Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-29
LAND FOR SETTLERS.
How the Great Occur d'Alene Reserve
Will Be Sold.

t1OW the 0TSdI NOSuT u fNiCtS hSSSiNS
Will Be Sold.
The department of the interior can
oidly acknowledges that it doesn't
know when the great Occur d'Alene
Indian reservation is to be thrown
open.
Relative to the proposed opening
of the Occur d'Alene Indian reserva-
ton in Idaho the act of June 81, 1906
GA Stat, 1850, provides that after the
survey of the lands within the reserva-
ton, and allotments to the Indians, the
residue of the lands not surveyed for
Indian school, agency or other pur-
poses shall be classified as agricultural
grazing or timber lands, appraised and
opened to settlement and entry, under
the provisions of the homestead laws,
at not less than their appraised value,
in addition to the fees and commits
sions prescribed by law for the DISPOSE
ton of lands, of the value of S1.25
per acre, by proclamation of the presi-
dent, which shall prescribe the time
when, and manner in which the lands
shall be settled upon, occupied, and
entered and no person will be permit
ted to settle upon, occupy, and enter
any of said lands except as prescribed
in said proclamation.
"The appraised price of the land is
to be paid in accordance with rules
and regulations to be prescribed by
the secretary of the interior upon the
following terms: One fifth to be paid
in cash at the time of entry, and the
remainder in five equal annual install
ments to be paid in one, two, three,
four and five years, respectively, from
and after the date of entry, and in
case an entryman fails to make the an
nual payments. or any of them,
promptly when due, all rights in and
to the land covered by his or her en-
try will cease, and any payment there
tofore made will be forfeited, the entry
cancelled, and the lands reoffered for
sale and entry.
Lands remaining undiSposed of at
the expiration of five years from the
opening Of the lands to entry are to
be sold to the highest bidder for cash,
at not less than S1.00 per acre, under
rules and egllations 10 be prescribed
by the secretary of the interior, and
any lands remaining unsold 10 years
from the date of the opening of the
lands to entry may be sold to the high.
est bidder for cash, without regard to
the above minimum price.
Computation is allowed of entries
of lands classified as agricultural and
grazing, and the entryman, upon com
mutation, is not to be required to pay
il. the aggregate, any sum in excess
of the appraised value of the land.
1.-THE general mining laws are ex
tended to, and mineral entry may be
made for, any of said lands, but nc
mineral location will be permitted fol
any lands allotted in severalty to the
Indians.
"All coal and oil deposits i'll or under
the lands within the reservation are
to remain the property Of the United
States, and no patent that may be
issued under the provisions of the
act opening the reservation to entry
or any other act of congress, will con
very any title thereto.
Sections 16 and SO are excepted
from the provisions of the act anC
granted to the state of Idaho for schoo
purposes.
1.-THE secretary of the interior is all
thorized to reserve from other dis
position such tracts for town site pur
poses as, in his opinion, may be re
quired for future public interests, ant
may cause such reservations to +,
surveyed into blocks and lots of suit
able size, and appraised and disposed
Of under such regulations as he ma.
/, prescribe.
"The lands that will be thrown opei
to settlement and entry will aggregate
approximately, 80, 600 acres.
'As a considerable time must elaps
before the allotment, classification
and appraisal will be made, it is no
possible at this time to state approx
mately the date when the reservation
will be opened, but timely notice o
the opening will be given to the gen
eral public.
&c. F. POLLOCK,
t "Acting Commissioner"