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In the field, Nez Perce Res.
Kamiah, July 19.     9.

Hon Commis of Indian Affairs

Sir:

I have the honor to report that the Surveyor has found the South boundary line, the pits of the survey of 1870-1 clearly showing the old line. He found a new line run some two years since which did not conform to the treaty line, but cut the reservation down more or less along the entire length. Since then he has been establishing points within the reservation in order to be able to work rapidly when his instructions arrive from the Surveyor General, to make new surveys. The Indians are all out on unsurveyed lands, except those living at Kamiah. This valley contains about the equivalent of three sections of agricultural land, and the Indians have taken up their fields irrespective of section lines and subdivisions. It is going to take considerable time to adjust land matters here, and it will become necessary to considerably sub-divide the 20 acre lots to meet the requirements