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Show BEPOBT OF TEE COMMS810NXB OF INDIAB bFP-6. 41 ALLOTMENTS. -- > During the year allotments to 4,262 Indians, covering 1,159,585 acres, were approved, and within the same period 5,141 allotments were made in the field hut not approved, embracing an aggregate area of 591,772 acres. These allotments were made on the various reservations, as follows: Colorado River, A&-Allotments of 10 acres each of irrigable land to 510 Indians, under the provisions of the act of March 3,1911. There is no authority for the disposal of any of the surplus lands within this leservation, but bills have been pending under which the surplus irrigable land there, approximately 100,000 acres, would be turned over to the State for disposal under the Carey acts. Colville, Wash.-Approkimately 79.018 acres were allotted to 601 Indians. This work, it is expected, will be completed in the near future and the surplus lands classified and applaised prior to disposal in accordance with the p~ovisions of the act of March 22, 1906 (34 Stat. I,., SO). FoTt Berthold, N. Dak.-The allotment work on this resewation, under the act of June 1, 1910 (36 Stat. L., 455), is being brought to a close by the superintendent in charge. During the fiscal year just ended there were allotted 17,280 acres to 61 Indians. The surplus lands, other than those classified as coal, lying north and east of the Missouri River have heretofore been opened in accord-ance with the act mentioned. Fort Hall, Idaho.-During the year some 76,760 acres were allotted to 441 Indinns. Of this, 72,160 acres were grazing lands and 4,600 acres irrigable lauds. This completes the work on this leservation, 1,859 Indians having been allotted 39,280 acres of irrigable and 305,040 acres of grazing laud. There is no authority under existing law for the disposal of the surplus land-ome 100,000 acres, mostly mountainous or arid. LzlLmi, Wa8h.-Allotments to 28 Indians, under the treaty of January 22, 1855 (12 Stat. L., 927), covering 974 acres,'were made during the year, which exhausts the available land within this reservation. Pine Ridge, S. Dak.-Under the act of March 2, 1889 (25 Stat L., 888), andsupplementalacts, 152,341 acreswere allotted to 640 Indians. Owing to the large number of Indians within this ~eservationa, t least 12 months longer will be required within which to complete the allotment work. A part of this reservation was opened by the act of May 27, 1910 (36 Stat. L., 440), but the~eis no autholity for the disposal of the remainder other than by allotment. TruekeeOar8on, Nev.-Allotments of 10 acres each were made to four Indians within the seven and one-quarter sections heretofore |