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of the week after, July 21, Mr Briggs will leave this valley and begin running out the residue of the lands taken by the allottees living in Kamiah. Owing to the impassable dangers and cottonwood canyons, which cut across the south and west part of the reservation diagonally, and which must be crossed at their [[?]] in this valley or headed some 30 or 40 miles away, the [[?]] of surveying and allotting had to be planned so as to hold the party north of Lawyers Canyon until the work is completed there; [[then the?]] camp must move by the mouth of the canyon to take the [[bench?]] land South of Lawyers Canyon and between it & Cottonwood canyon, and make all the allotments there; another jot back toward the mouth of Cottonwood canyon to the country south of it & on to the reservation south line. To this end I have been classifying the Indians as to their localities, & arranging for them to go in [[regards?]] to Mr Briggs on the uplands. I must remain here to drive the Indians out, as many are very indifferent to lands not yet under cultivation. Having there to make allotments in two places, doubles the work, & the nature of the country often makes it three times more labor than ordinary allotting.