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Show 136 REPORT OF THE C O ~ J B I O N E R OW INDIAN AFFAIRS. extremely expeditious and satisfactory manner, and it is believed that j at the close of the next fiscal year the town-site work will have been practically if not entirely completed. 1 In addition to surveying and platting the towns, the work of selling the town'lots is progressing rapidly; and, indeed, in many instances in the Creek Nation full payments have been made and deeds issued. The towns in which town-lot deeds have been delivered to purchasers are as follows: J Be%@, Henryetta, Mounds, Okmulgee, Wagoner, Briatow, Holdenville, Muskogee, Red Fork, Wetumka 7 TIMBER AND STONE. Contracts for the removal of timber for the fiscal year have been made as follows: With the Central Coal and Coke Company, for the purchase of 600,000 oak railroad cross-ties and 2,000 oak railroad switch ties. Contract approved October 8, 1901. Vernon E. Steen, for the purchase of 200,000 feet of oak timber, linear measure, for piling; 2,000,000 feet, board measure, oak timber for bridges. Contract approved October 1, 1901. Angus McLeod, for the purchase of not exceeding 10,000 feet of oak timber for piling and 600 oak switch ties. Contract approved October 23, 1901. A. McLeod & Co., for the purchase of 500,000 feet of oak and pine timber forbridges; 40,000 feet, linear measure, of oak timber for piling, and 100,000 railroad cross-ties and 1,000 oak switch ties. Con-tract approved April 30, 1902. Kenefick Construction Company, for the purchase of 476,000 oak railroad cross-ties; 2,760 oak railroad switch ties; 2,500,000 feet, board measure, of pine bridge timber; 90,000 linear feet timber for piling. Contract approved March 11, 1902. John Simpson, for the purchase of 2,500,000 feet, board measure, oak and pine timber for bridges. Contract approved July 11, 1902. James Elliot, for the purchase of 100,000 railroad cross-ties; 4,900 railroad switch ties; 50,000 linear feet of timber for piling. Contract approved July 23, 1902. Contracts for the removal of stone have been made as follows: St. Louis and San Francisco &lroad Cornpiny, for the purchase of 750,000 cubic yards of stone. Contract approved August 7, 1902. Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad, for the purchase of 100,000 cubic yards of stone for ballast. Contract approved September 21, 1901. CITIZENSHIP. The Commi~~ioton the Five Civilized Tribe; has forwarded to this office' the applications for identification as Mississippi Choctaws of |