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Show REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 61 FIELD WORK ON RESERVATIONS. The condition of the work in the field on the reservations where allotments are being made, or preparations for allotting are now under way, may be summarized thus: Blackfeet, Montana.-This reservation contains 959,644 acres. After allotments have been made to the Indians in accordance with the provisions of the act of March 1,1907 (34 Stat. L., 1035), approxi-mately 500,000 acres, less timber lands and lands withdrawn for irri-gation purposes, will be opened for settlement under the homestead, mineral and town-site laws of the United States. During the last year the field work of the survey of this reservation has been finished, and although the plats have not been approved by the Commissioner of the General Land Office it is possible for the allotment work to go forward. On September 6, 1907, the President appoiuteh Charles E. Roblin special allotting agent. He entered on duty October 1, and, having been engaged in the preliminary work of preparing family histories of the India,ns, but recently reached allotment work proper, and has made only 228 allotments. As there are approximately 2,086 allot-ments to be made, it is not possible at this time to set any date for the completion of his work. Coeu~ d7A12ne, Idaho.-This reservation contains 404,480 acres. Allotments are in progress under the provisions of the act of June 21, 1906' (34 Stat. L., 335), and when this work is finished the surplus lands will be opened to settlement and entry under the homestead and mineral laws. William B. Sams of Idaho was appointed special allotting agent by the President on November 18, 1907, and began work January 16, 1908. He is preparing the family history of the Indians while making allotments, has already made 244 allotments, and expects to wind up his work by the end of December. I t is esti-mated that approximately 310,000 acres will be opened to settlement. Colville, Washington.-The diminished reservation is estimated to contain 1,300,000 acres. Under the act of March 22, 1906 (34 Stat. L., 80), these landsare to be surveyed and allotted, and classi-fied as irrigable, grazing, timber, mineral and arid lands, and the surplus lands are to be opened for settlement and entry under the homestead laws of the United States. During this last year a survey of the reservation has been made, of which the field work is complete, and the plats are now undergoing examination by the General Land Oftice. The work of allotting will be taken up during the present fiscal year and will be well under way by the summer of 1909. There are about 2,452 Indians to be allotted. Crow, Mmtama.-Allotments to the Crow Indians were finished during the year and patents have been issued except to a few of the |