Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-06
LAND FOR SETTLERS.
How the Great Occur d'AIene Reserve
Will Be Sold.

VIII 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, $3.50, 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 $1.25
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
tie 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 IL
case an entryman fails to make the an
nual payments, or any of them
promptly when due, all rights in anC
to the land covered by his or her en-
try will cease, and any payment there
tofore made will be forfeited, the entr.
! cancelled, and the lands reoffered TO
sale and entry.
Lands remaining undisposed of a
the expiration of five years from tn
L opening of the lands to entry are t
L be sold to the highest bidder for casf
at not less than $100 per acre, unde
Jules and regulations TO be prescribe
by the secretary of the interior, an
any lands remaining unsold 10 year
from the date of the opening of tn
lands to entry may be sold to the higi
est bidder for cash, without regard
r the above minimum price.
ID Computation is allowed of entire
ID of lands classified as agricultural an
rt grazing, and the entryman, upon cor
9. mutation, is not to be required to pa
a. il. the aggregate, any sum in exec
le of the appraised value of the land
n "The general mining laws are e
Mt tended to, and mineral entry may
ly made for, any of said lands, but ]
er mineral location will be permitted f
IS any lands allotted in severalty to Il
lie Indians.
IN "All coal and oil deposits i'll or und
re the lands within the reservation a
lie, to remain the property Of the Unit
I'D States, and no patent that may
b" issued under the provisions Of t
is act opening the reservation to entl
90 or any other act of congress, will &C
ur very any title thereto.
tn Sections 16 and Sc are except
ed from the provisions of the act a
n granted to the state of Idaho for schC
ny purposes.
1.-THE secretary of the interior is {
at thorized to reserve from other d
go position such tracts for town site p
nd poses as, in his opinion, may be
ly. quired for future public interests, a
an may cause such reservations to
surveyed into blocks and lots of 81
able size, and appraised and dispos
Of under such regulations as he m
prescribe
Is "The lands that will be thrown or
to settlement and entry will aggrcga
approximately, 10000 acres.
Re- "As a considerable time must elal
ere before the allotment, classifcati
ro- and appraisal will be made, it is
eet possible at this time to state apprC
- mately the date when the reservat
re will be opened, but timely notice
son the opening will be given to the g
ng. cral public.
ee- &c. F. POLLOCK,
is Acting Commissioner.
the