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Show OObEbEISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 35 enne provided to the Red Lake Tribe on account of the fish taken. In addition to the benefits above mentioned, the State,of Minnesota made a large profit from these fishing operations m Red Lake during the year 1918. Approximately 825,446 pounds of fish were taken from the lake from October 15, 1917, to January 1, 1919. 'Operations were also conducted in 1919 and 1920, the agreement for these years limiting the quantity to be taken at 500,000 pounds for the year. During the current calendar year, 1921, fishing oper?tions have been continued and recently authority,was granted to Increase the amount that may be taken during the year from 500,000 to 800,000, the increase being largely to allow many of the Indians to ,continue fishing to the close of the season and in view of representations that this fishing is the only means of support for a large number of old Indian men and women. LIBRARY. The Indian Office has a work'ig and reference library of some 3,000 volumes which is being built up f ~ thr e purpose of conven-ience not only to its employees but t? the various historians and his-torical societies throu hout the United States, and comprises pub-lications concerning fndian history, custpms, biography, etc. It contains a series of volumes relative to Indlan laws and usa e which have been compiled from time to tlme until there are 122 %o oks of approximately 1,000 pages each.. Law books pertaining to, the su-ervision of Indian lands, moneys, and other property interests form a or ti on of the libraw for the special use of the law clerks of the ohce. - During the past year considerable time has. been iqen to the compilation of a card catalogue of the publlcatlons ref a ting to the American Indians and kindred sublects. Some of these publica-tions are books contained in the oEce library, some have come to the notice of the office through other channels, and a large number are congressional documents. These have all been indexed in such a manner that they are of assistance tp the correspondence, clerks desiring information upon any one sub~eet, whether the individual Indian, the triber or special topics ?f !nterest relating to the work. As the files of the office increase, this Index becomes more valuable as an aid in quickly locatinB important reports, invest~gations,p rec- edents, and mforrnation.~, a technmal .character, and thus facili-tates appreciably all administrative activ~t~aess w ell as inquiry from outside sources. EXHIBITS.-A small but excellent collection of exhibits, contain-ing potteryl basketry, and other samples of Indlan craftsmanship, makes the library one of the attractive places of the office in which the visitor is very often interested. Some of the pottery and bas-ketry are excellent specimens of their class. The Indian Service has not.full recovered from disturbing war conditions that caused a ddnite szrinkage in what may be termed the "permanent working force." There are still too many temporary |