| Show OPENING RESER ATIO Sro S-ro Drafts Have Been Submitted For the Presidents Signature Washington March Secretary Smith today gave to the president the draft of two proclamations opening to settlement the lands ceded by the Yankton Sioux Indians In-dians in South Dakota and the Alsea and other Indians on the Silotz reservation In Oregon The president J is expected to act imme lefige it l diately on these and issue the formal proclamations within a few days The Yankton reservation embodies some of the best land in the state and there are 168000 acres of the ceded lands The proclamation I eSo follows provides that I the lands shall be subject to entry within I thirty days of publication Land officials do not expect a rush for the lands such as rushed to the Oklahoma opening and I will adopt measures tending to secure equal treatment for all settlers The agreement with the Yanktons provided for the payment of surplus lands of 600 000 together with 20 for each male adult of the tribe The agreement with the Indians In-dians on the Silotz reservation provided for the cession of all their unallotted lands the total ceded territory covering 178000 acres The compensation paid by the government was 100000 There are several other reservations for which negotiations for opening to settlement are being made and the Nez Perces lands In Idaho will probably be among the first made subject to entry |
