The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-07-01

Three Indian Reservations Open for
Settlement
The -Flathead reservation will be
opened for settlement this summer;
also the Coer D. Alene and Spokane
reservations. $4,000 acres of home-
stead land. Dates Of registry, July
is, to August s, 1919.
The president Of the United States
recently issued proclamation open
ing for settlement the Flathead In
dian reservation In Western Montana.
the Occur D Alene reservation in
North Central Idaho, and the Spokane
reservation in Central Washington.
These choice lands now held by the
Indians, contain 100000 acres of fine
agricultural land that may be secured
under Homestead Laws for a small
fraction of what they are worth.
Dates Of Registry
Parties desiring to participate in
the drawing for these lands can
register any day between July Is and
August S, at Kalispel, Mont, for the
Flathead Indian reservation; at Occur
D. Alene, Idaho, for the Occur D.
Alene reservation, and at Spokane,
Washington, for the Spokane reser-
walton.
Flathead Reservation
The Flathead reservation is located
in Western Montana, midway be-
tween Kalispel on the north and
Clark Fork River on the South. It is
bounded on the east, west and south
by mountain ranges, and on the north
by a line ten miles south of the
forty-eighth parallel of latitude. It is
sixty miles long and forty miles
wide, containing 1,425,000 acres. Two
hundred and twenty thousand acres
have been allotted to the Indian in
habitants, leaving, after taking out
the timber and mineral lands, over
44O, 900 acres subject to homestead en-
try.
Farming Lands
The Mission Valley is the largest
body of farming land on the reserva-
ton, being about twenty-five miles
long and five to ten miles wide. The
eastern boundary is formed by the
Mission Mountains which rise abrupt
ly from the plain, the highest peak
reaching an altitude of 10000 feet.
The lower slope Of the mountains are
covered with valuable evergreen for
ests, which extend a short distance
cut into some parts Of the valley.
Crow Creek flows across the center
of the valley from east to west and
Mission Creek crosses the southern
end. Post Creek is a tributary of the
latter stream and Mud creek of the
former. .r~a "sAr!'-
Go to Kalispel, Montana, If you
want to register for lands in the north
part of the reservation which is
known to contain the richest most
fertile soil.
Kalfspel
Kalispel, the metropolis of North
western Montana has an estimated
population Of 5000, and is located
near the center of the Flathead Valley
on the Great Northern Railway. Kali
tspel is the county seat Of Flathead
county, has United States Land
office, a United States Weather Bur-
eau, county high school employing
eight teachers, three graded schools
employing thirty teachers, paid fire
department, water works, electric
lights, sewer and telephone systems.
Rural mail routes and telephone lines
radiate to all parts of the Flathead
Valley.
There will be registration Office
at Kalispel. Filings upon all land
situated in the Kalispel district must
be made at Kalispell. The govern
ment land Office at Kalispel and the
Kalispell Chamber Of Commerce will
furnish information about Fqathead
county ana all parts of the reserva-
ton free of charge.
Occur D. Alene Reservation
Located in the southern part of
Kootenai county, Idaho, with its west
ern border formed by the Idaho
Washington State line. Definite in
formation relative 70 the lands in
this reservation is very hard to obtain
The surrounding country, however,
contains some fine land adapted to
wheat and grain especially land in the
vicinity of Tokoa, Washington, being
worth from $40 to SIS per acre.
There is considerable timber land
in this reservation also and it can be
died upon. Go to Occur D. Alene,
idaho, to register for lands in this