The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-05
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begins next Monday The lands TO be
awarded include 10000 acres in the
Flathead reservation in Montana, ZOO
600 acres in the Occur d'Alene reserva-
ton. idaho, and a smaller tract in the
Spokane reservation, Washington. The
registration Offices were located at
Kalispell and Missoula, MCnt., for the
Flathead land: at Spokane for the
Spokane land and at Occur .d'Alene
for the Idaho land. The latter city
will be the point OF drawing for the
three reservations.
The cheap rates to the northwest
incident to the Alaska YukGn-P
exposition have aided in making the
full that Uncle Sam has ever held.
Thousands of visitors to the fair have
registration has been the large num-
Der of school ma'ams who have sought
Ia get homes in the northwest. These
come from all over the country. from
Boston to Los Angeles, and the new
country will not lack for educators in
it's midst The school ma'ams are
very optimistic and all ore confident
of getting land, although it is estf-
mated that the chances to draw
homestead are as about one in hun
bred.
Realizing that the percentage of
winning numbers will be small, the
business men of Spokane and other
towns are shaping plans to direct those
who are left out to vacant homestead
lands in other districts of Eastern
WASHINGTON and Northern Idaho,
where hundreds may find homes.
The lands to DE distributed are but
fractional parts of the three reserva-
tions, or about 100000 acres out of a
total of nearly 100000 acres. The
FIathead reservation, in Montana, is
the largest of the three and comprises
1.425, 900 acres on the west slope Of the
Rocky mountains in northwestern
Montana. tributary to Kalispell. a mod
ern city of 1900 This reserve has
long been the home of several thou
sand Flathead Kootenai. Kalispell
and Pend Oreille Indians, noted for
their answering friendship for the
white people. These tribes claimed
all the lands in Montana, west of the
main range of the Rocky mountains
and the northern part of Idaho, more
than so years ago, when they entered
into a treaty. by the terms of which
they relinquished certain lands to the
government They reserved the right
to choose certain lands for their per-
manent abode, and in this thy select
ed the Flathead reservation. which
contains the largest body of fresh
sderation in demonstrating.
The Occur d'Alenes chose tract OF
more than 100000 acres in the reser-
walton of the same name in northern
Idaho, bordering on the Washington
Idaho line, II miles east of Spokane.
This reserve contains what is declared
to be the largest tract of white pine
left intact on this continent Some of
the quarter sections are appraised by
lumbermen to be worth not less than
$4,000. while other portions will be
worth 5000 to $500 an acre under in
tensive cultivation The land is south
of Occur dAlene. which has numer-
Gus lumber mills and modern hotels
and beautiful residences.
The Spokane and Colville reserva-
tiOns. 100000 acres. are northwest of
Spokane. The land to be opened
this year is at the confluence of the
Spokane and the COlp,.l oia rivers, max
ing irrigation possible should it be re-
Quired to supply moisture to the lands.
The agency is at Miles. Wash, where
Capt John McA. Webster has charge
This point will be tapped by an elec-
tric railway from Spokane. thus az
fording rapid transportation for fruits
, and vegetables TO the ready markets IN
Spokane
The Indians owning these lands suc-