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Show I 50 REPORT OF THE OOXKIS8IONEfi OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. Indians, amounting to 8,442.76 acres, at a valuation of $95,995, an average of $11.36 per acre; and 49 conveyances by the Miami Indians, amountihg to 3,687.80 acres, at a valuation of $42,552.50, an average of $11.54 per acre; making 167 conveyancea by both tribes, aggregat-ing 12,130.56 acres, at a valuation of $138,547.50, an average of $11.42 per acre. Wyandot, Indian Territory.-The last annual report of tbis Office stated that up to August 15, 1902, under the act of June 10, 1896 (29 Stata., p. 343), there had been approved by the Department 22 convey-ances of land, amounting to 455.50 acres, at a valuation of $9,552.50, an average of $20.97 per acre. Between August 15,1902, and August 15,1903, there were approved by the Department 4 conveyances, amounting to 112 acres, at a valuation of $3,340, an average of $29.82 per acre. The total sales of land by this tribe of Indians since the passage of the act of June 10, 1896, are 26 conveyances, amounting to 567.50 acres, at a valnation of $12,892.50, an average of $22.73 per acre. L'Anse band of Chippewa, Michigan.-The last annual report of this Office stated that up to August 15,1902, there had been approved by the President 197 conveyances of land, amounting to 11,985.52 acres, at a valuation of 46117,936.76, an average of nearly $4 per acre. Between August 15,1902, and August 15,1903, there were approved by the President 80 conveyances of land, amounting to 6,098.61 acres, at a valuation of $17,435, an average of $2.86 per acre. The total sales of lands by this band of Indians are 277conveyances, amounting to 18,084.13, at a valnation of $65,371.76, an average of $3.61 per acre. Chippewa of Lake Superior, Wisconsin.-The last annual report of this Office stated that up to August 15, 1902, there bad been approved by the President 12 conveyances of land made by members of the Bad River and Red Cliff bands, under the treaty of September 30, 1854 (10 Stats., p. 1109), amounting to 709.95 acres, at a valuation of $3,755.60, an average of $5.29 per acre. Between.August 15,19Q2, and August 15,1903, there were approved by the President 6 conveyances of land by the Bad River Chippewa, amounting to 366.04 acres, at a valuation of $3,068.90, an average of $8.39 per acre; and 2 conveyances by tbeRed Cliff Chippewa, amount-ing to 120 acres, at a valuation of $735, an average of $6.12 per acre. The total sales by these two bands of Indians are 20 conveyances, aggregating 1,195.99 acres, at a valuation $7,563.50, an average of $6.32 per acre. Saginaw, Swan Creek, and Black River bands of Chippewa, Hichigan.- For the twelve months ending August 15, 1903, there have been approved by the Department 18 conveyances of land by those mem- - bers of said bands designated in the third article of the treaty of |
