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Show REPORT OF THE CO;\IUISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIES. 563 I cannot too earnestly reoommend the establishment of a reserration for these Indians on the Muddr. at St. Thomas. It is most im~ortaut nutl to the hedt interest of the i i ~ d ~ :se~rnvi ce, and nu nppropri;tion of SC3,001J, tt) ustablisl~ this rcsrrrntiou wirh mills, kc., 1 11.1re 110 hesita-tion in savine mould save tile Gorern~ueuitn future millions. " ., Tl~egr eat poverty of the Indilrus on~lprn lr ellarge, and tlreir n7;tnt of yo1111a.j nd clothi~~mg,a ke ir neeess;u.. tllt~tt heir \r;~ntsb e imrnedintely supplied to save t&m from perishing: I therefore ask of the honorable h om missioner of Indian Affairs that there be placed to my credit, for the support of the Pi-Ute fndians, the utmost extent of the appropriatious for Serada and Utah Territory, which in Christian faith detnands immedidte response. I am, sir, Tory respectfully, your obedieut seri-ant. CHAS. F. POTELL, United States Special -4ye11t, Pioche, Seecarla. HOD. H. It. CLUJI, Acting Ooms&issionerof Itbdiazl A2E:irs: Tflsl~ingtonC ity. UXITED STATESA GENCYSO B, CHERO~ES, Ta&lcqr:nh, Cliero7cee Nation, Se~tenaber1, 871. SIR : In ace01.11a11ce wit11 instruetions from Ron. E. S. Parker, late Com~nissio~~ofe rI ndian Aff<~irdsa, ted Janua.ry 11, 1571, I proceeded on the 25th of the same moutl~t o relieve Ca~,tainJ ohn N. Craie-.,. late united States ageut for Cherokees. In entering upon my duties as agent, I was highly gratified with the complete record of the busiuess of the agelicy kept by my predecessor. This, together with my familiarit3- ~ i t thhe affairs of the uation, afforded me the requisite Buowledge for readily comprehending my oficial duties. I n making my report of the edtaeational statistics, I am g~iidedb y in-formation received fron~ Mr. S. S. Stephens, suporintendent of public schools. I am happy to state that tile fiftynine schools reported are in successful operation, and are proviog tile means of rapidly educating the Cherokee people. Almost ererJ- thickly populated locality 141s now a school. Still there are large nu~uberso f children in the sparsely set-tled neighborhoods who do not eujo>- ssl~cll advantages fir acquiring an educatiot~. Mr. S. S. Stepheus, the energetic school supcrintcnclent, has had the most gratifying success iu carrying on these schools mth an efflciency never before attained, and in awakening all interest in . education :bmong the people. Three of these schools are cleroted to educating the chllQreno f the freedn~e;l ~th ese nre eo:~sitleredb y council their proportion, according to numbers. A matter vhich demands the special consider;ltiou of the Indian De-partment is the lack of ~choolso f a lrigl~erg rilde. The advancement already made by ~nauyo f t.bc youths of this tuition absolutely requires such schools immediatel~,y et the school funds of the ~ ~ a t i oarue very nearly absorbed in supportlug the priwar~ schools. Theso Cannot be diminished in numbers, but shoulrl ratiier be increased; so that no means are available for the establishment of hi.e .h er schools. The male :~uclf i~n;tlzsv millar,q l~nil<lil~ngrde IIOIV i u :I guotl ineninre repaired, and rhese i~ist i t~~t iwonosu l~lb e pnt into i u ~ ~ ~ ~ e dopi nc.trc:~ tiodl~id the nation possess the fur~dsn ecessar$for so doing. I mould therefore reoommend |