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Show who will begin farming at once, and the sssistanoe that ahall be rendered them s large majority will at least. conlmence oultiveting small patches of ground aa ex),&- mental. Their stock now consists principally of horses, sheep, and goat^, the former receiving their principal attention. I have already endeavored and advised them to dispose of all their horsea excepting such as they will actually require, and invest the proceeds in cattle from which I am sure they will receive muelr more benefit. I shall .continue to press this matter, and am confident in another year, from the favorable manner in which they have taken the matter. I shall accomplish the object. Since taking charge of these Indians the question of removal, under t,he late agree-ment, has been eonatantls under connderation uutil st preseuteomplrted, which fact has pnolnded any arrangements whatever being made towards ebtsblishing a school at this agency; yet there are among these Indians as fine subjects and good material as ran lbe found among any other class of Indians in the oount.ry for intellectual train-ing. They have been and are now eager for the estal,lishmbnt of a school at t,be agency, thnt their children may learnthe English language. Now that they &re to be located pemauently, I earnestly snd strongly urge upon the attention of the depart- , ment th~ne c e~s i tvothfe earlv establishment of aaohaol. I wouldre~neotfu.l lsru g..g ,e st 1116, i ~ ~ ~ a r daeilte~;ulg ojarenl i s b rin,r the hlr aud ~l.urla ppropriofe fLr fhrut; * hrre all the athular3 nen~ldI ,,, din.rtly ntul rontin~~allugn dvr thu elaarz+,a ?.d tvulltrol ,sf the re~a:ll~raan d suI,"i+ rr ro the dinct i~.dtlt,,trcso i ririlizilti~~iut, ltur.ctr.tl wit11 thn agenoy. Referring to the character and habit8 of thebe Indiims, I am pleafed to state they :are comparativelygood, and their disposit.ion generally has been to assist the white man in their oount,ry ,where he has acted candidly aud honorably towards them. 'There is no lioentiousness among them that I can see or have learned. Gambltng during the paat year has been practiced oonsiderably amon? t,heplwlves, priooipally horse-racing and cards. The cause of this I am forced to be ,eve 1s on account of the unsettled condition they have been in during the year, antiaipat,ing a renloval. The health of tho Indians generally during the past year has been good. They are free from any syphilitic disesses. A few oases of small-pox appparing among the.m at one time n.r ovecl nnite n soare. but from nromot action and careful attention this ~ ~~~ ~usth,<,mtd. 19ea~ek ilo v;ry al,u;, checked. ' A la;gr number otr1te.0,s v r c ~ncrtnal,,d. sucl ruuw, thrcnt~ghw tiperetiliour i g l b~~re,h ~bed. TI ICTh~m 11eeu tlttring i h r s ~ ' ~8 ~ r 1arl.e i~lvn,:dein+n I I I I T I ~ I I C0I1 Iudiknd P .I ).I ~" I V.~. UfjCr n~cdi<:a1l nel)tulenf U Y C ~tl. i8f ~i pr(.- YIIEIH?t. :tr*, a1111i gnnrtnag tlhir U I Y ~ ..nm:dieine" nlvu. 'l'lw '.rtledtcilmc." 188. !a 01 llln trilw 1 l w n ~ l ; ~hila~vt ~a~[,[s,l asd fur tn.~fr,l,:uts u d h aw bnlu~l t1iu ln the ngvrley thvir c~hildn.!l fur trr.xt!~!aut. 'l'hl, navuer i,lbraicia~l. Ur. C. A. Ilc~br,.r. tx tler~.rvlug uf I I I I I V I I i.redit 10r 1 . i~I I I C I I I P I ~ I skill'i)nti l;el*evcrarl;.e i t , the tni,tn.cnr 0 1 all rlwir ail- Itwlbta; llir dutiva :an on 11w iuirrasv ; ~ u dth e natirc incdtr~r~IeD I R I Lia rilpidly I0811lg uoser anlona tlw l!~diinn~.I t i, tu 11). I ~ O I ~rhCst~ i n rl,r errctaorl of p<rn,nnt$nrb uild-lngr nest jv;ir at the rageucy n huq,il:tl I;#II 11" ~ s r s l ~ l i ~fbIr~ t~he. d C Rm u i tllnir &iel', anll 11) film I a!!, eo~~ritlc.ui nt :I ahmt timy the ~~nc.dic.#~u0t1 8 1wt i l l 1 . 0 o ~ ~(ovf the na?t!rA of t l v~urr abd nuorher rrcat sf.-^ g-3 tued ~u~vdrtl1.1 1t) tl#8,rt.#t~ vgiIv~i l~zatit~<!*~fl l !~d*( peoplv. Tho emplog6foroe of this Bigeooy at present conaists of 1 physician, 1 clerk, 1 oarpen-ter. 1 miller, 1 blacksmith, 1 farmer, 1 assistant farmer, 1 herder, 1 laborer, &Ilregul;lr white employ6s. I ampleased toatate dhat during the year, with the exception of t%O asses as reported, all have conducted th$lnaelves eaonedingly well and have been ever assiduous in t,heir endeavors to pron~ote the intrrrstii of the Iudinn and service gene-rally. There bas been a la.rgeamount of irregular work during theyearin oa~mection with agency aifairs, yet they have acted pro~uptlga nd chee~.fnI$ at any duty fequired of them. Referring to this branoh oftha service, I have to rapreseut that it is one of the nlost pnrbkular, and in which an agent has to use very careful diseratioo. It is one of the pl.incipa1 ad,j?iunotst owards the good eonduct alld ntoral~o f the Infiians, who are \,erg ololre observers wd aregenerally inoiined to Sbllow the example not Kim 11- hie \r.t<itr Rirnaa. Tn cnnseoaanoe of this all nersonr e a~~nrotwrdit h m I n d~a n infiztnees a r o h tllenl. - I reapretfully reoommelld that an early survey and looatiou nf the boundary of the new reservation be made; also the rnnning of snbdivisional lines, thnt allotments may he made to individt~d Indians at as early day ns possible. There zro upon t,helocatiou t,bese Indians are no\?, being settled, a number of per-sons who have made improven~erltsa tld who, I lmderst8nd, will not renlave llntil paid for said improvements. I$ is very important that this matter of whatever they claim shoeld he settled at once, in order to avoid complaints from either parties. . The bratioh cmT 1111: Ute Inrlian oc.mrnisniot~ linvinn in eharga t,hc location and io-rnoval of these Indians have been iudefatignlrle in taeir labors during the past wm- |
