Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-27
PEN INDIAN
RESERVE in 1909
)yernment to Retain 5000 Acres
as National Park

ID speculation regarding the OPP
of the Occur d'Alene Indian
rvation. The impression has
JAILED that the opening will take
e some time during the coming
mer, but according to the state
its of officials it will be another
before these valuable timber
agricultural lands are opened to
Element
according to the Indian depart
mt and the statement given out
w. B. Sans, special allotting
lent of the Occur d'Alene Indians,
e reservation will be thrown open
settlement early in the spring of
pos.
Mr.. Sans, who was formerly pri-
lite secretary to United States Sen
hor w. b. Hepburn, will immed-
4tely begin compiling a register of
Eery Indian on the reservation.
Contrary to expectations and pre-
bus reports concerning the opening
the entire reservation after the
lians have been allotted their
Ids, the government has decided
BIT the timber land of the reserva-
N will not be included in that por-
IN which will be available for
mesteads. This depends, however,
whether the land with the timber
moved would be more valuable
farming than as timber. 1t is
obable that the timber land will
appraised and sold or sold at auc-
on to the highest bidder.
Mr.. Sans first work will be in
bmpiling a register which will con-
in the name of every Indian man,
oman and child on the reservation.
he register will show the relation
lip of every Indian inhabitant and
is register will be placed on file
tn the Indian department that the
ice may keep in touch with every
dian, an Indians death and his or
r heirs. This work is expected to
completed by Mr.. Sans during the
naming months of bad weather.
1t is then expected surveys will
made of land to be set apart as
reserve for agency, school purposes
d townsites. The government ex-
cts to establish several townsites
the reservation, the first OF
ich will probably be placed on
market during the spring months
year. Three or four townsites
n be established and the first prob.
" will be adjoining and west oil
present town of st. Maries, Ida
1t is planned to plat $40 acres
town lots and sell the lots a.
bile auction to the highest bidders
t is estimated that there are APP
Ultimately 600 Indians on the res
ation. Each man, woman ant
Id is entitled to 100 acres of lant
the work of selecting the land
have been completed before tn
ervation may be thrown open
Her the plan which the Indian de
tment has worked out, the Ind
will be permitted to select thei
4 in any part of the reservation
Bide of the timber lands, tina
may choose. This will mea
in all probability white settler
occupy farms adjoining the Inc
3. 1t is probable the Indians wi
allowed to select a portion {
ir land in one place and the r.
Under in another, especially wheT
BY have improvements in the va
s and other fields in the upland
There are about 10000 acres {
nd in the entire reservation an
out $4,000 acres which will /
en- to settlement after the limb,
DDS townsites, reserves and the In,
hs have been allotted. In all abor
90 people will find homes
In the bill which Senator HeybuI
) introduced for the opening of n
seryation he has provided tn
ere be reserved 5000 acres adjoi
- the shoras of IOaur A. Alamo lal
- a public park and camping pu
oses. The land adjoining the lal
rs long been summer campiI
FOUND for the entire Inland Empir
Mr.. Sans has located at st. Ma
B, where he intends establishii
eadquarters and from which he W
hnd1e matters preliminary to ope