Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-05
THE Land DRAWING.
SPECIAL ARTICLE ABOUT The
RESERVATION LANDS.
All Applications for Registration for
Land Must Be Delivered Through
the Mail to James W. witten, Super
intendent, at Occur d'Alene City,
Idaho, Where Drawing Takes Place.

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Homes for from $4,000 to $4,000 per
sons will be provided by the settle
ment of parts of three Indian reserva-
tions in Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana, which President Taft by proc
lamation has opened to entry. There
are approximately 100000 acres of
land available in the three states at
the drawings beginning the morning
of August 9, as follows: Flathead res
ervation, in Montana, 100000 acres;
Occur d'Alene reservation, Idaho,
100000 acres, and Spokane reservation,
Washington, between $4,000 and 100,
600 acres.
Registration, which will begin on
August 5, must be executed and sworn
to at either Kalispell or Missoula,
Mont, for the Flathead land; at Spo
kane for the Spokane land, and at
Occur d'Alene for the lands in the
Occur 'Alene reservation. Applica-
tions for registration must be deliv-
cred through the mails only to James
w. Witten, superintendent of the open
ing at Occur 'Alene, which will be
the point of drawing for the three
reservations. The time for making en-
tries has been fixed as April 10, 1910,
for all reservations, to enable the sue
cessful applicants to make personal in
vestigation of the lands which will be
subject to entry. Regulations regard
ing the opening of the lands are now
available.
President Taft says in his proclama-
ton that the following land shall be
disposed of as provided by the home
stead laws of the United States and
acts of congress:
All the non-mineral, unreserved
lands classified as agricultural lands Of
the first class, agricultural lands of the
second class and grazing lands within
the Flathead Indian reservation, in the
state of Montana, under the act of con
gress approved April 20, 1904, which
have not been withdrawn under the
act of congress approved June II, 1902,
all the non-mineral, unreserved lands
classified as agricultural lands within
the Spokane Indian reservation, in the
state of Washington, under the act of
congress approved May 20, 1908, and
all non-mineral, unreserved lands
classified as agricultural lands, grazing
lands and timbered lands in the Occur
d'Alene reservation, in the state OF
Idaho, under the act of congress ap
proved June 81, 1906.
1t is provided than none of the land
open to entry under this proclamation
shall become subject to settlement OF
entry prior to September 1, 1910, ex
cepting in the manner prescribed, anc
all persons are advised not to make
any settlement prior to that date OF
lands not covered by entries or filings
made by them under this proclamation
The lands which have not been en-
tered under this proclamation on Sep
TENDER /, 1910, will be subject to set
Element and entry under the genera
provisions of the homestead laws.
Ex-Soldiers Favored.
Persons who were honorably dis
charged after 90 days service in tn
army or the navy of the United State
during the war of the rebellion, Span
ish-American war or the Philippine in
surrection, or their widows or mino
children, may present their application
for registration either in person o
through their duly appointed agents
but no person can act as agent 10
more than one such applicant, and al
applications presented by agents mus
be signed sworn to and presented b
them at the same place and IN tn
same manner in which other applicant
are required to present their applci
tiOns.
The Flathead reservation comprise
1,425OO0 acres on the west slope
the Rocky mountains in Northwestern
Montana, tributary to Kalispell, moo
ern city of 1900. This reserve has lon
been the home of several thousan
Flathead, Kootenai, Kalispell and Pen
Oreille Indians, noted for their III
swerving friendship for the white pc,
pie. These tribes claimed all the lane
in Montana, west of the main rang
of the Rocky mountains and the nortl
ern part of Idaho, more than so yea
ago, when they entered into treat
by the terms of which they relil
quished certain lands to the COVER
ment. They reserved the right
choose certain lands for their perm
nent abode, and in this they seleet'
the Flathead reservation, which co
tains the largest body of fresh wat
in the west.
The Occur d'Alenes chose a tract
more than 4OO,OOO acres III INC Ao9e
walton of the same name in northe
Idaho, bordering on the Washingto
Idaho line, II miles east of Spokan
This reserve contains what is declar
to be the largest tract of white pi
left intact on this continent. Sor
of the quarter sections are apprals
by lumbermen to be worth not le
than $4,000, while the other porto
will be worth from 5000 to $500
acre under intensive cultivation. I
land is south of Occur d'Alene, viii
has numerous lumber mills and mode
hotels and beautiful residences.
The Spokane and Colville reserN
tions, 100000 acres, are northwe
of Spokane. The land to be open
this year is at the confluence of
Spokane and the Columbia rivers, ms
ing irrigation possible should it be
quired to supply moisture to the Ian
The agency is at Miles, Wash, wh'
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