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Show REPORT OA THE COMMISSIONER OF 1NDlAN AFFAIRS. 21 finished in the field so far as the Indians tmtitled have consented to take them. The unallotted ones consist oi a few of the straggling White River Indians who have been reluctant to return to the reser-vation and accept their allotments. They may come in at some future time and ask for land in severalty. If so, provision will be made to aid them in taking allotments. Agent Winter in report of August 10 last stated that he had made to that date 345 allotments there. His predecessor, George W. McKean, made 272, as shown by schedules forwarded to this office, making a total thus far of 617. Endeavor has been made to give the allottees some timber for use in connection with their agricultural and grazing lands Rosebud Reservation, S. Dsk.-February 5,1895, Special Agent George 0. Crager was directed to turn over his work to Special Agent William A. Winder, who had been appointed to succeed him. Since entering upon duty Special Agent Winder has for the most part been engaged in correcting and revising the work done by.Speoial Agent Crager, but is now engaged in making new allotments. Shoshone Reservation, Wyo.-John W. Clark is making allotnlents to the Indians of Wind River or Shoshone Reservation, Wyo. He reported August 16 last that he had made up to that date 600 allot-ments. The work appears to be progressing in a satisfactory manner. NONRESERVATIDN INDIANS. Allotments.-The work of making allotments in t,he field to nonreser-vation Indians has been continued by Special Allotting Agent Bernard Arutzen. Siuce receiving bis instructions, July 17, 1893, he has made 795 allotments under the fc irth section of the general allotment act as amended by act of Februa y 28,1891 (26 Stats., 794). IIaving received informa ion from a reliable source, that many per-sons claiming to be Indians were making applications in the Duluth, Minn., land district for allotments to be used not as homes, bnt to obtain the timber thereon or for other speculative purposes, and that othern were applying for lauds in violation of the allotment laws, it became necessary to send him to that district to investigate the whole matter aud see that only those entitled thereto receive allotments. He / has been engaged in that district several months and is likely to be 1 needed there for some time to come. It is believed that his work in I that field will prevent the perpetration of further frauds upon the Government. Since my last annual report the Qeneral Land Office has forwarded to this office for consideration and action about the usual number of allotment applications, and 128 allotments have been approved by the Department during the year. There are now ready for transmittal to the Department for consideration and approval about 550 allot-ments, but these are withheld pending certain decisions touching allot-ment matters. |
