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Show NEW YORK AGENCY. 31 No. 96.-Letter of Agent Cowart, of November 5,1860, in regard to his proceedings against said intruders. No. 97.-Letter of ditto, of November 9, 1860. No. 98.-Office circular to agents, requiring prompt rendition of their accounts. No. 99.-Special report of Commissioner Creenwood relative to his visit to the Cheyennes and Arrapahoes. No. 100.-Official instructions to the newly appointed supervising agents of California. No. 101.-Office letter appointing John A. Dreibelbis one of said supervising agents. No. 102.-Office letter appointing-. J. Y. McDuffie the other supervis-/ ing agent. No. 103.-Statement action of office relative to applications A + by Indians for gounty land. No. 104.-Report of G. Bailey, disbursing clerk, upon theIndian trust fund. t No. 1. U. S. AGENCFYO R TIIE INDIAINN THSE STATEOF NEWY ORE, Bufalo, September 29, 1860. Sm: Since my last annual report I have visited the various bands 1 of the Six Nations of Indians within this State in the discharge of my official dutieg. - I believe that all of them are making- some prog-r ess in the scale of civilization. T 'Senecas, at Tonawanda reservatiou,'encouraged by a sense of consequent upon the settlement of their difficulties with the sO=g& en Company, and by the generous promise of J. H. Martindale to bestow $100 in premiums upon such of the band as should excel in their husbandry, have sown and planted more acres than heretofore, and have made manifest improvement in the tillage of their land. There is reason to believe that this band will hereafter make much better relative progress. The past yearhas been very healthy, and the births exceed the deaths by a considerable number. There has been no change in the number or denominational charac-ter of the missionary establishments during the year. The State of New York hns maintained among the various tribes twenty-three schools, at an expense $4,742 88, for the last fiscal year. There are a number of native teachers so useful and efficient as'to demonstrate the wisdom of the policy of the department in making allowances for the educational expenses of Indian y0ut.h. The Thomas Asylum, for orphan and destitute Indian children, is 1 entirely successful in all things pertaining to the care and education of the children intrusted to it. But its pecuniary wants are but poorly supplied. The State of New York helps it but little; and the trustees have a grateful appreciation of the allowance of $500 which they |