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Show 396 WARHINUTON SUPERINTENDENCY. there were no civil officers there, and no laws but such as have been adopted by miners. The matter must rest nntil the organization ~f the government of Idaho. . Whilst at Bannack, I ascertained that bands of Flat-beads had passed on the road by which I came, in,searcb of the Bannacks and Shoshonees, for the pur-pose of stealing their horse8 and making w q npon them. Deeming it 'unsafe to return alone, I employed Mr. Dempsey, an excellent' interpreter, to send a guide and guard of Indians with me. These accompanied me faithfully to the settlement of Box Elder, and will, on their way back, give useful information to those of their'nation they meet. All the Indians I met, during my absence, appeared desirous to form a treaty with the United States, and I told them that when the commissioners were ready to meet them I would send.. runner to them to inform them of the time and place.for them to assemble. - Very respectfully, your obedient servant, . JAWES DUANE DOTY. Hon. WILLIAPM. D OLE, Cornnzisaimer of Indiaan Afaira. WASHINGTON SUPERINTENDENCY. No. 240. OFFICEY AKAMIAX DIAAGXEN CY, Washington Territor-y ,A u-~ scst2 8, 1863. SIR: I acknowledge the receipt of your communicatiod, requesting me to furnish you with my annunl report for the year ending June 30,1863. In com-pliance therewith, 1 have the honor to report as follows : I t affords me pleasure to state that the Indians under my care are peaceable and well-diaposed towards the whites and the government. Rumors of war are common in all Indian countries, and ours has not been .exempt. I t wan reported during the year that the Yakamas exhibited a warlike spirit towards the whites, and that they were upon the eve of an outbreak. After making diligent inquiry, I learned that a few Indians were dissatisfied and restless, and would, perhaps, join in a hostile movement, if one was made; but this feeling did not prevail to a great extent, amounting to a single band. As long as the government is faithful to fulfil its promises and camy out the tyeaty engage-ments with the Indians, I shall entertain no feara of a di5oulty with the Ya-kamas. I am gratified to notice a growing interest among the I o J i~n so f my charge to enga&u in agricultural pursuits. The lm'ger I live among the Indians, the more firmlv arn I imoreased with the oninion. that unlcsa we can il~duce them to give updtheir raml;ling habits, ihoos'e a fixed habitation, and beoome tillers of the ground, but little can be done to elevate them, or confer upon them any permanent or lasting good. I have aasisted the 1ndians.as far as I could to settle upon and cultivate the @oil. During the past year, I have erected fourteen houses for them. I have been disposed to help those who were willing to help themselves. The Indians. for whom the houses were built. cut the saw-loss ~~ ~ ~~ ~~ <, and hauled them to thr mill, without esp~usetoth e government, except fur their aub*iatence while enuwed at the work. The work of buildi~~thee houses wan done by the treaty &iloy6a and two transient employ& who-were employed for a brief period. The dimensions were from sixteen to twenty feet square. Brick fireplaces were built in all of them. The value of the labor and material npon these houses was about two hundred dollars. In the first lot of annuity goods received here, in the year 1861, some of |