East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-07

AS the result of new rules that have
just been promulgated by the depart
ment OF the interior, sheep, cattle and
horses may be driven across the
Umatilla reservation upon payment
OF the charges agreed upon at the con-
ference held with the Indians on May
Is last. Major Edwards, agent at the
reservation, but recently received
copies OF the new regulations, and
they are printed in full below.
It is understood that many of the
sheepmen having their bands I'm the
Blue mountains will cross the reserva-
ton this fall, preferring to pay the
three cents toll rather than make the
long drive around.
The new rules I'm full are as follows:
/. Any individual, company. or
corporation owning stock (cattle.
horses. or sheep) may drive them
across the Umatilla reservation, Ore,
along one of the trails or roads es-
tablished and laid out under the agree
ment concluded with the Indian
thereof on May Is, 1906. as shown on
map prepared June 10. 1906, by G..
II. Blakeslee. clerk at the Umatllla
agency, on the following terms and
conditions:
2. Such owner, or a duly constitut-
ed agent, shall pay, before entering or
starting across the reservation, to the
ctnarintandant Ia, ,I, % lNn
tilla agency. for the use and benefit
of the Indians of the said reservation,
rates as follows:
For each head OF cattle. ....1 100
For each head of horses. ...... SC
For each head of sheep. ...... &c
8. The payment of the respective
sums mentioned shall be made at
such time and place as may be fixed
by the superintendent. on application
to him by the owner Of any stock or
his agent, to drive them across the
reservation. and no stock of the kind
mentioned shall be permitted to pass
over the reservation without pay
ment Of the rates as above establish.
ed. The superintendent shall execute
his receipt in duplicate for all collec-
tons so made, giving the original to
the payee and filing the duplicate
thereof in his office.
4. The owner of the stock or a
duly authorized agent shall enter into
n written agreement with the superin-
tendent before entering the reserva-
tion, ot make the drive In reasona-
BILE time to be named therein. and for
each days unavoidable delay In cross,
ing the reservation the owner shall
pay the rate per head fixed for the
drive, namely. 10 cents for each head
OF cattle, cents for each head of
horses, and 3 cents for each head of
sheep. He shall also enter into good
and sufficient bond with approved
sureties to indemnify the individual
Indian. allottee or lessee for any dam
age done or suffered TO be done by the
stock to his crops, fences, buildings.
range. stock, or damage of any and
every kind TO individual or tribal
property, the damages. IL any. sus-
tained to be estimated by the super
intendent. n disinterested white far
mer. and dsnterested Indian far
mer, each to be selected by the super
intendent and the owner of the stock
or his authorized agent.
In case they can not agree upon
these appraisers OF damages, the SUI
perntendent and stock owner, or his
agent, and the claimant (of damages)
shall select two appraisers OF the
classes indicated, who with the SUI
perintendent shall estimate the dam
ages alleged TO have been sustained,
and payment of any and all damages
fixed by these appraisers shall be at
once made to the claimant or claim
ants. but in case OF damage to tribal
property the payment shall be made