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Show LXII REPORT OF THE CO#34ISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. NORTHERN CHEYENNES IN THE TONGUE RIVER VALLEY, 3lOATANA TERRITORY. In consequence of representations having bee11 made to the oBce, that nu~nberso f these Indians had located in tlle Tougue River Valley and vicinit.7, and allegations l~avi r~bgee n made by cattlemen that they were killing stock and othern-ise tnolesting them, Special Agent Mil-burn was instructed, iu February last, to visit the looa1it.y and ascer-tain the condition and r ant s of tl~eseI ndians, and the truth of the complaints made against them. 011 the 18th of April last he subnlitted his report, from which it appeared that the complaints of the cattlemen were not well founded, and that while some of the Indians had made little or no progress, others were doing well and ought to be encour-aged in their efforts to take l~omesteads and become self-supporting. The military authorities at Fort Keogh also reported that these Indians were deserring of assistance and should be allowed to remain. In viem of these reports I recommended that a special agent be a p pointed to take charge of the Indians temporarily and distribute to them such supplies as they are entitled to receive, mliich recommenda-tion mas approved by you. Some of the Indians in the vicinity of theTongne River were for a time held under the surveillance of the military at Fort Keogh and during that time were considered prisoners of war. A number of the Indians now there are a portion of Little Chief's band from Piue Ridge, Dakota. It is hoped that their efforts at settlement upon homesteads will prove successful, and to this end they should receive all the assistance which it is in the power of the Department to render. SALE OF ONAHA LANDS IN NEBRASKA, AND ALLOTMENT OF LANDS IN SEVERALTY TO OMAHA INDIANS. Under authority of the act of Co~~greaspsp roved August 7, 1882 (22 Stat,., 34L), all that portion of the Omaha Indian reservation in the State of Nebraska lying west of the right of way of the Sioux City and Ne-braska Railroad Company is to be appraised and sold for the benefit of the Indians of said reservation. A commission, composed of Messrs. J. B. Detwiler, Daniel nuggan, and He11ry Fonte~~elloef , Nebraska, has been appointed to make the required appraisement, and these geutle- 111en are now engaged in that duty. The quantity of land to be appraised and sold is estimated to be about 50,000 acres. It is said to be of most excellent. qnalit;i, both for agriculture and stock purposes, and the indl-cations are that it will comlnand a good price. The funds arising from the sale, after paying the expe~isesin cident thereto, are to be placed to the credit of the Indians, the income therefrom, at 5 per centnm, to be expended for their benefit, nuder direction of the Secretary of the Inte-rior. Under the same act(sectiou 5) the lauds lying east of the railroad |