Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-24

'he hseai year eHueu June oo Oh the
secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen
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made pubic and is attracting wide in.
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Inc report In part says:
| The mast war bas hoar oharao.ar,s !
f,,rthar incrsass IN ~ vn,,,n,e 80 ~.
ness notably so in The natent oe,oa ~
eraI land enc saoInsioaI -, 81,
secra,ar,,,s nt,i.a NJ ~ Gnu we
thereof /, has hs.n naoassan,, q, ..4s ueH ~
stances N extend The bo',rs 80 Ia hnn w W.
service required has haen cboarf',It, r Wv
dered and The uorL dtsnatohad -, -, VI W..
expadilions manner mi an aratisaa on a.
sta,a tha n,hiio h,,strees. ~ -, ~ ~
ava ,hn,o ~. ~. Iitttn 80 mei' ~ manu-
crease In the forcs otto as as,s,jno ~ 49,
ditinns annear n banana hos haar 80,
| in departnental estimates to he hro,,aht
| to the attention of conyress IN TIC msnnar
| prescribed nv law
| ConsiderahI HE nroorass hoe haar r,,s T.,
! the inauguration and carrv,n. ;ntn 80.
NJ necessarv reforms in ,,srin,,s ra,,ah1s
OF the service.
Arid Land. and Irriun,,o,
The advisahilTtv NJ tho ear,v .pac,uor,
Of legisIation Iookins to The rania,,ntian
of the arid lands of the country has besn
frequently mentioned in nrevious annual
reports of the department and congress
at its last session raoogni,ea ~. notiona1
importance of IRRIGATION hv the rassa.a
of the reclamation law apnrovad Inna r.
1902. This law creates NINA from rho
moneys received from solo. of r,,blic
lands to he exnended in the constrnction
OF irrigation work. which mass uItimataI,,
into the control of ,ha sattier rho rnore,,s
received therefor 70 h. ann,,aa ~ ~ 80,
New forest reservstions hawa heon &C.
tshlishsd dnr;ny tha vao- 80 forastr'
service extended h.,tsr ord rror. 49,,
ouxh system of natrolI;rg 1ha rassr,,a
,tons No. No. 100000
reforestat,on m ~ ,,.r,om. rn ~. VI
has been entered upon with satisfactory
results.
The unlawful fencing of public lands
for grazing has greatly increased i'm some
sections OF the west and grown so fa.
grant as to cause much concern. vigor-
GUS measures however have been pur-
sued regarding these unlawful occupants
OF the public domain and prompt stems
taken looking to the institution of civil or
criminal proceedings against them,
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The matters considered and disposed Of
In the ONCE of the assistant attorney gen.
eral during the last year are as follows
Eleven hundred and eighty-four decisions
receiving the approval and signature of :
from decisions OF the commissioner Of the
general land ONCE. 3sS decisions receiving
the approval and signature of the secre-
tary Of the interior upon motions for re-
view, 7o7 decisions. regulate and orders
Iecelvlns .ne approvai ana signature OF
the secletary OF the interior IN misceiiane-
GUS matter, o. law Opinions receiving the
s,sna.urs OF .ne aseistant attorney gener-
~ snu tne AppTovaI OF .hs secretary OF
. . INFERIOR ana zoss decisions upon pen,
s,oh appeals receiving ths approval ana
,"n.e u Tie ass's'an' secretary Oh 'he
'ntsrior'
fuDAc Aands.
There were disposed of during the fiscal
year public lands aggregating 10 %Ss. 535. 80
acres. CLASSIFIED as follows: Cash sales.
|. 757 5s2.6s acres miscellaneous entries
embracing homesteads land warrants
scrip locations, state selections, swamp
lands, railroad and wagon road selections
Indian allotments. etc, 1854, 7s215 acres
and Indian lands 1l6, 1902 acres showing
IN increase Of 1895, 73s acres as compared
with the aggregate disposals for the pre-
'e ,S,t n.cai year.
year from varim. sources ;ncIuaing dis.
,o.a, NJ nuhIic lands ss aso oaa az ava In
,ien ,ond. so0a scs &c. go, S.n,adat;on.
n
imher IN forest r...rws. ~ an ~ fror,
,ales NJ rovsrnm.nt nronsrtv a M Az and
or FURNISHING comics ~ records and Mats
"a 90 n. ay1rarpte a os, oo7 70 81 w.
.rease ~ Il 80 7Ss 20 over m. nrscedine
,scal v.ar
ura,.~ A~.,r.
ne totai lhoHn popuiaIon OF me INIT
q Statss 10 approximately seS' Soo or
snlcn tne NeW 1ork Ihoiens ana tnose
.n s az tne nve ciVihzed tribes embrace
y .1<, leavihs 1929. occupying 100 reser
atIons having o. II'VN acres OUTSIDE OK
D',.;sn 49, ~. ." sso ou
vere made. the area thereof being an
$50. 900 acres Allotments in |
eyeralty embracing in the aggregate
,6l2 900 acres, have been made since the
assage of the act of Feb. g. 1887 (24 Stat J
T.. 1851 to approximately II. %21 Indians.
The general condition OF the Indians has
cen fairly satisfactory during the wear
10 serious trouble has occurred Prorress
inward civilization has heen MARRIED more
indians having engaged in civilized nur-
uits and in efforts at self sunnort than
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