Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-29
LAND FOR SETTLERS.
How the Great Occur d'AIene Reserve
Will Be Sold.

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, $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 disposi-
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.
1.-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 al
the expiration of five years from the
opening Of the lands to entry are tc
be sold to the highest bidder for cash
: at not less than $1.00 per acre, under
, rules and regulations to be prescribed
: by the secretary of the interior, anC
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 tt
the above minimum price.
y Computation is allowed Of entries
! of lands classified as agricultural anC
grazing, and the entryman, upon com
mutation, is not to be required to pay
q II. the aggregate, any sum in excess
L of the appraised value of the land.
u 'The general mining laws are ex
tended to, and mineral entry may b.
9 made for, any Of said lands, but n,
/ mineral location will be permitted TO
Q any lands allotted in severalty to tn
8 Indians.
'All coal and oil deposits in or unde
is the lands within the reservation ar
N to remain the property Of the Unite
N States, and no patent that may b
a. issued under the provisions of tn
act opening the reservation to entry
Is or any other act of congress, will cor
d very any title thereto.
IS Sections 16 and SO are excepte
TX from the provisions Of the act an
granted to the state of Idaho for schoo
- purposes.
lie The secretary of the interior is all
Tn thorized to reserve from other dis
h position such tracts for town site pur
poses as, in his opinion, may be re
lr quired for future public interests, an,
ID may cause such reservations to b.
lg surveyed into blocks and lots of suit
re able size, and appraised and disposed
of under such regulations as he ma,
er prescribe.
n "The lands that will be thrown opel
ed to settlement and entry will aggregate
he approximately, $4,000 acres.
AS considerable time must elaps
ca before the allotment, classification
&C. and appraisal will be made, it is no
Dr. possible at this time to state approx
M mately the date when the reservation
will be opened, but timely notice O
au the opening will be given to the ger
ay cral public.
ID. &c. F. POLLOCK,
ie- Acting Commissioner"