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Show in charge of a superintendent and agents, members of 'the Society of Friends. b'acs and Pone8 of the Mis&s$p<, numbering 654, originally ,from Wisconsin, were once a powe,flul tribe, and gave the government much trouble, under the celebrated chief Black Hawk. Some of them have turned their attention to agriculture, but the greater part still remain blanket Indians. Dissensions amone themselves. a,nd dis-travtioll3 through aelfconstit~~tr~do 1111bt~Iohar8i,,'r 11t111n lucii ro (lo in e t 1 1 1r r e . B J tl114ri nre treaty, whiel~l ras been mtitied, the\. rrlcasr to the rovrrnment their re~er\.i~tinonf 8fj.400 ac!red for 4)IlC of 750 square mileswest, and adjoining the ~ i e e k isn the 1idian terri-tory, south of Kansas. Having signified their willingness to go to the place selected, some, however, objecting, steps are being taken to have them removed this fall. A part of these tribes are residing in Iowa, ~mdw the care of a special agent of this department, being allowed by special act of Oougress to receive their annuities where they reside. Chippewas and Munsees, or Christian Indium, embraced in the agency for the Saos and Foxes, are a small hand of 85 souls, holding their lands in severalt,y, and well advanced in civilization, cultivating small farms, $welling in good houses, and interested in the education of their ehlldren. They have no desire to remove, and will, no doubt, soon become eitixe11s. Ottawas of Blamehard's Pork and Roche De Boeufi numbering less than 200, are a branch of the Ottawa tribe in Michigan. They have made considerable advance in civilization, and in 1855 agreed to take their land in severalty, appropriating a large part of their reservation to t,he establishment of an institution of a high grade for the thorough education of Indian youth. By the treaty of 1862 the dissolution of their tribal relation to the United States was provided to take place five years after the ratification of the treaty, after which 'me, July 16,1867, they wo~ild be deemed to be citizens to all intents and purposes. Mean-while, distrustful of their capabiIity of exercising and enjoying the rights of citizenship, they entered into another treaty on the 23d of Febrnary, 1867, a provision being made therein for the extension of the time for two years, or to July 16,1869, previous to which date, at any time, any member of the tribe might appear before the United States district court for Kansas, and declare his intention to become a citizen, and receive a certi6cilte to that .effect. and all who should not make such declaration would still be eonsidered members of the tribe. The question has been raised whether these Ottawas are not citizens by the operations of the treatv of 1862. or whether bv that of 1868 thev still hold a tribal rela-tion 'io the gbrerun~ent,: 1i1 it is belibre the iePartrlle.nt for cou~i(1ern-tion and derision; iu the latter rela~rion tllc bnrcau has naganled tl1e111. A-iekapoos, 11pon $1 reservation oT28,58U acres, in the northeru pilrt of K:tl~.sas, number 304, an increase of thirty.tire for the yetlr, and are improvillg in many respects. They do not wish to remove to the 111dian eounrrs. The tribe :ISIIOU-eoustirutecdn ntniusa moioritv of Pott:lwnro-mies, Gho, dissatisfied with their own people, some fiky ago settled among the Eickapoos, and purchased rights of them. Many who origi-nally belonged to this tribe are in the Indian country, and others in Mexico. One school is in operation on the reservation, and it is pro-posed to open another for the benefit of that part of the tribe known as the others. Pottawatomies, 676,000 acres, able number of the tribe are still in Michigan, parties to treaties whioh |