+-----------------------------+----------------+------------+ | 3 | 5 | 7 | +-----------------------------+----------------+------------+ | |Quantity allowed|Quantity per| | | to 100 | 100 rations| | Name of articles. | rations up | as allowed | | | to date. | per treaty | | | | 1877. | +-----------------------------+----------------+------------+ | | _Pounds._ | _Pounds._ | |Bacon | 3 | 16⅔ | |Beans | 3 | 3 | |Baking powder | 1½ | | |Beef, gross | [a]100 | [b]100 | |Coffee | 2½-3 | 4 | |Flour | 45 | 50 | |Sugar | 4¾ | 8 | |Salt | 1 | | |Soap | 2 | | |Mess pork | 3 | | |Hard bread (in lieu of bacon)| 25 | | |Corn (in lieu of flour) | None. | 50 | +-----------------------------+----------------+------------+ [a] Net. [b] Net, or 150 without bacon. Rations as fixed by treaty of 1877: 1½ pounds beef or ½ pound bacon; ½ pound flour and ½ pound corn; 4 pounds coffee, 8 pounds sugar, and 3 pounds beans to every 100 rations; “or, in lieu of said articles, the equivalent thereof, in the discretion of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.” STATEMENT OF AMERICAN HORSE [_Delivered in council at Pine Ridge, agency to Agent Royer, and forwarded to the Indian Office, November 27, 1890. G. D. Doc. 37002—1890._] American Horse, Fast Thunder, Spotted Horse, Pretty Back, and Good Lance present, with American Horse as spokesman: