The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-02-27
C..E. Tfescott, Publisher.

The special correspondent of the
Helena Independent at Washing
ton says, in speaking of the treaty
with the Blackfeet Indians: "It
is provided that the price to be
paid shall be 81 per acre, but it
declares that the land shall not be
open for settlement except under
the mineral laws of the United
States. 1t is not possible that all
this land is mineral aud no doubt e
very large portion of the land will
never be taken. Here is where the
worst feature of thu bill appears.
The Indians are allowed to go upon
the ceded portion of the rcserva-
tion as long as the lands remain
public lands and are taken for
mineral purposes, and they cut and
remove wood and timber fer all
purposes, hunt upon the lands,
fish the streams, and in fact have
a general rowing permit to leave
their reservation and circulate
among the people who may take
the lands in different localities and
make general nuisances of them
selves. 1t is safe to say that con-
gress 1will greatly modify this
treaty before it becomes law. 1t
is possible under a rule adopted by
one congress to modify q treaty
made by law and not go through
the formality Of submitting it
again to the Indians. This has
been done in the case of the Col
vile reservation in Washington.
If the president will approve it can
be done in regard to the Black
feet reservation in Montana. Bnl
it is no sure thing that he will ap'
prove. The treaty as framed vii
be far from satiafac tory to tht
people OF Montana. The commits
sion say in their report that the
land to be ceded is wholly unfit fol
anything except mineral and graz
ing purposes. 1t is another case
of where Indians have land worth
less to themselves and want the
government to purchase it at a
high price in order that the whites
may make it valuable.
Lille may be laughed at but deatl
is no joke. Edgar Wilson Nye ha
found that out. Last Saturday
he handed in his life's copy to th'
great Editor for approval. Thou
sands have spent many pleasan
half hours with the humorist, for
getting for the time the sterl
realities aud dull cares of life. HI
has a monument in the memories
of many who have often LOOKED
anxlously for the light>heartet
sketches of Bill Nye. His friend
were many, his enemies but few
for who cou'd dislike the man VIII
took the worst trials OF life a
huge jokes?
Our corresponds mt at Cnotea,
says: Work on the new schoo
house has been going on at live
ly rate in the newspapers for tn
past two weeks. The correspon
. dent does not know whore tn
blame lies but he believes tha
things have progressed far enoug
to show conclusively that the pres
ent board has not business enoug
about them to erect a new schot
house. They have made a misel
able botch of the whole affair an
if they had the welfare of the pee
pie of school district No. / g
heart they would resign. The
have done mischief enough.
The fight, such as it was, can
off and now Fitzsinmons is chan
pion of the world and he onl
worked a minute and thirty-fi,
. seconds for it, But people, FOOLS
people, lost their money just tt
same.
Bids will be received at tt
office OF the secretary, at Dupuye
Mont, for the construction of
ditch or canal, II feet wide on Il
bottom, and between 5 and 6 mil
long. Plans and specitica tiol
can be seen at the office of Il
secretary. Bids will be closed {
the frs Monday in March. T
right to reject any and all bids
reserved. WM. CowGII,L. Sec.