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Show 386 KEPOsT OP SUPERINTENDEN' OF INDIAN SCHOOLS. I'opulaliorr. .. . . .~ - . . -- -- I--- - - .- -- - Neah Brry dgeltog. Considered as a whole, the above statistics show a nearly stationary population, though a few reservations-the Makah, the Tulalip, the Quinaielt, the S'lilallam,' and the Nisqually-show a decline; but the Chehalis, the Pnyallup, the Skokomish, the Port Madison, and the QnilIehute are remarkably uniform from year to yea? and the Muckle-shoot, the Swinomish and the Lummi have gained a little. It does not look as if the l'uget Sound Indians are likely to disappear very soon. Social sl'Ogt'e8.9. --- I R umber in citiren dress. Namsof ~~~b~~ ,"hvb/ oN umber who 1, Number h e l l . I agenoy. ! 1834. 1892. -- canu$eEna- I inghouses ooou. liahomlinarilg, Caread' !pied byIndiana. -. j whollyI. Part. wholly. art. 1384. 1 1892. 1834. 1892. 1884, 1892. , -. - --- , - - -- - - -_ - - - -- ~ 5".". ..~ . a.171 . I. S63 . . . 788 1 I.- I 124 545 1 490 1 500 Tu a% .. ......... .... 895 280 1,440 ...... 270 1,019 130 362 I 220 237 NBI~ ay ............ 400 360 668 27 75 l65 63 1I2 34 l87 Total .. ........ 3.488 650 4,066 27 1 1,131 / 2,187 517 1,049 744 i 924 1 These figures are encouraging, even impressive. In 1884 out of 4,116 Indians, 3,466 were clothed wholly in citizen dress and 650 partly so; bnt in 1892 4;OGG were wholly in citizen costume and only 27 still retained some garments of their old Indian dress. The Indian blanket and old toggery have almost disappeared from this region. In 1884, 1,131 could nse English for ordinary conversation; but in 1892 2,187, or more than half the mhole population. In 1884 only 517 could read; but in 1892 1,049, or one.fourth of the whole. In 1884 744 families occupied dwelling-houses; in 1892 924, or practically all the families. |
