The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-29

ment and cattle to the Indians who
may reside upon the remaining lands.
Referring to the Unoompaghre reserva-
tion the secretary calls attention to the
fact that thorough geological survey
and examination has bseD made OF the
Gilsonits beds. which seems to be OF very
great value, and he recommends leslsla-
ton which will allow these deposits to bs
sold or leased to the highest bidder.
This report reviews the Jackson Hole
disturbances and gives an account OF INC
active means taken by the department. TO
secure jnstice for the killing OF the BAN
mock Indians on July 10th last and also
to preserve. peace bctween the Indians
and the whites, ne com mends the peace
full course OF the Indians under the cir
cumstances so extremely aggraavting on
the part Of the whites.
The secretary presents copy or the
report of the Dawes com mission which
recommends:
Flr.t-.A territorial government over
five civilized tribes adapted to their pc
culiar anomalous conditions, so framed
as to secure all right OF residence in the
same and without impairlng the vested
rights of the citizens, Indian or other
person not an intruder.
Sscond--The extension OF the jurisdic-
tion OF the United States courts in the
territory, both in law and equity, to heal
and determine all controversies and suits
OF any nature, concerning all rights oil
use and occupation of the tribal lands oil
the several nations, to which any citizen
Indian or other person or the tribal gov
eminent OF any nation is or may be
part plaintiff or defendant.
Referring to tue law work of the assist
ant attorney generals office and OF the
general land office, the secretary again
urges the importance of creating bUard
of principal examiners, both In the sec
H. Ia, H. La IN,
whom may be referred such classes OF
cases as the secretary and the commits
sioner may deem advisable. The Object
OF this board would be to hasten the set
tlemcnt of land titles and TO leave both
the secretary and the com missioner oil
the general land Office freer for the per
Torrance of their varied adm instrative
of public land undisposed OF to be about
600, 900, 600 acres at the close OF the fiscal
year and shows that the total receipts
during the year from public lands
amounted to over $4,000, 600. The unad.
justed land grants to railroads amount
to nearly 80, 600, 900 acres.
After reviewing in detail the work Of
the land Office during the past twelve
months the secretary takes up the ques-
ton of the disposition of the arid lands
and the preservation OF the forests. He
urges that these two questions are closely
alliel, for the quantity of arid lands far
exceeds the present water supply, even
If it were all utilized for irrigation. The
increase of the water supply must depend
upon the growth and preservation OF the
forests. Attention Is called to the failure
of the Carey bill to accomplish the result
expected. The secretary attributes this to
the fact that the bill intended that mon
ey for the irrigation should be raised up
on the arid lands given to the states.
This has been impossible on account oil
the fact that sufficient control over the
lands was not gwen to the states to make
them available as security for the money
expended IN their reclamation.
The secretary suggests the ACCESSIBILITY
of patenting these lands to the states
after it is fully determined that the Sec
tions made by them under the Carey act
are arid lands. He calls attention to the
fact that the reservoir states selected by
the geological survey remain without
proper legislation providing for thor
use, while the water they were expecte
to store Is devoted to less practical BILE
and economical sites. lie suggests the
utilization of these sites in connection
with the lands granted to the states
under the Carey act.
Under the subject of forests, the secre-
tary calls attention to the fact that 10,
600, 900 acres are now included within
forest reserves. the object being to thus
preserve the forests for future use and
through their preservation to control the
supply of water, so that it may be stored
IND utilized for irrigation. The present
force of the general land office, it is said
is inadequate to protect these reserva
t ons. Unless some plan is devised by
the army or by foi SISTERS living upon
the reservation. it is manifest that the
objec. sought to be accomplished will
fail.
The secretary critIcizes the law author
izing the issue of permits for.the cutting
of timber from the public domain and
urges that the timber cut therefrom
should be sold for a sufficient sum Ia
make it possible to preserve the standing
forests and see that the cutting is done in
a way not destructive to it.
The review of the pension Office coz
sists chiefly of statistical inform alton,
furnised by the bureau.
One OF the interesting features of the
report is the discussion OF the relation
between the government and the Pacific
bond aided roads, and the possibility OF
collecting the amount due the govern
mept from these roads. The report
urges that two things are to be consid
cred:
First-The collection of the debt due to
the govern ment, and
Second-The creation of great through
line from the Missouri to the Pacific,
" hich WAS tina OrlOiual uuppooa oF a.