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Show allotments in severalty to the'Indians having rights on this reserva-tion have been completed. Allotments were made to 1,832 Indians, covering an area of 300,970.80 acres of grazing lands and 37,939.15 acres of irrigable lands, a total of 338,909.95 acres. The acts cited also authorize timber, grazing, stone quarry, agency, school, farming, cemetery, and church reserves, which have been made, aggregating an area of 83,356.87 acres. No law exists to dispose of the surplus lands. Gila River, Ah.-Under authority contained in the act of F.ebru-ary 8,1887 (24 Stat. L., 388), as amended by section 17 of tlie act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. L., 855), 1,661 Indians on this reservation were allotted 10 acres each of irrigable land. Pine Ridge, S. Dak.-Allotment work on this reservation under authority contained in the act of March 2, 1889 (25 Stat. L., 888), and supplemental acts, is being rapidly brought to a close. There is no authority of law to dispose of any part of the diminished reser-vation other than by allotments, and the land suitable for this pur-pose is now very scarce. During the past year allotments have been made to 1,303 Indians, aggregating an area of 313,475.59 acres. Quinaielt Reservation, Wash.-Practically all of the agricultural and grazing lands on this reservation have been allotted. The h~avily timbered land of .the reservation is a very valuable tribal asset, and the sale of the timber should be administered for the com-mon benefit of the Indians having rights on this reservation. Salt River, A&.-On this reservation 804 Indians were allotted 24,404 acres of land under authority of the general allotment act of February 8, 1887 (24 Stat. L., 388), as amended. .These allotments each contain 10 acres of irrigable and 20 acres of grazing land. Shoshone, Wyo.-During the past year 255 allotments were made, covering an area of 24,312 acres, approximately to each allottee 20 acres of irrigable and 120 acres of grazing. Work on this reserva-tion has been stopped, as practically all land suitable for cultivation or grazing has been allotted. Standing Rock, North and South Dakota.-On' this reservation 13,240 acres of land were allotted to 83 Indians; The surplus will be disposed of under authority of the act of February 14, 1913 (37 Stat. L., 675). Allotments are now being made to unallotted children. Tu~tle Mountain Indians.-Under authority contained in the agreement with the Turtle Mountain Indians, ratified by the act of April 21, 1904 (33 Stat. L., 194), 571 Indians of this band were allotted approximately 82,000 acres. These allotments were mnde from public lands in Montana and North Dakota. Yakima, Wash.-Under authority contained in the act of May 6, 1910 (36 Stat. L., 348), 1,119 allotments were made, covering an area of 120,966 acres. This practically completes allotments on this .re servation. |