[Inclosure C.-Proposed description of lands to be reserved for Indian purposes in Round Valley, Mendocino County, Cal.] All that piece or tract of land situated in Round Valley, Mendocino County, Cal., being a portion of the four townships hereinafter mentioned, namely: Townships 22 and 23 north, range 12 west, and 22 and 23 north, range 13 west, Mount Diablo meridian, and contained within the boundaries hereinafter described. Beginning at a white-oak post the southeast corner section 23, township 23 north, range 13 west, Mount Diablo meridian; thence south 72° 22′ west for 5,330 feet (magnetic variation 17° 38′ east), to a white-oak post; thence south for 3,154 feet, to a white-oak post in stone mound; thence south 23° east for 2,073 feet, to a white-oak post; thence south 7° 35′ east for 4,491 feet, to a white-oak post; thence south 37° 25' east for 13,324 feet, to a white-oak post on rock mound; thence south 41° 40' east for 4,763 feet, to an oak post in rock mound; thence south 71° 20' east for 2,845 feet, to an oak post; thence south 20° 30′ east for 4,098 feet, to black-oak tree blazed on four sides 4 feet from the ground; thence south 80° 15′ east for 2,730 feet, to a pine tree 100 feet in height, bushy top, blazed as above; thence south 53° 10′ east for 937 feet, to a pine tree 20 inches in diameter, forked 10 feet above ground, blazed as above; thence south 45° 10′ east for 2,333 feet, to a black-oak tree 30 inches in diameter, blazed as above; thence south 72° 58′ east for 9,120 feet, to an oak post on high knoll; thence north 39° 33′ east for 4,627 feet, to a white oak tree 30 inches in diameter, blazed as above; thence north 28° 30' east for 2,485 feet, to a pine tree 30 inches in diameter, blazed as above; thence north 16° 42′ east for 3,209 feet, to a black-oak tree 32 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 51° 40′ east for 3,797 feet, to a white-oak tree 15 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 23° 32′ east for 3,053 feet, to a white-oak tree 10 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 7° 35′ east for 6,150 feet, to a white-oak tree 20 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 48° 40′ east for 1,088 feet, to a pine tree 30 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 15° east for 719 feet, to a pine tree 20 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 71° 25′ east for 962 feet, to a forked black-oak 20 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 0° 15′ east for 13,930 feet, to a white-oak 30 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 53° 45' west for 1,678 feet, to a pine tree 15 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 45° 25' west for 4,616 feet, to a white-oak tree 40 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 76° 55' west for 3,935 feet, to a white oak tree 22 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 81° 45' west for 5,670 feet, to a black-oak tree 20 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 89° 15' west for 1,874 feet, to a pine tree 35 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 83° 15′ west for 849 feet, to a pine tree 40 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 71° 15' west for 1,257 feet, to a pine tree 30 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 60° 40′ west for 1,337 feet, to a pine tree 28 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 52° 25′ west for 1,530 feet, to a pine tree 30 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 64° 40′ west for 5,525 feet, to a pine tree 35 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence south 78° 30' west for 604 feet, to a pine tree 30 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 84° 35' west for 3,357 feet, to a pine tree 9 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 71° 40' west for 3,103 feet, to a pine tree 40 inches in diameter, and near a boulder, and blazed as above; thence north 87° 35′ west for 4,482 feet, to a black-oak tree 40 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence south 66° 20' west for 2,423 feet, to a pine tree 60 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence south 3° 37' east for 3,314 feet, to a manderone tree 40 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence south 34° 10' west for 9,170 feet, to a white-oak tree 30 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence south 23° 10' west for 1,768 feet, to a white-oak tree 50 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence south 16° 50′ west for 734 feet, to a pine tree 40 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence south 35° 40′ west for 993 feet, to a double pine tree 60 inches by 25 inches at butt, and blazed as above; thence south 0° 25′ west for 409 feet, to a pine tree 32 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence south 61° 15′ east for 1,046 feet, to a pine tree 40 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 48° 14' east for 1,347 feet, to a white-oak tree 30 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 41° 50′ for 1,043 feet, to a white-oak tree 25 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence north 32° 40′ east for 735 feet to point of beginning. The total length of said boundary being 31 miles and 1,039 feet, and including an area of 31,683 acres; said tract of land being more minutely described in the fieldnotes and plat of the survey of said tract executed in December, 1869, and January, 1870, under the superintendence of Bvt. Maj. Gen. John B. McIntosh, U. S. Army, by Brevet Second Lieut. R. U. Vazaro, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 30, 1870. I hereby order that "Round Valley," in Mendocino County, Cal., be set apart as an Indian reservation, in accordance with the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, as the same is delineated on the map accompanying his letter of the 30th March, 1870. U. S. GRANT. AN ACT to restore a part of the Round Valley Indian Reservation in California to the public