OCR Text |
Show Owing to the "hard times," and consequent depreciationof real-eshte values in that section of the country, the Puyallup lands have sold at very low prices. It is expected that better sales will soon be made. The deferred payments on sales already made will be collected as they become due, and nther lands will be oftered for sale from time to time. If they fall below the appraised value, all bids will, of course, be rejected. Chippewa Commission.-The annual report of this office for 1890 gives au account of the negotiations with the Chippewa, Indians of Minnesota, for the cession and relinquishment of certain of their reservation lands, as provided for in the act of January 14, 1889 (25 Stats., 642). The work of the commission in making allotments, removing Indians to White Earth, etc., is referred to in succeeding annual reports. In accordance with the provisions of the Indian appropriation act of June 10,1896 (29 Stats., 326), the commission was reduced to a single member. The following is an itemized statement of the disbursements of the commission from September 1, 1896, to July 15, 1897, as shown by the biweekly reports: SaIarr and expenses of the oommissioner .................... $4,125.00 Salaxies of regalax employees, 1 allotting agent, 1 surveyor, 1 clerk, 1 interp~eter, 1 teamster, 1 tinsmith.. ............. 2,628.50 Salaries of irregnlsr employees ............................. 266.50 Suhsiatenoe supplies (open market parohase) ................ 1,171.82 Traveling expenses of allotting agent and surveyor ......... 51.84 Rent of warehouse nt White Earth .......................... 100.00 Paid for hauling freight ..................................... 8.00 Boilding houses for removal Indians ........................ 30.00 Supplies to removal Indians (oxen, cows, and hardware). .... 533.28 Expenses of team, repaira to harness and wagon. ............ 59.85 Transportation of removal Indians.. ........................ 85.00 Misoellaneous railroad and stage transportation. ............ 30.28 Authorized miscellmeous expensea.. ........................ 22.45 Snhsinting Red Lake Indians during connoil ................ 22.08 Total disbursements .................................. 9,134.60 Allotments were made during the same period as follows: Chippewa, Reservation ............................................ 16 WhiteEarth Reservation ..........................................1 43 - Total ....................................................... 159 In addition to the above, 14 changes were made in the allotments on the White Earth Reservation. During the year the following schedules of allotments made by the commission have been approved: Grand Portage Reservation, 304 allotments, November 9, 1896; Winnibigoshish FLemvation. 180, November 13,1896; Leech Lake Reservation, 636, Jnly 21,1897; Chip. pew& Reservation, 479, July 22,1897; Cass Lake Reservation, 17, Jnly 22, 1897; Boise Forte Reservation, 639, July 27, 1897; Deer Oreek Reservation, 4, Jnly 27,1897. |