 | United States. Dept. of the Interior - 1900 - 810 halaman
...more vigor than for several years past. Allotments. — With a little exception, Indians appreciate the privilege of being the exclusive owner of a piece of land for a home. This feeling is intensified when the land occupied is good land and plenty of it to support... | |
 | United States. Board of Indian Commissioners - 1899 - 48 halaman
...1891 patents (291) therefor were issued. 3. About forty families are living on their farming laud. In view of the fact that about one-half of the cultivated...to settle questions in regard to boundary lines of iudividual parcels of land, which goes to show that they begin to appreciate the value of every foot... | |
 | 1899 - 830 halaman
...decreased continuously, and to-day nearly everv allotlee fully appreciates the privilege of having a piece of land which he positively knows belongs to him and his heirs. It gives the Indians a greater inclination toward farming, and especially toward a more careful... | |
 | United States. Dept. of the Interior - 1899 - 846 halaman
...decreased continuously, and to-day nearly everv allottee tully appreciates the privilege of having a piece of land which he positively knows belongs to him and his heirs. It gives the Indians a greater inclination toward farming, and especially toward a more careful... | |
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About three-fourths of the allotted farming land is under cultivation. 5. As yet no land has been leased. 6. In my opinion no steps could have been taken which would benefit more these Indians than allotting land in severalty to them. With the exception... 