The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-23
MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
Timber Permit Granted which VIII Net a
Good Sum for Educational Purposes.


Good Sum for Educational Purposes.
Independent: At the meeting OF the
state board of land commissioners yes
terday a permit was granted to cut a
big lot of timber from state lands. The
permit was given the Big Blachfoot
Milling company. represented by Il. Z.
Marshall. which Is allowed to cut "a
SIC. 700 feet from lands belonging to the
general school fund. The company Is
to pay H.2sh per thousand and Is 10
be allowed three years in which TO do
II. The permission viii yield the state
$780, 900 for the common school fund.
The land Is described as follows: All
sec. 16, T. IA N. II. Is W., $40 acres; w.
n and NE. "a &c. IA NJ, r. 10 w. $50
ares; all sec. SO T. Is N, r. IA w. $40
acres; all sec. 16. It. is N, II. II w, $40
acres: all sec. Is. T. IA N, r. IA W.,
except NE. Y Sw. u. 900 acres; aid sec.
80. T. IA N. R. Is W.. $40 acres; all sec.
36, T. IA N, r.. IL W.. $40 acres, making
a total of 1870 acres.
Talking OF this sale afterward, At
torney General Haskell said: 1T must
not be supposed that the timber permit
granted by the board to-day to the
milling company exhausts the land of
ITS timber resources. On the contrary.
there Is more timber standing, which
will measure less than ~ inches around
the butt. than the company has been
given the right to cut. This we know
from the examination made by State
Land Agent Page under the direction
of the board. This is In keeping with
the policy OF the state, and in accord
with the law. The latter provides that
no trees measuring less than IL inches
around the butt shall be cut. As re-
suit of this wise provision of the law.
In three years. unless the timber is de-
stroyed by fire. we will have $4,000
worth more of timber on that land to
sell Then unless a fire destroys II.
every is years thereafter we will have
the same amount to dispose of.
1.-The great value to the state of Its
public lands" said Mr.. Haskell. lis be-
ing demonstrated continually. 1T
seems scarcely possible. but II is fact.
that the state reform school will be
built entirely from proceeds of the
lands donated TO II. On Nov. 4. the
board issued a permit to c. L. Griswold
to cut 2.260.00o feet OF timber of lands
belonging TO the state reform school.
He paid for the privilege at the rate OF
s1.25 per 1000, or a total of s6.752.50.
Previous 10 that we had sold to the
Parrot Copper Mining company the
site for their new works in the vicinity
of whitehall, and that was also reform
school land. The state reform school
building will cost. when fully COM
pleted. about $4,000. The entire sum
we will get out OF the sale and from
timber permits on reform school
lands"
within a short time school lands over
in Meagher county will turn In lot
of money to the school fund. Land
Agent Page was over there some time
ago, and. acting under the instructions
OF the board. he appraised the lands.
He found that thousands OF acres be-
longing to the state were being used.
and no revenue was derived. The priv
ilege to lease these lands will shortly
be put up at auction. and In many In
stances the bidding will be quite spir-
tied. owing TO the fact that many OF
the large cattle and sheep men have
improved the land. and II is so situated
as 10 be quite valuable to them.
The land from which Griswold is al
lowed to cut timber is described as the
NE. u. the +. u OF NV. u. the NE. u
OF SIC. u and lots 1. s and 8 OF sec. 30.
Tp. 1s N. r. IL w. and on the NE. u.
the NE. Y Of NV. u and 4. "A OF Sw.
Y OF sec. 50. TIP. 16 N. X. IA W.