The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-25
On INTERNAL AFFAIRS
INDIANS nj PENSIONS
AoroAual Diminuaon of the Public Land
Arsa-The Chippewa Outbreak.
The Advance In Ed
ucation.

port OF Secretary OF the interior Bliss,
made public tonight. reviews in de-
0fl the progress Of pension. Indian.
hand, patent. educational and territor-
Sal afairsL Reviewing the gradual di-
minutton OF public and area. Secre-
fary Bliss says: of three hundred
and odd million acres of desert land
requiring irrigation to render them val
uable farming lands. n available wat
er supply IL SUFFICIENT for only n. 500, 900
acres, leaving eeo, SIC. 900 acres suitable
only for grazing purposes. There are 30
forest reservations embracing an esti-
mated area Of Q. 71s.474 acres. The In
d1ans are declared to have made sub
stantiaI progress Inc the Chippewa
outbreak was the only serious disturb
ance Of the year"
Referring Z this trouble the report
points to Commissioned OF Indian Az
fairs Jones' successful efforts In bring
1ng about the surrender of the Indians
and says the origin of the trouble is
now under joint Investigation by the
department OF the Interior and OF JUS
dce.
A to the logging operations there
AUI(u kuIt 81 ttast ~ 80
discussion of the outbreak. Secretary
Bliss says: The aggregate acreage OF
Chippewa pine and agricultural lands
TO be sold originally was 2.9sf,297. ex-
elusive OF the land allotted to the In
diana There have been disposed Of to
date ee.sl5 acres of pine lands and S20.-
ga acres OF agricultural lands. aggre-
eating +07 IFS acres. The total amount
received from the sale of pine n ag-
Ae12rpul Il nAa Ia nnrnvfnofal x6lN OH
which has been deposited I'm the treas
ury to the credit OF the Indians. as re-
Quired by Law. OF the agricultural
lands sold go, 634 acres were embraced
an homestead entries on which there Is
due 5000, 000." Congress has so far ap-
propriated as an advance TO the Chip
pewa Indians 81. go. $50. which appears
TO b reimbursable to the government.
The approximate value OF all the lands
ceded by the Indians aggregates $3.50
01o.
Upon the disposal OF all such lands"
che secretary says, 1T Is doubtful
whether compliance with the require
ments OF this act regarding the dis
bursements Of money advanced by the
United states would impose any very
great hardship on the Indians. No
claims OF the differentiation of tim
Der by the present corps of examiners
have been made The result OF the Head
And down timber logging operations on
the reservations during the year clear
ly indicates the wisdom OF the carrying
on the work by the Indian contractors
under h regulations promulgated. as
being in the interest OF the Indians.
Logging operations on this reserve were
d~iscOntiued some time ago. but the In
dams recently have petitioned for a re-
sumption OF the work. which will re-
ce.ve favorable consideration. the work
60 continue under the same restrictions
~ heretofore.
considerable efYort has been made
90 induce the Mile Lac Chippewas to
10 TO White Earth reservation. but
with meager success. though Chippewa
Commissioner Hal hopes quite a num-
Der will remov this autumn. The SEN
ate Is urged to ratify the treaty with
abe Uintah Indians to receive such I'm
compaghres as should be allotted to
lands on the Uintah reservation. No
agreement, however. can be made with
the Uintahs for the sale OF all their
lands in order hat all not needed for
allotment might be offered for sale.
The commission reports It's ailur and
says that the terms specified were not
acceptable to the tribe"
The workings of the Curtis Indian
Territory act are praised N the more
progressive element OF the Indians IN
h territory are reported as inclined
10 accept the situation in good faith.
Reviewing pension matters. Secre.
tary Bliss reports 635, 900 claims Of al
classes pending and saws a separate di.
vision has been organized for the ad.
publication of claims growing out OF tbs
war with Spain. These soldiers will
receive their pensions under the gen
eral law for permanent disabilities con,
tracted I'm the service. He also con
curs In the recommendation for tn,
creation of a commission TO revise tn,
pension laws n regulations in the in.
terest of n future reliable. intelligent
and uniform practice.
Early legislative enactment for TN.
taking OF the 18th census is urged IN
view OF the necessary large amount q
work preparatory to the enumeration
OF b population.
During the year the geological sur
vey has surveyed geographically 3o.05
cuare miles. making a total now com
pleted of approximately one-fourth o
the area OF the entire country. exclu
sive Of Alaska The final survey o
Indian Territory was completed las
June. This latter work has demon
strated that IL IL more economical q
survev large areas in this manner thai
under the contract system beretofor
employed by h government in its lam
subdivision surveys.
1t In anticipated n a the 10000 squar
miles of forests now included within
the forest reserves can be thorough.
and completely surveyed within nv,
years when adequate appropriation
lare made.
The advancement along ~educationa
lines n outlined by an increase Of owe
q quarter Of q million OF school pupil
IN the United States for the fiscal yea
1851 over the previous one, but ye
the total average amount of schooling
Per individual for the whole Unite
States measured by the present stand
ard does not quite equal FIVE years o
so days each fo- eac inhabitant. tn
total number OF school pupils in TN
country In elementary public and pri
vate schools, colleges. universities. hieI
schools inc academies In put at 16.
-. 90.
The reindeer and their Lapland driv
ers In Alaska have largely passed int
the service Of the postofice department
AID are now being distributed for car
lryfng h Yukon mail up and down tn