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Show " . : m,;i-'-r~'CF'~- -:.--- -I. <. 1. 7 < . REPOqT OF TIIE COXMISSIONER OF INUIAN AFFAlRS. 97 Fond du Lac Eeservation, Minnesok- he Fond duhac Indians, having been convened in council by the agent for the La Pointe Agency, Wis., in accordance with the direction of the Presideut, agreed to accept the sum of $5 per aore as compensation to be paid for the right of way granted to the Dzcluth and Winnipeg Railway by the act of October 17, 1888 (25 Stilts., 558). The written evidence of the action taken by the council not being in the form required it was returned June 30,1890, 1 8 for additional evidence as to the action taken by the Indians. . Decem-ber 5,1890, the report of the agent in accordance with his instructioos, above 'referred to, with plats of grounds for two stations filed by the company, were submitted to the Department by this office with the rec-ommendation that the amount of compensation agreed upon, and also plats of stations, be approved. Pmt Hall Reservafion, Idaho.-The Utah and xortheru Railway Company was reqnired by the right-of.wag act of September 1,1888 (25 Stats., G?), to pay, in addition to the right of way, oompensation of 88per aore for all land to be occupied withiu the town site of Pocatollo, Idah, a sum per acre equal to the average appraisal of each acre of town lots outside of the portion so taken. When the report of theappraisers of this town site was approved by the Department, t t ~ ec omp%ny was called upon to tender this additional payment, which was found to be $13,182.72. A draft far this amount was submitted by the company and transmitted to this office by the Department under date of July 16 last for collection, the proceeds to be placed to the credit of the Sho-shone and Bannack Iudians as required by the act abore referred to. Fort Peck Reservation, Montana.-This office has had considerable cor. respondenoe with officers of the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba . Railway Company (Great Northern line) relative to the removal of gravel by the company from this reservation for the purpose of ballast. iug'its line of railway. It was maintained by this office that theact of February 15,18$7 (24 Stats., 402), granting the company right of way, did wt authorize it to transport gravel beyond the limits of the reser-vat. ion; and June 30 1ast.the agent wa,s directed to allow no more to be taken from the said beds for use outside of the reservation. Former Oreat Sioux Reservation in the Dakotas.-By act of March 2, 1889 (25 Stats., 888), the Chicago, ~Milwaukeea nd St. Paul Railwag Com-pany and the Dakota (Ientral Railway Company were granted, upon colnpliance with certain conditions, the right to occupy, prior td any white person or corporation, the right of way described in certain agree-ments heretofore negotiated by these companies d t h the Sioux Iu. dians (see House Ex. Docs. Nos. 11 and 20, BorLy-eighth Oongress, first session). Before securing any rights thereunder they were required to have made the payments stipulated within 6 months after the act took effect and within 9 months thereafter to have filed with the Department maps of the definite location of the lands to be occupied by each. Xine maps of the definite location of the line of the proposed railway 10288 I A-7 |