The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03
How to Get Some Of Million
Acres U.S.. Is to Rattle off

land in three Indian reservations.
The lands to be opened have been
part of the Occur d'Alene reserva-
ton in Idaho, the Spokane reserva-
ton In Washington, and the Flat
head reservation in Montana.
There Is not much public land
left, and there will. no doubt, be
about three times as many appli-
cants as there are acres. 1t should
be understood that nobody can
play the game without getting on
the spot. And there are other
qualifications.
For the benefit Of those inter-
ested the Washington correspond
ent of this newspaper has secured
from the official in charge of this
matter. namely, Judge Jas. w.
Witten of the land department, the
following statement, which is in
tended to answer all questions
touching these lands and how to
get them.
Between July Is and Aug. 8,
all persons desiring lands in the
Flathead reservation in Montana.
the Occur d'Alene reservation in
Idaho, or the Spokane reservation
In Washington, may go to either
Missouia or Kalispell, Mont; to
Occur d'Alene, Idaho; or Spokane,
WASH, and register for the draw
ing
ANY person can register for
lands In either or all of the res
lervations who is qualified to make
a homestead entry. All persons
are qualified TO make such entry
who have not already made an
entry, II they are citizens of inc
United States or have declared
their intentions to become citi-
zens, and do not already own
more than leo acres, however ac-
lQuired. All applications for reg
istration must be sworn to at ore
of the points named, and any per-
soil can register for any or al of
the reservations, but 1t will be nec-
essary 70: him to 60 to KalispeIl
or Missoula to register for Flat
head lands, to Occur d'Alene for
Occur dAlene lands, end to Spo-
zane for Spokane lands.
"On August 9 the drawing will
begin for the different reservations
at Occur d'Alene. NJ particu,a:
tract of land will be assigned to
any person, but the person who
draws No. 1 will have first choice
of all the lands in the reservation
for which he draws. No. 2 will
have second choice, and so ON. The
lplan of the drawing is an abso-
lutely fair one. After applications
for reservation have been sworn to
they will be enclosed and sealed
in an envelope bearing the printed
address of the superintendent.
There will be nothing on the en-
velope to indicate the name of the
applicant. Each envelope present
ed will look exactly like every
other envelope. At the time of the
drawing these envelopes will be
thoroughly mixed before the pub
lie and then selected indiscrimin-
ately one at a time, and the appli-
cations contained in the selected
Envelopes will be numbered In the
Iorder in which they are selected.
These numbers will control the
iorder in which the lands may be
|chosen.
Notices will at once be mailed
to the successful applicants, in
forming them of some date after
April 1, 1910, on which they may
select and enter their land. All
these lands will be classified and
appraised, and must be paid for
lat the appraised value. One-third
of the value of the Flathead lands
land one-fifth of the value of the
other lands must be paid at the
time OF entry. The remainder OF
the purchase price may be paid in
five equal annual installments
Residence must be established
within six months of date of entry
and continued with cultivation un-
til patent has been earned, either
by five years residence and cul.
tivation, and the annual payment
of the installment, or by fourteen
: months residence and cultivation
and the payment OF all deferred
installments. A failure to pay any
i annual installment will forfeit al
} fright to the land entered and all
} money already paid.
1.-THE Flathead lands have al.
, ready been appraised at $1.25 tt
81 an acre, and the lands Id the
other reservations are now being
appraised. probably at the same
: Iprice.
Soldiers who served In the
; civil war, the Spanish war, or the
philippine insurrection, or theii
widows or minor orphan children
are not required to go to the reg.
istration points in person, but
, may register through agents who
will reply to their applications fol
|such registration at one OF the
points named. They WILL not be
Required to make entry on the
lday assigned them for that pur-
lpose, but may file, either in per-
|son or through agents. a declara-
tory statement by paying So. This
Twill reserve the lands for them for
lsix months, but at the end OF six
! months they must make entry in