I. In that part of these lands called the Oklahoma country no Indians have been allowed to reside by any action of the Government, nor has any execution been attempted of the limiting condition of the cession of 1866.

The quantity of these lands carefully computed from the surveys is 1,392,704.70 acres.

II.  The remainder of these unassigned lands has been appropriated in some degree to Indian uses, although still within the control of the Government.

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

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sp;                                                     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, and to cover the expenses of surveys and adjustments, a diminishment of 20 cents per acre has been acceded to.  There is no difference in the character of the lands.