The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-12
SHOULD BE DEVELOPED
BILL TO ESTABLISH MINES AND
MINING DEPARTMENT..
Favorable Report Made By House
Committee and Reasons Advanced
appropriation Asked For $751;
600 To Classify Northern Pacific
Mineral Lands.
CspecIal Corresponaeneel

work Of classifying the Northern Paci-
nc mineral lands in the Occur d'Alene,
MissOula and Helena land districts. It
IS estimated that there are in the
Occur d'Alene district 500, 600 acres Of
land stin unexamined and unclassihed-
The favorable report which the house
committee on mines and mining has
made on the bill TO establish a DEPART
ment Of mines and mining contains the
IolloWlng among the various arguments
advanced for the bill:
The asDhaltum beds of the Uncom--
PetnsIe reservation in Utah, and else
where IN the United States, are mex
hausuole, and yet there is imported
annually into this country from Cuba
ana trinidad 100000 worth OF asphal-
tun1- The development of this Undue
try would keep this money at home and
give employment to many people. The
Practlcal facts as to how to mine these
nelds and carry the product to market
Win pronU 10 the mine-OWner and give
reasonable wages to wage-earners
would be an item of much value"
The Monden Bill.
The house committee on public lands
mas tavorably reported the Mondel bill
relative to second homestead entries.
Inc nrSt section of the bill provides
mat persons who have heretofore maze
entry under the homestead laws and
commuted the same by making nav
ment of $l-25 per acre and upward ac-
cordlng TO the location and character of
Inc lands, after residing upon the lands
certain length of time, as provided by
secJlon Z5Jl Of the revised statutes.
ShaII De allowed TO make another entry
under the homestead laws; but in case
me second entry should be made the
entryman must live upon the land the
time required by the homestead laws
ana cannot commute the entry which
the bill authorizes.
The committee, in its report, is of the
opinion that those who have cOrnmuted
homestead entries have not as a matter
or 1act had the full benefits of the
homestead law The report SAYS.
As II is the intent of that law that
every qualified entryman shall be al
lowed the full benefit of its provisions.
1t IS believed that the legislation pro
posed is IN conSOnance with the spirit
OF the homestead act. The purchase Of
land from the government after a resi-
dence Of some length of time. as il
done in the case of a Communication. is
not full enjoyment of the benefits of
the homestead law, and this section of
the Dill proposes TO confer these bene-
fits uDon former commuters.
The second section of the bill con-
fers the right TO make a second
homestead entry upon those who have
hitherto made entries under the home
stead laws, but who for any cause have
lost or forfeited the same. but bars
those from making such second entry
VINO abandoned or relinQuished the
former entry for valuable considera-
ton Many persons who have hitherto
made homestead entries in good faith
have been unable to make final proof
and secure title to the land so entered
for various reasons 1t being in ac-
cordance with the spirit OF the home
stead laws that every qualified entry
man who so desires shall have the op-
pOrtunity of perfecting title to a tract
of land under said laws. il is clearly
just and proper that those unfortunate
homesteaderS who have made the ct
tempt in the past to secure title to
lands under the homestead law but
failed shall be given an opportunity 10
make another effort. The section bars
those from its benefits who have Sc
cured a valuable consideration for their
former claims
Accompanying and made part Of the
report are letters from the commits
siOner Of the general land Office and
from the secretary Of the interior faYJr-
ing the bill.
Indian Educational System.
Ida NJ Quinby, field matron in the
Indian service, has sent to the Indian
office an interesting and valuable state
ment of her views on the Indian edu-
cational system. She says:
Possibly something from the expert
ence Of a worker in the field, who has
cOnscientiOusly studied the needs in ed
ucating the Indian youth. may be Of
use It seems 10 me that the one great
neeG in Indian education is industrial
training. I would make it Of the first
Importance. From the little tots of the
kindergarten, who can be classed as
chip boys, stair girls, and corner
girls having regular daily duties per
tanning to keeping corners swept, stairs
busted, etc, TO adult pupils prepared
to go out in the world and earn a liv-
ing; industrial training counts for the
greatest worth
Fully One-half of school life should
be given to industrial training. For the
labor, technical skill alone brings sue
cess. The time has passed when the
hunt and chase could be largely a
source OF supply for the family board
The western Indian begins to real
lie that TO work or starve is his des-
tiny Slowly, year by year. we find in
creasing numbers employed BY white
men, In logging camps, canneries. Gran
berry picking. in the fisheries and on
the farms we find them. Industrial
training Will widen their field and
double their usefulness
Visiting from reserva ton to reser-
walton, From home to home. from canp
to camp, for several years the need of
better industrial training is borne on
my conscience. Pupils return from,
years in school with a smatterfng of
many studies, with a foundation for
education; but Of what use is II If
they do not return TO school? What
good are the hours spent in piano prac-
ticing If the fingers will never again
touch the keys? Chairs, tables, beds.
dishes, even stoves, are lacking in the
home Of the piano-taught girl.
Waste of Time.
"Will the poor little home be bef-
tered for the waste OF time sDeDf in
learning music? VIII the vain regrets
the unSatisfied lOngings. the awakened
ambition, help her as would the in
dustrial training of lace making fine
sewing, crOeheting or household arts?
Why teach things of no practical value
until the necessary everyday duties
have been taught. Singing adds 10 the
joy Of life; it's a gift Of God to be able
TO give expression to the hearts de-
sire, School singing is TO be encour-
aged, made much Of. as il is a lasting
requirement Bands are desired in their
place (an inferior place. because of
only temporary advantage. and of less
real worth than a knowledge of wood
plants
We talk much and foolishIy over
imaginary capacity for achievement:
we sentimentalize over high-forn the-
cries and warp our judgment and mis-