The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-27
INDIANS ARE
GIVEN LANDS
Commissioner Jones Reports on
Fort Hall AIIotmentS.
SURVEYS ARE TO BE MADE
WORK ON SCHEDULE OF I'M
PRoVEMENTS.

Washington, Nov. 2A-Indian Commits
sioner Jones in his annual report, made
today, gives the following history of the
current years work in the matter OF al
iotment TO Indians Of ceded lands on the
Fort Hall Indian reservation, Idaho:
My last annual report stated that In
spectOr w J. Mcconnell was detailed TO
appraise the improvements of Indians
electlng TO remove from ceded lands TO
the diminished Fort Hall reserve, and
Agent A. F. Caldwell of the Fort Hall
agency was Instructed to make the al
lotmentS to Indians on the ceded lands
who might elect TO remain thereon. Oc-
tober ., 1890, the agent reported that it
would be impossible to finish the allOt-
ment work before cold weather and
SHOWS would intervene to prevent its
completion Believing that but little
would be gained by doing a portion of the
field work and SuSpendmg the remainder.
the Office reluctantly authorized him, on
oct 10, 1860, to postpone the allotment
work until spring. He was instructed,
however, to resume the work on the
earliest practicable date in the spring,
and meanwhile to map out and organize
1t IN every detail so that when resumed
not the slightest delay would be incurred.
On the same date the Office suggested to
the department that the appraisement
work by the inspector be also postponed.
March q last Agent Caldwell was again
instructed to make allOtments as soon as
the weather would permit, and he was in
formed that the work should be com
pleted at the earliest date practicable
consistent with thOroughneSs. June Is
he reported thai ne had completed the
work of making allOtments in the field
and would forward the schedules as soon
as they could be prepared, and that
twenty-three heads of families had
elected to remove to the diminished res
eTvatiOn. whose improvements could be
scheduled and appraised Inspector Nc
Connells connection with the service
having been severed, the department on
July II. approved office recommendations
of July 10 that Agent Caldwell be now
required to make the appraisements, and
he was so instructed July 16
Schedule of Allotments.
Aug p Agent Caldwell transmitted
his schedule of allOtments and also his
schedule of improvements and appraise-
ments- The former contains the names
Of ninety allottees, to all of whom agri-
cultural lands were Alphabetically acres
to each person. The total area allotted
is 5,11117 acres. The schedule of ap-
praisements describes the improvements
OF tWenty-three Indian heads Of families.
The total appraised value is S5S51 80 the
several individual holdings ranging in
value from s64 to SS75. The agent states
that none of the improvements appraised
will be removed by the Indian owners if
satisfactory prices can be obtained for
them,
April p. 1901. the commissioner of the
general land Office expressed the opinion
that the ceded lands should be regularly
surveyed and the schedules of alIOt-
ments and appraisements completed and
filed in that office before the ClassifiCa-
ton of the lands, as required by section
Of the act of June 6, 1890, ratifying the
agreement should be commenced. June
5. 1901. he transmitted to the department
copies of reports from the several deputy
surveyors having contracts for the exc
cution of surveys of the ceded lands, stat
ing approximately the dates when they
would complete the field work of the sur
veys covered by their, respective con-
tracts.
The latest date given was Sept. 90 1901.
Aug 8, 1901, the commissioner of the gen
eEal land office stated that it was pro-
posed to have Examiner of Surveys
Frank II. Brigham examine the surveys
Of the Fort Hall ceded lands, and sug-
gested that he might at the same time
advantageOusly make the classification
of agricultural lands, grazing lands, etc,
required by said section 5. Aug 10 the
Office COncurred in the recommendation
that Mr.. Brigham be authorized TO make
such classification