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Show 102 REPORT OF THE COMMIBSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. From Frank Q. Brown, trustee: Sec. 36, T. 48 S., R. 32 E.; secs. 12, 18, and 24, T. 48 S., R. 33 E.; secs. 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, and 36, T. 48 S., R. 34 E., 10,240 acres, for $5,760. From the Disston Land Company: Secs. 7, 13,15,17,19,21,23,25, 27, 29, 31, 33, and 35, T. 48 S., R. 34 E., 8,341.72 acres, for $4,267.52. From the Florida Commercial Company: Sec. 32, T. 47 S., R. 33 E., 640 acres, for $448. From the Florida Southern Railroad Company: Secs. 24 and 26, T. 48 S., R. 32 E., 1,280 acres, for $1,280. A total of 23,061.72 acres,for $13,355.52. THE CHAMBERLAIN FAMILY. In my last annual report I referred to the matter of the removal of the Chamberlain family from the Cceur d'A1Bne Reservation, Idaho, and stated that they had returned thereto and instituted action in the United States court to determine their rights. The United States Indian agent of the Colville Agency, Wash., transmitted to this o5ce on January 27, 1900, a certified copy of an amended complaint filed in the United States circuit court for the district of Idaho in the case of Bartholomew Chamberlain et al. against himself. The agent was directed, January 31, to give the amended petition his attention, in connection with-the United States district attorney for Idaho, under instructions theretofore given relative to the case, taking any steps necesvaly to dismiss, demur, or plead to the amended bill; also to keep this office fully advised of any other action taken in the case. April 27 the agent forwarded to this o5ce copy of his answer to the amended complaint, and stated that the case would be tried during the May term of the United States court for the district of Idaho, which would convene at Moscow, Idaho, on May 14,1900. The office has not been advised of the action taken upon the case at that term of the court. RATIFICATION OF FORT HALL AGREEMEKC. June 6, 1900 (31 Stats., 672), Congress ratified the agreement entered into with the Indians of the Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho, by the Crow, Flathead, etc., Commission, on February 5, 1898. By the terms of that agreement about 400,000 acres of land are ceded to the United States, in consideration for which the Indians are to receive $600,000, of which $75,000 is to be expended by the Secretary of the Interior in the erection of a modern school plant, and the balance is to be paid to them in ten annual installments-the first one to be $100,000, the next eight 850,000 each, and the last $25,000. The first install-ment of $100,000 is now being paid to the Indians, the agent being assisted in making the same by Special Agent Samuel L. Taggart. |