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Show 90 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. The names of about 90 of these additional claimauts have come before the office. This is far in excess of the number which it was esti-mated mould arise when the legislation in behalf of such remaining claims was first proposed. As the appropriation made for the purpose of paying them is only a little more than $5,000, there will hardly be sufficient to satisfy all the claims in full for the amounts found due. The act of March 2,1895, also provides that where claims investigated nnder the act of October 1,1890, were wholly disallowed such claimants may within six months bring suit in the Court of Claims; that the time when the settler removed from the reservation shall be no bar to said suit, but that if he arbitrarily disobeyed or failed without good reason to obey the order to remove his claim shall be disallowed. Of the 944 claims heretofore investigated about 55 were entirely disallowed, in most cases on the ground that the claimants failed to vacate the lands settled upon within a reasonable time. It is expected that a majority of this class of disallowed claims will be brought before and prosecuted m the Court of Olaims in accordance with the foregoing provision of law. DIGGER INDIANS IN CALIFORNIA. By acts of March 3,1893 (27 Stats., G12), and August 15, 1894 (28 Stats., 286), Congress appropriated $20,000 ($10,000 each), for the pur-chase of lands as a home for the Digger Indians of central California, for the establishment and maintenance of a primary day school for their benefit, for the purchase of subsistence and other necessaries, and for their civilization generally. Special Agent Cosby was charged with the duty of selecting a site for their homes, and he recommended the purchase of 330 acres of land adjoining the United States experimental station, about 4 miles from Jackson, Cal. Agent Coshy's reports show that the tract is eminently suitable for a permanent reservation. The soil is good; nine-tenths of the area (some portions needing clearing) is suitable for hay, grain, gardening, and general agricultural purposes; it contains four iiving springs and several valuable irrigation ditches, including a creek with heavy grade, and has facilities for and accessibility to reservoirs; there are eleven houses fit for immediate occupancy of the Indians, and the (+overnment has the privilege of removing two other houses thereto from adjacent lauds belonging to Mr. Boggs-all these houses be~ng worth in the aggregate $2,000; there is considerable fencing on the place, and a portion of the tract is covered by timber-oak and uut pine. This tract was purchasgd for $6,600. Deed therefor has been made by John Boggs, the owner, and approTed by the Department, the pur-chase money paid, and possession of the land given. Agent Cosby reports under date of July 18,1895, that he has located some Indians on the land and will place others thereon at the earliest practicable date, and it is expected that the work of locating these |
