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Show 114 REPORT OF COMMI8SIONER OF INDIAX AFFAIFS. line roads 'had been established in the Cherokee and Creek nations at a cost of $6,162.58 paid out of their tribal funds. This with the 1,582 miles in the other three nations makes a total of 2,783 miles. PLACING ALLOTTEES IN POSSESSION. . During the year, the agent has carried forward the work of placing ellottees in possession of their allotments. He received 2,650 verbal complaints which were all adjusted in the field without the necessity of hearings. Of the 570 written complaints filed and those brought forward from the previous year, 598 were investigated and disposed of, making a total of 3,248 cases adjusted. KIOWA TOWN SITES. In my last report I referred to the establishment of six town sites in the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache pasture lands in Oklahoma. under the act of March 20, 1906 (34 Stat. L., 80). The deeds for the lots in the town site of Randlett were approved on January 24,1908, and were returned to the Kiowa town site com-mission on January 28. Deeds for Quanah, approved on March 27, 1908, were returned to the commission on March 31: Those for Eschiti, approved on December 20, 1907, were returned on March 12. Those for Isadore, Ahpeatone and Koonkazachey, approved on March 27, 1908, were returned on March 31. The commission was instructed to deliver all these deeds in escrow to the various banks designated by the purchasers. The fnllowing table shows the status of these six town sites: Kiowa town site% 1 Kwnka- Randlett. / Quanah. 1 Esehiti. I Isadore. /Ahpeatone./ sschey, 1 I I I I OSAGE RESERVATION. The Osage allotting commission is still ackively engaged in the work, alluded to in my last two reports, of making an equal division among them of the lands and funds of the Osage Indians in Okla-homa, under the act of June 28,1906 (34 Stat. L., 539). |