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Show IN COLORADO. were in attendance. We had eomvstent indnes oresent who nnsserl decision on the b..it de<lant!rltia~~iur tlre tlifli:renr krndcs,":~n;ip ;iJer \mru atshnind, the prizes nlro-gctbcrnn! uttuti~~tog$ M,rtll y~rovtdeclL S ~nyhrlf. Thn j~tclgtap n,t~uo~~ctehcel speak-ruw. kinrrirnn etr.. eau:ll to Illat #,i white rhlhlren ict nnr achvol e~lrr~.r;gixmxmt. yh'jla cEteTt'tainlhen't closer1 with s speech from the c:tfinin of the tribe. Ha spoke of tllu \runclerfi~la dvsneement and ilnprovenle~lto f the children: of his joy i n living to nee the clay that his peoltle were thlls ranling up upon 5 iliglter plane, and of his and his people's gratitude t e Go4 and onr grand o l~lG overnment in giving tltam tl~usab lesse~lo pportunities for this impro\,ement. He closed by thanking tile whit,e people for their presence, eneoeragemenb, and help. I hare aot given his ovsvt worcle, hut tbe aneach was excellent and v a s l o~~t lclhve ered by all. I .yul! rl~;u., itews to shdm you rhnr )our \;orl; lor nnd' inr c r~~i nl rlrlr poor, dt<graded~ , ~ ~i*p nul 1r in vitia. \Vts llara 11011 two n~tl-re*sfie~rl ~l~r n i t~mriuIttn~ l .~ng tho \ear. 1 deem rhew :,TI esrellaut !otslnr c.f b t . r u ~ ! npl npil, wtt of t I > ~ . i ro ld \r:t\.s Most eigcerely yuo<, Mnl~rxL: . CHAMBERLAIN. The Comu~ssrosEl?o n INDIAANW WAIR~. REPORF OF SCHOOL AT UPPER LAKE. CAL. IJPPEII LAKE,L AKEC OTINTSC, AI.., Jtlly 5,1895. SIR: In snhmitting my "8eh001 st&tistic8n ocompanying ann~larle port" I have endusvored to answer trlithfillly every qncstion. If not satiafnctory, please state in what respect, un<l, if neoassnry, vill make old a new report. The same was not reeeiveduntil tllefourtll qnarterly reportvnsforwnrded. hloutl~lyreporths ave been *great aid to the teacher. I may have blondered somewll~iitn writing down expenses, eto., in nunual report, but I think yon will understand it. I am unable to give all nnmea of ehariti~bled onors. D1y portion has been between $40 sud $50. Methodist Episcopal missiolls nod others have given t,heir share in clothing, Christmas books, and cards. More than a year ago n. sweet-toned organ wns presented to the school by a lady in the sout,heru part of tlle State. The Indians pnrehased and paid ibr t,hsir land by hop piokiug n, few years ago, and hare s deed. This yeor they llave raised sevor~tlo ns of barley, hay, and alfalfa. It ~vi lpl revent their horses from auf f e r i~tgh is nexc rvinter. A small portion has been used ns a garden. Nothing belongs to the sahool. Thesohaol buildillg was built by Home Misvions and Indians. Each own one-half. The rent money ($8.33 u. month, iaid bg the Government) is all spent for the benefit of the school-for the purchase of books, pens, ink, paper, fnel, an4 other thiags naoded. The buildiogmay be wort11$300. It needs to be finished inaide andpeinted. There are no funds at present for that pnrpose. It sits on a hill, and tlle locotion is healthy. The small amount of land that ther ~os ses sis not sufficient that all may have a ilu>ll,:, thorefi,ro bever#8l tanlllits atnr from I tu R nlilc9 nwa). All ~oa88!trtl ille~nit re onlv al,uut 20 rh~illre!iu i srltoul ag" livinz in thc r:iu:llal.i.I. \Vl#eun rhuul waa lir-r uneoetl, for arvornl ~01)1118.I D ~ L ~ Cnu lain :a!)ai \\,om6 II bver 18 Y U ~ L . Hi d nze a l t r ~ ~ J n ~ l ~ E I ~ O OhI suffleient time to'dbtai;;~ knowledge of reading, iyritiog, niid keeping aocoonrs. All but three or four of that number are nwayor have families to aapport. I think my explanations are plain. Respectfully, Mns. SARAHM . COLE. REPORT OP SCHOOL AT FORT LEWIS, COLO FORTL RWIS.C OLO.. S~?~tembe?1I8.9 5. I . - SIR: I have the honor herewitl~to snberit my slluuill report for the year 1895. On the 30th of June the attendance was 183. Of these 71 were Neva,jas, this num-ber being an index of our snoeess anlongthat tribe, formerly soopposed to ellueational I sok7?doitsrr condition of the seitool~hasb een vieorousls advanced with the result that no diseek, other than hereditary ones, have&een n&ted. The following list of industrial work vill indicate that laziness has not been a feature at this school: Dining room lengthened to 125 feet by removal of partitions; kitchen enlarged and poulriea ar.ented. Reservoir 45 by 90 by 6 feet graded and oamsutsd. Buildin 100 b? 18 feet moved s distance of 900 feet,,'replastered, and rs plunge bath 12 by36ty4feet built, bricked, and cemented,with steam and water faad |