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Show REPORT OF THE COblMISSlONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 49 g e ~ ~ z r ~fol lr ysu ch otlrer ihj~t . tsa s mas l ~ dr ~ ~ ~ ontwekdtsn nry to Ber11 the 111di:1nqs uivt. Tzov thr Sioux nr the hlill; ltirer agt?nrs uu oxtri~~)r-i " ~ ~ r r o ~ r i t oif o1n5 1 0 1 0I . : r~lallet he last war. to ~n'o\'ide A - " . L them with subsistence. Mouiztain 0rotcs.-These Indians have a resewstion of 6,372,000 acres Iring. in the south en^ oart of the 'I'erritorv, between t,he Yellowstone giveor and the north line of Wyoming ~errit&y. They ha.vealwa~bse en friendly to the whites, but are inveterate enemies of the Sioux, with whom they hare for Tears been at war. By the treaty of 1868-by the terms of which their preserlt reservation was set apnrt for their occu-pancy- they are liberally supglied with goods, clothing, and snbuistence. But few of them are enga,ged iu farming, the main body relying upon their success in bnutiug, and upon the supplies fnruislred by the Gov-emment, for t.heir support. They have one school in operation, with an atteuda~~ceh.o,w ever, of on?\- uine scholars. B y t.be treaty of Xay 7, 1868, provision is 111ade by which they are to receive for a limited nuru-her of years the followiug annuities, &c., viz : In clot.hing a~!d goods, $22,723, (twentysix installments due;) in b~neficial objects, 8'5,000, (six installr~~eadtsu e;) in subsisteuce, $131,400, (oue i ~ ~ s t a l lmdeu~e.~) t Blacksmitt~s, teachers, physician, ca,rpeuter, miller, engineer, ar~d Pcnner are also furnished for their benetit, at an expense to the Gov-erurner~ to f $11,600. Flatheads, $0.-The Flatheads, Pend d'Oreilles, and Eootenays have a msnrvation of 1.433.600 acre8 in the Jocko Vallev. situated in the ~~ - - - - - ~~~-~~ ~ northwestern part bf the Territory, a,r~ds ecured to {gem by treaty ok 1856. This treaty also provided for a reservation in the Bitter Root Valley, shoulil t l ~ ePr esident of the Uuited States deem it advisable .to set aport allother oue for their use. The Flatheads have remaiued in the last-named valley ; but, nuder the provisions of the act of June 5, 1572. stens are beins taken for their removal to the Jocko reserration. scholars. ander the treaty of J U I ~1 6,185'5, they have a limited, an-nuity of $4,000, (one il~stallmento f $4,000 and fire of $3,000 still due,) which is expended for their bellefit in the purchase of goods, $e. Cer-tain employBs, teachers, &c., are also maintailred, iu accordance with the treaty, at an expense to the Governutbr~t of $12,500 a year. The head chief of eaeh of the three tribes is also paid $500. Shoshones, &.-The Shoshones, Banuo<k~a, nd Sheep-Eaters are a t present located abont twenty miles above the mouth of the Lemhi Fork of the Salmon ILivar, 11ear the mesten1 boundary of the Territory. They have shown considerable interest in agriculture, and ma,uy of them are quite duccessful as farmers. They have no reservation set apart for them, either by treaty orhy Executive order. They are so fern in uumber that it wo~rldn robablv be better to remove them. with their couseu~t. ~to, ~~ th~F. ort ~i~ll're.wr\.;;tioniu Idaho, when: thrir'1,retlrrt.u ;Ira loa;~ted, t l~auto proritle tl~rukw it11 a srp;ir:lte reservation. 'I'hey i~ave11 0 .scl~oola ill o~)erntia,u. AIIi ~ u ~ l u ;a*~l )~~ronriittoiur'Sl2l 5.UOO is nmdn for these I n - dia&, which sum is expendeb f6r their benefit'iu the purchase of cloth-ing, subsistence, agricultural iu~plementsS, rc. WYOMING. The Indians in this Territory, with the exception of the Sioux and Northern Arayahoes -and Cheyennes, mentioned uuder the heads of Da- |