Wilson ~ Indian Land Problems / Land Planning Report

TABLE VI. — Basic Indian land statistics, 1934 — *South Dakota

Agency or jurisdiction and reservation Date established Original area of reservation Land acquisition since establishment Total acres acquired since establishment Reductions other than allotted and alienated land Dates of major allotments Total number of allotments made Acreage of allotments Land alienated by sales patent in fee, certificates of competency, etc. Living allotments Deceased allotments Tribal
(1) Acreage of ceded lands (1a) Remunerations, if any (2) Acreage of surplus opened to settlement (3) Miscellaneous losses of land Total of (1), (2), and (3) Number Acres Agricultural Acres Irrigable Acres Grazing Total Acres Number Acres Agricultural Acres Irrigable Acres Grazing Total Acres Acres Agricultural Acres Irrigable Acres Grazing Total Acres Reserve for agencey, school, etc.
Acres Agricultural Acres Irrigable Acres Grazing Total Acres
Grand total 12,341,60112,341,6011,270,897 2,865,77056,1544,192,821 32,9527,445,8822,834,17810,286568,9821,618,5302,187,5128,921671,8631,752,3292,424,192907613,732614,6396,66881,59188,259
Crow Creek (A.): Lower Brule (R.)Sept. 17, 1851354,337354,337 120,000120,00019001,081233,373123,1962923,97352,21656,1892813,36950,61953,988 40 410 40 41020534554
Crow Creek (A. and R.)Sept. 17, 1851285,609285,609 01890, 19121,575284,732126,0863533,61060,14563,7555292,96091,93194,891307307570570
Rosebud (A.): Yankton (R.)Apr. 19, 1858430,405430,405 160,889160,88918942,613268,263226,15858823,8062,52826,33429714,1381,63315,77190726933220100320
Rosebud (A. and R.)Apr. 29, 18653,228,1613,228,1611,270,897  41 56,1541,327,0511898, 19008,6021,869,463868,8532,398185,929278,894464,8232,201214,314321,473535,7873,0893,0894,00024,55828,558
Sisseton (A. and R.)Feb. 19, 1867900,762900,762 590,848590,8481887, 18972,487309,284194,29721726,0408,68034,72089860,50019,76780,2670360270630
Pine Ridge (A. and R.)Apr. 29, 18682,721,5972,721,597 182,653182,6531904-148,2752,380,195655,3902,529273,461547,023820,4842,430301,403602,918904,321146,633146,6331,92010,19612,116
Standing Rock (A. and R.)Mar. 2, 18891,616,6401,616,640 688,387688,3871905-152,811838,646295,57184725,363202,902228,2651,10534,979279,831314,81084,93884,9384,6694,669
Cheyenne River (A. and R.)Mar. 2, 18892,804,0902,804,090 1,122,9931,122,99319065,5081,261,926344,6273,06226,800466,142492,9421,18040,200384,157424,357378,329378,32914840,69440,842

Note: Calculated totals shown. Difference from printed document in red.

  • 1 Does not include Leupp.
  • 2 Executive order, Nov. 22, 1915, to correct error in original survey of reservation.
  • 3 Sale of townsite, Dec. 12, 1908.
  • 4 Coolidge Reservoir.
  • 5 13,610 acres added by Trust Patent 239,049 in Dec. 14, 1911. 80 acres added by secretarial withdrawal, Feb. 2, 1907.
  • 6 Act of Feb. 28, 1919, Capitan Grande Dam site.
  • 7 Sale F D 1,068,069, Feb. 14, 1934.
  • 8 Act of Congress, 32 Stat. 257.
  • 9 Report does not distinguish between living and deceased allotments. Figure represents total trust lands.
  • 9a Reports received since this table was compiled indicate that these figures should be 149 for Panca and 7 for Tonkawa.
  • 10 51,337 acres of this worthless.
  • 11 750 acres of this worthless.
  • 12 19,052 acres of this worthless.
  • 13 Right of occupancy only, title remains with Bishop of Monterey.
  • 14 Area specified in Executive order, June 28, 1912.
  • 15 All other Seminole lands, areas purchased under acts of 1894-1910 and Monroe Reservation.
  • 16 Given allotments on public domain.
  • 17 Unexplained difference between present land holdings and original area.
  • 18 Purchased through court action by Iowa State Highway Commission for right-of-way for U.S. Highway No. 30.
  • 19 1,331 acres of this worthless.
  • 20 Desert land.
  • 21 125,547 acres of this worthless.
  • 22 May 7, 1868, 30,530,765 acres; Apr. 11, 1882, 1,559,000 acres; Mar. 3, 1891, 1,208,960 acres; Apr. 27, 1904, 1,082,000 acres.
  • 23 5,650 acres July 10, 1882, unidentified reduction. 701 acres Mar. 3, 1887, Custer Battlefield; 1,578 acres Feb. 12, 1889; Mar. 1, 1893, unidentified reduction; 7,650 acres railroad purposes; 550 acres Custer County; 44,805 acres State school lands; 60,733 acres total miscellaneous reductions.
  • 24 Bought by U.S. Reclamation Service, June 28, 1915, for the sum of $23,858.75.
  • 25 Does not include Southern Navajo.
  • 26 Executive order, Jan. 16, 1911.
  • 27 Restored to public domain, Executive order, Mar. 24, 1884.
  • 28 Reserved for military and mission purposes.
  • 29 Oklahoma school lands.
  • 30 Sale of school and agency land.
  • 31 Sold to Modocs, June 23, 1874.
  • 32 Sold, agreement of Dec. 2, 1901, ratified by act, May 27, 1902.
  • 33 588 acres sold for townsites of Miami, Okla., act of Mar. 2, 1891; 1,412 acres sold act of Mar. 3, 1909.
  • 34 40 acres reserved and later patented to Catholic mission; 400 acres of school reserve sold under agreement of May 2, 1899, ratified by act of Mar. 3, 1901.
  • 35 10,041 acres sold under agreement of Dec. 2, 1901; 104 acres of school and agency land sold.
  • 36 Sold under act of Mar. 3, 1909.
  • 37 26,111 acres Apr. 28, 1904 (33 Stat. L. 567), 440 acres sale of school farm Apr. 28, 1904.
  • 38 448,000 acres by Executive order, Dec. 21, 1865; 177,563 acres by agreement, July 13, 1892.
  • 39 Cemetery.
  • 40 Reserved for churches and cemetery.
  • 41 43,520 acres purchased for State school lands; 12,634 acres church lands.
  • 42 Does not include Allen Canyon.
  • 43 Act of June 4, 1898.
  • 44 Act of Mar. 22, 1906, 34 Stat. 80, and Executive order of Sept. 15, 1916.
  • 45 5,586 acres for homesteads May 22, 1909; 294 acres for townsite land 2528, Jan. 18, 1907.
  • 46 26 acres for churches Office Letter Land 61035, Aug. 5, 1907; 100 acres for Wilson grant, Nov. 3, 1906.
  • 47 Including 7,024 acres of water rights.
  • 48 City blocks and tracts.
  • 49 Timber land.

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