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Show They are all native to the country. On account of the great number of small tribes and bands in this Rtate, the nuu~bero f tribes aud b;iuds 1 1 ~ a r t i etso the same treats beiuo. in son~ec ases as hig. .h as ten or Bfteeu. i~ltaseI lldiTs \\.ill he rr&*ted oi; und I I I P re~n:~rk.e+o t~ver~~ti1t1~r1g1 w1 i ~ i bn ~ i ~ n tnl gti er tlte 11w;ltlao f thr a=c~t~rie;I[a wl~icht hey ;lw resl)crti\.ely located.-' . Umatillci agency.-The tribes located at this agency are the Uma-tillas; yuses, arlcl a portlon of the Walla-Wallas, ar~d number 837. They h&e a reservation of il2.000 acres, situated in the northeastern part of the State, set almrt for them by treaty of Jane 9, 1855. This reservation is rery fertile, and, as usual in suoh cases, has attracted the cupidity of tltr whites. A proposition was made last year? uniler bhe authority of Oongreus, to hare the Indiaus take land in severalty, or sell aud reruove to saute. other reservation. The I ~ ~ d i a ~hiosn,e ver, in the exercise of their treaty rights, refused to accede to this proposition. These Ioi l ia~~asre successfully engaged in agricultural openltlous, are nearly self.supporting, and may becoasidcred, eompwratirelg spealiiug, wealthy. I t is gratitj.iog to state that the ir~troductiouo f \rl~i~liL,yy whites upon this reservation, and its sale to the Indians, ha8, during the last year, received a decided cheek through tile vigilauce of Acent Cornoj(~irn caus i~~thge arrest ar~dtr ial of folir citize~lsfo r a ~iolatiou of the lam in this respect. All the pdrties charged were convicted, and are now in prison. Tl~isis especially worthy of note, from the fact that it is always eseeeclingly difficult to obl'~.iu convietiat18 for suoh draliug with Indians ill auj- sectiou of the country. There is oue school in oper-ation OII the reserx-atioo, rith ad atten(1ance of 27 scholars. A mauual-labor s,!l~ooils also very mnchneeded. Under the treat,y of 1855, appro-priations are beiug made a ~ ~ ~ ~ ufoar lthl ye benefit of these Indians, as follotvs: For beueficial ohjects, $4,000; for the salaries and snbsisteace of certaiu e1uplo~-6ai,n cluding a phjsiciau and teachers, $11,200; for the yurohi~so of tools, medicines, books, am1 stationery for schools, re-pdirs of buildings, &c., $3,000; and forlsalary of eaeh of the bead chiefs of the three tribes named, $500. These bellefits are to continne fbr seveu years from date. 1Var1n iSpri~z## agency.-The Indians at this agencj, known as the ' i Ooufederated tribes and bands of Indians in &liddle Uregon,".com. prise seveu bauds of the Walla-Walla and Wasco tribes, n~~mberiu6g26 . They have a reservatiou of 1,024,000 acres, located ill the central part of the State, set apart for them by the treaty of June 25, 1855. Though there is hilt little reallf good laud in this reservatipn, lnauy of the 111- dians, by reason of their industry, hal-e su~ceeded measurably in their farming operations, and may be cousidered as seltlsustaiuing. In mor-als they lmve greatly improved, so that polygamy, the buying and selling of wives, gambliug, and drunkenness have ceased to be comluon amoug them, as in the past. There are some, however, who are dis-posed to mauder off the reservation, and lead a vag;ibond life. But little advnucemeut has been made in education among these ludiins. One school is in operatiou at the agency, with an atten(lauce of 51 scholars. Under the treaty made with these bands iudS65, they receive an annuity, io beneficial objects, for a limited period, of 84,000, (two iu-stallme~~ sttsi ll due,) after which they are eutitled to 52,IJUO annually, for five years. EmplojBs are also o~ait~taiuefdo r their benetit, at an anuual 'expe~~soef 89,l.W. The head chief is paid $600 per aunulu by the Gover~~ment. Grand Ronde agency.-The Indians at this ageucy comprise the Mol. all:%,C lackamn,Oalapoo~M, olel, Umpqna, RogueRiver, and other bands, |