The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-07
OCTOBER REPORT.
The Classification of Lands Examined by
the Commissioners.


Missoula, Nov. 6.-The mineral land
commissioners for the Missoula district
last night filed their report for Octo-
Der, giving the classification of lands
examined by them during that month.
The first work of the month was done
in the lower Missoula valley from Nine
Mile to Paradise, the surveyed land
here including only the river bottom.
AS stated last month in the Standard,
the commissioners, during this part of
their work, Travelled by boat and they
relate many interesting adventures
which occurred during their voyage In
a dugout. From Paradise the commits
sion went to Belknap, in the Clark S
Fork valley, and examined all of the
surveyed land from there to White
Pine. The remainder of the month was
spent in Pleasant valley. in Flathead
county, where all the surveyed land
was examined. The classification of
these lands, as reported by the COM
mission, is as follows:
LOWER MISSOULA VALLEY.
Fractional township IA, west. range
22 north; all fractional mineral.
Fractional township Is, west, range
%, north; all non-mineral.
Fractional township IA. west, range
"a, north; all non-mineral
Fractional township Is, west, range
"a north; all non-mineral.
Northeast quarter of northeast quar-
ter section 1, township IA, west, range
25, north; mineral. Remainder of town.
ship, non-mineral.
Southeast quarter of southeast quar-
ter, section 5; southeast quarter section
z; east half section 3; lots /, 3 and 4,
and southeast quarter of northwest
quarter section 27, township Is, west,
range 25, north; all mineral. Balance
of township, non-mineral.
Section 80, township 16, west, range
25, north; mineral. Balance of town
ship, non-mineral
Fractional township Is, west, range
rs. north; non-mineral.
Fractional township 16, west, range
26, north; non-mineral.
Southwest quarter section ~; west
half section 81; south half section 80;
township IL. west, range 26 north; min
eral Balance of surveyed portion,
non-mineral. The town of Superior Is
situated in this township.
Fractional township IL, west, range
q, north; non-mineral.
Fractional township Is, west, range
q, north; non-mineral.
Fractional township IS, west, range
2S, north; non-mineral.
All of these lands lie in the valley of
bhe Missoula river, from Nine Mile
westward, and down the river to it's
junction with the Flathead river. Only
that land is surveyed which lies in the
river bottom, which accounts for the
large number of fractional townships.
PARADISE VALLEY.
Fractional township %, west, range
30, north; non-mineral.
Transitional township "a, west, range
so. north; non-mineral.
Fractional township "a west, range
81, north; non-mineral.
These lands lie in the valley of the
Clark's Fork, between Belknap and
White Pine stations on the Northern
Pacific.
PLEASANT VALLEY.
Township rs, west, range 20, north;
non-mineral.
Township rs. west. range 20. north;
non-mineral.
Township 20, west. range 26. north;
non-mineral.
; North half of section 81, township 30,
west, range g. north; mineral. Balance
Of surveyed portion of township; nom
mineral.
Sections 3, s. Z, 9, II, 10, is, 10, 23, 25,
27, 20, 81 and IS, township 81, west,
range rs, north; mineral. Balance of
surveyed portion of township; non
mineral.
Section 81, township 2s. west, range
81 north; mineral. Balance of township;
non-mineral.
Sections 1, 8. s. 10. 25 and 81. town
ship 80, west. range %. north; mineral.
Balance Of surveyed portion of town
ship; non-mneral.
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