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Show nnder said treaty;" also, to LLas~ertawinha t portion of said reservation is occupied by citizens of the United Btates, and for what purpose, and nnder what title." July 15,1898, I recommended that the Commissioner of the General Land Office be instructed to cause the boundary lines of the reserva-tion to he surveyed in accordance with the provisions of the treaty of October 14, 1864, as ascertained by the commission named above. I also recommended that the deputy surveyor be instructed not to establish any permanent monuments except such as may he necessary to replace those that have been obliterated on that portion of the established line which coincides with the line determined by the com-mission. The lands outside the established boundaries have been opened to public settlement and entry, and toaconsiderable extent are occupied by settlers who have acquired title. Therefore permanent monuments on that part of the line which does not coincide with the established boundary would be worthless and confusing. It is not proposed to dispossess these settlers, who are in no way at fault, but to compensate the Indians for the lands lying between the boundaries established by the approved but erroneous survey, and those deter-mined by the commission to be the correct boundaries intended by the treaty. The only possible object in surveying the latter boundaries is to ascertain the correct area of the lands erroneously excluded from the reservation. From the fact that a resurvey is directed, it is presumed that Con-- m ess is not satisfied that this area was correctlv ascertained bv the commission. for which reason it is thonght that the negotiations author-ized should not be undertaken until this area is determined by the resurvey. FISHERIES IN WASHINGTON. As stated in the a n n ~ ~raelp ort of last year, a suit was commenced and prosecuted against the Alaska Packers' Association et a]., to pre-vent interference by that association with the fishery rights of the Lnmmi Indians at the ancient fisheries located on the reef at Point Roberts, Wash., which were reserved to them by the treaty of January 22,1855 (12 Stats., 928). The snit was decided against the Indians, and the Attor~~ey-Generdailr ected that an appeal be taken. No illfor-mation has since been received from the Department of Justice in regard to this case. DANIEL PULLEN AND THE QUILLEHUTE RESERVATION, WASH. Many years ago Daniel Pullen, a white man, obtained the consent of the Quillehnte Indians to establish a temporary residence and make improvements on the lands claimed by them. Having once obtained a foothold, he proceeded to make certain entries of tbe reservation lar~ds used aud occupied bg him. A contest arose cut of that action, which, |
