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Show ~< fc « employee who i s caoaoie ox' a s s i s t i n g them, would- be furnished, t h a t in a few years these Indians "" would make gre a t e r ^ p r o g r e s s ana would cease to become a source of t r o u b l e to the Government and a menace to the surrounding country. 1 am f u l ly awaro t h a t c e r t a i n i n d i v i d u a l s may take steps to prevent any allotment of land to these^ Indians but they should receive scant attention."'::-;! b e l i e v e " t h s t a competent a l l o t t i n g agent should* 13 bo" s e n t here" at " the ' e a r l i e s t ^ p o s s i Die* moment ^ should. tho OfXice'decide - to a l l o t these Indians in the' country' where t h e y l i v e . " W h e t h e r t h i s would r e q u i r e an aci. of Congress - or could be done by Bresidehbial order,' I am no u q u a l i f i e d to say. But something should be done for them a t the. e a r l i e st p o s s i b l e d a t e. In the s e l e o t i o n ox land, I b e l i e v e t h a t I could be of m a t e r i a l a s s i s t a n c e both to the Office and. to the Indians, and I would secure the s e r v i c e s of some man vno has been f a m i l i a r with these canyons f o r many y e a r s. My t h r e e recomniandations t o the OffIce regarding these iTtes would be: F i r s t -.; Shat t h e y be a l l o t t e d land where they now l i v e . Second - That a day school be e s t a b l i s h e d for uhem. Shird - Shat every possible" a s s i s t a n c e be given them i n s e c u r i n g sheep and £ p a t s. Very r e s p e c t x u l l y, E. E. McKean . ' Supe r i nxe nd e n t . EEM- 1SA |
