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570 FIFTY—EIGHTH ooxeamss. sm. n. ons. iszo, ism. 1904. _ may prescribe, and at such times and places as he may designate, and shall, within thirty days after the ratification of this agreement, ·*‘“°'“'°'“°“*· advertise all that rt of the Grande Ronde Reservation remaining E*°°P"°“- unallotted on the dlsiate of the said agreement, excepting the four hundred and forty acres of land reserved for Government uses at the time their allotments in severalty were made, said unallotted lands approximatingdtwenty-five thousand seven hundred and ninety-one Smhuom em acres: Prom' , That said lands shall be advertised for sale in Gov- ’ernment sections or parts of sections, and shall be sold only by separate sealed bids, and the Secretary of the Interior shall reserve the BW- right to reject any or all of said bids: Pr0v2°ded, That the Secretary of the Interior may also receive bids in bulk for the whole tract of land thus offered for sale or separate bids for that part of said tract lying on the north side of the reservation and consisting, ap roximately, of thirteen thousand acres, and for that part of said tractllying on the south side;] of th; reservaltiiog and gm ;onsi,?3ng1pf, apmplximgtialy, · thirteen thousand acres: n m:' an , at no i s s l_ be accepted until the sum of aliwbids received shall e ual or exceed twenty-eight thousand five hundred dollars, all of whigh said amount, when received, shall be paid to the said Indians in cash pro rata, share and share alike. in accordance with the terms of said agreement. ""°°°“'°""°· Sec. 3. That the proceeds received from the sale of said lands in conformity with this Act shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States, and paid to the Grande Ronde Indians or expended on their

  • ""°·l"5°°‘ accouéxtdonly as provided in Article II of said agreement as herein

amen e . ` b,,Y,§§“dwSt§§°;gh'Q§§ Sec._4. That nothing in this Act contained shall in any manner bind md. ew- the United States to purchase any portion of the land herein described or to dispose of said and except as provided herein, or to guarantee to find purchasers for said lands or any portion thereof, it being the intention of this Act that the United States shall act as trustee for said Indians to dispose of said landsand to expend and pay over the proeegdg received from the sale thereof only as received, as herein provide . Approved, April 28, 1904. A fil 28, 1904- GHAP. 1821.-An Act To a `ze th r [Sl R' mm'] Dakota, to construct a dam acrosslltdlgrlhimouii givggw Powe Company, of South [Public. No. 253.] - . . _ Be it enacted by Me Senate and Ibuae 0 Re (.’8d7Itdt’i’l}é8 of the United niiiiwun Ru"' S' Slater of America in (/bngrexs ussembleJfTh£.)Z.the consent of the Gov- ‘{,§”{},f,¥"{'jQ',f,_,§’°,,,';‘g ernment is hereby given to the Ox Bow Power Company, of South

 Dakota, its successors or assigns, to construct across .the Missouri

` River, from lot three, in section twenty-six, township fourteen north, range three west of the Montana meridian. to the opposite bank of same river, to be approved by the Secretary of War, a dam, causewav, and the aplpurtenances thereof for water power and other purposes: gg?-_(_, WM w 1’9·om'ded, hat the plans for the construction of said dam and ap uru;§pm»·°e ;if¤m·,m. tenant works shall be submitted to and approved by the Chief) of Engineers and the Secretary of War before the commencement of construction and when so approved no change shall be made in said gleans without the prior approval of the Chief of Engineers and the B°°¤*¤·€*°· . cretary of War: Promded furt}zer, That the said company shall construct and maintain in connection with said dam a. suitable boom "‘°*""“Y*· and log sluice; thatsuitable iishways, to be approved by the United States Fish Gommissioner, shall be constructed and maintained in wvggggngggét cme said dam by said corporation, its successors or assigns: and shall obtain and convey to the L nited States, whenever requested to do so by the