The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-24
ASK. LARGE SUMS
| lQRMCLAMATI0N
rUD1 AL REVENUE FROM OIL
L4AGaDB MAY MAKE CONGRESS
MORE LIBERAL
Roe tAe rI11k River Project for Com.
ing Year e1,417.OOO Asked: for
Sun River @e07 900; for Huntley
e100, 600; for Lower Yellowstone.
$4,000.

government reclamation work during
the fiscal year beginning July next
we're asked OF congress in the open
Ing days of the new session. due to
the fact that large lump sum. re-
presenting revenues from oil leases.
will be diverted to the reclamation
fund before appropriations become
available. The probabilities are that
these appropriations will be author.
ICED, inasmuch as the money is Sc
gregated for specific purposes and
can b used for nothing else.
The total appropriations asked for
the Milk river project for the coming
year Is $1,417.O0O, against $552.0O0
appropriated last season. For Sun
river. $4,000 Is recommended as
against $14S.0O0 appropriated last
year. The estimate for Huntley is
$4,000 or 10000 more than was
appropriated this year. while the
lower Yellowstone estimate is for
$4,000, or four times the appro-
priation for the current year.
Some Other Estimates
Other estimates for public works
in Montana follow:
Helena assay office, $4,000. being
an increase of $500 in salary for as
sayer. 5000 each for chief clerk and
assistant assayer. and $500 increase
in wages of workmen.
Surveyor generals office, $23,560.
which embodies increase of $2,9SO
in salaries of clerks.
Flathead irrigation project. $780,
900.
Blackfeet irrigation project. $685.
900.
Crow project. 100000, tribal
funds"
Fort Peck project. $4,000.
Fort Belknap irrigation. 100000.
Support Fort Belknap Indians
$4,000.
Flathead agency, 100000.
Fort Peck agency, $4,000.
Blackfeet agency, $4,000.
Northern Cheyennes. $4,000.
Rocky Boy band of Chippewas. So.
900.
Treaty payment to Crows. $4,000
Settlement Bitter Root vale,
claims, $1.124.
It also recommended that the fol
lowing funds belonging to Indians
now in the treasury be appropriated
for their benefit: Crows. 100000;
Blackfeet, $4,000: Flathead, $40.
900; Fort Belknap. $4,000: Rock.
Boy. $1,000: Tongue river, $4,000
Anticipating that the supreme
court will decide adversely to the
government in the present suit in
volving title to certain lands in the
indemnity limits of the Northern Pa
cific grant in Montana, Idaho anG
Washington. the forest service has
asked for the appropriation of $50,
900 "for examination and Appraisal
of lands within primary and indem
nifty limits of the Northern Pacifi,
grant in order to obtain complete in
formation regarding equitable basis
upon which claim is made by tn,
company of right to select, under it!
grant. approximately 100000 acres
now included in the national forests
in the three states named and to re
port to congress some equitable plal
of adjustment. The lower courts
have decided this case in favor o
the railroad company and affirmation
of that decision is expected in tn,
supreme court. What the fores
service hopes to do, If the railroad
contention is upheld. is to make ex
change of lands with the Northern
Pacific. so that the national forest
may not be checker-boarded with tn
railroad lands and that the railroa,
company may acquire compact tracts