soil rocky and sandy. unfit for cult
VH tract 4 Ne era :. besi nnrPn,s a. . point on the north
bank OF the kootsnai river one,half. (h( mile
below. or west. of the, mouth of kainy creek,
mouth Of Fisher creek, which is at the big bend
of the hootenai river; thence from said initial
point vert along the north bank Of the Kootenai
river a distance of two and ons-half GA miles
to a poin5 one-quart"r OF 4 mile west of where
the point OF the mountain runs south to the river
bank: thence NORTH. one-auarter of a mile "a:
thence west one half . milo; thancs north one
quarter OF . mile; thence west three 49, miles to
4 point one half % mile east Of PiYe creek and
thence north ons a. mile: thence east Six and
one-half l6ba) miles on a line parallel with the
Ko0tenai river and two miles l) north of the
same to ftniny creek; Themes south to the SOUTH
east corner. the place o. beginning. Containing
about six thousand GOO sores, and containing
about ono m lion 1000, coo, feet Of tamarack
timber, and about one hundred thousand d00,-
900 feet of fir timber. The land in this tract
No. 2. is rocky, sandy and sterile, unit for culti-
walton or for grazing purposes.
tract No. q; bsginnins at a point on the north
low or west Of The mouth Of Pipe creek; thenoe
running west along the said north bank follow
ing the bsnda and curves of the same for a dis,
Of the kootsnai falls, thence north one.quarter
ca ct a mile; thence ca t eight miles on a limo
parallel with the kootonai river and one quarter
thenc> puth one-Quarter th) ct = milo to the
souti@ cor1sr, the place Of b,' inning: com
prisins about thirteen hundred 1900 acres: and
containing about one million LOO, oMo) feet of
pine timber, five hundred thousand $50, 0)) feet
Of tauarack timber. ard one hundred Thousand
100000 feet Of fir timber. The land in this
trac is rocky. broken ana mountainous; the soil
is rocky and sandy. and unfit for cultivation or
grazing.
un nsteff states IS 1 is"d offices tHse' Misps ,S' n'f Mo mt rns
identifying and showing . more particular, de-
ecriphon OF ths locality OF the land upon which
this privilege il sought to be obtained,
The total aroa OF tbs above described tracts is
about 8 500 acres, and it is estimated that there
is growing thsrean nbout 9, 100000 feet OF pine
timber. about 1900, 900 feet OF tamarack and
about 200.0 00 feet Of fir, which it is desired to
cut.
The character of the lands upon which all Of
the above, named timber is growing ~ rough,
broken and mountainous; the soil is rocky. sandy
and broken, unfit for cultivation or grazing pur-
poses, and non mineral in character.
The purpose for which the timber is to DO cut
and u,ed is for the manufactures OF lumber,
shingles and other merchantahle lumber, to bo
used for mining. building and other usual and
loneiicial purposes.
c w. TOOI4E.