The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-17
rHE DELUDED sQuAw MEN.


Fhsy Think They Are Going TO Get the
BEST Part Of Cofviife Reservstfon.
co1vrIIE, Aug. f5.--fSpeciai. 1.-The gov
eminent surveyors who took the contract
20 survey the Colville indian reservation
preusratory to throwing il open TO public
settlement are not having the picnic that
vas anticipated for them during their
summers Job. While there are many
valleys and spots beautiful beyond descrip-
ton. the mountains In the interior are
mostly rugged and heavily timbered. The
contract calls for the survey Of ali that
portion OF the reserve TO be opened at the
proper time by the proclamation of the
president, and the consequence is that
every foot of land that has any likelihood
Of ever being valuable for any purpose Is
being sec;ionized and quartered according
10 the rules OF plating government lands.
Up to the present time the principal part
of the survey has been confined TO run
s ming township lines, and it Is only during
the past few weeks that they have been
doing any work Within the township lines.
There Is one thing very evident. and that
IL. II the work cannot be completed as
soon rs many have hoped for. il will be
well done when completed.
In anticipation of the many induce
ments that will be held out by the reser-
yation country for great fortunes to be
built up on short notice, there are many
OF the knowing squaw men making Sc
lections for their less Anglo-saxon sons
and daughters. They have long made
their choice Of the most advantageous
points for the greatest cities that are to
msFf1n fxfA fasa
white man has full authority 10 go forth
on the reserve and roam about mt his own
sweet will. At this time all the lands on
the west side OF the river. In the neigh
borhood Of Marcus have been occupied by
hali-breeds. White men who have not
tiopted the customs of the aborigines, by
marriage, have located placer claims,
Gaked them of in regulation order and
~ holding the location notices In their
aside pockets ready, at the first click of
the telegraph announcing the presidents
exclamation opening the reservation. to
post notices and make a home run for the
county auditors office TO secure the first
right Some have labored under this de-
fusion so assiduously that they have ar
ranged with friends at the county seat
10 place the notices on record upon teie-
graphic advices. All this, too, In the face
OF the fact that the secretary OF the In
tssior published notice over one year ago
70 the effect that all persons not Of tribal
relation to the Indian residents of the
reservation. or residents themselves, would
prejudice their rights By any act OF settle
ment or attempted settlement on any of
the lands OF the reservation before It was
8epfae.d .apf ssf tia s,sxfsffn dor ~, 49,.
Proclamation of the president.
irrigating Bonds Placed In England.
TACOMA, Aug. i6--[Spsciai. l--of the
the Prosser Falls and Priest Rapids Irriga-
tion Company issue of 5000. 600 improve
ment bonds, $4,000 were today sent to
San Francisco. and from there will be for
varded ut once TO London TO the purchas-
ers. The bonds bear 81 per cent.
interest aud run ten years. They
have been approved by the lawyer
for the representatives of tho pur-
ehasers. The method of placing the
bonds necessitated in the first place send
.ng from England a representative of the
investors. whose examination of the prop
osition was for the purpose of making a
report npon the adyisability of sending out
an engineer 10 look into the matter in de.
Val. Then the engineer was sent on, and
alter his report had been turned in and
me plans approved. the lawyer was dele
gated ID close up the whole matter. which
required about three weeks OF his time.
TIE company has not vet bought the
ead sections of the Northern Pacific. OF
tas tract covered by its ditch 1900 acres
srs reserved for school lands. The placing
81 These and other bonds of a similar ma
Me q this time Is considered great card
ef his state. and speaks well for the fu-
Mfe development of its agricultural inter
essA There will he several branches 70
we fFosser Falls and Priest Ranids sys-
&fs. The ditch will cross the Columbia
ntAf Ia rl,..l1,.A l.. a.