The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-11-03
TO OPEN TT. PECK
INDIAN RESERVATION

Carnal. Mr.. Dixon came up from ;
visit to the Fort Peck Indian reserya
ton ON the noon train and waited
here for the evening train on the
Montana Central. A Herald repre-
sentative held an interesting inter
view with Congressman Dixon who is
greatly interested in the question OF
opening up every available irrigable
acre of land which can be spared by
the Indians on the various reserva-
Fort Peck reservation was to fortify
himself with the necessary knowledge
of the conditions there, to offer sup
port to a bill which he presented
during the closing hours of the last
session of congress. In company with
N. E. Stanley of Glasgow, Mr.. Dixon
drove over the reservation. He an
ticipates no trouble will be experience
ed in bringing about the opening up
of large tract Of valuable land on
this reservation.
The reservation is about 40 miles
wide and about so miles long, extend
ing from the Missouri river north al
most to the boundry line and east
and west between Porcupine creek
and the Big Muddy, both tributaries
of the Missouri. 1t contains the towns
of Milk River kentyre, Frazer, OsWe
go. Wolf Point, Macon, Chelsea,
Poplar. Sprole, Brocton, Calais and
Blair, all located on the Great North
ern railway.
In speaking of the F'lathead IN
dian reservation Mr.. Dixon said.
''In my opinion, it will be impos
sibe to complete the arrangements
for the opening of the Flathead Indian
reservation prior to the spring of 1907
says Congressman Dixon. Il am at
the present time in communication
with the surveyor general and the de-
partment at Washington, urging that
the surveys which have been COM
pleted be plated from the field notes
Of the surveyors and the stakes in the
ground, instead of having them plat
ted from the data gathered at later
date, and if this is done, it will mean
Il saving of several months.
Last week | saw Inspector Of Sur
Veys FaisOn, who Informed me at that
time that he had completed the in
SpectiOn of the surveys Of the reSerVa-
ton, and had during the past summer
inspected l.5O0, 900 acres, which breaks
all previous record of inspections 10y
nearly 500, 900 acres. He is OF the
opinion that the necessary plats
which must be made before the allOt |
ment of the Indian lands can be made |
from the stakes and the field notes.
and this is what | am endeaVoring to
bring about.
in this connection, / have been |
informed that only one of the platS |
will be made in the office Of the sur
veyor general in Helena, and that the
other two will be made in Washing
ton. which will materially enhance
the work. 1t would take the surveyor
general at least one year to make all
three plats Of the survey, and IT is
necessary that they be made i'll triph-
cate. Taking two Of them to WASH
ingtOn will be great help.
THE appointment of a commission
to appraise the lands Of the reSerya-
ton can not be made until after the
allotment of the Indian lands. 50 YOU
see a great deal depends upon the
haste used in the making Of the pIatS
Of the survey.
Considering the work which it is
necessary to be completed before the
reservation can be opened. | do not
think that the opening can take place
before the spring Of 1907.
HaVre'S new water supply from tile
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