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where I was camped and was asked by them if they could make selections of land and break upon them.  I reminded these persons of the expression of the counsel as to the mixed blood's claims and that the whole matter must be submitted to the Department at Washington and that until the decision of the government was received, they could not select or break upon land on their own behalf.  Twice or thrice during the months of May and June 1883, I made similar answers to Mrs. Peters.  I also advised her not to go to labor or expense upon any land on the Omaha reservation as nothing could be decided in her case until word was received from Washington regarding her claim.

In July Mr. Peters came to me and said he wished to build a dwelling house upon some land on the reserve.  I told him until his wife's case was decided at Washington she had no rights here and advised him not to build a house.