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Show REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OB INDIAN AFFAIRS. 47 ANIMAL INDUSTRY. Cooperation between this office and the Bureau of Animal Industry continued during the year. The experts of that bureau were of great assistance to the office in the purchase of blooded stock. One outbreak of glanders was dealt with, as were outbreaks of other less important diseases on various Indian reservations. A large number of school and agency herds were subjected to the mallein test for tuberculosis and such animals as disclosed the presence of the disease . were killed. Through the suggestions made by representatives of that bureau, the office is being kept informed as to what should be done to improve the herds of the Indians and safeguard them against the excessive losses that have been suffered during previous years. IRRIGATION. The act of April 30, 1908 (35 Stat. L., 70), appropriated the sum of $200,000 for irrigation on Indian reservations, of which $25,000 was made immediately available, the remainder being for the fiscal year 1909. Special appropriations were made to the amount of $540,000. The work of irrigating Indian lands has been carried on in a vig-orous manner during the year, and there is given below a summary of the work. grow.-The system on this reservation now has 90 miles of main canal, supplying water to 62,689 acres of irrigable land. The total cost of the works to date has been $914,403.31. During the fiscal year $41,430.86 was expended, $6,245.15 of which was paid for Indian labor and teams. The work has been principally in the nature of maintenance, construction of laterals, repair and replacing of bridges, flumes, and other necessary structures. Fort Hall.-A total of $290,033.20 was expended during the year in irrigation work on the Fort Hall Reservation, of which amount $21,529.09 was paid for Indian labor and teams; $134,201.65 was paid for lands needed for the Blackfoot Marsh Reservoir site. During the year the purchase of all lands held in private ownership was com-pleted, except four tracts which were condemned, and the awards for these lands have been paid. With the exception of the state school lands, all property needed for the reservoir site was acquired. The system has cost to the end of the last fiscal year the total sum of $512,703.76. Mission Indians.-Efforts were made to supply water for irrigation purposes to the various Mission reservations in southern California where it was much needed. Work of this character was done during the year on the Campo, Pechanga, Morongo, Palm Springs, Torres, Cabazon, and Soboba reservations, at a cost of $22,128.42,exclusive of engineering, $7,159, of which was paid for Indian labor and teams. 139-1- |