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Show COML~ISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. xxxvii is to superintend the eduoational and agricultural interests of the In-dians, who, having been properly instructed and encouraged, are in great measure able to care for themselves. ALLOTMENTS OF LAND IN SEVERALTY. Since the publication of the last annual report, allotments have been made under the act of February 8,1887 (24 Stats., 388), as follows : TABLE16 .-Showing allotmmta of land mads since July 1, 1887. ~ - ............ Name of reservation. JIslke Traverse. Dakota (Siaseton bxenoy) .................................... Ymkton, Dakota .......... ;.. .................................................. Abaentes Shawnee and Pottsaatomie, Indian Tenitory ........................ Esstern Shawnss, Indim Territory ............................................ Sme~aI.n dian Territory ....................................................... Wgandotts. Indian Territory .................................................. Fond dn Lw. Minnesota ....................................................... Cma. Montana ................................................................. Winnebago. NebraPha ......................................................... suets, Oregon I .................................................................. -- Acre,. 1,365 128,424.00 342 23,553.00 383 49.946.00 14 1.08800 115 8.797.92 129 ll.505.0C li3 16,Z36.48 452 71.336.00 317 28,495.00 59 4,737.00 3,349 349,124.40 On the Yankton Reservation, in addition to those who received allot-ments, selections of lands were made by 252 Indians; hut, on account of incorrect descriptions thereof, allotments can not be giaen nutil further examination of the selections can be made. On the Lake Traverse Reservation (Sissetou Agency) in Dakota, all the Indians entitled thereto have received allotments, except some 25, and most of these have selected their tracts and will soon receive their allotments. The schedules of allotments already made were certified to by this office on May 10,1888. They were transmitted to the Secretary and by him approved, and the Commissioner of the General Land Offica was directed to cause patents to issue to the allottees, as provided in the fifth section of the severalty act. There remains on the reservation '788,900 acres of unallotted lands, of which surplus. tEe Indians desire to dispose of some portion, and it would doubtless be greatly to their advantage to do so; but no funds are available to defray the necessary expenses of negotiations with them for this purpose. The coming on of the winter of 1887-'88 necessitated the discontinu- . ance of allotment work on the Siletz, Yankton, Crow, and Winnebago Reservations, and for want of funds it could not be resumed in the spring. Work was discontinued on the 'Absentee Shawnee and Potta-watomie Reservationson the 3d of April last, and for the samereason has not been resumed. The work on the mall reservations attached to the Quapaw Ageucty was commenced early in March, and was suspended at the end of the fiscal year. |