The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-11-04
CONDENSED NEWS.
THE RED NAN.
Annual Report Of Indian Commissioner Atkins,
Portions Being Of Particular Interest to North.

Portions Being Of Particular Interest to North.
wssteruers.
Following are the extracts from the In
dian commissioners report Just issued
which are OF special interest TO the north
west; During the year seventeen certltl-
Gates OF allotment in severalty have been
Issued to the Indians OF Lake Traverse
reservation under the treaty with
the Sisseton and with the Wahpeton
bands OF Sioux; two TO lands on the White
Earth reservation under the treaty with
the Chippewas OF the Mississippi, conclud.
ID March 10, 1857; tifty-tive to the Sioux
Indians at the Rosebud agency. Patents
have been issued as follows Two hundred
and eighty-one TO the Chippewas of Lake
Superior on the Bad river Lac Court
Oreilles. Lux Anse and NieuN desert
and Fond du Lac reservations; three
to the Sisseton and Nahpeton bands
Of Sioux 1913 to the Santee Sioux
Indians: IS to the Chippewas OF Saginaw,
Swan Creek and Black River; l6T to the
Puyallup Indians; 10 to the Skokomish
Indians, one TO an Omaha Indian and one
TO d Winuebago Indian. The total number
OF certificates is St, and OF patents 900:
grand total 176. Special agents are now
engaged in allotting lands on the Crow
reservation i'll Montana. During the sea-
son OF 1SS5.S6 It's contracts for the cut
under department authority were made
by individual Indian patentees OF
the Lane Court 'Oreilles Bad River and
Fond du Lac reservations attached to the
La Pointe agency, Wis. Under this cen
tract the Indians banked CD, 945, T69 feet
Of timber ut prices varying from IS to 1928
per thousand feet. The net gain to the
Indians on these transactions was Sl3l.-
2S1.46. OF which SOS OO6.10 was taken
.NIIr in rbl, fijs he
rest, $73. IS. was paid in cash to the
Indians. Since the date OF my last annual
report the Milwaukee, Lake Shore 4 Western
Railway company has completed its road
through the Bad river reseryat ion in Wis
consin. and has paid the Indians III their
tribal and individual capacity what is
deemed TO be 81 Just compensation for the
right OF way as provided for under the
terms OF the treaty under which they hold
their lands. The deeds from individual In
dian patentees to the railroad company
are now before the secretary awaiting his
approval The Duluth Huron i Denver
Railroad company has application informa-
ton as to obtaining right otway through
the Lake Ira verse reservation. and has
been referred to congress for legislation.
Application has recently been made by
the ordway. Bismark 4 Northwestern
Railway company for authority TO make
d preliminary survey for a railway project
cd from point about ten miles south OF
Fort Yates, thence 10 run southwesterlv
through the Sioux reservation on the most
feasible route TO the Black Hills. have
referred the matter TO the Indian agents
on the reservation. and instructed them
to acertaiu and report the sentiments OF
the Indians on the subject. During the
year S244 9SU.1S annuity or
TREATY MONEYS
were paid. and $3.50. 800 IL interest on in
vested funds. The fear expressed in my
last annual report that cash payments to
the Indians in Wisconsin were doing them
little permanent good is strengthened by
reports since received. lam informed that
much suffering Is likely to ensue among them
during the coming winter. | have recon-
mended that G part oil their money be ex-
pended for them in the purchase Of subsist-
ence supplies TO be distributed to them by
n special agent. In December a bill was
introduced in the senate by Senator Dawes
TO divide portion OF the reservation OF
the Sioux nation otIndians in Dakota into
separate reservations, and to secure the re-
linGuishment OF the Ind ian title to the re-
mainder. This bill passed thesenate Feb. /,
1885 and favorab bly, reported by the COM
mittee on Indian affairs in the house ofrepre
sentatives. 1t was never referred to this
office to report, but in its main features
meets With approx d. Inc rights u lIe
Indians appear to be carefully guarded,
and their consent, as provided in the treaty
of 1865. is necessary before the provisions
of the bill can be carried into effect. The
Great Sioux reservation, including Crow
Creek, contains an area OF p, o93, 12S
acres. The area OF the square reservation
provided for in the bill is estimated at
12,S45.521 acres, and a reduction
of 8 747, SOC acres. This reduced area
allows very nearly 800 acres for each In
dian. Recommendation was made last
year that congress be requested to appro-
nr. ate certain sum ofmoney to REIN burse
rar+o,~ bands OF Chippewa Indians for the
dar,a1a, I'd injuries ustained by them in
the ro5struc. ion OF the upper Mississippi
reservoirs. 1t j, hoped that the recently
appointed commissls u IN us negotiations
with these Indians has d 'i!n d 9t.:Is-
may be made them for every .'9Juiy Iney
may have sustained by reason OF e-'s ooii-
struction OF such reservoirs.