The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-11

order Ia. the INDIANS may - p0ce1 On
Q seiid soosiag. and snassed - becons
seif-supporsins. The csnnsssssn . there
fore instructed 70 make . shcreugh ana
careful .nvss<sgansn 81 the subject ef r.
rseas.sa "a he Fort Hall reservation o.
fore any aegetsAssens ere had u1kA those
Indiana
TIE Indian bureau has aifeaay entered
Sa.c . contract with the Idaho CanAl Com
paay under the authority of an act OF
congress approved August y. lss4 70 surn-
txh q supply Of water for The Indians On
the Fort Hail reservation. the same 70
Be carried BY canal from the snake river
across the Bsackfeos river and across
Ross Fork creek. This contract, however.
dese NOT Involve the construction By the
company of the necessary lateral bitches.
etc. Prior 70 making this contract. an II
r.gaticn expert. after making czrsf2i
tayess.ga don, stated that the total acre
age. which could b supplied with wafer
By means Of . main canal from the Snake
river. was g. 90 acres; and that there vas
no possible douo. Is 70 the adv.sao.lity OF
constructing such Z canal fer the benefit
Of the Fort Hall Indians
Tbs company has stipulated IN ~ con-
tract thai Il VIII furnish . supply OF VA
ter On the surpl1s lands not needed for
the Indians IT q cost no. 20 exceed s. per
acre. with IN additional maintenance fee
% = cents year. This stipulation ID ex-
pectsd TO enhance the value OF these lands,
anA would for that reason b TO The adj
vantage % the Indians in case . sale OF
sach lands could be effected. rse proceeds
ct wssicn could then be used for The pur-
poss o. developing And constructing . sys-
tenn OF bitches in their own lands.
II the lands lying south of Ross Fork
creek coaid be disposed OF, the Indian
bureau thinks the plan indicated could be
carried out, and the com mission IL in
stracted that tn any agreement for the
disposition OF such lands by the Indians
special provision should be mace for the
sale Of any lands coming under the pro-
posed system Of irrigation on account of
their enhanced vaiae. the benefit OF which
10 70 accrue 70 the Indians
Agent Teter. IN a recent report 20 the
Indian commissioner. points out the ne
cessity for the construction Of laterais for
the distribution OF water furnished by the
Idaho Canal Company. and also for the
construction OF irr1ga ton works to COM
plete the system on Bannock creek. This
would require the expenditure OF all
money remaining TO the credit of the Fort
Hall Indians and at least $50 go more. To
procure this money. Agent Teter recon-
Hsendec negotiating with the Indians for
the cessson Of all the lands lying south OF
township south and east Of the county
line OF Oneida county. Such proposed
coded tract Agent Teter estimates TO con-
tain about $1,000 acres, OF which only
800 are susceptible of cultivation. OF
the latter. he says, io.eoo acres are already
occupied by certain whiecsettiers in Marsh
valley. who have been there for some
years ana who have been a source OF trou-
Die and annoyance TO the Indians He says
the cession OF the entire $4,000 acres will
not be TO the disadvantage OF the Indians.
that not over twenty-five families all told
are now occupying lands within this tract;
and that In order TO !rr.gste these lands.
an entirely new system OF irrigation, IL
dependent. o: those already proposed
would have to be constructed. and that at
a considerable expense. owing 10 the char
acter OF the country through which u
would have 10 be built.
Agent Teter states that after such ces-
sion there would remain within the d.
minisaed reservation. lands as follows.
One hundred and eighty thousand acres
available for irrsga ton: 90 600 acres for hay
land; 100 90 acres OF grazing land. and
~. 40 acres Of mountainous land-a total
OF GO. 90 acres.
These areas are based upon the estimate
OF 1.0oo.01s acres OF the present reserya-
ton, which Is $4,000 acres In excess OF the
Indian Office. The commission L. instruct
ed 10 consult with Agent Teter in its con-
sheraton OF this entire subject and to
carefully canvass such plan as he may
have to propose. The Indian commission
er. however. has hts doubts as to whether
the lands embraced in the proposed cession
Of Assn. Teter are OF sufficient value to
provide the Indians with such q fund as
II II thought they require at the present
iva p n siYify thu Nl2nS
proposed for their benefit.
In the agreement which was approved by
congress February y. 1889. ii Is provided
that alioiments in severalty shall be made
TO the Indians OF the Fort Hall reservation
In Quantities as follows: To each head Of
a family. not more than one-sourfh OF
section, with an additional quantity OF
grazing land. not exceeding one-fourth or
q section: 20 each single person over ~
years OF age and to each other person
under Is years Of age. not more than one
eighth of q section, with an additional
quantity OF grazing land. not exceeding
one-etghth OF a section.
"If an axreemen. = made with these In
dams" says the commissioner. ~ Is
thought an effort should be made TO have
them consent 10 30 modify said provisions
for aIlotments al 20 conform 20 the provi-
SONS OF the general As40f1FFrt act. rs
amended by the act OF February -. iss1
Then the department VIII be enabled to
carry out the proposed plan OF giving each
Indian forty acres OF irrigated land. which
Is all the average Indian can use advan-
.sgeously, and the balance. eighty acres.
or double the quantity OF his allotment.
could be given him IN grazing land.
I'm the case OF the cession by these In
dams Of lands TO the United States 20 Be
IL
should. OF course. De made for a,lotnsents
for any Indians nov residing On such re-
serve"
In this connection. attention - called
70 the provision contained n the treaty OF
July Z. isss to the erec, that no Indian
shall BE- deprived OF any lands selected by
him under the sixth arflcl. OF that treaty
without his consent. This treaty also pro-
vfdes that no agreement sor the cessioa Of
lands shall be valid unless Il Is signed by
a. least the majority OF the male adult
Indians On The reservation.
Article four os the treaty OF isss with
TIRE SSoshones and Rsanocixs gives these
Indians '.he right 20 hunt on the unoc.li-
pied lands ~ the UnIted States so long
as game nav Re found thereon ars so long
as E-esce sahsists among the whites and
TIRE Indians, On The borders OF he hunt
- 80 - SNt many S@AfS tHSS III
clans. a. least Ire EsrnarSs have been In
the hsslt o. going 70 the Jackson's hole
COUNTY, ~ Wyc-Tinw. "a hurt IN and cut
Of season. II Jay, Xxx. .se fecai autry-i-
ties q Csntah county Wyoming. arrested
hanting bard ~ those Yusfa-s killing
ore outright and wcen3irx another allow
inr IRE remainder 70 escape. United States
.roers were ordered 70 the sane ana re
Threatened trouble herxn~a ira whites and
re Indians ~ss reace2hsv aw~~ted. The
eF~rtais Of Wyoming ie1t@i ne treaty
F3xat ~ tS@se lnessrs 20 hunt IN vso.a-
ter - their state 1aW-s a~s ~ -,st.-