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They are respected by all who know 

 them. 



Louis Mitchata is, probably, the 

 wealthiest of the Coeur d'Alene Indians. 

 He is reputed to be worth at least 

 $15,000, of which $8,000 is in money 

 at interest. He lives in a house which 

 would be no discredit to any fanner in 

 the country, and has a good barn for 

 stock, and convenient outbuildings. A 

 grove of trees surrounding a large fish- 

 pond is a pretty feature of the premises. 

 Lo-lo, who lives near the Government 

 sawmill, a few miles east of the mis- 

 sion, has possessions in live stock and 

 cash to the amount of $10,000. Chief 

 \Yildshoe is worth $6,000. and others 

 have from $1.500 to $5,000. 



The great age reached by a number 

 of these people is a matter of interest. 

 Father Caruana, of De Smet mission, 

 says that Charles, who died there a few 

 years ago, was not less than 120 years 

 old. He was totally blind years be- 



iore his death, and was waited on by 

 his daughter, who died later, deaf and 

 blind, at the age of ninety years. Coo 

 Xa-Cha. a Coeur d'Alene squaw, died 

 recently at the age of ninety-six years, 

 and Victoria, of the same tribe, is sup- 

 posed to be in her ninetieth year. Scam- 

 tal-am-to. a Spokane squaw, who lives 

 on the reservation, is ninety-one years 

 old. There are several others past the 

 four-score period. 



It is announced by Jair.es W. Witten, 

 superintendent of the opening, who will 

 arrive at Coeur d'Alene on July 5. that 

 no charge will be made for registration, 

 but at the time of making entry in 

 April, KJIO. persons who take lands in 

 the Flathead reservation must pay one- 

 third of the appraised value, and those 

 who apply for either Coeur d'Alene or 

 Spokane lands must pay one-fifth of the 

 value. The remainder may be paid in 

 five equal annual instalments. 



Conveyance of Water for Irrigation in Stave Pip:s. Old Flume and New Redwood Slave Pipe Replacing 



It, Rcdlands Canal, California 



