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Show 22 REPORT OF' THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIIZti. for allotments was taken into consideration in estimating the quantity of land necessary to have surveyed for allotments. He and his band are now there and the work of makiug allotments is progressing satis-factorily. These Indians are also rekrred to on page 83 of this report. Ponca and Otoe reservations in Oklahoma.-Special Agent Helen P. Clarke reports, August 8,1894, that allotments have been made to 410 of the 759 Poncas and to 175 of the 352 Otoes entitled to allotments. She states that a portion of these Indiansare bitterly opposed to allot-ments, realizing that the division of their lands in severalty will lead to nltimate civilization. She recommends that assignments be made to them at the expiration of the four years1 period from the date of the President's order authorizing allotments to be made on their reservta-tions, viz, September 6,1890. The matter was submitted for your con-sideration and action August 23,1894, and under your instructions of August 2.5, 1895, Special Agent Clarke was direcied, Angust 31, 1894, to notify the Indians that unless they made their selections within thirty days from time of notice, assignments would be made to them. Klamath Reservation, 0reg.-Special Agent Charles E. Worden was directed, May l G , 1894, to proceed to the Elamat11 Agency for the pur-pose of making allotments to the Indians of that agency, and is now engaged in the prosecution of the work. Warm Springs Reservation, 0reg.-It is expected that work on t,hisres-ervatiotl will be completed by the first of next month. Lower Bra16 Reservation, S. Dak.-Much trouble has been experienced with the Lower Brulb Sioux, located south of White River upon the Rosebud Reservation, in tryiug to induce them to remove to and take allotments upon their own reservation-the Lower Brul6-whe1.e they properly belong. Many of themhave removed thereto, and it is believed that most, if not all, of them will finally go to their own reservation, where they can be allotted lands as permanent homes and receive the benefits of the Sioux act of March 2,1889 (25 Stat., 888). There are 668 of these Indians. Rosebud Reservation, S. Dak.-Speoia,lApent~eorge C. Crager wasgiven instructions for the work of making a l l o tme ~t~ot t~,h e Indians of this reservatio~i October 13, 1893. The appropriation applicable to this work having become nearly exhausted, he was directed, February 7, 1894, to discontinue field work, and was relieved from all duty April 27, 1894. He was ordered on July 11,1894, to resume work, and is now in the field. Shoshone Reservation, Wyo.-Authority has been granted by the Pres-ident to make allotmepts to the Indians of the Wind River or Shoshone Reservation in Wyoming, and instructions have been given the agent for that purpose. It is believed that these Indians will gladly receive their allotments, as they have often expressed willingness and anxiety to have them made. This work will be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible. |