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Show 132 REPORT OF THE COMM18810NER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. Statistics.-Outside of the Indian schools means of gathering reliable educational statistics are very meager. There is no provision for a school census, and many private and denominational schools do not keep an accurate daily register of pupils. Added to thiv many schools change teachers several times a year, and as soon as school closes they go to distant States, leaving no data at the schools. - Essen Coal Company, one lease; submitted April 8; approved April 12, 1902. Rache & Denman, one lease; submitted April 18; approved April 22, 1902. Le Bosquet Coal and Mining Company, one lease; submitted June 12; approved June 18, 1902. Charles G. Adkins, one lease; submitted July 18;approved July 23, 1902. I MINERAL LEASES. \ ~ ~ Napoleon B. Ainsworth and Charles D. Carter continue as mining 1 trustees for the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations. In addition to the The Arhnsas-McAlester' Coal Company was permitted on July 8, . 1902, to transfer two of its leases to the Bolen-Darnel1C oal Company. July 23, 1902, the Sans Bois Coal Company was permitted to cancel I 79 coal leases which were in effect in theChoctaw and Chickasaw nations at the date of my 'last report, there are now 26 new leases, making in the aggregate 105. But 2 additional asphalt leases have been entered 4 into during the year, and 1 lease has been canceled, leaving in effect 7. No other leases of any character have been granted during the year. The leases approved since my last report are as follows: Coal.-Hailey Coal and Mining Company, two leases; submitted to the Department June 12; approved June 17, 1902. McDougal Company, one lease; submitted June 13; approved June 18, 1902. 1 Kansas and Texas Coal Company, four leases; submitted May 29; approved June 13, 1902. 'Southwestern Coal and Improvement Company, ten leases; sub-mitted April 1; approved April 4, 1902. These leases have since been transferrbd to the Southwestern Development Company. Turkey Creek Coal Company, two leases; submitted March 17; approved March 18, 1902. Atoka Coal and Mining Company, one lease; submitted May 20; approved June 13, 1902. Capitol Coal and Mining Company (William A. Hailey), one lease; submitted June 10; approved June 16, 1902. Thomw H. Chambers, one lease; submitted December 6, 1901; apptoved December 9. 1901. i |