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Show . . , . ~ , . , . XCIV REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF IND~AN AFFAIRS. small compensation for this service from costs received in juatioe courts, I could , . obtain a man of the courage and intelligence essential for such positions. Iud y . respect the authority of the ~ o l i o ew hen comoaaed of men of known good charaoter. coorqa, end intelligenoq snd oaaee of resistance only occnr when it happens that, inferior men are on the force. TULE 13.-Slbmoing the agencies at wh4h(oh Iedias yolice toera entplo?led, the *umber of Indians at awh agenoies, and the numberof ofloem andprivates allored du&g t h e p c a l year ending June 30, 1890. INDIAN FARhIING. That the Indians may as soon as possible become self-sul~portinga nd have the advantages and comforts of civilization is, of course, the wish of all those who are interested in their welfare, many of whom believe that this end is most likely to be attaiued by educating, encouraging, and assisting them to become farmers or to engage in stock-raising. There is, in fact, no other form of labor for a large majority of them. That this should be a difficult undertaking may appear strange to those unfamiliar with existing conditions, conditions which seri-ously interfere with rapid progress or successful results. Indians who have lived to be, say, forty, without ever having done matlual labor, do not offer very promising material for enterprising farmers, and a great number of the present generation are of this class. On the other hand, many are too yout~gto understand the necessity of thinking and working for themselves, and, with no stimulating example before them, they naturally take little or no interest in vork of anJ- kiud. The nee- |
