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Show The removals for the year are as follows: Leech Loke Pillagers.. ............................................ 13 Mille Laos ........................................................ 10 GullLakea ........................................................ 12 - Total ....................................................... 35 Puyallnp.-The Puyallup Indian commissioners, appointed by the President under the act of March 3,1801 (27 Stats., 612), are in the field engaged in the prosecution of the work assigned them. They have platted into lots, blocks, and streets, as an Indian addition to the city of Tacoma, so much of the agency tract of the Puyallup Reservation, Wash. (exclusive of the burying ground), as is not needed for school Duruoses. .............. Acres. The agency traot as originally anrveyed contained -598.80 They reserved- ' ! For sohool, farm, and garden ................................. 62.12 Byor cemetery sndohuroh ..................................... 19.43 For railroads, streeta, and alleys, as platted. .................. 164.75 For Tacoma Land Company, aa per prior deed ................ 14.10 They have platted into lots and blooks for sale ................. -338.40 Total .................................................... 598.80 The appraised value by the commission of the lots and blocks in the said addition is $212,000; highest appraised value per acre, $1,362.35; i lowest, $200; average, $623.93. The appmisements have been approved by the Department and sales ! ordered, the Indians having couseuted, as provided by law, to the sale of the lots and blocks as appraised. Lots and blocks to the amount of $27,220.50 have been sold, $10,488.50 having been collected in cash, the balance being on time, and about 100 deeds have been executed by the commissiouers to the respective prlrchasers and reported for consideratiou and approval by the Depart-ment. These deeds have received consideratiou, and most of them have been approved. Certain Indian allottees have given consent to the sale of portions of their respective allotments. These lands selected for sale have been appraised by the commission and the appraisement thereof approved by the Department. Portions of two allotted tracts have been sold, the cousideration beiug $4,193.50. The cash collected thereon is $1,401.50. It is expected that the commission will soon report the sale of other lot,s and blocks of the agency traet, and portions of other allotted lands. It may be remarked that the lands are not selling for the high prices once anticipated, owing to the depressed conditiou of affairs in the seotion of country where they are located; but under existing conditions it is thought to be for the best interests of the Indians con-cerned to carry out the provisions of the Puyallup act, authorizing the 6.31~of these-lands. |