The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-28
WITHDRAWN FROM ENTRY
Instructions Received by the For
est Reserve superintendent.
1T is TO BE TEMPORARY
Rights OF Bona Eide Settlers Will Be
Observed May Be Included in
. the Bitter Root Forest
Reserve.

Alissoula, July 27.--J. b. Collins, SUI
perintendent United States forest re-
serves in Montana, is in receipt of the
following instruction from the honor
able commissioner of the general land
office, Washington. d. c.:
You are advised that by letter Of
this date, July IA, 1899. the register and
receiver at Missoula, Mont, have been
directed. by authority of the secretary
of the interior, to withdraw from settle
ment. renting, sale or other disposal,
the unoccupied and unappropriated por-
tions of the following described lands:
'.All of township l south, range 10
west
In township l north, range 10 west,
as follows: Sections 5, 6, Z, 5, II, IS, 10,
20, %. 80, 81 and 80.
sections 8, 4, 5, 6. I, s, 9, 10, Is, Is, II,
is. 10, 20, q, 90, %. 2s 81. 2S. 20, 80, 81.
80, 80, "a, IS and SO.
In township 8 north range q west,
sections 5, 6, I, s, II. IS, 10, 20, 20, so,
81 and 80.
In township 4 north, range q west,
sections 5, s, Z, s, II, Is, 10, 20, 20, 80,
81 and so.
In township north, range 81 west,
sections 8, 6, Z, 8, II, Is, 10, 20, 20, 80,
81 and SO.
In township north. range 90 west,
sections /, t. IS, "a. 25 and So.
In township 6 north, range q west,
sections 8, 6, Z, s, II. Is 10, 20, 20, 80, 81
and so.
In township north, range % west,
sections /, ~, 10. "a, % and 36.
In township north, range q west,
sections 5, 6, I, 8, II, IS, 10, 20, 2s, so, 81
and 49,
In township north. range % west.
sections /, IL. 10, "a, 20 and 36.
In township s north. range 81 west,
sections I, 8, 6. I, s, 8, is. Il, Is, 10, 20,
81. IS, 30, 80, 81, 80 and SO.
In township north, range % west,
sections /, IL, 10, "a, 25 and Sc.
"All Of township 9 north, range Il
west.
I'm township north, range % west.
sections /, 2. II. H. 10, IA, 90, "a, %, 26, 80
and 36.
. "All of township 10 north, range 81
west.
In township 10 north range % west
sections l. 2, IL, II, IS, IA, 20, "a, rs, 20,
IS and &c.
you are advised that this temporary
withdrawal of the above described
same resulting therefrom, will not af-
feet any bona fide settlement or other
valid claim thereon, properly initiated
prior to the date hereof which is duly
made of record within the statutory
period. ,
TT is desired that you will give as
wide publicity as possible to the action
of this office in making this temporary
withdrawal Of these lands pending con-
cfl a.a re N, IA fhA q a.
visibility of including the same in the
Bitter Root forest reserve.
You are further directed to make a
careful investigation. in regard to all
settlers upon these lands. and in the
case of each claim found to be illegal or
fraudulent you will submit full and
specific report thereon, on form
4-4so. furnishing as far as possible all
the information called for therein.
Since the advisability of including
this adjoining strip of land within the
reserve is now under consideration,
you are directed to instruct Supervisor
j. B. Weber and the rangers under him
to extend their supervision over the
same: and in so doing, they will, in
every case in which unlawful appropri-
alton of public timber thereon is dis
covered, make prompt and careful
investigation of the trespass and sub
NIT a full report thereon for action by
this office. You will use every effort to
see to it that the timber on these lands
is protected, as far as practicable. pend
ing final determination of the question
of including the lands within the re-
serve"
Mr. Collins has already issued the
necessary instructions to Supervisor
Weber in accordance with the above
The lands enumerated above lie be.
tween or near the surveyed lands and
the east line of the present Bitter Roo
forest reserve, and are valuable only
for the timber thereon.
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