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Show COMMI8Sf ONER OF INDIAN AFB3A1Rt3. Congress will again be asked to provide a fund for the use of the O5ce for the purpose of taking the preliminary steps to secure the conviction of offenders. If the request is granted it is believed that, in addition to the direct results secured, the agitation that will nat-urally result from the efforts to obtain testimony and conviction will arouse local interest, and thereby induce good citizens to help prosecute those guilty of engaging in this nefarious traffic. ALLOTMENTS AND PATENTS. I ' The progress in allotment work since the last annual report is as follows: ALLOTMENTS ON RESERVATIONS. i During the year patents have been issued and delivered to the fol-lowing Indians: Sioux, Lower Bra16 Reeervatiou in South Dakota. ................ 648 Sioux, Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota .................... 1 Kaw in Oklahoma (deeds for additional land). ................... 247 Allotments have been approved by this Office and the Department as follows: Chippewa of Lake Superior: Bad River Reservation, Wis. ................................ 4 Lsc du Flambeau Reaervation in Wisconsin.. ................ 115 L'Anse and Vieux DBsert Reservation in Michigan ........... 37 Chippewa of Minnesota on the Chippewa Reservation.. ........... 107 Muekleshoot Reservation in Washington.. ....................... 37 Prairie Band of Potawatomi in Kanaas ........................... 116 Omahs in Nebraska. ............................................ 7 Sioux, Devils Lake Reservation in Nor* Dakota ................. 61 The condition of the work in the field is as follows: Cheyenne River Reservation, 8. Dak-Special Allotting Agent John H. Knight reported September 15, 1904, that he had then made 1,400 allotments, being 227 for the year ended on that date. Rosebud Reservation, S. Dak.-Allotments to the number of 4,658 were made to the Indians of this reservation by Special Allotting AgentWllliam A. Winder, who reported January 27,1903, that there. were approximately 350 "kickers," who refused to make selections. Shortly after this Special Allotting Agent Winder died and no further effort was made to allot these Indians until July 23,1904, when Special Agent Gundersoh was assigned to the work of allotting such of them as could be induced to make selections. Mr. Gundersonentered on duty August 19,1904, and up to September 5 had made 26 allotments. Pine Ridge Reservation, S . D a k . 4 ~219~,1 904,t he President granted authority for makimg allotments to the Sioux Indians of this reserva-tion under the provisions of the act of March 2,1889, and on August I I |