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Ft Lapwai Idaho. May 2. 1891

Hon Commis of Indian Affairs
Sir:

The enclosed map shows sections 34 in ? 37. N. Range N. west. in which the north west corner of the reservation lies, and where the land has been patented to Geo. W. Follett Jr.  The reservation boundry according to the field notes and the monuments on the ground is traced in black; the dotted line in red shows the land patented to Follett within the reservation lines.  It will be noted that the true reservation line is laid down at an angle of N. 83".15' E., whereon the distant line runs W. 90" E.  According to the Plats of their township seen by me in Washington D. C. and by the Surveyor sent myself at Lewiston Idaho, Lot 1 contains 14.05 acres, Lot 2. 27.10; Lot 3. 40.10.  A glance at the enclosed map shows that had the true line of reservation been followed as the South line of [[??]] they could not have been made to contain that acreage.  Mr Briggs, the Surveyor has gone carefully over this ground verifying his work three times to [[?]] it any possible mistake.  According to the field notes the Thompson survey was brought up from the South to the N. W. corner, which he established, digging there 4