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Show 1 . . ~- 106 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN. AFFAIRS. from home, breilks up any habits that may be forming of ordiuary iu. dnstry, and has atendenoy to awaken a spirit of restlessuess among those that remain behind. The arguments advanced in favor of the scheme, namely, that it enables them to oarn money and to see the world, are by no means conclusive to my mind. The truth is, and it may as well be stated in all its baldness, that the reason for taking these people a,nd making an exhibit of their sayagery is the money there is in it for their employers. This is all; other pleas are mere pretexts and subterfuges, excuses designed to cover np the real reason. I have, however, granted permission in several instances fop Indians . . to attend for a few days expositions in cities near by the reservations, where they wuld see and learn that which would be of profit to them. RALLROADS ACROSS RESERVATIONS. GRANTS SINCE LAST ANNUAL EEPOET. During the past year Congress has made the following grants for the construction of rai l~ayasc ross Indian lands: MENOMONEE RESERVAlTON, WISCONSIN. Marinotte and Western Railway.-By act of Congress approved July 6,1892 (27 Stat., p. 83 and p. 714 of this report), the Mariuette and Western Railway Company, was granted right of way through the Menomouee Indian Reservation in Wisconsin. No maps of the definite location of the right of way of the road have as yet been filed in this office. RED CLIZF RESERVATION, WISCONSIN. Ray$eld Harbor.and Great Western Railway.-On February 27,1892, the Bayfield Harbor and Great Western Railway Company filed in this office a map of definite location of a proposed right of way through the Red CliE Reservation, in Wisconsin, in accordance with the provisions of article 3 of the treaty of September 30,1854 (10 Stats., llO9), bet'weeu the United States &nd the Chippewa Indians. An examination of the map of definite location and the schedule of lands allotted to Indians of that reservation' showed that the proposed right of way passed ex-clusivelythrough tracts that had been patented to individual members ot the Red Cliff band. On May 3, 1892, United States Indian Agent Leahy, of the La Pointe Agency, was instructed by this office to confer with theinterested patentees and ascertain their wishes relative to grant-ing the compauy the desired right of way, and in the event of their acqui-escence therein to conduct negotiations between them and the compaily for the sale of the proposed right of way, in the nature of an easement only, througl~tl ie several tracts. These negotiations were somewhat delayed by reason of the Bayfield, Lake Shore and Western Railroad |
