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Show Of all the Indiana I have met the foll-blooded Diggers are the most isnorant, and their morals, instincts, and appetites the most aapravea. The half or three-qunrter bred combine most of tho bad qualities of the formor with many of tho bad quali-ties of their worthloss sires, though more intelligent, and perhepa worse for that reason. These latter will work for a few day- s, s e t their n. ay.. . sud sauander it. leav-iug thrir women 1.3 shift for tho~naelues. There are earcprtov,s, bur this in tile rule. 'rhceo lo~lianai rr seatrered over rile country in "mall f~n,ilia.d. Thrsa fi~mxliosIt n1.6 verg little interorrnrse mith esob other. l<nowiog thia 1 have built their houses in aepnrate gronps far enough apazt in this hilly country to be out of sight of each other, and each group has s garden spot with amplo water to irrigate, and with anlple firewood. It seems inoredible why they are not occupied. If the same inducements were offered to the poor whites they wotlld be in a, day. I have exhausted overy means I conld think of to induce them to come, even if it was only to see for themselves what they coola expeot, but ao far have failea. These people seemto believe in tho oomrnon saying that "the only good Indian is tho dead one," for while they abase and neglect their parents and wives while liring they seem to venerate their bnrial places and are willing to stmve on their graves. Tho thought suggests itself that by digging up the bones of their ancestors and let-ting the living follov, they would come here. . Those here who are able to work I hwe employed now in plowing, preparing s. large gardeu, and making an exterior fence and vai-ion8 othor things vhioh suggeet themselves as necessary. From the foregoing, it would seem that the prospect that any large number of the Digger Indianswill occupy and cultivate the la~ldpsr o-vided for then1 by the Government is not good j but it is thought tlni with the coming of winter enough 1ndia.n~w ill remove to those lallds to utilize them, and at any rate the Government has a place for them in case an emergency arises, such as led to the acquisition of the tract. IOWAS OF KANSAS AND NEBRASKA. Pursuant to the provisions of the act of Congress approved March 2, 1895 (28 Stats., 902), Inspector Faison was detailed to conduct nego-tiations wit11 the Otoe and Missouria, Indiaus in Oklahoma for the sale o f a small portionof their lauds to the Iowa tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, for the benefit of those members of the latter tribe who conld not he given allotments on their own reservation because of scarcity of land. October 5,1895, the inspector reported that in compliance with letter of instructions approved by the Department Seytember 3,1895, he had held a council with the Otoes and Missourias, and after explaining his business with them they had unanimously voted against the sale of any of their lands on the ground that they wished to keep them for their children. The said act of Congress provided, as an alternative, that tlle Sec-retary might, in his discretion, allot to the Iowa Indians (numbering about 45) lands that have been or may hereafter be ceded to the United States. by the Gomanche,'Kiowa, and Apache, or the Wichita tribe of Indians located in the Territory of Oklahoma. In a letter to the Department, dated December 16, 1895, this office gave the status of tZe Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache and the Wichita reservations, and |
