The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-02-04
FORT Sherman RESERVATION
HEPBURN WANTS IT SOLD
,la.hs senator FtEhts for IRsssssts II ths
Psspls-GeseTumsn' Wssia Fieed she
oroana-PlAn WIN Make -. 5es Vaiisy
PART of Lake.

HaAEEEfH#a4
nsnt much worry Efforts are be-
80 made hy senator Hsybarn, %
dAaho 10 have the 300 acres emhrAc.
"A Nv the reservation thrown open u
sat4lement. bat this plaza has met
with serious opposition At che hands
~ he geological survey ofiiee, ahioh
~ recommended 10 Secretary Hitch.
cock that the lands Ia question. with
fsw exceptions, should not b. allowed
IA pass into tbs hands of private
,srties. for tbs rsaaon that IN the
future shese very cores will to esasn-
tial 10 the success Of What IL known
- tbe Hig Bond irrlestion pFoieet.
Acting Director Riser, d the geo
LOGICAL surrey. ia a letter 10 this
eonhecsi6n, sals
Prom al examination q the map
il appsafs Il CosaE d'Atens lake 10
ass.i a. reservoir SEQ sores Of tbs
reservation uill hn Seeded az ths pro.
posed high uatsE ierVl II tbs Fessr-
yotr. The PROPOSED hlgh matsF level
isu ths sane siagntion a. tbs az
tfuma high water hsEesOfore sx'
psslsaesd undsE nsinEai eondiu0ns.
T. woald b. possihls BY nsssRs q lou
dykss 10 protest q considerable area
Of ,hls laad seanss ths high Maier.
''Undes ,hess conditions 4 Is not
runsldrgvd alylabie that The land ia
qurslsou shuaid br aiIoaed 20 PASS
into shs Aands e private parties. a.
dlaieuity all aries in sha future,
even n they ueFB sold eth shs right
reserved 20 aoo1 the taBds,
"iI is tellsted that u tie lands
arr at afars a. paEk Zoe The eitS a
Copus a'Alsns. the plane soF ihe
Park provided - she leRlalAtinr
Rlru@ly referred 20 ceald - readily
adjusted 10 smhgpce this larger area.
In ether vogdG Coionsl RissF says
"Uaisss the.e lands are wiihhsi,
from aisposilisu 20 private parties
the suvefumeui uiil - required 4
ruaoquisv thea ~ = great sEpenss
whea u 10 decided 10 uss tho lake .
q reservoir si,s There IL 90 do1b
fron The present understanding @
the nisoa,iuH iAat ths laka wlli b. .
ussd =, soBs future iitae Ia eonnee
tiou sta ,hs operations d the -
clamatiuu sarvicc.
III is therefore recommended tba
The foilouinR ,surta u the ahandone'
Fort Sherman military reservation b
spt aside ~ congress for a@e BY %
city Of Caaur 4 Alsna ~ . park wit
the RICH, reserved 10 The Tnite
States At any time 90 food The sai
land az 10 as elevation of 2l35 icsi
Township ~ north. range I uss'
fractional est bali southeast qaai
ter, and fractional northwest quartz
southwest quarter. section To- frar'
iunal southwest quarter Ronthwcl
quarter aud lots - aud "a. peCiic
III ioi ous. section u; north ha
sousheas, quarter. fractional uofh
vesl quarter and lots !. ?, ,, Z.
section ., northeast quarter uortl
east quarter section ;. "
This letter drew from Senator HeJ
burn the following reply
~ am informally advised thI
there ia "a foot a plan looking 4
ward The diversion Of the waters
Lake Cseur d'Alene In oonnectiS
with the Big Bend irrigation proie
In ths state Of Washington, and th
you hare been requested to def
action looking 20 the disposal Of q
Fort sherman military FeeeFvati'
unit the feasibility Of this scheme
b determined.
sincerely hope that Tho sohea
may be speedily Investigated Al
turned down. ~ Il Is nothing but
attempt to delay action on oPeniI
Of The military reservation.
There ls no power In the state
Washington, or the government
the United States, to divert :
waters Of Idaho for any purpose wh'
ever TO the state Of Washington, Al
any attempt 10 do 90 would only pr
woke litigation of an expensive al
extensive character.
81 can not imagine a more futl
attempt than that Of taking :
waters Of one state away from
citizens Of that state aud giving th'
70 those Of another state. Oorgr'
wooid not pass such an oct authorl
ing such action ON the part Of the
d'atsts branch Of the governme
whhi would be constitutional.
II sincerely trust that there Y
3D. delay in the sale Of the =
Sherman military reservation, 2