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Show REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 9 effort has been made to encourage and assist the Indians to make the most of their opportunities b means of industrial serme and 5-year agricultural programs, wluch Ea ve been adopted on m 9 y o f the reser-vations and which function through chapter organizations of the men and auxiliaries of the women: Perha s the largest and most. important single project initiated during t r~ e year was the subjugation of 50,000.acres,of allotted lands within the Puna Reservation in Arizona, whch d eventually be irrigated from the Coolidge Reservoir. This work will require several years for completion, after which, however, it is believed the opportunity will be afforded to the Pima Indians for their agricultural rehabilitation and permit improvement in their present discouraging industrial condition which has been chiefly due to lack of water. .ROADS AND BRIDGES The present need is for local roads to connect the various Indian communities with the main highways. Prior to this year, there was no general appropriation for such roads and very little work of this nature could be undertaken, due to the fact that the regular appro-priations for the service were &U absorbed by necessary current activities. However, an appropriation of $250,000. was made by Congress for this pu ose, ttnd whiie this was a relatively small sup compared to the nee'B s of the ?eFice for unproved local roads, i t is hoped that continued appropnatlons ma be made until reasonably adequate roads have been pronded w t%i n dl of the reservations. Requests from the field for allotment of moneys for this purpose have aggregated $960,000. The bridge across the Colorado River, near Lee's Ferry, Aria., was completed during the year, at a total cost of $329,533, of whch $100,000 is to be paid by the Federal Government from an a pro-of the cost was paid by the State and county. priation made for this purpose about two years ago. The baP a nce ALLOTMENTS During the fiscal ear 253 allotments were made to individual Indians, embracing 9 ands within various reservations aggregating 24,211.17 acres, as shown in the following table: Palm 8 rings, Cali1 .............................................................. 24 908 , ~ o u n d$a lley, calf, ............................................................. a 16 Rinmn CdiL ............... : .................................................. 18 419. M port Y&, C ~ I..~..I. .......................................................... 3 ao Leech Lake, Minn .............................................................. 1 82 59 Fort Balkna , Mont ............................................................ 1 .634.73 Flathead, A n t ................................................................. 1 lW Fallon. Ne v.~.. ................................................................. 4 4 0 Kiol"~, Okla .................................................................... 1 160 Klamath Ore8 .................................................................. 5 798.21 cheuenne River s ~ a k 1s r.W.878.8R Lower Bmle, 9. b& .... ...............................................1. .....10.8. . . Rosebud, S. Dsk ................................................................ 1 160 Yakima, Waph ................................................................... -1 -180 253 24,211.17 ' |
