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States Indian Service, shows that they are badly diseased. 

 Of 64 examined the following cases were found : tracoma, 27 ; 

 consumption, 5; goiter, 3; enlarged glands, 2; arterio-sclero- 

 sis, 1, 



The division of the Goshute tribe living at Deep Creek reser- 

 vation numbers about 150. They are progressive and self-sup- 

 porting. 



BIRDS OF THE BOIS FORT INDIAN RESERVATION AND 

 ADJACENT TERRITORY IN MINNESOTA. 



-Vr.iiERT B. Reagax, 



THE BOIS FORT (or Nett Lake) Indian reservation, sur- 

 rounding the beautiful Nett lake, is the home of the Bois 

 Fort Indians. It covers one whole township and eight frac- 

 tional townships. Its eastern part is in St. Louis county, the 

 bulk in Koochiching county, covering townships and parts of 

 towTiships as follows: townships 66 north, ranges 21, 22 and 

 23 west of the fourth principal meridian in Minnesota; also 

 townships 65 and 64, same ranges as above. The reservation is 

 located 125 miles northwest of Duluth and about 38 miles south 

 of Fort Frances, Ontario. It contains a total of 103,862.73 

 acres, exclusive of the area of the lake, which comprises about 

 three-fourths of a township. Of this about 56,000 acres are 

 allotted to 718 Indians and 434.64 acres are reserved for 

 agency and school purposes. Of the 47,428.09 acres unallotted, 

 much of it was originally reserved by the government as pine 

 lands, aggregating 9,533.93 acres; the remaining unallotted 

 area was mostly swamp land. In 1909 the last of the pine was 

 sold, and in 1914 practically all of the unallotted land was 

 thrown open for settlement. Of the allotted land, more than 

 one-half of the original allottees are dead. Consequently, 

 something like 30,000 acres of inherited Indian lands will be 

 sold within the next few years. 



Nett lake is in the east central part of the reservation. As 

 has been stated, it covers about three-fourths of a township. 

 It is in the shape of a giant lobster's hand, with the claws point- 

 ing eastward, the larger claw being the north digit. The lake is 

 shallow and has a mud bottom. It is a rice field and a duck 

 pond combined. In summer it looks like a vast wheat field. In 



