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Show 76 REPORT OOF THE COMMIS8IONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. ALLOTTED LANDS. Since the date of the last annual report the following leases of allotted lands have been approved: Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency, 0kh.-Six hundred and thirty-one farming and grazing leases and one business lease. The length of term is generally three years. The consideration paid the allottees at this agency ranges from 12+ cents per acre per annum for graz-ing lands to 81 cents for farming lands. The business lease covers 40 acres and is for the term of three years. The consideration is $75 per annum. Colville Agency, Wash.-Seven farming and grazing leases. The terms are from one to three years. The consideration ranges from 43 cents per acre per annum to $3.12. Crow Creek Agency, S. Dak.--Six grazing leases for the term of one year. The conside~utioni s 10 cent8 per acre per annum. Green Bay Agency, Wis.-Thirteen farming and grazing leases. The term is three years. The consideration ranges from 50 cents to $2 per acre per annum. These leases were mentioned in the laat annual report as being executed, but as yet awaiting action. Iiez Perch Agency, Idaho.--One hundred and twenty-two farming and grazing leases and seven business leases. The terms are from one to three years for farming and grazing leases and one to five years for busi-ness leases. The consideration for farming and grazing leases ranges from 379 cents per acre per annum to &.44. The business leases cover a fractional part of an acre each. The consideration rang= from @9 to $600 per annum. Omaha and Winnebago Agency, Bebr.-Five hundred and forty-three farming and grazing leases on the Omaha Reservation and 328 on the Winnebago Reservation. The terms are from one to three years. The consideration ranges from 25 cents per acre per annum for grazing lands to $2.50 for farming lands. One lease on the Winnebago Reservation, for school purposes, has been approved. The term is five years. The consideration is $5 per annum for 2 acres. One hundred and thirty-five leases on the Omaha and 52 on the Winnebago Reservation are pending before the Department. Oneida Reservation, Wis.--One farming lease. The term is one year. Tbe consideration is $120 for 40 acres. This tract is to be used for the purpose of teaching agriculture to the boys of the industrial school. Ponca, Pawnee, etc., Agency, 0kla.-One hundred and twenty-six farming and grazing leases and 3 business leases on the Ponca Reserva-tion; 58 farming and grazing leases on the Pawnee Reservation; 29 farming and grazing leases on the Tonkawa Reservation, and 122 farming and grazing and 3 business leases on the Oto Reservation. |