The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
LEIGH LAKE INDIAN AGENCY, soN1GuM

LEIGH LAKE INDIAN AGENCY, 4,oN1GuM,
Mimi, Sept. 81, 19o3.-sea1ed bids Will be re-
ceiyed at the Office of acting Indian agent,
Lseeh Lake Agency, Minnssot2 until T. u M
the blown down timber the Red Lake dim,
inished reservation, on the following described
Sections !; p Il, u, 10 and a, township
Section SO, township 151, range IS.
-s Sections s, 6, T., g. 1e, II, and Is, township
The greater part Of this timber was blown
down on July 5, 1902, and is estimated at be:
tween five and ten million feet Norway and
White VIII Pine. No standing green or live timber
This comprises practically all the merchant
able pine timber in the downtown area
bidders on application to the undersigned.
any The and az" pas th rshs or reject
Major Tenth Cavalry, Acting Indian Agent.
RULES AND REGULATIONS #
Sealed bids will be opened in presence Of bid
ders on October Path, 1909. and contract awarded
to highest and best bidder copy Of advertise
amount bid based on estimate Of five million
must accompany bid.
turned as soon as bid Is rejected. That of sue
cessful bidder will be retained until bond is ap-
ped to purchase Of timber # s Bidder
! refuses or fails to. enter into contract within
a. time t the sent with bid will
bond will be required: Timber to be cut and paid
for before April IS, 1901. The timber to nremaia
paid for, and will not be removed from the land.
| Ing until that time All expenses for the proper
disposition of this timber will be paid BY the
| contractor, except half the wages of the scalers
done by scalers employed BY the indian agent
All logs viii be scaled by scribner's rules The
contractor may and is requested to employ ar
| inspector Of scalers to be paid by him and sub
| ject to his orders only, to check the work Of
| government scalers. ANY complaint made by hin
relating to accuracy of scale will be investigatee
the government scale must govern. Government
scalcrs shall be paid not to exceed $500 PEI
The Red Lake band of Indians may appoin
an inspector of sealers with the approval AM
timber at not more than 500 per month.
MILL psova s Soard
employed on this work
In cutting, no tree shall be cut higher tina
eighteen inches from the ground when standing
ios sbo1e the diameter Of SIX nehe
at the small end shall be utilized. Any sue
double to e
Merchantable pine timber used for Blooms
other purpose shall be scaled and charged
2 the purchaser at the regular stumpage rate pal
for the timber.
In cutting timber for booms, all trees sha
be carefully measured as before h cutting and til
lengths as will allow the timber in the tops 3
the trees which is too small for booms, to b
cut into merchantable log lengths.
. All trees shall be measule ed before cutting mi
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prescribed top diameter limit Of six inches = or
near thereto as possible; 1e.foot logs being COZ
Pine boom timber shall be scaled at each /,
foot point to obvtate loss Of scale on account
) taper -
the blown down area will be cut including tire,
. broken OF higher than fifteen feet from tt
= No standing green or live timber shall be Gu
the usual width and size
IN noaons 9ba hI
capable of filing. and the same rate Of wag
allowed them as white men for the same work.
indians are INTO available to do the work.
All expenses attending the sale and disposit'
peun using not no
N naming nil to be credited to the Red Lake band
! Indian department may direct.
These rules and regulations shall be made pa
timber named in the advertisement.
No contract is valid unless approved by t
honorable secretary of the interior t. ZONES
: Comm ssioner..
4 Sept 1, 1903
Department OF the Interior,
Forwarded to the president with Recommend
9 - q a. HITCHCOCK,
Secretary
White House; Sept. Z. 1908
Of tie act Of February ID 1889 Stats 8