The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-08-27
APpRAIslNa TRIBAL LANDS.
Added Force TO Hasten Work-Full-
BIoods Enrolling Rapidly.

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Muskogee, l. T.. Aug. 95-Hon.
Tams Bixby. who resigned his
position as a member of the Dawes
commission a few days ago to take
part in the Minnesota campaign.
has left for the north and will
probably not return here, as it is
expected that his resignation will
be accepted by the secretary of
the interior within the next few
days.
Just before taking his departure
Mr.. Bixby was asked about the
work of the commission, and
stated that just now the commits
sion was arranging the details for
an increase of force and the taking
up of much more work during the
fall and winter months. At this
time more than 100 employees are
carrying cut the work in the veri
ous branches and fields. but it. is
expected that in the carrying out
of the work made necessary by the
recent legislation of congress there
will be an increase in the force
until 400 or more will be engaged
There will be placed seven more
parties of ten men each in the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations
to push to completion the work OF
appraisement in those nations. Al
this time about one-third of the
lands of those nations has been
appraised, but with the increase
of force contemplated. it is be-
lieved the work can be finished by
or before spring.
In the Greek nation, Mr.. Bixby
stated that the work of appraise
ment will soon begin and will be
pushed vigorously, as it is the
intention to place five parties
comprising fifty men, at work
With the force already in the fielG
in the Choctaw and Chickasav
nations the seven parties to bt
placed there and the five to bt
placed in the Creek nation, it car
be seen that this branch of tn,
work will be rapidly completed
Mr.. Bixby stated that it was 1
work of tremendous magnitude
but that $50 men will cover grea
area in q short time.
When asked about the postpone
ment of the opening of the Atok'
land Office to an indefinite tim,
after it had been announced. Mr.
Bixby stated that protest wal
filed with the commission by tn,
governors of the Choctaw an(
Chickasaw nations against tn,
opening of the office, and thus
after all details had been arranged
the opening was indefinitely post
poned. While speaking of the
Atoka land Office, Mr.. Bixby men
toned the fact that the i'm
preston had been created in the
minds Of some of the Greeks thai
the Greek land Office had also beer
indefinitely closed, but such is not
the fact. The Greek land Office
will again be opened on September
1, at the commission headquarters
in Muskogee. for the fling of Sc
lections for allotment.
Mr.. Bixby stated that the Cher
okee enrolment was progressing
very satisfactorily, and the full
blood element is enrolling at a
satisfactory rate, even more so
than had been hoped by the COM
mission. More than 5000 names
have been enrolled, which is prob
ably about one-fourth of the
population. and a large share of
the country has not yet been
visited.
Mr.. Bixby stated that the COM
mission would convene at Atoka
December 3. and continue in
session until the 18th of the same
month, for the purpose of hearing
testimony in behalf of both sides
in contested citizenship cases in
the Choctaw and Chickasaw ma
tions.
RIda.