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where by an eddy the Indians living in all this vicinity catch their wood. Gen. Gordon, Mr Briggs and I reported the importance of this Boom to the public and you directed me not to allot it. The R.R. claim at this point 200 feet and thus cover the Boom. There is no objection to this provided that the Government has a written stipulation with the R.R. that the people shall have free access to this place to gather the wood. If this agreement is enforced it will be better to have the R.R. hold this place than to have it open to purchase. The Agent states that he is the Commissioner to appraise the damage to the Indians. He has never been over the line of the R.R. and has no trusty data. He has made light in his talk of the value of the Indian land altho. all bottom land in this vicinity being "orchard land" is valued at a high rate.  The R.R. takes considerable of this land, and some that is very poor, but the amt. taken of good land is not far from 2/3 of the total. And this land is worth easily from $50 to $75 per acre. I am putting this price under all estimates, no one has said less than $100 to $150 & I think you could sell it to white men