lands, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all that portion of the Indian reservation in Round Valley, California, which lies south of the township line running east and west between townships twenty-two and twenty-three north, of ranges twelve and thirteen west of the Mount Diablo meridian, be, and the same is hereby, restored to the public lands of the United States, and the Secretary of the Interior shall cause the same to be surveyed and offered for sale in legal subdivisions at not less than one dollar and twentyfive cents per acre: Provided, That the improvements owned by persons on the lands hereby restored before the passage of this act shall be the sole property of such persons, who shall have priority of right to purchase not exceeding three hundred and twenty acres of land in adjacent quarter-sections, containing and adjoining said improvements, and all said lands shall be sold and disposed of for cash only, the same to be done through the local land office within the jurisdiction of which these lands are situated: And provided further, That the proceeds of the sale of the lands hereby restored, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be used to pay for the improvements and claims of settlers now residing within the limits of the new reservation created under this act and for improvements of Indians on lands hereby restored to the public lands, after such improvements shall have been appraised and the appraisement approved, as hereinafter provided. SEC. 2. That said township line between townships twenty-two and twenty-three north, extending from the middle fork of Eel River on the east to Eel River on the west, shall hereafter be the southern boundary of the Indian reservation in Round Valley; and the centre of the middle fork of Eel River shall be the eastern boundary, and the centre of Eel River shall be the western boundary of said reservation, with the privilege of fishing in said streams. And the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to appoint three commissioners who shall proceed to make an examination of the country in that locality, and report their views in regard to where the northern line of this reservation should be located; they shall also make an appraisement of all improvements of white persons north of said southern boundary of the reservation, as established by this section of this act, within the limits proposed by them for a reservation, and of all Indians south of said line, and report the same to the Secretary of the Interior, who shall cause the same to be paid to such settlers or Indians out of the money hereinbefore reserved for such purpose. SEC. 3. That immediately after the passage of this act the President shall cause to be withdrawn from sale or entry under the homestead and pre-emption laws all the land lying north of the southern boundary of the reservation as herein defined, and bounded north by the Eel River and the north fork of said river, east by the middle fork, and west by Eel River; and the report of said commission fixing the north boundary of said reservation shall have been approved; and all settlers now residing upon the tract herein described lying north of the south boundary of the said reservation shall be required to remove therefrom as soon as they shall be paid for or tendered the amount of the appraised value of their improvements. SEC. 4. That there shall hereafter be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the purposes of defraying the expenses of the commission provided for in this act. Approved, March 3, 1873.1 DEPARTMENT OF THE INterior, March 29, 1873. SIR: I have the honor to invite your attention to the terms of an act of Congress approved March 3, 1873, entitled "An act to restore a part of the Round Valley Indian Reservation in California to the public lands, and for other purposes." Section 2 of said act provides "that said township line between townships 22 and 23 north, extending from the middle fork of Eel River on the east to Eel River on the west, shall hereafter be the southern boundary of the Indian reservation in Round Valley, and the centre of the middle fork of Eel River shall be the eastern boundary, and the centre of Eel River shall be the western boundary of said reservation, with the privilege of fishing in said streams." Section 3 of the same act further provides "that immediately after the passage of this act the President shall cause to be withdrawn from sale or entry under the homestead and pre-emption laws all the land lying north of the southern boundary of the reservation as herein defined, and bounded north by the Eel River and the north fork of said river, east by the middle fork, and west by Eel River." In compliance with the provisions of said act, I have the honor to recommend that the President be requested to issue his order, directing that the tract of country described in said section 3 thereof be withdrawn, and reserved from sale or entry as public lands until after the report of the commissioners appointed to fix the northern boundary of said reservation shall have been received and approved. