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Show 39 - A8 all of this land, practically, TSUS raw two years ago, and a large proportion of it is raw today, the work of "saving the water11 for the- Indians is a man's sire job. In my view, after a personal examination of much of this The Problem Presented, allotted land, It would bo) impossible for Superintendent Kneale >- and it would be impossible for anybody ol3e -- to "save the water" for all of it. The problem confronting tha Superintendent, tha Indian Office and the Department, i3, therefore, to sub-duo as much a3 possible of the land and perfect the water rirhts upon as great an area of the Indian allotments as may be practicable. To accomplish this result will require ability, patience, perseverance and indefatigable effort on the part of all to whom any responsibility for tha .Tork attaches. Tha latest figures indicate that the total area of land under Government ditch in tho ^iniah Basin is 85,150 acres. Of this araa, Superintend ant "-seals now has under approved lease- S3,040 acres. The l&aees pending aggregate 5,720 acres. '.'fork The land farmad.by Indiana approximates 7,300 acres. Approved Accomplished. • ' ' sales of land aggregate 14,730 acres, while proposed sales, awaiting approval, amount to 1,510 acres. Superintendent aneal© has in his office, practically ready for transmittal to the Indian Office and ths Department, proposed sales amounting to 1,064 acres. The land advertised for sals aggregates / |