The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-05-28
LAND IS FOR BONA
F|DE SETTLERS
GOERNMENT MAY BAR SPECU-
LATORS AND LUMBERMEN
COEUR D'ALENE RESERVATION
Land spectators barred.


No grabbing of valuable timber
lands by mill companies and other
large corporations.
None but actual bona fide settlers
to profit by the governments dis
tribution of homesteads in the Occur
d'Alene Indian reservation.
Under the act of congress under
which this reservation is to be thrown
open to settlement a special provision
is made regarding the timber lands,
of which there are about 5000 acres
on the reservation.
1t is provided that the laws per-
hitting communication upon home
steals will not apply to the timber
lands on the reservation and that the
only way to secure title is to actually
reside upon the land for a period of
FIVE years
The announcement that this reser-
walton, as well as the Spokane and
Flathead reservations, are soon to be
opened has created great interest
and thousands are anxiously awaiting
the information as to the manner in
which the applications are to be made
and the drawing to be held.
These details are left in the hands
of the secretary of the interior and
Il
thought it is believed that they will
be along the lines followed in the
opening of other reservations.
Will Reserve Townsites.
Before the lands are opened for en-
try the government will select and
survey several townsites which will
be reserved from the drawing and
will be sold under the direction of
the secretary of the interior and the
proceeds turned over to the Indians.
While these townsites have not yet
been definitely located. it is under
stood that one will be at Plummer,
one at Chatcolet and one adjoining
the town of ST. Maries. The former
is at the crossing of the o. R. & N.
and the Milwaukee railroads, about
"A miles northeast of Tekoa, and
forms a part Of sections 7, s, II, 18
townsip as, range 4 east, Boise mer.
idian
The one at Chatcolet will also be
at the crossing of these same two
railroads, and on the northwest bank
of Lake Chatcolet. The third town
site will probably be located on the
edge of the reservation adjoining the
present new town of st. Maries, OF
which it will become an addition.
While the method of iisposing oil
these townsites has not been an
nounced, it is believed that they will
babe been definitely selected and sur
veyed
Indian Holds On.
While practically all of the Indians
living on the reservation have made
their selections, some of the land is
still in doubt, it being reported thai
one old Indian who lives on the lana
wanted for the townsite of Plummel
is disinclined to move, although the
government has requested him t.
compromise by taking some othel
place in lieu thereof. If such ar
agreement can not be reached, it is
probable that the townsite will bt
changed to some other location.
w. H. Tamlin, who for the past 2;
years has been engaged in the bust
ness of locating settlers upon govern
ment lands, and who has cruised the
entire Occur d'Alene reservation, es
Inmates that only about one-half O
the land left on the Occur d'Alent
reservation after the Indians have
made their selections will be consid
cred of enough value to create an.
rush for it, and that there will no
be more than 900 or 700 good loca
lions.
Nearly all of the land in the west
ern two tiers OF townships is agricul
tural, while that on the eastern par
of the reservation is nearly all tim
Der. some of 1t being of great valu
when Ii is opened to transportation
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