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Show That thex are to be arlvortisetl n~ul sold by the agent at Green Bay Agency. 1 That all esoense connected with sealing, adrertising, sale, eto., be paid from the proceeds of sale. That 10 per cellt of the net amo~mrte alized be set apart as stumpage ar poor find. That the balance remainins be divided amonpst the lopgers in proportion to the ~~~ -. qnmtity of shingle-bolt timber each bmked, and that every Dlenomonee who outs any timber illegally nuder this authority shall forfeit &U he banks. About two and one-half million feet of shingle timber were banked nnder this authority, which the agent was instructed to advertise for sale, sealed bids to be received at his office, to be opened May 12,1893. On the evening of the day of sale the agent mote: H e r e ~ i t his respectfully formarded abstract of bids this day received far shingle bolts haulred by 3lenomonee innians during the spring of 1893. ............ ATnme of bidder. Plnee of delivery. Eollistcr 8XclIillan ......................... Ocunto tributaries ........................ I Do ....................................... Wolf and tribntaries ......-..-...-...-! -.-- S. m. aolli,ter.. ................................... .ao .................................... 1 oconto and tribntn~ies.. ............ .I lolf and tributatiea ...................... oonto and tributaries .................... Rot~~rl lbsy soalcrs yhow that 951,136 feat have been banked on the Wolf River end tl.ihntaries, and 1,768,444 feet hare been banked ou the South Branch of the Ooouto Rix-er. The highest bid for bolts on the Ooonto is $3.50 per 1,000, and for those on tho Wolf and tributaries the highest bid is $3.35 per 1,000. In my opinion this tintbrr is worth much no re than tile price. offered, which would hardly meet the labor and expense i ~ ~ bm~ l i inutrpd, vould therefore recommend readvertising for sale nt nnetion. In view of these fitcts, and on reeornmendatiou of this office, the Department, nnder dnte of 23d May, 1593, directed that none of these bids be accepted and t . l ~t~hits timber be advertised for two weeks in "Der Seebote," of Milwa~tkeeW, in., the Osl~koshT imes, and the Advo-cate, of Green Bay, and sold at pnblic auction for cash. Conseqnently, June 17, 1S93, the agent made the following report of t,he s%le of these logs: I have t . 1 ~llo nor to ropmt That in neeordance with the antho>rit.ye ontainnd in your letter of Blsy 29,1893, the 3lenomonea shingle bolt,s were sold nt anotion to-day, June 17, 18iI3, na<lrrt lte t e r lns of the fbllo~ringa rlrertisement: SHlX<ilB r3OLTS AT AUCTION. llbonr s,oo~,il00 f e e t m o n or lssa-ef sllingls bolts on the Idenornonee renewation will be atiered for sale sold at poi,lic nl~etionto thshigl~eatbiddprf or cash. suhjoot to tho apllmrsl of the honor& hle Com~nissionero f Inrlian Al f~i t .~at, the otfioe of t l ~ eG rew Bey Agenay, iu Koshena, Shawano colmty. wia.. on snturdn>-, the 17th dry of J W I ~ , 1803, at a u'o~oelr p.m. Sepaate bids will be ruceiiecl for tlle lrolta banked ttpon the sooi.1~b rnnoh or the Ooonta River, and tho88 banked upon tho wolf ILirer 8nd tribntnries. To asanro good faith by bidders, earh will deposit a oertified ol~eok for $2311, drswn upon aome solvent Nationill bank, prysbln to the order of the underaignud as United Statas Indian Agent. In case the s~~reossfbuiid der allall fail to deposit pay for raid timber .a required, after the sale shall be spproverl by the honorabio Commissioner of Indian Sffnirr. his ellerk \rill be forfeited. Checks of the i~n r t~~c e s d r~~l b=i~illl dileer rse t~wnedtf u tiiv~lt a ft^^. the $:LIP. There rare cortitied chocks deposited by S. \V. Hollister, Joseph Black, W. P. Cook. and Stelling Bros. 'fie 1,189,731 feet which the rosaale shows to be left upon |