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made available for settlement lease and pray for
lief on this subject
STATE LIEU LANDS.
There large of State lieu school lands scattered
the choicest portions Of the reservation which the State
ready make available for lease settlement pend
ing approval of title by the Department Washington We
understand that this has been pgeonoed held up
pending an investigation Of these lands their mineral
character We respectfully submit that the interests of this
community much stake to be held back such
pretext and urge immediate action on the matter
RECLAMATION POLICY.
It has been officially stated that there will be practically
1875 of agricultural land under the Reclamation pro-
ect this reservation under construction Practically
all of this land is either Indian aomens farm units and
the latter have been hoeseaded by the settlers since
May 1910 and is understood that the Reclamation Ser
vice has proles maps, and data showing the number Of
proposed to be reclaimed in each farm unit and
braced in each Indian allotment We submit that this infor
nation should be the disposal of the homesteader the
prospective purchaser of Indian allotment that he may
know the exact be irrigated and thereby approximate
the water charge against from the construction of the
bitches thereon At the present time this information is
withheld the Service stating that it not their policy
tenton to give out advance information this subject 1t
should be- obviously of vital Importance to each and
individual owning said lands by purchase by homestead
that they know the amount approximately of the liability
which time will attach by virtue Of this construction
Some few of the hoesteaders who have made final
taon proof on their claims desire to sell and
tive purchasers of the tracts will certainly be entitled
know what their liability will be and the withholding of this
prevents the purchase sale of the and thereby retardng
progress preventing development and otherwise detrimental
to the financial interests Of the entire community
We ask that the rule of the Department prohibiting adj
information this subject be revoked and that the
individual owner at least upon his request specific
tract OF land, be given the desired information.
RIGHTS OF WAY FOR HIGHWAYS
During the past month this subject has been the
of considerable discussion This has been occasoned by the
discovery of the fact that the proper authorities of this
ty have of establishing public highways where
same traverse alongside the allotment of Indian It
pears that has provided means by which
county road could be legally established without condem
nation proceedings It should be apparent to all that farm
without road leading to and from would be vaueess
asset in community country and this reservation is
exception to the rule In Montana where there
tute establishing county roads all section lines this oms
sion by strange than where that statute
is in force
We would ask that some legislation be enacted correct
ing this matter and giving the authority the proper officers
of the county to establish highways.
AS illustration of the hardship this is working upon
this community case in point is ced
Two telephone companies at present seeking to
ablsh lines over various portions OF the reservation They
have already established local exchanges in of the
and when they commenced set the poles for the purpose
of carrying the wires connecting the towns with the outside
world ordered to set poles the reservation
where the allotment of any Indian when
in doing they followed what supposed to be the
tablished public highway AS matter of course all work
stopped pending adjustment with the department, which
know and which know slow act in all matters
to be proverbal
Again, the board Of county commissioners of Mssoua
county has expended during the past year approximately
$1,000 in repairing building and grading the supposed pub
lie highways of this reservation. Now it transpres they
havo title much of the public highway upon which this
vast sum has been expended The country new there
only trails where there should be graded roads, and the
commissioners awake to the needs of the community had
commenced the construction of what destined to be
system of public highways of which all to be proud
Should there not be relief from this complaint
will be back to the trails for and backward will turn
the wheel Of civilization which the wards Of the government
now much the of the officials of the Indian de-
partmen stand in such great need But why enumerated?
The is patent to all that say would
sacrilege.
UNCLASSIFIED LANDS