While we know our northern friends may not feel it, in the South, Spring is
here. So we thought we'd share a few of our gardening sites appropriate
for this time of the year. Along with gardening, there's grilling, and getting
ready to diet so that you can fit back into that bathing suit this summer!
Treaties of Oct. 7, 1863 (XIII, 673), and Mar. 2, 1868 (xv,
619): act of Apr. 29, 1874 (XVIII, 36); Executive orders, Nov. 22,
1875, Aug. 17, 1876, Feb. 7, 1879, and Aug. 4, 1882; acts of June
15, 1880 (XXI, 199), July 28, 1882 (XXII, 178), May 14, 1884 (XXIII,
22), Aug. 15, 1894 (XXVIII, 337), and Feb. 20, 1895 (XXVII, 677).
65,450.33 acres were allotted to 332 Indians, and 360 acres reserved
for the use of the Government; also 7,360.32 acres allotted to 39
Indians, and 523,079 acres opened to settlement by President's
proclamation, Apr. 13, 1899. The residue, 483,750 acres, retained as
a reservation for the Wiminuche Ute.
Potawatomi, Sauk and Foxes of the Mississippi, Winnebago.
Acres
2,965
Established by
By purchase. See act of Mar. 2, 1867 (XIV, 507), and act of
Feb. 13, 1891 (XXVI, 749). Deeds of 1857, 1865, 1867, 1868,
1869, 1876, 1880, 1882, 1883, June, July, and Oct., 1888, 1892,
1893, 1894, 1895, and 1896.
Executive orders, Mar. 12, 1873, and Feb. 12. 1874: act
of Mar. 13, 1875 (XVIII, 445); selection approved by the
Secretary of the Interior, July 3,1875; Executive order, July
31, 1903.
Reservation
Pyramid Lake
Tribes
Paiute
Acres
322,000
Established by
Executive order, Mar. 23. 1874. (See Sec. 26, Indian
appropriation act, approved Apr.20, 1904 (XXXIII, 225)
Reservation
Walker River
Tribes
Paiute
Acres
Established by
Executive order, Mar. 19, 1874; joint resolution of June 19,
1902 (XXXII, 744): act of May 27, 1902 (XXXII, 245-260): act of
Mar. 3, 1903 (XXXII, 982-997); act of June 21, 1906 (XXXII,
325): proclamation of President, Sept. 26, 1906, opening ceded
part to settlement. It contains 268,005.84 acres, leaving in
diminished reserve 50.809.16 acres. Allotted to 492 Indians,
9,783.25 acres: reserved for agency and school, 80 acres;
reserved for cemetery, 40 acres; reserved for grazing, 37,390.29
acres; reserved for timber, 3,355.62 acres; reserved for church
purposes, 160 acres. Subject to disposition under President's
proclamation, 268,005.84 acres.
Deeds to Indians under decision of the United States circuit
court for the western district of North Carolina, entered at
November term, 1874, and acts of Congress approved Aug, 14, 1876
(XIX, 139), and Aug, 23, 1894 (XXVIII, 441); deeds to Indians dated
Oct. 9, 1876, and Aug. 14, 1880: now held in fee by Indians who are
incorporated. Act of Mar. 3, 1903 (XXXII, 1000). (See Opinions of
Asst. Atty. Gen., Mar. 14, 1894, and Feb. 3, 1904. 35,000 acres of
the 98,211 acres sold. Deeds dated Oct. 4, 1906; approved Dec. 12,
1906.)
Gosiute, Pavant (Pahvant), Uinta, Yampa, Grand River,
Uncompahgre and White River Ute,
Acres
179,194
Established by
Executive order, Oct. 3, 1861; acts of May 5, 1864 (xIII,
63), June 18,1878 (xx,
165), and May 24,1888 (xxv,
157); joint resolution of June 19,1902 (xxiII,
744); act of Mar. 3,1903 (xxxii,
997); Indian appropriation act, approved Apr. 21,1904 (xxxIII,
207); President's proclamations of July 14,1905, setting aside
1,010,000 acres as a forest reserve, 2,100 acres as town sites,
1,004,285 acres opened to homestead entry, 2,140 acres in mining
claims; 103,265.35 acres allotted to 1,283 Indians, and 60,160 acres
under reclamation, the residue, 179,194.65 acres, unallotted and
unreserved.
Reservation
Uncompahgre
Tribes
Tabequache (Tabeguache) Ute.
Acres
Established by
Act of Congress approved June 15, 1880, ratifying the agreement
of Mar, 6, 1880 (xxI,
199); Executive order, Jan. 5, 1882. 12,540 acres allotted to 83
Indians and
the rest of the reservation restored to the public domain by act of
June 7,1897 (xix, 62).
Joint resolution of June 19, 1902 (xxiII,
744).
Treaty of July 3, 1868 (xv, 673); acts of June 22, 1874 (xviIi,
166), and Dec. 15, 1874 (xviii,
291); Executive order, May 21, 1887; agreement made Apr. 21, 1896,
amended and accepted by act of June 7,1896 (xxx,
93); amendment accepted by Indians July 10, 1897. Act of Mar. 3,
1905, ratifying and amending agreement with Indians of Apr. 21, 1904
(xxxiii, 1016).
President's proclamation, June 2,1906, opening ceded part to
settlement. It contains 1,472,844.15 acres, leaving in
diminished reservation 282,115.85 acres; allotted therein to 358
Indians, 34,010.49 acres. Reserved for Mail Camp, 120 acres;
reserved for Mail Camp Park, 40
acres; reserved for bridge purposes, 40 acres. Subject to
disposition under President's proclamation, 1.438,633.66 acres.
92.44 acres reserved by Secretary to complete allotments to Indians
on ceded part. Of the diminished reserve, 185,016.65 acres were
allotted to 1,781 Indians, and 1,792.05 acres were reserved for
agency, school, church, and cemetery purposes, under acts of
Feb.8,1887
(xxiv, 388), as
amended by act of Feb. 28,1891 (xxvi,
794), and treaty of July 3, 1868 (xv, 673), leaving unallotted and
unreserved 95,307.15 acres.
