The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-12
THE CHIPPEWALAND
Tentative Plan for the Disposal OF
the Indian Real Estate
AND OF THE PINE UPON r.
Hermann and Outlines His
Probable Procedure. r

hermann ana gOutA1HcS 1iAS II f
Probable Procedure.
Fron. The Journal Bureou, Room 20. Pod
Building, WasAinato,s.
Washington, July 12.-After consulta-
tion with Land Commissioner Hermann,
Secretary Hitchcock has outlined tenta-
tive plan for disposing of the Chippewa
lands as provided in the Morris act
He will probably issue the necessary
orders before he leaves Washington next
Wednesday. First he will direct the
commissioner of Indian affairs to COM
plete the allotments to the Indians. It
is stated that all the lands are surveyed
and that only small proportion Of the
Indians have not received their allot-
ments Unless the Indians themselves
put obstacles in the way, this part Of the
work should be completed this summer.
The remainder of the agricultural lands
will then be thrown open to settlement. II
this part of the seeretary's program does
not miscarry, settlers should be able to
take up lands next spring and will be able
to put in a crop next summer.
AS to the timber lands, the secretary
| has called on Commissioner Hermann to
| submit lists of lands examined and clas-
sified under the original Nelson act They
| will be ready in a day or two. When re-
ceived the secretary will advise with the
forestry division with view to ascertain
| ing what particular tracts, amounting to
| 5 per cent OF that which is to be sold, are
| to be reserved for forestry purposes. Ad-
vertisements for the sale of a portion
Of the pine timber will then be sent out.
| The secretary hopes that this prelim-
| mary action may be completed by Aug. I,
when he hopes to advertise the first sale
of pine lands. AS this advertisement
must run for six months, proposals will
| not be opened until the first of February
| at the earliest and the approval OF sales
will take another month, 80 that 1t is
not probable that any logging will be done
on the reservation next winter unless 1t
be for about month and a half at the
end of the season. -.~zszl@
| During the time these advertisements
are running: special agents on the reser-
| vations to examine the various tracts to
determine the quality and probable value
| Of the timber with a view to giving In
formation to the secretary SO that he may
| be able to judge whether the bids re-
lceived be approximately fair.
| This plan applies only to the lands
! heretofore classified under the Nelson
act. Special agents will be put on the
reservation to classify the remainder OF
/ the lands, which will be opened to set
/ tlement and advertised for sale as sspine''
! next summer. - -5,.-s-s.--s -
! The secretary does not rely altogether
on the accuracy Of the classification here
! tofore made but he is desirous to begin
operations on the reservations and vii
select such as he is reasonably certain
about and put it on the market.
/ Where there is doubt, the secretary
will have re- examination made. In max
ing classif1cations the secretary will ad
here to the old rule that any forty-acrt
tract which has 10000 feet or more o.
timber on 1t is to be classed as pine an6
those having under 10000 feet shall bt
classed as agriculture. The timber is t
be sold on the bank scale and the exact
amount of timber will be determined II
the fall and winter. While the advertise
ment for the sale of pine lands is run
ming the secretary will select his force o
superintendents and scalers who will bs
put into the woods whenever purchaser;
are ready TO begin operations.
L sa-.s W w Jermane.