Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-06-04

as result, in short time the tenaa
of the Indian brave win be summarized
by the home of the settler, who will
bring forth wealth from land over
which only wild things cavort TODAY.
Lands Vary in Price.
For the first time in the openipg of
Indian reservations, homesteaders on
the Occur d'Alene reservation, which
Is soon to be opened for settlement.
VIII have to pay for their land accord.
ing to the value of the land as an.
praised by the government.
In the opening of reservations for
merly it has been the custom to an
praise all the lands on the reservation
at the same value per acre, the man
drawing a lucky number and getting
the best land, paying no more there
Tor than the man who draws a poorer
piece.
Under the provisions of the act un-
der which this reservation is to he
opened, 1t is made the duty of the
secretary of the interior to classify
the lands and to appraise them ac
cordlng to their appropriate classes.
Under this system the man who draws
a number emitting him to one of the
hrst selections may be unable to select
the piece he wants because the price
is too high, and the man of means will
nave an advantage over the man with
ou NJ money who is seeking home.
the act of congress providing for
the opening of the Occur d'Alene res
efVatlon was introduced by Represen-
tative French of Idaho.
Must Live on Timber Lands.
The act originally provided that the
iahus CLASSIFIED as timber lands should
De soid under sealed bids to the high
est bidder for cash or at public auc-
ton, but this provision was amended
to provide that the timber lands must
be taken and proved up on under the
homestead laws, with the exception
that the timber lands can not be com
muted, and the settler must live mon
them for the full five years provided
for in the homestead laws before oct.
ting title thereto.
Inquire at National Capital,
The Missoula land office is in recent
OF advice from Washington to the eff
feet that all inquiries relating to the
opening of any of the reservations
should be addressed direct to the Wash
ington department, not to the local reg
lstratlon clerks or judges.
The department further advises that
literature will be mailed from Wash
ingtOn on application.
Beware of Fakes.
1t is claimed the alleged locator is
already busy "locating" citizens upon
the Occur 'Alene Indian reservation.
which is to be opened for settlement
this year. For this work, it is said, he
charges 800 and upwards.
The fortunate individuals will have
until April 10, 1910, in which to investi-
gate the land and make such selections
as they may desire. 1t is claimed that
after the drawing begins reliable per-
sons who are familiar with the reserva-
ton may be secured at a reasonable
figure to point out desirable lands, but
such trip at this time is useless and
costly to at least "a out of 25 appli-
cants, as it is estimated not more than
that proportion will draw lands. Fully
10000 applications will be made, there
being no more than 200 claims of from
40 to 100 acres on the reservation.
These lands will be classified as tim |
Der, which requires five years actual
residence; agricultural and grazing, the
two latter may be committed at the
close of IA months actual residence,
the homesteader paying the appraised
value, which it is claimed will vary
from $1.25 to SIS per acre, or only a
nominal price, as some of the timber
lands are said to be worth from $4,000 |
to $4,000 per quarter section.