The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-12-11

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n the Choctaw nation until April
10Th. 1900, appraising 5000 ,a41 So
acres of land, after which time they
moved to the Chickaaaw nation, and
up to June 80, 1900, had appraised
1 .22s sos "a acres.
Each appraiser in charge Of .
camp is required to make q weekly
to this oflce, In which he
shows the land appraised, their clas-
sification and acreage and also ac-
counts for the presence of each man
under his charge.
"These reports are received ut the
Office of the commission and thor
oughly checkedby experienced clerks
the progress OF the work being
shown in coIors on a large map OF
the two nations.
''As fast as the reports are verified
the classifications add acreage are
entered into the final records, SINH
lar in design to those used for the
Seminole nation, with the exceptions
that the classifications are different
and that the values will not be de-
termined until both nations have
been appraised.
When the apparisement has been
completed and the values placed on
each tract of land the same will be
shown on the plat in the final re-
cords, after which, and upon com
pletion of the citizenship rolls, the
land Office for the Choctaw and
Chickasaw nations will be opened
1.-THE commission is now fitting
out seven new land-appaising par
ties, four of which will begin
work in the southRast corner
of -Afe Uhickasaw nation, working
west meeting the five parties now
working south on the five west
ranges of the Chickasaw nation
when they will complete appraise-
ment of this nation. The three re-
manning parties will enter the fiel d
in the northeast portion of the Choc-
taw nation, appraising about 10000
acres, after which time these par.
ties, together with nine parties I'm
fshing in the Ch1ckasaw nation, will
proceed to the Cherokee nation fol
the purpose of appraising the lands
of that tribe.
"After these parties shall have
left the Choctaw nation there will
yet remain about 1900, 900 acres o
land to be appraised in this nation
and as it has been reported tina
timber of commercial value abound
in this locality, six camps will b'
outfitted composed of expert timbe
examiners and estim stors, eacl
camp being supplied with com
plete pack train, which will enabl
them to enter a country almost In
accessible in places, and where tn
use of wagons would be an impos
sibility.
"Basing calculations on the abov
number of camps and the genere
topography of the country it is be
lieved that the appaisement of tn
Choctaw and Chickasaw lands wi
be completed by July 1. 190o."
***
The secretary of the treasury, Il
mis- letter to congress containin
estimates of the appropriations re
quired for the Indian service fo
the fiscal year ending June 80, 100:
makes the following recommends
tions for the Indian Territory:
Pay for agent at the Union
Agency, Indian Terri
| tory Z,OUU
Fulfilling treaty stipula-
tions with the Chicka-
saws ...... .......... 5000 {
Fulfilling treaty with Choc-
| CaW6 81, ,OOO
Fulfilling treaty with the
Creeks. As, 1868 4
Fulfilling treaty with Sem
1nole6. Zl4 ,6OO
Support of Modocs in In
dian Territory. ......... 1000
General incidental eX-
penses of Indian Terri
tory including incidental
, expenses of inspectors
and pay of employees. $4,000
Total expense for commits
sion to the Five Civilized
1ElO66- -SO14 OOO
> Total expense for townsite
commissioners in Indian
Territory. y................S 81, 900
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