The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-02
THINKS IDAHO A PARADISE
George II. Casey Returns From Boise
and Talks Of the 0pportuni-
ties for Fruit.

Mr.. George H. Casey, proprietor of the
Butte Sampling works. returned yester-
day from business trip to Boise. He is
enthusiastic about the wonderful variety
and resources of the region contiguous
to the Idaho capital. The Payette val
ley, he says. is one of the garden spots
of the earth, greatly resembling in the
southern part the Bitter Root valley. of
Montana, but being much larger in area.
The lower part of the Payette valley
is occupied by splendid farms and
orchards, the trees being now laden with
peaches, pears, plums and other fruit.
The Idaho prune is not exceeded in size
or quality by the best California product.
Considerable ground is given up to pea
nut raising.
"In the upper part of the valley are
the finest timber lands in the state"
said Mr.. Casey, land 1 have taken an
interest in number of claims there"
Are you concerned to any extent in
the cases now under investigation by the
government Mr.. Casey was asked.
mot at all. AS to those cases which
have made so much talk good idea
may be obtained from an article print
ed last week in the Boise Bulletin. It
gives the facts with very few errors and
will be of general interest to Inter Noun
tain readers"
The article reads as follows:
A representative of this paper inter-
viewed the officials Of the local United
States land office this morning. They
stared they had received instruction
from Commissioner Hermann in line
with the statements made in the dis
patch. No timber and stone proofs. they
said. would be finally passed on until the
investigation had been completed. This.
they said. would tie up all pending APP
llications for about six months.
It was further stated that the land dis
trict. of which Boise is the official head
quarters. embraced not to exceed $4,000
to $1,000 acres Of the class of land re-
ferred to that had not been taken under
the scrip act or through other means.
Asked whether the order of Commits
sioner Hermann affected the timber
locations made and being made on the
Payette river and around the Payettc
lakes by Montana parties, notably the
big lumber concern Of CObban Bros. &
Casey, the land Office officials said a
great deal Of timber lands taken up by
that firm was secured by the use of
scrip, which conveys title immedia tely.
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siderable timber land taken up in the
section named will be held up under the
sweeping order referred to. although
there is no known evidence of fraud.
The investigation will in.lude in it's
scope all cases where individual Local
tions have been made for corporations,
as alleged. The section of the timber
and stone act bearing on this matter
contains the following provision as par:
Of the section detailing the manner Of
taking advantage Of the act:
"That he does not apply to purchase
the same ON speculation. but in good
faith to appropriate 1t to his own ex-
elusive use and benefit land that he has
not. directly or. indirectly. made any
agreement or contract, in any way Or
manner, with any person or persons
whatsoever, by which the title which he
might acquire from the government of
the United States should inure, in whole
or in part. in the benefit Of any person
except himself. which statement must
BE- verified by, the oath of the applicant
before the register or receiver of the