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Show they can not auhsiat without food obtained from hunting until water ia put on the reservation, when they will be praetioally self-supporting. Will request you to wire me what I can state to the Indiana relstive to increased rations or employment should they remain on the reservation. In replythis office telegraphed the agent, August 16, the following:, Tell the Indians I do not want them to go off the reservation hunting this summer or fall, but want them to remain at home and continuo their work, and if they will do this, I will increase their rations when needed and called for by you to keep them through the winter. I also want to have work on Idaho Canal bwgo before long ao that Indians oan get employment and be paid for it. The friends of the Indiana a11 over the country are watching the conduct of the Indians with deep interest and are anxious that they comply with my wishes and plans, knowing that I will do what iis best for them. If they break awey fronrme and do not permit me to manage for them, they will lose their friends and the mistake will be disastrous to therc. In reply to the above telegram the agent reported, August 20, as follows : In reply to your telegram of the 16th instant relative to increasing the Indiens' 'rations and giving them employment, I have the honor to respectfully recommend thst the Indians of this agenoy be given increased rations st once and cmploSment es soon as possible. The Indians at present receive the following rations weekly: 2,880 pounds floor; 4,800 pounds beef, grosq or 2,300 pounds beef, net; 150 pounds sugar; 75 pounds coffee. Aecurding to the eeudos take11 for the finral year audiug .Tun" RO,IR!lS, the In<iiilon or! this reservation r l u ~ ~ ~1b,1o1r0 , and I will rebp~c~fi.lrlyee omme~dth c above table of rations he increased as follows, on the bmia of weekly issues: 5.,0 40 -~ o u n d fsl ollr. or 3+ pounds per individual; 14,400 pounds beef, &moss, or about 5 ponnds nek, per individuil; 480 pounds sugar, or one-third pound per individual; 240 pounds coff'ee, or one-sixth pound per individual. Should the recommended increase in rationa meet with your approval, I ~viU respectfully request you to tolegraph me authority to issne same. This office, in reply to the agent's request, sent him thefollowiug telegram, August 31 : Issue rations as requested in your letter of 20th. Report how long increase is to continue, how long present supply will last at increased rate. Estimate for what additional supply vill be needed. The agent, as requested, made the desired estimate for the additional supply of ratious on September 3, and was advised by this office Sep-tember 12, 1895, as follows: You are advised that the superintendent of the New York Indian warehouse baa this day been direoted to order, under exiating contracts, the following articles (called for in your estimate of 3rd instant), ant1 to ship them to your agsnoy (for isane to Inrlians during current fisod year) at the earliest praotic&ldnte, \,is: 13,000 pound8 sugar; 6,500 pounds coffee; 540pounds baking powder, in one-quarter pound tins. The Honorable Secretary of the Interior has also been requested to authorize Son to publish an advertisement inviting proposals for furnishing and delivering the gross beef and flour called for in said estimate, and when said author it,^ shall have been panted you, yon mill be duly notified. The gross beof nnd floor contracts will beinoreased 25 per cent, as requested, and yon will be informed when contractors are notified. |
