Show liovi CAUSE TOULE Important Question RegardIng Regard-Ing Ft Hall Opening WHO HAS JURISDICTION Interior Department Has Taken Matter Mat-ter Submitted Tinder Advisement and Will Bender an Opinion Monday Mon-day nights of Several Hundred Prospectors Are Involved and They Do Not Want to Bo Regarded as Sooners FiveMile Limit Opening What Secretary Is to Decide TRIBUNE SPECIAU1 Blackfoot J IIa June 13 1902Tue Presidents proclamation opening the Fort Ilnll reservation on June 17th with thft exception of the lands within five miles of Pocatcllo which arc to he Gold at auction on July 17th by the land officers heie has caused a great deal of anxiety on the part of several hundred hun-dred persons who arc anxious to get within the live mile limit to prospect for minerals or locate agricultural lands the fiucstion being whether It 5 they eniered the Jive mile limit prior to July 17lh they would be regarded as aooners QUESTION IS SUBMITTED In order to determine this question the following telegraphic correspondence has pnssfd between Frank V Rcano of Blaekfoot and Senator Dubois The result of the secretarys consideration will be awaited with the keenest of Interest In-terest by several people as It In bullcved by a great many that there are very valuable mineral deposits within the Jive ihMe limit I BKANES MESSAGE 131ackfoot Ida June 11io Senator 1reil T I Diibols AVnshhifUon T C Ask Commissioner to wire rcKlnlor and ro celvcr If Part lea cnn rn on the I land within Ivemlln limit to prospect and examine hinds after Juno 17ih and Prior j to July 7tli mm nil not bo regarded an aooners lanv Inquiries Very Important Signed KUAN W BKANJ5 DIIBOJS REPMES Wnahlngtoii D C June J To Frank t reanc niackfoot tin Scciolary of the Interior has your question uudur ad vitiemiiiL and will I I iroiin lily leach a cnn clijslon Monday The Commissioner thanks you so do J Signed FRI3D T DUJ30IS CALDWELLS INSTRUCTIONS The Indian Office has Instructed Agent Caldwcll that their Jurisdiction over the entire ceded portion of the reservation res-ervation ceases on June 17th This announcement an-nouncement has prompted ml L large nil In ber of people to prepare for a rush to the Ivo mile limit la ml on Tuesday next but It Is apparent that the gen oral land office has some doubts about the rlpht of parties to en tot the lands prior to July 17th In tile event par tics followed tho advice of the Indian Department and the land office at i Washington should hold contrary views great confuMon would ensue as the General Laud oflco would have exclusive exclu-sive Jurisdiction to determine the Issue |