The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-15

linquishment Of his entry, he is not
entitled to make a second homestead
entry, regardless of the fact that his
improvements may have cost him
more than tho amount received for
them.
d.. One who has already made
final proof on less than one hundred
and sixty acres may. if he otherwise
qualified. make an additional entry
when added to the amount for which
he has already made proof, not eN-
coed in the aggregate one hundred
and sixty acres.
Commissioners appointed by the
government have classified the lands
subject to entry in the Flathead res
ervation as follows: 4c,22a acres as
agricultural lands of the first class.
1909 acres as agricultural lands of
the second class and 1856, 1S9 acres as
grazing lands. These lands have been
appraised at from Sl.25 to $500 an
acre. Portions of the lands thus
classified in the Flathead reservation
have been Withdrawn from entry I'M
der the reclamation act and will not
be subject tn entry under this open
ing. I cannot give you the area of
the lands so withdrawn or tell you
the probable date when they will be-
come subject to entry. Tho Occur
d'Alene lands are now being classified
into agricultural lands. grazing lands
and timbered lands, and the lands in
A.
be subject to entry are being classi-
fled as agricultural lands. These lands
will be appraised before they become
subject to entry, hut | am unable to
give you at this time either the area
which will be embraced in the various
classifications or the price at which
they will be appraised. There are
about 100000 acres in the Occur
d'Alene Indian reservation, including
the timbered lands, all of which will
be subject to entry under the home
stead laws at their appraised value,
and there will probably be about co.
900 acres of the Spokane lands which
will be classified as agricultural and
be subject to entry. Tho timbered
lands in the Spokane reservation can
not be entered.
have no personal information as to
the character or productive quality Of
these lands. 1t is reported that they
are BEST adapted and some of them
oats, and barley. and other small
grains, root crops and fruits.
Appended hereto are reports fur
nished by the United States weather
bureau, showing the rainfall and tenn
peratures at the points near each Of
these reservations.
All the registration points are To-
Gated on railroads at the following
distances from st. Paul, Minnesota
Kalspell 1907 miles; Missoula, 1854
miles: Occur dAlene. 1,462 miles and
Spokane 1,476 miles by one route and
1911 miles by the other Spokane is
located 321a miles by rail from Occur
dAlene, 257 miles from Missoua, and
268 miles from -kalispell.
If you contemplate attending this
registration, it may be to your adj
vantage. to investigate the cost of
transportation to- drrd from the points
as compared with the cost of the
round-trip excursion ticket to Seattle,
Washington, which will be on sale
at reduced rates, with stopoyer privi-
leges at the registration points, by all
or most of the railroads during the
time of registra ton is in progress.
These are the only Indian lands to
be opened this year. except the
CHEYENNE river and Standing Rock
lands in North and South Dakota,
which may be opened in October
next. Information as to the opening
of those lands will be mailed to you
as soon as it is ready for distribution.
Very respectfully,
JAS. w. WITTEN,
Superintendent Opening and Sale of
Indian Reservations.
Department of the Interior,
General Land Office.
Washington, D. c., May "a, 1909.