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Show hundred, ,still stand apart and accept no favors from the Gorernment. These, w ~ t hfe w exceptions, reside outside the reservation on Snake River and its tributaries, and cause more or less trouble in a petty wa.y to the white settlers. The Nez PereAs generally have for many Sears bee11 f r iendl~t o the whites, are quite extensively engaged in agricul-ture, and may be considered %.ell advanbed in civilization. The)- show considerable interest ip the edacation of their children, and hare two schools in operation, with an attendance of 124 scholars. Uuder the treaties of June 11, 1855, and June9,1863, these Indiausreceive limited annnities, &c., (from seven to nine installments due,) as follows: For beneficial objects, $6,000; support of schoois, pa,y of teachers, boarding clothing children, &e., $7,300, alld salaries of head chief and two subordinate chief's, $1,500. E111ploy4so f ditter~ntk, inds are also maiu-tainerl, at. a cost., after incloding the repairs on buildings, pnrchabe of medicille, Brc., of $15,500 per aullom. Slioskoses nnd Ban.nooks.-These Indians, numbering 1,037, the for-mer 516 and the latter 5!1? occnpy a reservation in. the southeastern part of the Territory, near Fort Hall, formerly a military post.. This reservation was set apart by treatj- of 1868 and Executive order of July 30, 1869, and contains 1,568,000 acres. The Shoshones on this reserva-tion have no treaty with the Government. Both bands are generally quiet, and peaceable, auct cause but little trouble; are not disposed to engage in agriculture, sud, with some assistance from the Government, depend npou hu~rtinga nd fi~tlingfo r ~~lbsistenceT. here is no school in operation on t l ~ ree servation. Under the treaty of July 3,1868, mith the Bl~oshonesa ud Bannocks, the Bannocks are entitled to limited an-nuities in clothing to the amonnt of $6,937, (twenty-seven installinents due.) and fbr beneficial obiects. $16.000. (seven installments due.\ A 0 , . ,~ ~ ~ ~, -- ~ ~ l l j h i c itnc~ac~l,~ v~: ,I ,I I I ~ otilt1r c.f~~plo?.ia.sr e :lIso mni111ain~tt.l i t~lrri r I l i I I I to I G I I I II 8 r I I I C on. rrl'~.sis1 1a11~ ~ i ~ r , r o n ~ ~ i ; t t v . ifo: ~r I~I~I(~,S!C~1 i~#i~~lliil1\ 1~1 stioit1. 11 .'0l.t Llall rr2v.r- Gation, who ha<e no treaty Gith the United States, and for other 1;- ! dims in Southeastern Oregon, the sum of $40,000, one-half of which is , expended for the benefit of those residing on this reservation. 1 Caur d'Albes, &c.-The Cmur d1A18nes, Spokaues, Kootena.ys, and Fend d'Oreilles, numbering abont2,000, have no treaty with the Ui~ited ' States, but have a reservation of 256,000 acres set apart for their occu- pancy by Executive order of June 14,1867, lying 30 or 40 miles north of t41e &ee Pefces reservation. They are peaceable, have no annuities, , recelve no assistance from the Government, and are wholly self-sustain-ing. These Indians have never been collected upon a, reservation nor brought under the immediate supervision of an agent. So long as their country shall remain unoccupied, and not in demand for settlement by the whites, it will scarcely he desirable to make a change iu their loca-tion; but the construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad, which will proba.bly pass through or near their range, may make it expedient to concentrate them. At present they are largely under the influence of Catholic missionaries of the Cmur d'Al8ne Mission. i COLORADO, NEW XEXICO, UTAH, ARIZONA, AND NEVADA, The tribes residing in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, andNe-rada are divided a.s follows : In Colorado, about 3,500 ; New Mexico, 19,000; Ut'ah, 10,000; Ariaona, 25,000; and Nevada, 13,000. ~ |