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Show 364 REPORTS OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS Following is a tabulated statement of school products: From the sewingroom: From the shoe and harness shop: Aprons ................... 229 Bridles ................ 16 Capes ...................... 53 Shoes- Chemiloons ............... 107 Mens .......p airs.. 124 Dresses ................... LIB Misses ...... ..do.. 30 Drawers ......... .pairs.. 178 Boya ($3 Napkins .................. 22 Womeus ...... do.. 45 Pillowcases. ... ........... 13 From the farm: Towels ................... 89 Beef, net ...... pounds.. 820 Waists .................... 82 Beets ........... do .... 38,200 Caps ...................... 31 Eggs ........... dozen.. 50 Cloths, table .............. 5 Honey ........ pounds.. 235 Curtains ................. 14 Onions ........ dozen.. 59 Dresses, night ............. 67 Asparwgna .... poupds.. 360 Gowns ................... B Calves ................. 6 Neckties .................. 63 Hay ............. tons.. 89 Shirts ..................... 86 Lettuce(hunches).doz.. 40 Undershirts ............... $6 Radishes ......... do.. 54 From the tailor shop: From the dairy: Pants- Butter ........ pounds.. 1,426 Jean.. ......... pairs-. 28 Milk .......... gallons.. 19,077 Knee ............ do ... 42 Shirts ..................... 91 Undershirts ............... 95 Thanking your ofiice for courtesies extended, I have the honor to he, Very respectfully, TnEo. G. LEMXON, Superi$ztendcnt. The COXXISSIONER OF INDIAANFF AIRS. REPORT OF INDUSTRIAL TEACHER IN CHARGE OF SEMINOLES IN FLORIDA. FIELDS ERVICE,M YERS,F LA.,A ugust 15,1898. SIR: As requested by the circular letter from the Indian Office, dated dune 1, 1898, I have the honor to snhmit the following as my annual report fov the past fiscal year of the Seminole Indians in Florida: When I made my annual report for the fiscal year 1897 I expected it to he my last report for this field, and gave a general review of the origin and carrying for-ward of the work to the end of that yew, June 30.1897. However, 1 have contin-uedin the work because the Department decided to make a special effort to secure larger tracts of land for pelmanent homes for the FloridaSeminoles, and it was deemed best that one familiar with the field should remain and assist in this work for the time being, and as the securing or setting apart of a large body of land for these Indians was one of my cherished hopes I the more willingly continued in this field. The general condition of affairs here is practically the same as last year. No organized achool work has been carried on at the station, and the general and individual work whioh has always been pressed when the lndians visited us for a longer or shorter time was more scattered, on account of the less frequent visits on the part of the Indians. This was owing chiefly to the fact that there was a greater demand for the prodocts of their hunting, so that the Indians have, given their time almost entirely to hunting, keeping closely to their huntmg gronnds and securing their supplies from the traders, who have been anlong them in greater numbers than ever before, and owing to the limited employee force and funds I could not carry on the much-needed and desired camp work to overcome any adverse influences. The number of the Indians is about the same-some 565. The few deaths occur-ring durinp the year are equalized by the number of births. To give an accurate census of these Indians would involve quite an item of expense and could only he done hy the employment of a number of persons to visit them in their permanent ss well as in their temporary camps. The general health has been good during the past year. They have escaped to a large extent the prevailing malarial troubles better than the white people; still I have been called upon to treat them for various diseases. |
