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Show erable annoyance to the agents at Warm Springs and Umatilla; otl~ers, the Snakes, 200 in number, are upon the edge of the Grande Ronde reservation. These live by hunting and fishiug, and profess to desire to have lands allottecl to them, and a school provided for their children. The Xee PercBs, belonging in Idaho, to the estimated number of 200, are found in Wallowa Valley, in the eastern pa.rt of the State. They claim that they were not parties to the tre,at.y with the Nez PercBs tribe years ago ; that the valley in which they live has always belonged to them, and they strenuonsly oppose its settlement by t,he whites. CALIFORNIA. The tribes in Califoruia are the Ukie, Pitt River, Wylaclrie, Conconl Redwood, Humboldt, Hoonselton, Miscott, Sinh, Tule,Tejon, Doahuila, King's River, aud various other bands and tribes,includmg the LLMis~ion Indians," a11 being native to the country. Round Valley agency.-The Indians belonging to this agency are the Ulries, Coneous, Pitt Rivers, Wylackies, anrl Redrrootls, nuu~bering in all 1,700. The number ha,s been increased during the past year by bringing in 1,040 Indinns collected in Little Lalre anrl other valleys. A reservation containiug 31,683 acres has been set apart per act of April 8,1864, and Executive order of Marc11 30, 1870, in the western and northern part of the St,ate, for these Indians, and for such others as mar beinduced to locate thereon. The lands in the reservation are very fertile., and the climate admits of a widelv varied eromth of crons. More ~ ~ pro~luczb eing raised than is tlrcrss:ir.v ink tl~esnbGst~nco.f et h; llldiilllh, the pn~cerdsd erived from the 6t1le of t l ~ rs~ ~rplusnur,ste d ill ]tnrvil:rb.ir~g sr01:li nlltl \~orkn nilnals, aurl fnr the fultller im~, rov~~~onf etnhle rr.wl-vation. Several of the Indians are engaged in coltivat.ing 'gardens, while others work as many ns twenty-fire or tllirty acres on their own account. The Indians on this reservation ale unifor~ulyq uiet and peaceable, - notwithstanding that they are much disturbed by the white trespassers. Suits, by direction of the Devartrnent, were com~nenced aeainst such tresl)iassers, hut aitl~our1 1141;itere sulks as yet, thr ~ t t u r ; ; r ~ - ( : e ~ ~ hitvlr~g~ lirectedr l ~ r1. -11ti1 :11 Sr;itrs tlistrier ;ttrol.rrry to S I I . ; ~ ~ pI rIo~c eed. i~~gdO. f t l#i+r e~e r rnt i~ti~len 111dii1It1) e~)ar tnl r~11~at.ii ll ;tcr~l;ril~ us se~. siiu and under fence oulvabuut 4.000 a~o~-r~;-? n~.t h,e r~mail~rleh.rp. i~n6i~n fl~ta 0 --- possessiorl of settlers, alicli~rnoroifso r breaking up the reservation and driving the Indians out. Snperi~~tendeWnth iting suggests that leeis-latiou he had bv Congress inthe matter without aeld<- The Indians it tl~i<reservation have showo noesp&ial disposition to have their children educatecl, and no steps were taken to that end until in the summer of 1671. wile11 a school was comn~eneed. There is noxr dered them in the sllape of clothing, &c., is'from the money sppropriated for t.he general incidental expenses of the Indian service in the State. Hoopa Valley agemy.-The Indians belonging to this agency are the Humboldts, Hoonsoltons, &liscolts, Siabs, aud several other bands, numbering 735. A reservation vas set apart per act of April 8,1864, for these and such other Indians in the northern part of the State as might be in-duced to sett.le thereon. This reservation is situated in the northwest-ern part of the State, on both sides of the Trinity River, and contains 38,400 acres. As a rule, sufficient is raised on the reservation to supply the wants of the Indians. These Indians are quiet and peaceable, and are not disposed to labor on the reservation in common, but will work |