Show the allotments will first be made on this tha reservation then on the part of the uintah reservation on which the are located and elsewhere upon the latter as the indians indiana may select the commission is ia ordered to explain exola in i to the the allotting act and the necessity for them to take allotments lot ments at ones once if they desire to retain any of their lands within the uncompahgre reservation proper as otherwise they will bs ba opened to settlement on april let lat other instructions follow to each head of a family allot 10 acres of agricultural and not exceeding acres of grazing lands and to each other single person 80 acres acrea af agricultural and n not 0 t over 80 of grazi grazing tig indians may select their lands heads beads of families selecting for themselves and their minor children the indian agent will select for the orphans allotments should be ba made with ree reference rence to the indians indiana best interests subdivisions of each agricultural allotment should be made as far as aa practicable hut but an may be allowed to select detached tracts in order to secure full quota and a proper portion of wood and water privileges each indian may select the land so BO as to retain the improvements already adopted where the indian women have been married to indian hurs husbands bands and have children thereby and have bean divorced after the tha indian custom the mother may select land for the minor children not in charge ol of the father |