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Show REPORTS CONCERNING INDIANS .IN IDAHO. 213 balance of the time worlcing at ihe follo~ving trades and occupations: Blaclr-rmithing, farming, cooking, laundering, carpentry, care of stocii, sewing, house-hold work. The rhildren are apt and seem anxious to learn in both the schoolrooms and at industrial n.orlr. Instend of endeavoring to have them advanced so rapidly from grade to grade it is my intention to see, as far as practicable, that they are thoroly grounded in the different studies first, then advance them only upon satisfactory tests. At the present time the school farm consists of 3 ncres of alfalfa, 9 ncres of oats. 11 acres of notatoes, 3 acres of timothy, 10 acre8 of wild hay, and 18 acres of pasture. 1 do not believe: tiiat very sxtisfactor$ crops wili be raised, outside of the hay. Our pasture in the bottom is nearly ail white clover and is luxuriant, hut located about one-half mile from the school. Next year we wili endeavor to . raise more oats and a sufficient Sn.Dl-Ily of 13otatoes and onions for use of the ~ school. The school stock consists of 1 hull, 2 cov:s, 4 calves, and a. small herd of hogs. About 4 more cows are needed. The scllool buildings are in fairly good repair, the one dormitory building being used for dormitories, employees' qonrters, laundry, sewing room, lritcllens, and dining roonls for pupils and en~ployees. The other huildings--bnrn, gas house, shop and ice house, chicken house, rvnrehouse, and pump llouse complete the plant. The dormitory should he eularged by raising the wing, and a new building built for schoolrooms, assembly roon1;empioyees' puarters, etc. Tlle ~rrater is clear and pure for part of the year, but o new well 16 feet deep, so'tlrl ample suppl,? of pure water can he furnished ail the year, is a necessity. The sewer system is very satisfactory. During the coming winter it will he necessary to extend the water system to the barnyard so the cows and hogs will have a supply of drinking water. The buildings and grounds are heing thoroiy orerhanled and during the com-ing year I expect to get them in satisfactory shape and make the. required improvements. I t seems that in the past nothing of a sntisfactol'y nature bas erer been done ilere. I believe the srilolii employees are all unusually capable. WU. D. LEONARD, R ~ ~ f , w i s t e n d e ?alnt d Bpccial DisDursisg Ayelzt. REPORTS CONCERNING INDIANS IN IDAHO. DESMETE. DAHOJ, uly 27, 19Ofi. This agency is located at Desmet, Idaho, in the extreme southeastern portion ~f the reservation, and for the convenience of the Indians and a proper adminis-tration of tile affairs of tile reservation tlris office should be Inore centrally located. Our nearest railroad station is Telioa. Wash., 12 miles to the north-west of this agency. The buildings belonging to the Government at this point consist of two drrellings and one office building. The two fornler are,very old, having been built same tventy years nw. and are in a very dilapidated coudi-tion, and in the winter they are very cold. The expense of repairing them would be nearly as much as buiiding new ones. The ground occupied by these buildings is trinnguinr, and contains about 1 acre, and is entirely surrounded by Indian and the lllis~ian buildings. The eanitaly condition of the camp is very bed, and it seems impossible under present conditions to improve it. The last census talcen of the Indians of this reservation shonrs the following uumher: Ccem d'.\l$ne (males 264, femnles 242). 596: of school age (males 58, females 45). 10.3 ; Xiddle band of Spolranes (males 46, females 45), 91 ; of school age (males 9, females 9), 18; total. mi. The schools of this agency are condurted and supported by the Catholic denomination, and are lrnown as the Desmet Mission schools. There are two large bnlidings, one occupied by the boys ns.a schoolroom and dormitory, the other by the girls. I n addition to the regular ~choolc ourse, the boys are taught |