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, H. R. CLUM, Acting Commissioner. The Hon. SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, SIR: I have the honor to hand you herewith a letter dated the 29th ultimo, from the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs, wherein it is recommended that an order be issued by the Executive directing that the tract of country described in the third section of the act approved March 3, 1873, entitled "An act to restore a part of the Round Valley Indian Reservation in California to the public lands, and for other purposes," be withdrawn and reserved from sale and entry as public land until the report of the commissioners appointed under said act to fix the northern boundary of said reservation, etc., shall have been received and action had thereon. United States Statutes at Large, Vol. XVII, p. 633. The recommendation of the Acting Commissioner is approved, and I have respectfully to request that an order may be issued setting apart the lands referred to for the purpose named. I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant, To the PRESIDENT. C. DELANO, Secretary. EXECUTIVE MANSION, April 8, 1873. Let the lands described in the third section of the act of 3d March, 1873, for the restoration to market of a part of the Round Valley Indian Reservation in California, be withdrawn from sale and entry, as recommended in the within letter of the Honorable the Secretary of the Interior of this date. U. S. GRANT. EXECUTIVE MANSION, May 18, 1875. Whereas an act of Congress entitled "An act to restore a part of the Round Valley Indian Reservation in California to the public lands, and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1873 (Statutes at Large, Vol. XVII, p. 633), defines the south, east, and west boundaries of said reservation, and authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to appoint a commission to report its north boundary, and said commission having made their report, which was approved by the Secretary of the Interior August 4, 1874, I hereby order and proclaim the following as the boundaries of the Round Valley Indian Reservation in California, conformable to said act of Congress, viz: Beginning for the same at a point in section 36 of township 23, range 12 west, Mount Diablo meridian, where the township line crosses Eel River, being at a point about 80 rods west of the southeast corner of said township and section; thence following the courses of Eel River up said stream, in the centre thereof, to a point where the same is intersected by a stream known as Williams Creek or Bland Mountain Creek; thence following up the centre of said creek to its extreme northern source on the ridge dividing the waters of said creek from the waters of Hall's Cañon or Creek, a tributary to the north fork of Eel River, at the foot of Bland Mountain, crossing said dividing ridge at a point on a line where a small white-oak tree and a cluster of arbor-vitæ trees are branded with the letters "U. S. R.;" thence in a direct line to the centre of said Hall's Cañon or Creek; thence following down the centre of the same to its intersection with the north fork of Eel River; thence down the centre of said north fork to its intersection with the main fork; thence following up the main fork of the Eel River, in the centre thereof, where the township line between townships 22 and 23 north, range 13 west, would intersect said river if produced; thence east along said township line through ranges 13 and 12, to the place of beginning. U. S. GRANT. EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 26, 1876. The military reservation in California known as Camp Wright, embracing the west half of section 1 and east half of section 2, township 22 north, range 13 west, and containing 1 mile square of land, be the same more or less, having been, with its buildings, improvements, etc., relinquished by the War Department, the Executive order of April 27, 1869, creating said military reservation was revoked and the said tract of land, with its buildings, improvements, etc., withheld from public sale aud reserved for the use and occupancy of the Indians located on the Round Valley Reservation, as an extension thereof, until otherwise ordered. U. S. GRANT. TULE RIVER AGENCY. [Post-office address: Porterville, Tulare County, Cal] TULE RIVER RESERVATION. How established.-By Executive order January 9 and October 3, 1873, and August 3, 1878. Area and survey.-Forty-eight thousand five hundred and fifty-one acres, of which 250 acres are tillable. Outboundaries surveyed. Acres cultivated.-Two hundred and twenty acres cultivated by the Indians in 1884.2 Tribes and population.-The tribes living here are the Kawai, King's River, Monache, Tehon, Tule, and Wichumni.3 Total population reported in 1884, 683.* Location.-Located on South Tule River, in Tulare County. The original Executive order embraced 91,837 acres. In 1878 the reservation was reduced by Executive order to 48,551 acres, of which not more than 250 acres can be used for farming purposes. Almost the entire tract is a rough, mountainous district, and one-half of t too rugged and rocky for even grazing purposes. The eastern portion abounds in good sawing timber, but so inaccessible that it can never be available to the Indians for the manufacture of lumber, as too much capital will be required in the construction of a road to these pineries.5 Government rations.- None reported in 1886. Mills and employés-A grist-mill is in operation, but no Indian employés are reported. Indian police.-None reported. Indian court of offences.-None reported. School population, attendance, and support.-Estimated in 1886 as 19. No school. Missionary work.-None reported. Tule River Reserve, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Washington, D. C., January 9, 1873. SIR: I have the honor to submit herewith a letter from the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs, dated the 3d instant, requesting the setting apart for the use of the Tule River, King's River, Owen's River, Manche Cajon, and other scattering bands of Indians in California, a tract of land described as follows: Commencing on the South Tule River, 4 miles below the Soda Springs on said river, running thence north to the ridge of mountains dividing the waters of the South Tule and Middle Tule; thence east on the dividing line 10 miles; thence south to the ridge dividing the waters of South Tule River and Deer Creek; thence west on said ridge 10 miles; thence north to the place of beginning; the said described tract of country being about 10 miles long and 6 miles wide. The request of the Acting Commissioner meets the 2 Ibid. 3 Ibid., p. 25. 'Report of Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1884, p. 304. 4 ♦ Ibid., p. 284. 5 Ibid., 1880, p. 10. Ibid., 1886, p. 313. |