The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-27
Public Ind OnrnIns.


TIC announcement from wa>hinSf N
that the land and Iniian auihouil-S
have definitely deCtd~i to oyrn n
more large tracts of lands O. scttl~u' cni
many who hal lonk.sl forward 81 prof
Itlu; from the GnvernmSni L''~ry
Oprur,uniti - f"r the lani hungry ia 1910
are thus ~ - lmiteSi to tn. rs-~-rva-
tons that we're thrown oy.en last month
IA Minnesota. some .J1.O acLs~ ia all
about sClJ town lo,- on river town
sites IN South Dakota ami Idaho - D..
sold AZ Cpur d'A ~ne this nlnnih. ami a
tract % 1880 ares near awton okla
to be SOLD In eighty acre lots IN Nov~rn-
her. None of the~e Distributions. pr
s"nts any 81 the feaiurs- 81 ~ ara;
Oklahoma nish or of The Rosrh'hd 1t
terry they are only land AIc1 ,oS,s Nth
Federal authorities in charEe
The chief disappointment ,hss war
was The Yakima reservation m the state
81 Washington Uncle SAu Ma NJ trs,
held responsible for holting o'I, fal~~
hops- herr but he has rrS, clsars>i
himself of the charge bv showing
! that much misleading information ~
gariInG the reservation was sent "5i'
hv persons who hat iniendsSl ~ d,,-
c,ive the innocent home-s-.ker ~ -
the amount 81 land a. the Disposal
81 the Government. II va dl-,uv-
cred in the co'irse 81 the Invesliga-
ton that the claims sele~'ei nv th,,
Indians had exhausted all the good lani
After ,h" allotment shall have b.--n
made To- the Indians saws the chair
man of the Yakima >ppTaising Commi<-
sion tn the land Office. there will not
I've a quarter seCtinn IN the reservation
open To settlement that a person can
make a living on or that would h. SUIT
abl" for anv purpose bu crasInG
The Indians in this case RAD beCame
such good farmers that ,hev were
able to choose The hea' laf,i- Thi-
incident shows some - IN" new dir
cul'ie= arising IN the opening UP of
r"-ervat ions The Indian j. getting a
hotter idea ~ the value " h,~ p,>S-s-
slonS and = driving harder bargains With
m" Governmen, N the allotments of
his permanent home~iead-. tn whlch he
IL entitled. and in the appropriation of
tracts for school purposes Two trea-
ties were held up- this wear. thoSe for
lands n, Pine Ridge and A. For Rer-hold.
hccaIis. the indians did not believe tina,
the Government was giving them salts
factory terms
Although This wear promises - h~
frUtlcss there - reason to believe tha,
ia,l will bring some rich prlyeS Con .
.,-"-s- has pa~~'Ni bills Authorizing the |
opening ~ North Dakota ~ the For
Berthold reservation 81 ~ 1O acres. and
IN South Dakota Of tho Pine Ridge rcsrr-
yd'Ion # ~HpO acres and the Rosebud
reservation of So an acres. Tho Gov
nrnment already has authority II open
IN Montana tho Blackfset reservation
81 a5a onp acres and the Fort PEEK r,.Se-- /
walton of ! 30 pn acres and in Wash !
lrEt"n the olvIll" reservation ~ I 81. . !
~" acres II - eNperted tina, after ,h, d
reductions IL ailntmeuts for lniian>
have been made thcrr will remain for
m N" respective areas th.-<.,
amounts Blarkfce'. i5n On acres Fnrt
Peck. i"U.'sp acres. COlv!lle, 100 ono :
acre. Fort B"rthold. S1N go acres Rose
bud. jD0Hs acre. The Indian allotmenrs
N he Pine RIdg" reservation " -Nhaus;
The available land The mos, valIiabl.
~ 'heSe lands and he port IONS that will (
at -art 'he most attention are those
Included IN the Rosebud reservation
Part uf his rc-ervstion has already been
lI-po-ei 81 through lottery and has been
mad" into farms that ar" npw Of con
siderable value There has been A. We,
M statement as to the manner If the
i,s'rihu' ION. ng' there - every likelihood
hat the lottery method will ~ adop,.i
~. dl>pOs,ng If the most desirable
raCtS Those who have been disap-
pointed this wear may look forward -
having 4 chance n good slice NJ the
pubic domain reNt wear and ronsole
themselves with 'he thought that -he
-rqulremeuts for getting the prizes will
Dc merely lick and pat enc,