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Show force as might be necessary to enable the agent to effect u c h removal. On the next day, October 28, 1875, the Secretary granted authority, and made request of the War Department aa recommended. On the same day Agent Burchard was informed of the action taken and in-structed to carry the purpose of the Office into efTect, and Inspector Van-dever was also instructed to proceed to the Round Valley ResePvation and render Agent Burchard all the co-operation in his power in accom-plishing the object of his instructions. Under date of November 20,1875, Inspector Vanderer forwaraed to thisoffice an opinion of the United States district attorney for Cali-fornia to the effect that, in view of the act of March 3, 1873, the facts to justify a forcible removal must first be judicially ascertained, and that the inspector would not be justified in invoking the aid of the mili-tary in the first instance. November 22,1875, Inspector Vanderer, re-erring to the opiniou of the district attorney, said : Three of the settlers-Thornpaon, Eherle, and Bowen-have accepted the tender, pnt the money in their pockets, and refuse to remove. Frank Ashel, Pieroe Asbel, and Gibson refuse the tender end remain. The three last named, whose improve-menta are of litt.le value, hold a range of many thonaand acrea, comprising the heat paatnre lands on the reservation. In utter disregard of law and equity, the six men above named defy the Government and retain posmssion. Their preaenos isnn-deniabiy detrimental to the peace and welfare of the Indians, and I recommend that specific order8 be mada, under section 2149 of the Revised Statntes of the United States, direotiog theirremoval. * * A oombination has been formed by n few nnsoropulons men to dispossess the Indiana of the Round Valley Reservation. The act of March 3,18i3, was intended as a. division of the old reservation between thesettlers and the Indians. The oombinetion took its part under that sch, and now the men eompriaing it are endeavoring to filoh the bralance. November 30,1875, the metter was again presented to thqDepart-ment as follows : The Department and the Government is suffering great diaoredit at the present time for failure to insist upon keeping lands for the use of the Mission Indians in 1871. T- he sorrows of those Indians and the ouhlic dia"er aoe attachine to their ill-treatment - I haveariaen fmm the yielding to the demands of the white men who were determined I to mevent them from seonriorr permanent homes on the reservation set apart for lhem. 1 ftrnat no anch reoordwillbe~found hereafter relating to the Ronnd T'iIley Reserve. 1 The agent has been instructed, under date of Oatoher 28, to ejeot these settlers, hut he is nnsble to do so without the aid of the militarv. 1 I raapeotfullg PE~IIPRT that strpa ile taken ta seatare positive directiorts throngh tho War JJcpartmant to act immedistolg on the request of Iuapactor Vandever or uf h ~ e n t Under date of December 2,1875, the Secretary replied that as the power to employ the military forces to remove the settlers from Bound Valley appeared to be douhtfnl, legal proceedings should be taken fop their removal by the civil authorities. Thns ended the first attempt after the passage of theact of 1873 tore-move the settlers by force. December 7,1875, Agent Borohard was instm~.trfl to coufer with the district attorney with a view to instituting legal proceedings for eject. |