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Show Company through the same. By office letter of April 15, 1893, the attendon of the Department had bee11 invited to this balance due. Blackfeet Reservation, Mont.-In the last annual report will be found a brief history of the extension of the St. Paul, Mil~neapolis alzd Mmii:oba Railwc~y-the Great NortWern. Railway line-through the abovs reservation. Jauuary 12, 1893, the company tendered a further draft for $12.15 in payment of balance due for right of way t.hrough the reservation, as shown by the amended map of definite location. It appears that the amended map was originally filed with the agent of the Blackfeet Ageuny. The 1na.p nas forwarded to this office by the agent January 9, lSY3. The map was submitted to the Secretary of the Iuterior January 31,1893, and was approved by him February 4, 1893. Crow Re~er~atiolMl, ont.-As has already been stated (p. 63), by act of Congress approved XIarch 1,1893 '7 Stat., 529), the Big Horn gouthern Railroad Company was practically granted a new right of way through the above reservation. April 18, 1893, fie company filed in' this o-Eoe, for the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, six maps, in duplicate, showing the definite location of the road tl~rought he reser- * vation, according to the amended route, as provided in said act of Marc11 1,1893. April 20 one copy of each map was transmitted to the agent of the Crow Agency for exa.mination and report as to whether there were any objections against their approval. April 28 the agent reporhed favorably to t,heir approval. This office submitted the maps to the Secretary of the Interior for his act'ion May 12, 1S93, and they were ;approved by him May 17,18Y3. Ma:i 8,1893, the agent forwarded to this olfice the proceedings of a gener:&cl ouncil of the Crow Indians held at the agency May 5, for the purpose of considering and determining whether they would co~lfiento the constructiou of the road throngh the reservation, and in case of their (consent to fix a price for the tribal lands so taken and used. The Indiails collseuted to the constractio~lo f the road upon condition that the road be properly fenced tl~ronghont the reservation; that they be paid $3 per acre for unallott~d lauds j and that thc owners of allotted lauds be settled with individually for the damage sustained by each by reauon of the constrnctiou of the road. May 23 the council pro-ceedings and a draft of instructions to be given the agent of the Crow I n d i a ~a~nsd a, special agent of this office ill the matter of negotiating with 1;he individnal allottees were submitted to the Secretary of the Interior, who returued them, approved, May 25. May 24 the compauy depos:ited with the Department a draft for $4,133.40 in payment for right of way throagh the tribal lauds, for depot grounds, for right of way tt:nrough the Port Custer military reservation and depot grounds therein, the same being at the rate of $3 per acre for 1,377.8 acres thus taken, which is the amount of land shown to be taken by t l ~ ere port of the cl.ief eugineer of said company. |
