possibly will cut it; but the locality to be next mentioned 

 has many more points in its favor. 



THE RANGE RECOMMENDED. 



4. The Ravalli Hills and Meadows.— This is 

 the range I have selected and recommend as offer- 

 ing all the advantages. The section is in the form of a 

 rectangle, with the Jocko River as the southern boundary, 

 Mission Creek on the north and on the west is the "Big 

 River," the Pend d'Oreille, also called Flathead. The 

 eastern boundary is the ravine through which runs the 

 m.ain road from Ravalli to the Flathead Lake. This 

 draw rises to a high summit which forms the crest of the 

 divide between the Jocko River and Mission Valley, the 

 elevation being 3,104 feet. On the opposite, or northern 

 side a ravine drops down to Mission Creek. This is 

 approximately the boundary. 



The range proposed contains five Indian allotments, 

 with a total of 800 acres, as shown in the map herewith. 

 The selection in Section H, Town. t8, Range 21, includes 

 the springs which form the little stream called Chim- 

 taupeh; the selection in Section I, Town. 18, Range 21, 

 includes a small stream with a few inches, flowing north- 

 west, but disappearing before Mission Creek is reached; 

 the selections in Section 7, Town. 18, Range 20, include a 

 perennial spring with a small flow, but whose water soon 

 sinks into the ground. All these springs are perpetual. 

 There are fine springs in Sections 13 and 14, Town. 18, 

 Range 21, which are also perpetual, and which furnish 

 water for a stream sufiiciently large to water many 

 animals. 



These five Indian selections should be eliminated 

 either by purchase or by lien selections. In case both these 

 courses prove to be impossible, they may be fenced out 

 of the range. If they are eliminated the range will then 

 have approximately 27 sections, as follows: 



Beginning with the southeastern corner of Section 30, 

 Town. 18, Range 20, run thence diagonally to the centre 

 of 29; north on 29 to the boundary of 20; east to line 

 between 20 and 21 ; north three miles to corner of Sections 



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