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Show 64 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. seventeen in all, with a total populat.ion of 870. The reservation upon which these bauds are located, is in the northwestern part of the State. It contains 69,120 acres, and was set apart for their occupation by treaty of January 22,1855, with theMolallas,Clackamas, &c., aud by Executive order of Juue 30, 1857. Some portions of this reservation are well adaptedto grain-raising, though much of it is rough and heavily tim-bered. An allot~neut of land in severalty has been direvted t,o be made, much to the grati6cation and encouragemt?nt of the tribes. These Indians are inclinetl to i~ldnstrya, nd show comt~~eudablzee al in culti-vating their farms, growing crops which compare favorablv with those - oftheir white neighbors. Their customs and habits of lift, a.lso exhibit a niarlied improvement. One scbool.is in operation, with an atteuda~~ee of 50 ficholars. U~rder the treaty of January 22,1855, with the MOI-allas, Clackamas, &c., a litnited allnnity (two iustallments still due) of $5,500 iu beneficial objects is provided for the bands parties to that treaty. Ey the treaty made with the Molels, Dede~nbcr 21, 1855, pro-visioti is macle for a n~auual-labosr chool for the benefit of t.hat tribe, at ao annual expense to the Govern~nenot f $3,000. The treaty of Xovem-ber 29, 1854, with the Umpquas and Oalapooias provided for a lit~~ite[annuity (two installme~~sttsil l due) iu beneficial objects of $1,000, and for salary of teacher, purchase of books, &c., at an expense to the Gov-ernment of $1,450 per annum. The Cow Creek Bind of Umpquas have a lin~iteda nuuit,y of $550, (one install~neuts till due,) in blankets, cloth-ing, Sro., by treaty of September 19, 1853; and the Rogue River baud, iu~detrr eaty of September 10, 1853, also a limited an~~uiot fy $3,000, (two installments still due,) in blankets, clothing, firlrmiug utensils, and stock. Si1etzagency.-The Indians atthis agency are the Chasta Scotons and fragments of fourteen other bands, called generally Ooast tribes, nl~m-bering altogether about 2,500. These Indians, including those at the Alsea sub-agency, have a reservation of 1,100,800 acrev set apart for them by beaty of August 11,1855, which treaty, however, has never been ratified, altltough the reservatio~is~ o ccnl~iedb y the Iudia~~sT.h ey were for a 1o11.gt ~mem uch averse to labor for a support; but receutly they have shown more dispositiou to follow agriculture, although tradi-tioually accustomed to rely cliiefly upon fish for food. Many alreacly have their far1116 well fenced and stocked, with good, comfortable dwell. ings and out-houses erected thereon. There is no reavou why they should not.: iu time, become a thoroughly prosperous people. The fail-ure to make allotments of land in severalty, for which surveys were commenced in 1871, has been a source of much uneasiness to the Indians, and has tended to wealcen their confideuce in the good ioteutious of the Goverument. One school is in operation on the reserration, with an attendaoce of 20 scholars. None of the tribes or bauds at this agency have auy treaty relations with the United States;uuless it may be a few members of the Kogue River baud, referred to uuder the head of the Graud Ronde agency. All the assistance rendered these 111<1iauiss out . of filudu appropriated for the general incidental expenses of, the service in Oregon. . Alnea nz~b-agency.-Tlle Iudians at this snb-agency are theAlseas, Coo-pas, Sinselaus, and a band of U~npquasn, umbering iu all 300, aud am lo-cated within the li~nitsotfh ereservation referred to uuder the head of the Silete ageucy. Therenmrks made about the Indians at the Siletz agency will generally apply to the Indians of this sub-ageocy. The Coosas, Sinselans, and Umpquas are making considerable advancemr~i~nt agri-culture, and, had they advantages of instruction,. would rapidly acqu1x.e a proficiency in the si~nplerm echanical branches of industry. The 81- |
