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Kamiah  Nez Perce Res. Idaho.
July 12, 1890.

Hon. Comm'r of Indian Affairs.

Sir:
Since my last report, of June 28, the days have been busily occupied, running out and adjusting the claims held in this valley. All upon the East side of the Clearwater are completed and not the least part of the work has been the securing of equitable exchanges and divisions of fields so as to make each allotment come as near the lines of the twenty acre lots as possible.

The fields were in all sorts of shapes, cutting across the lines of the survey at almost every angle. As all the land was improved, to effect the present lines was the outcome of considerable negociation and labor. All the Indians [[?]] are satisfied & I have left no [[?]] behind. In this difficult task, Mr Briggs has rendered most faithful and painstaking service, showing remarkable skill in his surveying and adjustment of the complicated lines.

Next week I expect to complete all the allotments on [[the]] west side of the Clearwater, so that by the beginning