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Show The agoucy buildiugs are inadequate aud generally uncon~furrqhle. A sire has been sulcctrd and approved lilr rhs .lgc.ncj rat a pornr il,uur & milc*suuthof the loca-tion of rho prcstnc buildiuz3, no11 s t r w sIwul<l be t a k ~ uto reruove xnd cstnhliah i t at the proposed site. - Very respe?tfully, CXAS. A. BAHTAOLOXEW, U. #, Indian Agent. The OM MISSIONER OF INDIAANF FAIRS. REPORTS OF AGENTS IN IDAHO. FORTH ALLIN DIANAG ENCY, Ross Pork, Idaho, Azcguat 17, 1891. SIR : I have the honor to submit the following annual report with its aooompany-ing ststistics: Papnlstion and traditio118.-The Indians of this reservation are of two tribes, namely: Bannaoka and Shoshones. The Bannocks, a wild, restlass,and nomsdio tribe, originally came from the West. Tradition, supported by many facts, testifies that thev once formed s part of tho Pah-Yute (Piute) tribe now in the State of Nevada. ind that a great many yem ago, under the leaderadip of a rebellious chief, they'withdrew from the main tribe and emigrated to the mountains of the northeast dri~ined by the waters of the Snake, Salmon, Missouri, and Green rivers, where their rights were disputed by tho Blackfeet Inchans, with whom they were ever at war. The Shoshones are lower in stature, darker in oolor, and more docile and friendly in disposition. Before the immigration of white settlers they subsisted rinuipally on roota, seeds berries, fish, and small game. Grasshoppers and oriokets &0 formed .a, part of theiidiet. Originally thoy were sun worshipers, and had a sincere rever- .ence for the wolf, in which they believed the spirits of their dead were received. Their claim that they originally came from the east, seems to be well founded, an their language is similar to that of the Comanches, many words being the same. A otnsus taken in June, 1891, gives the following results : Female ..................................................... 231 - 4-5..5- Shoshones: Male ........................................................ 491 Female ..................................................... -451 948 Total. ........................................................ 1,403 . . Number of school age included in the above ......................... 192 Of this number at leaat 30 ;.*-re unfitted for school, as they are syphilitic, blind, damb, or too much degraded by vice to derive any benefit from aneducational insti-tution. The above figures show a loss of 90 during the last twelve months, the excess of deaths over births accounting for 34. Of the remainder 56 a largenumber have re-moved to other reservations, either to avoid sending tdeir 'children to school or for other reasons host known to themselves. . . The large number of deaths was dm to the ravages of soarlet fever measla, and Its grippe. It waa very unfortunate that the first two epidemics orihinated in the Fort Hall boarding sohool, as it offered to those opposed to educetion, including the "medicine man;" an opportunity to say, "Didn't I tell yon sot" Edncatim-Fpr full particulars and statistics eonoerning education, you are re-spectfully referred to the report of Hon. John Y. Williams, bonded superintendent af the Fort Hall boarding and industrial school. Agrioaltme.-There has been no material changein the oooupation of these Indians during the year. A larger acreage has been planted than ever beforeand a, fair.return is promised. but failure of water in certain localities willmaterially reduce the pro-spective yieid. It is to be hope& however, that the annoying water question will soon be settled, as the Idaho Canal Company has been granted a right of way across tha |