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and the mountains on either side abound with acorns berries. seed etc.

At present there are about 600 Indians in the valley. I appointed S. C. Beckwith, a temporary Special Agent. there, at the request of the Indians themselves. I authorized him to assist them in building new houses (their old ones having been burned during the war.) and to incur such expense as was absolutely necessary in preparing shelter for them before winter set in.

Enclosed. please find rough sketch of the valley. which without being accurate in detail will give you some ides of its situation and the location of the improvements.

I propose to take the whole of the valley and to the summit of the mountain on each side. which is about five miles,

There are no improvements on the proposed reservation excepting those within the valley.

I trust my action will be approved, and that no time will be lost by the Department in having improvements apprized. We shall want to commence plowing there in November for our next year's crop, and the sooner the citizens and Indians know that the valley is to be the property of the latter, the better it will be for all concerned.

Soliciting your earliest attention to this mattter, I remain

Very Respectfully.
Your Obt Servant.
Austin Wiley
Supt of Ind Affs. Cal.a

Hon Wm. P. Dole
Commissioner.