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Show REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 103 In Senate bill 99 it is reoomuleud*d that a fence ire built from tho north end of Pyramid Lake at the month of Pahrun Creek to the north end of \Vinnemncca Lake to keep off vhite intruders and prevent collusion between whites and Indiana. Cattle belonging to the whites now range freely between the lakes on India11 lands. These intruders shoulcl either be removed at once or at least 3s soou as the Indian cattle neat1 it for grazing purposes. The four or five white settler8 shotrid dso be removed from t,lle west side of Pyramid Lake, and if any hare just claims for imnravennenta. as they assert., the.y should be allowed D. ro.ne r comnenaation. Senate 1,dI 90 :ipplopriolen t250,OlllI iur b!rll~lrngo f rile $5-miled irrln au<l for the remo$,nl of the \\'alkrr Btxer Ind~otns. Tlte snggestiult 1s luildp rhat t l t t s snlc uiland snpplied vith water from the new ditoh will more than repay the Government for the large expenditure. I think the Government will never get any proper return for their large investment. The main features of Senate bill 99 me, in my opinion, very iojurious to the inter-ests of the Government and the Indians. The 480 Indlsns at Walker River Reaervstion hrwe been encooraged to improve their ancestral lands, nnd am noa happily situated. To remove them arbitrarily from their homes, to whioh the1 are greatly attrsohed, and place them alongside another hostile band, is an outrage, unworthy of a. civilized people. I do most earnestly hope that this bill may not receive the approval of Congress. If the Senate bill mentioned should be revived, or similar legislation be proposed, it is believed that Mr. Smiley's investigation and report will be of value in the consideration of the matter. SOUTHERN UTES IN COLORADO. Since my last annual report, iit which the unsatisfactory condition of these Indians was shown, t,heir situation has somewhat improved, and there is a fair prospect of the early settlement of the lor~g-vexed Souther11 Ute question. The act of Congress approved February 20, 1895 (28 Stats.,p. 077), providing for allotting their lands in severalty, the sale of snrplus lands, etc., has been accepted by the Indians, their consent having been obtained by a commissioner acting under instruc-tions of April 20, 1895. The commission, which was subsequently enlarged to three persons, is now allotting laud to nearly 400 members of the tribe, under instructions dated August 16,1895, and approved by the Departmel~At ugust 22,1895. The Iildians who (10 not elect to take allotments will locate upon t,he portiori of their present reserve west of range 13, and live there in common. REMOVAL OF SPOKANES. In my report of last year I referred to the work then in progress of removii~g the Upper and Middle Bands of Spokane Indians to the respective reservations to wl~ich they mere entitled to go, under the agreement concluded wit11 them March 18,1887, ratified by act of Jnly 13,1892 (27 Stats., 120). That work has since been finished and in a manner very satisfactory to the office. There have bee11 removed to and located upon the Spokane Reservation, Wash., 199 Spokanes; on |