The Daily Missoulian., 1909-05-30
A RESERVATION HARVEST

States of America in congress assem-
bled, that the secretary of the inte-
rior be, and is hereby, directed to i'm
mediately cause to be surveyed all of
the Flathead Indian reservation, sit
uated within the state of Montana,
the same being particularly described
and set forth in article of a certain
treaty entered into by and between
Isaac H. Stevens, governor and super
intendent of Indian affairs for the ter
ritory of Washington, on the part of
the United States, and the chiefs,
headmen and delegates of the con-
federated tribes of the Flathead, Koot
enai and upper Pend d'Oreille Indians,
on the 18th day Of July, 1855.
Section @ That so soon as all the
lands embraced within said Flathead
Indian reservation shall have been
surveyed the commissioner of Indian
affairs shall cause allotments of the
same to be made to all persons having
tribal rights with said confederated
tribes of Flatheads, Kootenais, Upper
Pend d'Oreille and such other Indians
and persons holding tribal relations
as may rightfully belong on said Flat
head Indian reservation, including the
Lower Pend d'Orelle or Kalispell In
dians now on the. reservation, under
the provisions of the allotment laws
of the United States.
Sec. 3. That upon the final compile
tion of said aUotments to said Indians
the president of the United States
shall appoint a commission consisting
of +D ;e.o
and value all of the said lands that
shall not have been allotted in sever
atty to said Indians, the several per-
sons 50 constituting said commission
to be as follows: Two of said COM
mssoners so named by the president
shall be two persons now holding
tribal relations with said Indians-the
same may be designated to the presi-
dent by the chiefs and headmen Of
said confederated tribes Of Indians;
two of said commissioners shall be
resident citizens of the state of Mon
tana, and one of said commissioners
shall be a United States special In
dian agent or Indian inspector of the
interior department.
Sec. A. That within 80 days after
their appointment said commission
shall meet at some point within the
boundaries of said Fathead Indian
reservation and organize by the cleo
ton of one of their number as chair
man. Said commission is hereby en-
powered to select a clerk at a salary
not to exceed 81 per day.
Sec. S. That said commissioners
shall then proceed to personally in
spect and classify and appraise, by
the smallest legal subdivisions of 40
acres each all of the remaining lands
embraced within said reservation. In
making such classification and ap-
praisement said lands shall be di-
vided into the following classes:
First agricultural land of the first
class; second, agricultural land of the
second class; third, timber land, the
same to be lands more valuable for
their timber than for any other pur-
pose; fourth, mineral lands; and fifth,
grazing lands.
Sec. 6. That the said commission
shall in their report of lands of the
third-class determine as nearly as pos
sble the amount of standing saw tim
Der on legal subdivisions thereof, and
fix minimum price for the value
thereof, and in determining the
amount of merchantable timber grow
ing thereon they shall be empowered
to employ a timber cruiser at a salary
of not more than $S per day while SO
actually employed, with such as
sistants as may be necessary, at
salary not to exceed S6 per day while
so actually employed. Mineral lands
shall not be appraised as to value
Sec. T. That said commissioners,
excepting said special agent and in
spector of the interior department,
shall be paid salary not to exceed
$40 per day each While actually en-
ployed in the inspection and classifi
cation of said lands; such inspection
and classification to be fully COM
pleted within one year from date of
the organization of said commission.
Sec. s. That when said commission
shall have completed the classification
and appraisement Of all Of said lands