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Show 100 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. payable to the order of Agent Stranahan, of the Nez Perc6 Agency, and he was directed to collect the same and to pay the proceeds thereof to the Indian allottees rightly entitled thereto. Inspector Beede's report also showed that there were 17 allottees with whom amicable settlement could not be effected. Upon the recommendation of this office, the Attorney-General directed the United States attorney for the district of Idaho to bring actions in the proper courts of Idaho for the settlement of damages in behalf of the dissenting allottees. * August 14,1900. Agent Stranahan, who had been designated to con-duct the further negotiations between the Indians and the company, requested that authority be granted him to prepare a supplemental schedule of damages in behalf of these dlottees and to allow them to sign a schedule of awards in case satisfactory terms could now be agreed upon. He stated that in his judgment there was an inclina-tion on the part of some of the dissenting allottees to treat with the company for right of way through the lands rather than to risk the results of a suit in the courts of Idaho for the determination of the damages. September 6, the Department granted such authority, and on Septenlber 10 the office fully instructed him. Southern Ute Indian Lands, Colorado.-Rio Grade, Pagosa and North-emz Railway Omparry.-August 3, 1899, Agent Knackstedt was directed to assess tribal damages, if any, for right of way of the com-pany through the former Ute Indian Reservation, and also to act with and for the individual allottees in negotiating amicable settlements with the company for right of way through their respective allot-ments. January 15, 1900, the Department approved the schedule of appraisement of damages for right of m y of the company through the lands of the Southern Ute allottees. The total amount of the assessment was $375.76. The report showed that no tribal lands were crossed by the line of the road. Agent Knackstedt's report also showed that the company had already paid certain of the allottees $150 as an advance payment for said right of way. January 29, 1900, the company submitted New York exchange for $225.76 in payment of the remainder of the damages. February 6 this draft was indorsed, pay-able to the order of Agent Knackstedt, and he was directed to collect thesame and to pay the proceeds to the allottees rightly entitled thereto. March 24 Agent Knackstedt submitted a schedule of receipts showing the payment of the amounts assessed to the allottees whose lands are crossed by the line of the road. yankon Sioux Indian Lands, South Dakota.- Chicago, Nihaukee and St. P a d Railway Cbnuparry.-October 17, 1899, the Department approved the company's map of definite location of its line of road through the allotted lands of the Indians of the former Yankton Reser-vation, S. Dak. September 8, preceding the approval of the map, the Department designated Agent Harding of the Yaukton Agency |