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Show I . . 10 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIOXER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. are partly within the La Sal National Forest and vartlv on the oub-lic domain. The number of Indians to be benefite'd is ibout 184 in-cluding men, women, and children. Mo i s~TO WN SITE.-T~~to wn site of Moise, on the Flathead Reser-vation, Mont., embracing 160 acres, was abandoned and the with-drawal revoked. This land has since been allotted to qualified In-din. n-a-.. . RESTORATIOONF LANDS IN UTAH.-A tract of unsurveyed land in San Juan County, Utah, embracing approximately 600,000 acres, was restored to the public domain and when surveyed will be subject to disposition as other public lands. These lands were withdrawn for the benefit of the Piute Indians, most of whom have removed to other parts of Utah or returned to Arizona. The few that remain may ac-quire title to such lands as they have occupied and improved under the general allotment laws. ALLOTMENTONS FORTBE LENAPR ESERVATION.-Af inal roll was approved of Indians entitled to allotment on the Fort Belkna Reser-vation, Mont., pursuant to the act of March 3, 1921, and t l e work of allottin- these Indians is now in progress. More than 600,000 acres are to be 8isposed of under this legislation, and the number of In-dians to be benefited is 1,176. SWAMLAPN DS ON MENOMINEAEN D LACC OWTEO REU RESERVA-TIONE, W1s.--On May 26,1923, the department made request upon the Governor of TVisconsin that appropriate action be taken by the legis-lative branch of the State government for the reconveyance to the United States of the swamp and overflow lands in the two reserva-tions mentioned. The atent for the lands on the Menominee Reser-vation was issued on govember 13, 1865; and the patents for the lands on the Lac Courte Oreille Reservation were issued from 1881 to 1886. The department contends that the wrongful issuance of these patents conveyed no title to the State. THE CHIPPEWA INTERESTS IN MINNESOTA. Following a personal visit to the Minnesota and a careful investigation made tive of the Government and the adjustments have been made in tional school facilities were rovided; physicians were appointed and assigned at White Earth W eservation and at the old Leech Lake Agency; a system of rationing and caring for the old was also put into operation and met the hearty approval of all factions among the Indians. After investigating the Indians' claims the commission made an award of $1,490,195.50 as due them on. account of Indian lands and timber taken for the Minnesota Natlonal Forest under the act of May 23, 1908. This finding was approved by the Presi-dent April 9, and on May 31, 1923, the full amount was transferred I from the general fund in the Treasuly to the Chippewa tribal trust funds, as authorized by the t.~t above cited. Upon the request of the Interior Department, action has been insti-tuted in the Supreme Colirt concerning title to all the swam within the several Indlan reservations in Mmnesota. involves about 190,000 acres, of which more than 152,000 acres have been patented to the State of Minnesota and about 38,000 acres re- |
