Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13
Spokane Land Distri t.


favorable situation of the unapproprl-
ated public lands in tat district IL
shows that amount and character oil
lands in that district, surveyed and I'M
SURVEYED, the number o. acres inclnded
in military and Indian reservations and
the nature and location of lands still
open for settlement. The summary by
counties is as follows;
Adams county-Area included in dis
trict. 734 900 acres; area disposed Of
5e4 1896. reserved, none; area surveyed
unappropriated and unsurveyed, l69'-
O05; unsurveyed, none; character, ard
lands. suitable for fruit and grain rais-
ing.
Douglas countv-Area in district,
1900 acres, unsurveyed, unappropriated
and nnreserved; character, arid,
Lincoln coun.y-Area in district,
l 400, $50 acres; area disposed of, l, 224,-
493; reserved, TOO; surveyed, but IN
appropriated and unreserved, 2O7 45G
unsurveyed, 81 600; character, farming
and grazing lands.
Okanopan county-Area in district
274 500 acres; reserved, 274 500; char
meter mountainous mineral land.
Spokane county-Area 10 district,
1134.7OO; area disposed Of, l,OO9,95O;
reserved. none; surveyed, but unappro-
priated and unreseryed, 32,8OO; unsur-
veyed. 81, $50; character. mineral farm
ing and fruit lands.
Stevens county-Area in district,
395l 800 acres; disposed Of, 625,894;
reserved, 1,7O4 800; surveyed but un
appropriated and unreserved, 234,OSO;
unsurveyed, 1,3S6.566; character, noun
famous: valuable for timber and farm
ing land and mines.
Whitman county-Area in district,
G53, 300 acres; disposed of, 532,O2I; re-
served, none; surveyed but unapproprl-
ated and unreserved, 81, 273; unsurveyed,
none; character, farming and grazing
land.
Total area is district, 8,239,75O acres;
disposed Of, 1867 1859; reserved, l,9So'-
100; surveyed, but unappropriated and
unreserved, 664, 615; unsurveyed, 1884,
GIG; total available for settlers, NV
23l,
"In this brief description" says the
report, at is impossible for us to give
YOU, perhaps, clear idea of the char
acter of the land which is vet to be To-
Gated by settlers in this district. In Adj
ANS county we have described the land
as arid and valuable for fruit and gram
Adams county is farming district and
bitches are being built which will irrl-
gate the arid lands IN that county, and
when these bitches are completed it is
believed the land will be very valuable
for fruit raising and much more Valu-
able than it now is for grain crops.
"Iincoln county Is one of the finest
farming districts in the state and grain
raising and stock raising are carried on
by thousands OF prosperous farmers
spokane county is more thlckly
settled than any of the other countess
bnt there are still valuable farms to be
taken for fruit raising and small farm
ing and in the northern part of the
county where it is mountainous there is
fine grazing district.
"That rart of Whitman county which
is in our district is part of the great
grain belt of the Palouse country.
Owe have described Stevens county
as mountainous and valuable for timber
and farming land. This county is
mountainous and the mines IN the
mountains are considered very valuable,
"In the valleys along the river and
small streams, such as the Kalispell val
lev. through which the Pend d'Orellle
river runs and where the land has just
been opened for settlement, is the finest
kind of fruit and hay land. There are
many hundred thousand acres ia this
county that are very valuable for farm
ing purposes, and the mountains are
covered with valuable timber.
"a large part of the entries that have
been made in this office during the past
wear have been entered on the relin