the
Government.

Thus by three Executive orders the following Indian reservations have
been created:

Acres.
1. By President Grant, August 10, 1869, the
reservation of the Cheyennes and Arapahoes,
which embraces of this land 619,450.59
2. By President Arthur, August 15, 1883,
the reservation for the Iowas, containing 228,417.67
3. By President Arthur, August 15, 1883,
the Kickapoo Reservation, embracing. 206,465.61
4. A tract set apart for the Pottawatomies by the
treaty of February 27, 1867 (15 U.S. Statutes
at large, p. 531), followed by the act of
May 23, 1872 (17 U.S. Statutes at large, p. 159),
by which individual allotments were authorized
upon the tract, though but very few Indians have
selected and paid for such allotments according
to the provisions of that law. The entire quantity
of the Pottawatomie Reservation is 222,716.32

This shows the quantity of lands unassigned, but
to some extent appropriated to Indian uses by the
Government, amounting to 1,277,050.19

For the lands which are not only unassigned, but are unoccupied, and
which have been in no way appropriated, it appears clearly just and
right that a price of at least $1.25 should be allowed to the Creeks.
They held more than the ordinary Indian title, for they had a patent in
fee from the Government. The Osages of Kansas were allowed $1.25 per
acre upon giving up their reservation, and this land of the Creeks
is reported by those familiar with it to be equal to any land in the
country. Without regard to the present enhanced value of this land, and
if reference be only had to the conditions when the cession was made, no
less price ought to be paid for it than the ordinary Government price.
Therefore in this, provisional agreement which has been made with the
Creeks the price of $1.25 has been settled upon for such land, with the
deduction of the 30 cents per acre which has already been paid by the
Government therefor.

As to the remainder of the unassigned lands, in view of the fact that
some use has been made of them of the general character indicated by the
treaty of 1866, and because some portion of them should be allotted to
Indians under the general allotment act,