> Can anyone out there recommend sources, primary and secondary,
> regarding the seizure of Leech Lake Reservation lands for the creation
> of the Chippewa National Forest, c. 1906? What about information on the
The Act of May 23, 1908, creating the national forest, included provisions
affecting Leech Lake, Winnibigoshish, Cass Lake, and Mississippi Indian
reservations. Text of the act is in STATUTES AT LARGE, vol 35, p. 268, or in
Charles Kappler's INDIAN AFFAIRS: LAWS AND TREATIES, vol. III (1913), p.
346-351. Try looking up the history of the legislation (bill number was S.
4186) in the Congressional Record.
-Roger Walke
rwalke@crs.loc.gov