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Show I Allotments have been approved by this office and the Department as follows: X-ber., I Aores. I Chippewa of L ~ k Seu peri?r on the Bad River Reservation Wis. ............. Chiooewa of Lake sunen&.o n the L'Anse and Vieux ~ks e r tK eservation.1 Schedules of the following allotments have been received in this office, but have not been finally acted upon: Chippewa of Iwke Superior, on the Bad River Reservation, Wia.. .. 352 Sioux of the Cheyenne River Reservation, S. Dak ................ 272 Sioux of the Rosebud Reservation, S. Dak ....................... 416 The only allotting agents now in the field engaged upon reservation work are William A. Winder (Rosebud), John H. Knight (Cheyenne River), and John K. Itankin (Crow). I have desired to assign Special Allotting Agent Helen P. Clarke to duty in the field, but thus far no opportunity has been found. The condition of the work in the field is as follows: Cheyenne River Reservation, S. Dak.-Special Allotting Agent John H. Knight reported August 24,1901, that he had then made 515 allot-ments, being 362 for the year ending approximately on that date. Some 2,034 allotments are yet to be made on this reservation. Rosebud Reservation, 9. Dak.-Special Allotting Agent Willianl A. Winder reports that he expects to complete the work on this reserva-tion during the present season. Crow Reservation, Mont.-The work of making allotments to the Crow Indians was commenced in 1885 by Special Agent Ueorge S. Milburn under the agreement of June 12; 1880, ratified by the act of April 11, 1882 (22 Stats., 42), who made, in October and November of that year, some 156 allotments. Late in August, 1886, Col. J. R. Howard and J. G. Walker were appointed special agentv to continue the work. During September and October of that year they made some 125 allotments. After the passage of the general allotment act of February 8, 1887 (24 Stats., 388), it was determined to make the allotments under that act, and on BIay19,1667, the President granted the requisite authority. July 23, James R. Howard, who had been appointed a special allotting agent under that act, was instructed to continue and complete the work. |