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Show REI'ORT -OF THE COMMISSIONER OF IKDIBN AFFAIRS XXXV of nxecutive message to Congress January 31, 1884 (see House Ex. Doc. No. 71, Fortx-eight11C ongrrs~f, irst session). Subsequently, the agent for t.he Sisseton Indians having written this office transmitting a commnnication from the chiefs and council, and requesting authority to make certk~in amendments in the agreement which he deemed would cover all objectious and meet their views, he was, under instructions from the Department of the 17th Jnly last, directed to make such amendments, and thus endeavor to bring the matter to a final settlement if possible, without further delay so far as the Department is concerned. In anticipation of this termination to a protracted and vexatious matter, a bill embodying the necessary legis-lation will be prepared and submitted for transmission to Congress at the ensuing session. Umatilla Reserve, Oregon (Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, Pendleton. and Centreville Branch).-In' my last annual repprt mention was made of the terms and conditions upon which the Umatilla In-dians had consented to the construction of the Pendleton and Centre-ville Branch road through their reservation. The Oregon Railway and Navigation Company having signified its acceptance thereof, and filed the requisite bond, the action of the Indians, as embodied in the mem-orandum agreement of August 17, 1883, with maps of location, sched-ule of improvements of individual Indians, and bond of the company, were approved by the Department April 11,1884. The quantity of land taken for right of way and station grounds was 152.79 acres, which at $5 per-ore resulted in a sum of $763.95, and the appraismeut of i~tdi-vidual Indian improvements amounted to $464.50, making a total of $1,22&.45, which has been duly paid to the Department by the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company for the use of the Indians entitled thereto. Walker River Reserve (Carson and Colorado Railroad).-At the last session of Congress, Mr. Dawes, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported a bill (9. 1583), previously prepared in this office, "to accept and ratify an agreement made by the Pah-Ute Indians, and grar~tinga right of way to the Carson and Colorado Railroad Company through the Walker River Reservation in Nevada." The history of this case will be found in the annual reports of this office for 1882 and 1883; also in House Ex. Doc. No. 15, Fortyeighth Congress, first session. The session again closed without Congressional action on the bill. SANITARY OONDITlON OF THE INDIANS. The reports of the agency physicians shows total of 73,182 cases treated during the year. Of this number 68,968 recovered, 1,586 died, and 2,628 were still under treatment on June 30. While the number treatedisless than last year, the death rate shows a considerable in-crease, which is doubtless owinglargely to the unusually severe winter and the exposure and suffering incident to living in wigwams and poorly |