The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-01

township j, north, range TO- west.
That better and clearer understand
ing may be had than can be obtained
from a perusal of the legal notice with
out a technical knowledge of the sub
Ject. the Standard has undertaken to
locate the more questionable tracts
with reference To some prominent ana
well known object in the immediate
neighborhood, and furnish such a de-
scription of the tracts referred IL as
will enable the ordinary reader With
out the assistance of an engineer. -
identify the particular lands to which
reference is being made. The public
surveys in Silver Bow county embrace
lands that are without doubt asricul-
tural in character. and others whose
mineral value has been demonstrated
beyond question but situated between
these two extremes are lands the char
acter of which is in no sense clearly
defined. and whether they be regarded
as agricultural or mineral viii depend
largely upon the point of view from
which an examination is conducted and
the purpose for which il is made. /.
is the latter class. the doubtful or
problematic subdivisions, that the
Standard will endeavor To locate most
accurately. The firm of Harper &
Macdonald of Butte have prepared a
map showing in graphic manner ihe
agricultural and mineral lands of the
county as classified in the commission
ers' report now being published IN the
notice above referred TO. which is
offered for the inspection and study of
all who are interested In this subject.
This map shows the parallel between
townships and ,. north, as intersect-
ing the meridian between ranges and
.. west. on the southeastern slope of
the Black or Timbered butte some three
miles south of the city, at point near
ly as high as the pipe line of the Butte
City Water company, and one mile
west of the road house kept by N,
four miles out from the city on the
Lynndale road. This point is common
TO four townships, IL being the COM
mon corner of towns and 3. north, OF
ranges : and ). west. Town 2. north,
range I, west. lies east of a line run
ming south. and south of line extend
ed east from this point. and apparently
does not embrace any lands of a ques-
tionabie character. though all odd num-
bered sections are classified as agricul-
tural except east half of southeast
quarter of section 10, and south half Of
northwest quarter of section 81, which
are reported as mineral.
The tracts described are both situated
on the southern limits of the survey
as extended south toward Highland
and as the extension easterly does not
enter the foothills or reach the base Of
the range. the classification of the land
dr. StEIlS natural ana IlSA.
One cannot speak 30 confidently with
regard to the lands embraced In town
ship 8. north, range :. west. which lie
north of line extended east and east
Of a line running north from the COM
mon corner above mentioned.
Serious objection might be made 20
the classification Of the southwest
quarter of section q as agricultural
though the tract coins and lies imme-
diately north of the poor farm and east
OF and about half a mile distant from
the Rose tract. The southwest corner
Of this tract is common with the north
west corner of the poor farm as the
fences stand. and is situated on land
that is without doubt agricultural in
character. but the tract extends north
erly and easterly into the foothills and
Is entered and partly covered by the
Following mining claims all OF which
have been officially surveyed for pat