Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of the InteriorThe Office., 1880 |
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... feet . " That officer adds : " With the light before me I cannot look upon this matter otherwise than as a wanton and unprovoked murder of the Indian by a reckless , half - drunken teamster , and that the fate of the murderer was a ...
... feet . " That officer adds : " With the light before me I cannot look upon this matter otherwise than as a wanton and unprovoked murder of the Indian by a reckless , half - drunken teamster , and that the fate of the murderer was a ...
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... feet of saw - logs have been cut in the mountains , hauled to the saw - mill , and converted into lumber by the Indians , with the assistance of a sawyer , who ran the machinery of the mill . Two dwelling - houses and eight granaries ...
... feet of saw - logs have been cut in the mountains , hauled to the saw - mill , and converted into lumber by the Indians , with the assistance of a sawyer , who ran the machinery of the mill . Two dwelling - houses and eight granaries ...
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... feet of lumber sawed with which to continue the work . They have also erected and handsomely finished a church , capable of seating 700 people , besides assisting in building 12 good farm - houses on different parts of the reservation ...
... feet of lumber sawed with which to continue the work . They have also erected and handsomely finished a church , capable of seating 700 people , besides assisting in building 12 good farm - houses on different parts of the reservation ...
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... in the unsettled matter as to the time of his stay . AGENCY . This agency is located near the junction of the San Carlos River with the Gila , the · building being upon a mesa some 45 feet above 4 REPORTS OF AGENTS IN ARIZONA .
... in the unsettled matter as to the time of his stay . AGENCY . This agency is located near the junction of the San Carlos River with the Gila , the · building being upon a mesa some 45 feet above 4 REPORTS OF AGENTS IN ARIZONA .
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... feet above the bed of the Gila River . On account of the want of water on this mesa it is barren of trees for shade , or of verdure of any kind but has a fiue view of the mountain ranges with which it is surrounded , notable of which is ...
... feet above the bed of the Gila River . On account of the want of water on this mesa it is barren of trees for shade , or of verdure of any kind but has a fiue view of the mountain ranges with which it is surrounded , notable of which is ...
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Page 169 - States to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, and give evidence, to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold and convey real and personal property, and to full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of person and property as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains and penalties, and to none other, any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 169 - No Indian nation or tribe, within the territory of the United States, shall be acknowledged or recognized as an independent nation, tribe, or power with whom the United States may contract by treaty...
Page 176 - That all allotments set apart under the provisions of this act shall be selected by the Indians, heads of families selecting for their minor children, and the agents shall select for each orphan child, and in such manner as to embrace the improvements of the Indians making the selection.
Page 168 - Sec. 2145. Except as to crimes, the punishment of which is expressly provided for in this title, the general laws of the United States as to the punishment of crimes committed In any place within the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, except the District of Columbia, shall extend to the Indian country.
Page 174 - That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and for former years, and for other purposes, namely : *********** MISCELLANEOUS.
Page 180 - That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine, namely: THE ISTHMIAN CANAL.
Page 169 - That all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall have the same right in every State and Territory in the United States to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of person and property as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains, penalties, taxes, licenses, and exactions of every kind, and none other, any law, statute, ordinance, regulation or...
Page 179 - That none of said lands, whether mineral or otherwise, shall be liable to entry and settlement under the provisions of the homestead law; but shall be subject to cash entry only in accordance with existing law; and when sold the proceeds of said sale shah1 be first sacredly applied to rent.
Page 119 - SIR: in compliance with your instructions, I have the honor to submit the following report of the...
Page vii - Whereas such acts are in violation of the laws of the United States in such case made and provided, and are done in disregard of the duties and obligations which all persons residing or being within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States owe thereto, and are condemned by all right-minded and law-abiding citizens: Now, therefore, I, Ulysses S.