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Show . . . . . . REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF: INDIAX m,ama 77 ,; ~: . . . . . . . - 'qnestioA'beanng updn the land of the PuyaUnp ~eservatibn~, a & . , ' " , :. :.. was trausmi&d to Oongres's during its last session. . . . ..- . ..~.~ Se&tebiil Na.3056, now pending, provides for giving the eonsent . : ...:.: .: - 'of Congress to the removal by the legislature of the Stateof Washing- , ~ . . .:, ton of th&restrictious upon the power of alienation of a portion of the . .:.- lands ehbraoed within the Puyallup Indian Reservation, upon certain : ' ' -: conditions. he bill has been made a special order in the Senate at - ..: ', ': its next session. . .. . - !' \ I Yankton ~eservation8, . Dak., andSiZetz Reservation, Orego%.-~ud& - - _. :~..' the provisions of a clause contained i n the Indian appropriation &t . . . : ': approv'ed July 13.1892, (seepage:720),a commidsion, consisting O f J. 0. . . , . .. Adams, &nth Dakota, W. L. Brown, Chicago, and J. J. Cole, $t. Louis, hds been appointed to negotiate with the Indians of the Yaukton Rea- ~ :;' ervation, S. Dak.; also a commission, \consisting of H. H. Harding, of i - :: Missouri, and Reuben P. Boise. and William H. Odell, of Oregon, has - I been appointed to negotiate withthe Indians of the Silet~F&aervation,. <. : , I . . Oregon. Their mission is to obtain from the Indians the surrender of . : : ~ u c hsu rplus lands as they may choose to dispose of, any agreements . . : ).'., negotiated to be subject to ratification by Conpess. These cobis- . . .~., , sions have received their instructions, and it is expected that at aa . ~ . . :' .:.: . . early day they will .e.nt er .u~p on the discharge of the duties assigned ,, . . . them. . . Romd ~ a l l Ree~se raation, Cat.-The report of-the Round Valley In- ~ ~ . :. . dim Commission appointed by the President for the purpbse of crtrry- ' ~. . - . . ing into effect lian act to provide for the reduction of theRo,md Valley , : Indian fleaemation, in the State of California, and for other purposes;" . , . ~ was transmitted by this office to themD'epartmentw, ith certain recam- . - , . . , . . mendations, April 7,1891, which, on July 8,1891, mere approved. . . , ', . Under the provisions of the act the appraised value of improvements ~. . ," :.' ma&+ by certain settlers prior to 1873 was tendered those settlers and ' ' ..* reks&by them. Inismuch as they manifested a-determinationto st% :. : a, detachment of United States troops was sent to effect their removal, -. . . ' . which was accomplished in April last. . . , ' Other settlers, who were owners of land and improveheuts on'tliq ' , . reservation by virtue of patents from the State of California, were re- :; ~.' : quired to give deeds to the United States for their lauds at the a p .. .-. . ..... . praised valuation, and, after much difficulty, satisfactory deeds &o~n; , ' .. I, > . .. . .all such settlers have been obtained. The reservation baa been re- : . - duced W 43,560 acses, and surveys for allotments were recommended. * to the Department April 16,1892. . Twtle Mountain Reserzration, N. Dak.-These Indians constitute one , ,. , of the numerous bands of Chippewas and occupy a reservation of two ~ ,. .: - townships in the extreme northern part of.Nodh Dakota, bordering . .. , , ..I on the international line. They have for many years claimed title to . % i: . ~ a 1,argetract of land inzorth Dakota, comprising about 9,500,000 acres,, . . " . . . . ~, |
