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Show Article VIII reads: "It is further agreed that the proceeds received from the sale of said lands in conformity with the provisions of this agreement shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States, a-nd • paid to the Indians x x x x or expended on their account, only as provided in this agreement. Article IX provides: "That it is understood that nothing in this agreement contained shall in any manner bind tha • " United States to purchase any portion of the landy. herein described x x x x or to dispose of said land except as provided herein, or to guarantee to find purchasers for said land or any portion i thereof, it being the understanding that the United States shall act as trustee for said Indians to dispose of said lands and to expend for said Ind\ians and pay over to them the proceeds received from the sale thereof only as received, as herein provided." A considerable quantity of this land has been disposed of and the proceeds deposited- in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Indians as "Proceeds of Wind.River Reservation, Wyoming." Grazing permits have been issued and the proceeds deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Indians as "Indian Moneys, Proceeds of Labor, Shoshone & Arapaho Indians." -2."0- |