Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-22
Qst April 22-last May 6-3w)
Sale of Timber
Lac du Flambeau Reservation

marked Proposal for
Timber, Lac du Flambeau Indian
Reservation" will be received at
the office of the Superintendent OF
the Lac du Flambeau School, Lac
du Flambeau, Wisconsin, until
twelve o'clock noon, Central Time,
Tuesday, June 30, 1925 for the pur-
chase of approximately 6,831,000
feet of timber within three separ-
ate units: Unit No. l comprising
portions of Townships 40 and Al
North Ranges 5 and 6 East, 4th P.
NJ, and containing approximately
100000 feet of white pine, 745,000
feet of Norway pine, $4,000 feet of
hemlock, $4,000 feet Of Jackpine,
10000 feet of tamarack, $4,000 feet
Of yellow birch and 10000 feet of
oak; Unit No. 2 located within por-
tions of I. Al N, r. 4 and 5 E., and
containing approximately 10000
feet of white pine, 425,000 feet of
Norway pine, 100000 feet of hem
lock, $4,000 feet Of tamarack, 1885,
600 feet of yellow birch and a
small quantity of oak and bass
wood; and Unit No. 3 located on
scattered tracts in T. 10 N, r. and
5 E., and containing approximately
$4,000 feet of white pine, $4,000
feet of Norway pine, 235,000 feet of
hemlock, 10000 feet Of tamarack
and $4,000 feet Of yellow birch.
Some Of this timber is on Indian
allotments and contracts for its
purchase must be made by the
successful bidder, or bidders, with
individual allottees or their heirs.
The minimum prices per thousand
feet board measure which will be
accepted are as follows: Units Nos.
and 2, white pine, SO; Norway
pine, 81; Jack pine, So; spruce 81;
hemlock, $780, oak, $6; yellow
birch, $3.50; maple, 81; ash 81; elm,
S4; Eastwood, Sc; tamarack, $3.50;
white birch, SO; balsam, So; spruce
pulpwood, 50 pei single cord; bal
sam pulpwood, SOC per single cord;
Unit No. 3, white pine, So; Norway
pine, Sc; Jack pine, 81; spruce, S.:
hemlock SO; oak, S.; yellow birch,
S.; maple, $4; ash, 81; elm, 81;
Eastwood $6; tamarack 50; white
birch, $3.50; balsam, 50; spruce
pulpwood, $3.50 per single cord;
balsam pulpwood, SOC per single
cord; cedar posts, 1c; cedar and
tamarack ties, lie; cedar poles, 10c
a to inch top, 20 feet), zoe "a to
inch top, Is feet), 75c Is to s inch
top, 30 feet), 81 6 to Sinch top,
35 feet), 81 C. to inch top 40
feet, $3.50 C. to 8 inch top, As
feeO, $3.50 & to inch top, so
feet), 81 q to 8 inch top, 55 feet)
and SO q TO 8 inch top, 60 feet)
The price of cedar will apply on all
Units. A separate proposal must
be made for the timber on each
unit but any bidder may submit
proposals for the timber on the
three units. The timber must be
cut under regulations prescribed
! by the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs. All timber must be cut
and removed before June 80, 1926.
With the proposal on Unit No. l a
certified check in the amount of
Sl,700 drawn in favor of the Sup
erintendent of the Lac du Flam-
beau School on a solvent National
bank must be submitted; on Unit
No. 2, $1,000; on Unit No. 3, $780,
These checks will be returned to
unsuccessful bidders, applied to-
ward the payment for timber if
bid, is accepted and contracts en-
tered into, and retained as a for
felt if bid is accepted and the
bidder fails to comply with the re-
qulrements of the bid. Within
thirty days from the date of accept
ance of bid the successful bidder
will be required to furnish satisfac-
tory bonds as follows: Unit No. /
$4,000; Unit No. 2, $4,000; Unit No.
3, $500. The right of the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs to waive
technical defects in the advertise
ment and proposal and to reject
any and all bids is reserved. Fur
Their information as to the timber
and copies of the approved form
OF contract may be obtained from
the Superintendent, Lac du Flam-
beau Indian School, Lac du Flam-
beau, Wisconsin. Washington. D.
G., April Is, 1925. Chas. H. Beaches,
Commissioner.
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