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Show - I CONCERNING INDIAN TRIBES. 71 ruary next. He also proposes to decrease the beef ration and to torn over to Indians, as stock, the balance of thecattle contracted for. Por the future it is believed that the only need of these Indians will be the cnntinuetl instraction bv e~nnlovbs and the maintenance of schools. ~ i t t l hea s been accomplished in 'dag.schools hitherto, except to demon-strate that the Mqiave children arc ~musually iutelligent and will make s,nt,s cholars~. ,a nd that little nermaoent good cau be accomnlished except - by placing them in a boardi;lg-school. - The agent believes that the other portion of this tribe still at Fort Xojave, numbering seven hundred: who ofteu visit the reservation, will see the advantage it oEers: and gradually settle thereon without any comnnlsion other than the encroachments of seltlers ou their present: camping-gro~u~ds. MUCKLESHOOTS. Of these 500 belong to the Tnlalip agency (aud will be spoken of bere-after in conneotiou with the Snohomish Indians) and 100 to thePuy-alllip agency. No teachers or emplo)ks are stationed on the Muckle-shoot reservation near Puget Sound, aud consequently nothing in the wag of civilizatidn is being attempted there by the Governm,ent. The Indians, however, are quite extensively employed by white settlers, and cultivate a fern acres on their own account, and, with fish and game for . their main resource, secure a comfortable livelihoorl. Several are living in houses of their own construction. It is recommended that this reser-ration be abandoned, and that the Indians be removed to the I~ummi reserve. MUNSEES. These Indians have nearly passed out of existence as a tribe. About half a dozen, the remnant of those located with the Stockbridges many years ago in wisco~~sinh,? ,ve dnring the year received their share of tribal funds and become cttlzens; a few confederated with Chippewas of Swan Creek and Black River, in Kansas have for several year8 been thrifty,worthy citizens of that State. NAVAJOES. -4n attempt has been ma3e during the gear to introduce weaving upon . ' hand-looms among Navajo women, who have long mannfacturetl blankets and cloth with the most primitive tools, the wool being obtained from their own flocks. Four looms were put into operation, and the women proved themselves both apt and enthusiastic pupils. As reported last year, all the Navajoes are more or less engaged inagricult~trea nd herd-ing. They own large flocks of sheep and goats, but are dependent upon the Government for two-thirds of their subsistence, and are sadly in need of educational facilities, only 130 out of nearly 10,000 being in school. Vigorous efforts should immediately be put forth and adequate means provided to bring these Navajoes at once into a condition of self-snp-port. It is believed that if the expenditure of a siugle year conld be doubled ant3 properly applied under the administration of an efficient, , . clear-headed agent in supplying seeds, tools, stock-cattle. and additional herds of sheep and goats, and furnishing rations to the Indians only when earned by their own labor, the large expenditure necessary to sup-port the Indians ou thc present unsatisfactory plan conld thereafter be materially reduced, and within a short time might cease altogether. The relations of the military to this agency are fnlly set forth in the report of the agent for this year ant1 years previous. The acconnts of I) /- - |