The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-01
Report of the Commissioner Of
indian Affairs.
The KooTFNAlS, OF IDAHO
The Trouble Arising over Thier Dispose
Seems lie Have Beeu Finally
Disposed OF.

inyton and Idaho are taken from the
raro,t OF tba oo,nnoissio,ar Of Indian
nT.t,a.
Tue business OF removing the upper
ana iniuuie oands OF spokane lnolans
10 .he c1ur Acne reserVa'ion' IN
iuaho, me CoiV,iie reserVa'ion' III
washington, anu me ria'neau ieserva-
''oh' III Mon'anai mas peen unuer .en'-
poIury suspension ior certain re"sons
s'use4 IN NY iaeo am uai report,
Marcn ~, 1919, george H. NeWn'an
ol len nessee was appoih'e9 US .he sue
cessor Oh montgomery harunlan, 10
coupiete me woIh vi ielnovihs tnese
lnuians 70 Tue leserva'ions where they
eiect unu "re eu,i,ieu ~ eo' iie Was
'ns.ruc'eu as 10 ,nls unihisneu business
AprIi ~ 1919, anu ~ no" ehR"geu IN
'ne prosecution OF we WORK.
Irior 10 me ru.inca,ion Oh me
agteeihenI WIN ."ese ihe'aus many
OF 'nem ma gone 10 tne opohane res
erVa.lon, Nasninglon, reearulng tnut
reservation us ming purl OF the
EoiVi.ie reserval'oil, anu peiieVihs
tnat 'hey were acting III conformity
win the provisions OF we ng,eemeh'
ana w"uia ne ehtitieu 10 all us pene-
nus. III 'nls peIei 'hey were IN error;
ou' congress, ny acs Oh ueust 10 ioo4,
proV'oeu tna' moneys nefe'oiore OF
"eieaitei aPproPiiateu LOT ,he ieinoVa
OF saiu opohane lnuians 20 'he N%',
Acne reseiVu''on snuii oe eA,ehueu
10 or eApenaeu LOT sucn lne,noers o.
me 'iioe WHO inVe 'enio'eu OF sna'i
tenioIe 10 Tue opoAane' as wen as tne
VI ONo
aad from Information received respect
ing these indiana, am led to believe
that their proposed removal under eX-
istlng law will be successfully nccom-
plished by Agent Newman. Ia fact,
many have already gone TO the reser-
vations named. Some have delayed,
awaiting the Few legislation men
toned, and others to defend their
rights to certain lands upon which
they have settled and made their
homes, being guaranteed title to such
lands by the agreement aforesaid. The
department of justice, upon request
T from this Office through the depart
ment, has instructed the prorer United
States district attorney to defend the
actions Instituted against these Indians
for their homes, and Agent New man
has been instructed 10 furnish the at
torney the in formation in his posses
sion and TO aid him in the matter.
look for completion OF ia 5 work
within reasonable time.
) Neierence Is made to the successful
} carrying out Of TIE agreement with The
/ fakimn Indians Tor the settlement o
f the Wenaichee fishery.
/ KootcnaI Indians OF idaho.
3 CoucernInr the Kootenai Indians o
+ Idaho lilo cnmuis.,oner awe.
npa,a.a,,o, ,ros n,o,Ia 49,, .
80 ,..e. - - H. :" II 10
- Va '" ~, '" 49,, IAu - -"
nNo".' 10 s'' ;,' ~,
!" upoi 100 I,n,' 49, :" ~, Nv. c
no""s, .a ~ HI oma, h ao
! -. ~ =. -" an 49,, 49,,
j. 80 ,'sa,io a,,h 49,. t.. ~.
: 49,, $50, ,haso,, cn,,,a =
1 -. 80, ,'', 49,, otS,.,d :,
It 80 .s,ia,, IT,. e,r ai,o,s',nYs h,
;. In Ir,ii,ab g. 80 Indior aoanf ns ~
IS ~ ~. 80, ~ -, Ma,,, g.,
II ,''I 80 ~ -, 90 a',o ad -,
D. 90 $50 Thair cioims had Noon fres
r. nass $40 rnou hv whiies and ths In
q p"sseu - c.''n, , r" - IT,
o a .ran - o,,,ira1a sNns nr 10 Ia ~
ls ~ Ia ol,,ovs nsod ana occ,nis,
Ie ,,hiaI 'ro, ,yara ;,,s,lu anii,Ia
!. n w. nonarsl oiIo,n,e,, nct
,r nnasd
he IT.
10 ne iien's "a .neso inuiu"s naVip
oeen 'epol'eo ~ lno speo'a, usen.
paramount. 10 'nose Vi 'ne ni'sS, eil
ohiee r.ques.eu .ne eene,u' 'anu oi,i
10 iaeiitu.e .ne suiNey VI wy Wv ns'i
~ W"'cn .ne lhnus inNo'Neo ~ 81.
a'o, IN oiuel ,nu' III, ",'osn S1
y. a,e,os.,, 10 H. ,,,,,,ijo eurvor Tna ~
{ quest was granted. and the allotnen
aa were SO adjusted by the special ager
Is of this Office. Uuder your instruction
to patents were issued for the lands
be lotted to these Indians, and, on Augu
he IA. 1894, were transmitted to the Coel
SO d. Alene local land officers, Idaho, Il
ne delivery to he nlloltees legally entitle
~ thereto. Through the guardians
IN Arthur Frye and by authority OF II
n. department the application for III
RS child, covering the lands upon wbit
MT tie Town of Bonner's Ferry Is locate
was reliDquished. This action ended
long aud bitter contest.
"The non-reservatlon kootenal
numbering some 225. VINO few yea