Item No. 1. This 100,000 acres of timber land I esti- 

 mate to contain approximately 625,000,000 feet of timber 

 which is somewhat higher than the government estimate, 

 but it is considered a fair estimate by those who know the 

 situation. This is here valued at $4 per thousand, with 

 the expectation of cutting two-thirds of it at once on the 

 selection plan, which will be more expensive than if it were 

 logged in the ordinary way, and perhaps will cost as much 

 as 50 cents per thousand in excess of ordinary expenses; 

 but I believe that even under such conditions $1 per 1000 

 feet is a reasonable figure, since there is a railroad going 

 through the reservation, and the timber is easily gotten out 

 by this or by water, and there are two saw mills close by or 

 on the reservation of very large capacity. I am inclined to 

 think that this figure is under rather than above what can 

 be obtained for the timber. 



Item number 2. There are 389,790 acres termed "ag- 

 ricultural land" in this reservation. This is a misnomer, 

 for but little of it is really agricultural land in the ordinary 

 sense of the word. As understood here the term "agri- 

 cultural land" means only land that has but little, if any, 

 pine timber on it. But this land is so poor in quality that 

 comparatively little of it has any value for agricultural pur- 

 poses. And in view of the fact that there is such a large 

 amount of good agricultural land in the timbered section of 

 this state that is still unoccupied, it is ridiculous to claim it 

 necessary to hold this land open for agricultural purposes. 

 The agricultural land is figured at $1.25 per acre, the regular 

 homestead price, and which would be *a reasonable sum for 

 the government to pay the Indians for it. 



Item number 3. It is estimated that at least twenty 

 families must be permanently located at once upon this land 

 were it taken for park purposes. 



Item number 5. From many surveys made it seems fair 

 to estimate that about two-thirds of the trees on this land are 

 overripe, so to speak: in other words, are not improving, 



