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Show REPORT OF THR OOXMICiSIONER OW INDIAN AFFAIRS. 53 Co., M. T. O'Connell, Jnstus S. Stearns, Andrew J. Meiklejohn, and Andrew Jensen. April 6 these bids were transmitted to the Depart-ment and on April 11 they were rejected. The Department recognized that Mr. Stearns was possibly entitled to equitable consideration by reason of his former purchase of timber from other allottees of this reservation and of the informal under-standing had at that time, and Ma? 21, 1903, directed that the wn-tracts hereinbefom mentioned be approved with the following modi-fication: For value rkived and in consideration of the approval by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, as hereby modified, of the annexed originalcontract between - -, an Indian of theBad River Reservation, party of the first part, and Juatus S. Sbms, party of the m n d part; the undersigned, said Justus S. Steam, hereby agrees to pay to the United Btatea Indian agent at the La Pointe Agency, intrast for said party of the 6mt part, for all timber cut on the lands therein described, the fol-lowing rates, vie: Per thownd. All merchantable white pine .................................. $8.00 All merchantable Norway .................................... 8.00 All merchantable hemlock. .................................. 1.50 All merchantable elm ................ ........... ............ 2. W All merchantable bass. ....................................... 4.00 All merchantable birch ...................................... 3.50 All merchantable oak. ........................................ 6.00 All merebantable maple .............................. --... ... 3.00 These to cover all the merchantable timber on the land, whether green, dad, down, or burnt, existing in ea&.and every log of the different varietieanamed. And said Justus S. Stearns hereby ratifies and adopts said original contract as hereby modified, and agrees that the same shall in'every particular and in all its terms be binding and in force against him, with the modification as b the schedule of prices by this supplemental agreement fixed and determined. - -. [SEAL.] In presence of- - -. IJEPAETMENOPT TEE INTERIOR , OPPICEO P INDIAANFP AIRB, -- , 1908. The within contract is hereby approved, subject to the regulations approved by the President December 28, 1902, as herein modified. -- Comnzism. The contracts were approved May 23, 1903, in accordance with this modification. Lac Courte Oreille Reservation, Wis.-December 11, 1902, the Presi-dent approved rules and regulations to govern the sale of timber on allotted lands of the Lac Courte Oreille Reservation, and authorized the allottees tienter into timber contracts with the successful bidden, Messrs. Signor, Crisler & Co. No timber contmcts under this author-ity have been forwarded for consideration. |
