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Show REPORT OF TEE ~ ~MMI S S IONERO F INDIAN, AFFAIRS. 95 visionary. There are but few anthopized positions in the Government service on reservations, and most of them require the serviws of men who are intelligent, capable not only of performing the work required but also of giving instructions to the Indians and of organizing and directing their labors. Although constant effort, has been made to find competent Indians for all these positions the office has not met with very encouraging success. Many of the young men who have attended the nonreservation schools have sufficient knowledge of farming OE of some of the trades to do fairly well nuder the direction of a skilled workman, but they lack the requisite intelligence, skill, enefgy, experi-ence, and independence to fit them to till snccessfully the places where leadership is required. Doubtless this will corroct itself in time, when they have received a more thorough training than has yet been given to them. I would not have it inferred from what I have just said that no In-dians are omployed by the Government. A very considerable num-ber are so eml~loyedb, oth at the agencies and at the schools, as is. shown by the follomiug tables: T ~ L1E9.-P ~d6li011.9 nutllol.ised to befLlZed by Indians at tlie cal.iolcs agends d&g &he , jisool yea? 1893-'98. 74 police officers. I.. ........... $13,320 31 herders .................. $12 550 850 pofioeprivates.. ............ 102,000 ' 3 tinners.. ............. -1.. 780 63 interpreters ......... .; ..... 19,460 1 painter.. ................. 3QIO 123 judges ..................... 12,300 3 wagon-makers ............. 1,100 2 clerks ..................... 2,200 1 ferrymm. ................ 100 2 assistant clerks. ............ 1,500 1 mail-carrier .............. 240 7 issne alerks. ................ 4,320 1 janitor. .................. 150 2 copyists .................... 1,020 ! 1 off hearer ................ 210 2 physioians .................. 2,2W 3 overseers. ................. 1,200 2 physioian's sasiutants.. ..... 360 6 ox-drivers ................ 2,520 17 hlecksmiths ................. 8,760 1 superintenknt of work. .. 540 22 assistant blacksmiths. ...... 4,980 1 toll-keeper ............... 300 10 carpenters ................. 3, NO 17 teamsters ................ 5,310 19 assistant carpenters ........ 4,390 7 stablemen ................ 1,900 5 farmera .................... 2,880 1 watermsn ........ ..;. .... 180 33 assistant famiidlers ........... 7,580 j 2 watamen ................ 740 10 ndditional hme r s. ......... 3,600 1 wood-chopper ............ 240 25 diatrict farmers ............ 1,500 . 61 apprentices .............. 8,540 5 hamess-maksra. ............ 1,560 I 59 laborers .................. 13,720 3 wsistant hamess-makeis.. .. 2 millers ..................... 257,940 6 aaeiatant millers ............ ' OW / pended for irregular Indian 3 sawyers .................... 1,520 1 assistano sawyer ............ labor, based on expenditurea 210 i during the year 1891-'92 ...... 40, ma 3 wheelwrights. .............. 1,020 2 ssiiintant wheelwrights ..... 360 1 Total 297,940 - .................... 6 butchers ............... ....- 2,340 |
