Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-23
|IINCLE SAM HEADS
| MONTANA LOTTERY
thirty Thousand Acres Of Cholo-
ost Land in State win be
Opened June "a.
DRAWING HELD AT BILLINGS
Land, WI he Divided Up INTO ~ ana
50 Acre Tracts and May be raid
For on tnstall,nents.


N ,-,, san, will conduct a land lottery
"a ot Bnlings, Montana on June ~ AZ
Fl r,t,n time 10000 acres of the choicest
"a anh,ls lands in the state viii Ne award
81 holders Of winning numbers
-, lands arc embraced in the great
q ft,ntlrv irrigation project which Is
n ,r nearly completed and comprise
d .,,,iv 100 farms Of 40 and 50 acres each,
81 .,i.b viii be watered by the new canal
"Tbs Huntley project is located about
n 90 miles east of Billings, Montana, and
y crossed by two great railway sys-
81 Ems the Northern Pacific and the Bur
a inctou. thus attordinS unusual taclli-
N Iss for transporting crops. The pro-
81 let contains about 10000 acres Of as
n choice land as can be found anywhere
d ~ Inc northwest. These lands have
Gentle slope to the Yellowstone river,
ssbich is a magnificent stream, and IN.
otgyetion OF the country is about 5000
fept above sea level. The government
has built a highway parallel 10 the ralt-
,o9d affording a direct line Of travel up
and down the valley At short dis
isrces along the railways the govern
,nsnt has laid out townsites, ana these
~. so located that no farm is more
,han Two and a half miles from ship
ping point.
WILL SELL TOWN LOTS.
An auction sale Of these town lots
Nill he held Immediately following the
drawing Of the farms, aud there VIII be
iranv opportunities fol merchants, pro-
f.ssioual men, aud skilled and unsklled
lahorers. On
As the farms are small--i0 and so
arres--l compact rural community Is
assured. making possible graded schools
and churches, and eliminating the isola-
ZION and loneliness OF the individual
ranch
REMARKABLE SOIL.
The soil of this region is tpf remarka-
bla fertility. and when waterad pro-
ducea bountiful crops. The raintall
varies from 10 10 inches annually
and Is Inadequate without irrigation for
The growing of farm products. The
climate and soil are adapted to tho
growing of all crops of the north tenn
perate zone AS there is a large range
country surrounding this section, live
stock raising Is a predominant industry,
aud furnishes a first class market Tor
alfalfa and hay At Billings sugar
heet factory is now in operation and
farmers are increasing their acreage IN
his crop as it is very profitable. This
factory is only IL miles from these
farms, and Is reached by two lines OF
railway, Apples and small fruits are
being raised successfully as well as
sweet corn. tomatoes and melons. The
dairylnc industry is growing rapidly
and cannot keep pace with the demand.
PAY BY INsTALLMENTs.
The Huntley lands are part of tho
Crow Indian reservation. which was
coded 70 the government. settlers
Viii be asked to pay "a per acre for
their farms. she first payment of 81
per acre falling duo upon making the
Hing. and the balance in four equal
annual installments The govern
ment in addition to this will charge
the settler for the cost of building the
irrigation works about SO per acre for
10 years after which the irrigation
system VIII be turned over 10 the
farmers. The cost OF operation and
maintenance, about DO cents per acre.
viii be paid annually in addition to
The charge for building the works.
The first payment of $500 Will be-
come due as soon as fling is made
by the successful drawer OF farm.
WHAT LAND is WORTH
Irrigated lands in this section have
"a value OF $15 TO $500 per acre, ac-
cordins 90 the state of cultivation and
the character Of crops grown. AL
llIf4, the chief crop. produces about
five tons 10 the acre end at present
is worth 50 per ton in the stack
sugar bects yield from $50 to s75 per
acre If properly cared for.
In order to obviate the unsatisfac-
tony conditions which usually attend
tn opening IF public lands to settle
mont, ana insure every home-seekor,
no matter whence he comes an equal
chance To obtain one of these farms,
nov regulations designed especially to
accomplish this result have been is
sued by the secretary OF the interior
These regulations, briefly are as fol-
lows:
DRAWING REGULATIONS.
Any person desiring to make entry.
may either through the mails or
olhcrWls', present to the register and
receiver of the land office AZ Billings,
Mont, his personal affidavit, sworn TO
before some officer authorized to adj
minister oaths in the Billings land
district enclosed in d scaled envelope
These affidaYlts must not reach the
land office before o'clock a. m, June
is, nor after 1880 p. IN. June %.
On june 26 the secretary Of tho in
terror will be in Billings and the
drawing Of the envelopes fled Will
begin Fifteen hundred names will
b. drawn aud the people will be noti-
fled In order In groups OF so. to make
entries on given day beginning
about July % and continuing until
the GSS entries have been made. No
person win be allowed TO file more
than one application, All the en-
Nelopes VIII be opened in order to
tnd out If anyone has filed more
than one application. and II so all his
applications VIII be thrown out. Full
information ami the necessary forms
can be obtained by application TO the
commissioner pf the general land Of
nee, Washington, u. C., or the regis
yer and receiver of the local land Of
nee mt Billings. Mont.
SEQUEL TO TRAGEDY.