Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-04-05
INSTRUCTIONS
ON LAND OPENING
Methods to be Employed in Filing
on Reservation Lands

Judge Jas. w. wItten has sent 70
the local land ONCE In this city the
following instructions regarding To-
eating agents. the same being issued
on April lst. and win be OF general
interest to all holding numbers on
the reservation. II reads as fol-
lows:
Persons holding numbers from l
to 1900 for Occur d'AIene lands have
been notified OF the date and hour
when their names will be called at
the land Offices for the districts In
which these lands are located, They
viii then be permitted 10 enter the
land ONCE or room designated by the
registers and receivers as a map
room and make their selections from
a large wall map and schedules of
the lands which have been furnished.
As fast as tracts are selected they
will be crossed on the wall map and
the applicants will furnish the reg
lister and receiver a written descrip-
tlon OF the tract selected. on a blank
form furnished Tor that purpose.
They will then be permitted 10 make
entry at any time within ten days
from the date Of their selection aud
In the meantime may examine the
tract selected and decline to enter
II II 10 unsatisfactory.
Locating agents employed by applI-
cants will be permitted to examine
the wall map with their clients. but
at no other time. and neither appli-
cants nor agents will be permitted
to remain In the map room longer
than is reasonably necessary for
them to make their selections. II To-
eating agents or other persons de-
sire TO do so they may Jointly select
one clerk at their own expense. who
viii be permitted TO remain In the
map room for the purpose Of sending
out by telephone or typewriter state
ments information as to the tracts
selected. as fast as selections are
made, but no more than one clerk
will be permitted In the map room
for that purpose; and no locating
agent who fails to sign the agree
ment hereafter mentioned will be per-
mitted to obtain information from the
map room In this or any tther man
ner A list OF the selections win be
furnished to the press II desired but
no other information than that shown
by the wall map viii be furnished BY
the registers and receivers as to
the tracts selected.
No locating agent will be admitted
to the map room with clients who
does not enter into a written agree
ment that he will furnish each per
son for whom he makes a selection
a written statement and guarantee a.
to the approximate kind. quality and
topography of each tract selected
This agreement may be signed al the
land Offices mentioned at any tlme
after April 18th. Each locating
agent must swear In the written
statement given the applicant. IS to
the kind, character and topography
OF the tract selected by him; that he
has actually visited and inspected
each tract selected; and that he
knows OF his own personal knowied se
gained from such inspection that tho
selected tract IL approximately OF
the kind. character and topography
stated: or. II he has not personally
inspected the tract, be must furnish
Ia similar afiidayit sworn 10 by some
other person who has actually visit.
ed and inspected H.
Any locating agent who furnishes
any applicant with q false state
ment as to the kind. character. the
topography OF the tract selected By
him will not thereafter be permitted
TO enter the map room and will be
liable in damages to the person for
whom he made such selection. and
may be prosecuted for furnishing q
false statement under oath.