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for their lands as soon as it is possible to do so, and that the fewer disputes they have over their allotments, and the sooner they settle any unavoidable ones that may arise, the sooner they will have the perfect titles they have so ^[[long]] looked for.

It is presumed that disputes are most likely to arise under the provision, in Section 5 of the act, which allows an Indian who "has settled and made valuable improvements upon a tract assigned to any Indian who has never occupied or improved such tract," to select such tract as his allotment.

Of course you will satisfy yourself beyond any reasonable doubt as to the facts before alloting in any case to any one under that provision, and the allotment once made, it should be sufficient evidence that the facts had received thorough examination, and that the party was found to be fairly entitled.

If you think it advisable to keep a record of the evidence governing you in making allotments under the provision referred to, you may do so, and I think it would be well to keep such a record, but as has already been said, disputes