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Show 7 Under a provision of ttoo act of 1894, however, any adult Indian may select (presumably tor himdlt end for thoea for whoa h% is entitled to make coleotiona) a less quantity of lead, if more desirable en aoocunt of location. If land ia so located as to bo susceptible of Irrigation, it is believed that 40 acres of suefcj land trcnld be an tvc^>lo allowg&ee of agricultural land, and the Indians should bo advised to select not more then that <iaentit7 of o*ueb land, llouover, if they desire the full quantity thoy have the right to col est it. 2* You will allow the Indiana to select tftair lcido, heads Of families selecting for themsolves and their minor children. 3. Selections for orphans will be made by the Indian Agent. 4. Allotments should bo ma.de with reference to the bast interests of tha Indians. 5* Every allotment should be distinctly marked and each allottee of sufficient age should be personally shorn the boundaries of the allotments selected by or for him, so that he will under stand exactly where the land selected lies, and every possible means should be taken to familiarize him with his boundary lines. 6. The subdivisions of eaoh agricultural allotment should be contiguous, as far as praeticable, but an allottee may be allowed to select detached tracts if necessary in order to give him his |
