Early on the federal government made arrangements to provide lands to Native Americans . Originally, these were through treaties, but evolved over time that particularly locally individual allottments, usually 160 acres were granted. Exactly, how these lands were selected, I do not know. It should be noted that locally, a high percentage of these allottments were timberland. It was the Bureau of Indian Affairs who managed the lands for the Indians. Routinely, these lands would be sold at public auctions, the proceeds purportedly to be placed into trust accounts. In December 1912, A.A. Bear became the resident agent to oversee the lands owned by the Indians. On February 18, 1913, an auction of 17 parcels was held, the names was like a who’s who of the local Indian populace—Jackson, DeHaven, Joaquin and Peconum to name a few. These properties were are all timberland, and was it just a coincidence that they were all purchased by the Red River Lumber Company?