Members of the tribe each received  of land. Once tribe members had each received an allotment, the remaining land was declared surplus, purchased from those tribes and put on the block for sale to settlers who took part in the land run at $1.25 per acre. The Iowa tribe settled for eighty-acre allotments for each of its 86 members and sold the remaining  as "surplus" at less than $0.28 per acre.
Members of the tribe were allocated specific parcels of land. After all tribe members had received their designated portions, any leftover land was considered surplus and was acquired by other tribes before being made available to settlers who participated in the land rush at a price of $1.25 per acre. The Iowa tribe negotiated eighty-acre allotments for each of its 86 members and sold the excess land at a lower rate, less than $0.28 per acre.