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Show 70 REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. white settlers are rapidly appropriating the lands on the public domain suitable for allotment tends also to lessen the number of assignments to Indians; but it is also the strongest argument for the necessity of diligently prosecuting the work, so that as many as pos-sible who are entitled under the law may be provided with lands where, by their own efforts, they may establish homes. The special allotting agents report many discouragements in their endeavors to induce Indians to comply with the law as to settlement upon public lands. They have not the means with which to make substantial improvements and to cultivate their lands with profit, and are obliged to absent themselves from their allotments, for a part of the time at least, in order to exist. In many instances the more progressive Indians who have shown perfect good faith in the matter of settlement are likely to lose their allotments, as well as their labor, because they are not full-bloods, and, under Department decisions governing the administration of the fourth section, are not entitled to the benefits of the act. The cancellation or rejection of such allotments has the effect of deterring others who may be legally entitled to allotments from putting forth their best efforts to comply with the requirements of the law. NONBBB*VdTlOA PbPILOO. ARIZONA. The necessity of securing lands for about 150 families of Papago Indians in southwestern Pima County, Ariz., was reported to this O5ce by Inspector Nesler and J. M. Berger, farmer in charge of the San Xavier Reservation, Aris, on February 20 and 21, 1905, respec-tively. These Indians have lived in that neighborhood for genera-tions, sustaining themselves by stock raising and by some farming during the rainy season. Upon the receipt of more specific informa-tion as to the lands actually in the use and occupancy of the Indians, measures will be taken to protect their interests. INDmPINDBNCE, CAL. On April 15, 1904, Charles H. Dickson, supervisor of schools, sub-mitted a revised schedule, showing twenty tentative allotments to Indians in the abandoned Camp Independence Military Reservation, described as lot 1 of NE of sec. 1, T. 13 S., R. 34 E., commonly referred to as the "Boyd claim." Supervisor Dickson recommended that the lands be not finally allotted to the Indians until it could be determined what use they would make of the tracts respectively assigned to them. NQAB ABPDWS, CAL. On January 19,1905, Superintendent McArthur, of the Fort Mohave School, reported that there were about 100 Indian familik occupying |