Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-13

out over meadows but continues in
a boat channel to the river.
Cut hay for Pence and A. A. Dark
nell, about 800 tons; cut about one
half this hay on %, 16, Fl and 20;
on north side OF river I hay in %,
Is, and 16 In 1897; in 1898 cut all
the ground cur over IA 1897 and 1
about 40 tons on big meadows; cut
SO tons more in 1898 than 1897; cut
about 800 tons of hay in 1899 on
same lands.
Commenced staamboating in oeto-
Der. 1899; ran boats on river TIL
1909; during these years the mead
ows were in about the same as in
1S9T--dry; have crossed these mead
ows from river to hills on both sides
OF river; once across about the CEN
ter of z, across IS afoot to the hills
to get birds on August 1. Walking
was dry and hot; have driven moving
machine over strip OF river bank
on south side in sections II, s and
IL; found ground dry in 1897 to
1906, wet since 1906; handled all
kinds Of freight including hay of
reservation; could not say how much
from one to 10 ton to trip dur
ling hauling time; knew OF hay cut on
reservation from 1897 to 1905; e.
innate hay cut on an average cf 500
or 600 tons each year; In 1905 there
may have been more; horses usually
psstured from fish traps in section
Q to the head Of Occur d'Alene lake.
Witness testified that he had
hl wn the steamers whistle to see
the horses and cattle kick up the
lgrass and dust on the meadows as
they stampeded for the hills with
their tails up
Since 1906 the lands from Benwah
lake to Chatcolet were flooded ex-
cept a portion OF high river bank;
1.-THE old channel between these lakes
was traceable only by the absence
Of tall tuiies that now grow there
Run the boats along the river un'
der check to keep from flooding and
destroying the campers along this
river; since July. 1907, the lands
from Heil's guIch to Occur d'Alen'
: lake have been overflowed, in fac
Occur d'Alene lake extends to He'll
gulch, covering sections 80, 4, 3, 2
1, 10 and 7; the soil ID black sand.
ldam; am familiar with market value
Of lands in the vicinity OF the reser
: walton.
Witness valued the lands from So
per acre for cheaper to $76 for me
dun, and $3.50 for the high lands
Have seen 200 to 500 head OF stool
: grazing along the river each yea
: prior to 1905.
! On cross-examination the witnes
: testified to having spent many
! pheasant hour in the pilot house tell
ing stories OF personal experience
Of numbering operations, fishing, etc
He also testified to the belief tina
tho bottom lands were subirrigate,
from the river; that had noticed
1subboil of clay with loan about eigh
feet deep on top, Had noticed tn
soil because 1t seemed a better sol
Y to till than In the Palouse country
where / had worked; was moist an
mellow. fine for garden.
Laird Continues Testimony.
. Hi Laird continued his testimon
yesterday afternoon. Witness. test
fed to cutting 12O tons of timoth
: hay In 1897: cut some rye grass hay
\ cut between so and 30 tons of ha
III In 1898; fed all the low land hay I
. the stock; low land hay grows abou
n three feet high and has three or fou
y blades to the stock; accounted fo
It difference In value of high land an
II low land hay as due to the difgerene
. In depth of loan above the thar
}. pan" (elay) estimated two-third
] Of lands In controversy as low land
I, worth $40 per acre; one-ninth at 81
q per acre and two-ninths at $3.50 pc
y acre.
X Could make interest on values gil
10 en- by simply cuttina the wild ha
y that now grows on 1t. Witness te
h titled that the strip or meadow a,
a joining the south bank OF the rive
D from Chatoolet for a mile and a ha
N east that was formerly (before 1905
N half q mile wide Is now from fiv
n to ten rods wide, including the hie
r banks along the high banks OF II
N river.
sr High water was higher In 1909 an
}; stood longer than 1arlns prasiot
At years; Chatoolet laAe Is 800 acr.
le larger now than before 1907; I
ID July. 1905. there were $40 poop