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Show The superintendent of schools and his assistants, not having the necessary facilities for securing an accurate school census of the Ter-ritory, have, however, been able with the assistance of the teachers to compile an estimate of the number of children between the ages of 6 and 18 years in the several nations, as shown in the following table; TABLE 32.-Seholasticpop.lutiOn in Indian Territory. Nation. 950 1 0 , m 19 290 1800 8 5M B:~W 1:WO 1 6 : ~ 21 ,WO 1,WO %,WO 27,MM Seminole.. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -4W -1W -MI 16,090 I 4,650 64,Wo 75,340 1 I I I-From this estimate it appears that there are 75,340 children of school age in Indian Territory, of whom 16,090 are Indians, 4,650 negroes, and 54,600 whites. Suggestion.-A survey of the work of education among these four civilized tribes indicates that it has heen more satisfactory than in the past. In the Choctaw Nation under Department control there has been marked progress in methods and reduction of expenses, while in the Cherokee and Creek the watchful eye of the Government has seen that methods have been improved and a more economical system adopted. The dual control is, however, unsatisfactory, in that there is a constant tendency to shift responsibility, and attribute to one or the other the mistakes of the others. The unsatisfactory conditions in the Chickasaw Nation indicate that the sooner the Government assumes control of their schools the earlier will results of good service be apparent. MINERAL LEASES. The leasing of lands for mineral purposes must be treated in two parts, one relating to leasing under the Choctaw and Chickasaw agree-ment, and the other to leasing under section 13 of the Curtis Act. Choctaw and Chickasaw leases.-The Department, October 7, 1898, prescribed regulations governing the leasing of miners1 lands in the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations in accordance with the provisions of the agreement. Goal mnd ~ ~ t . - Bthye a greement the leasing of mineral lands in the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations is under the supervision and con-trol of two trustees appointed by the President, one, a Choctaw by blood, appointed on the recommendation of the principal chief of the Choctaw Nation, and the other,a Chickasaw by blood, appointed on the recommendation of the governor of the Chickasaw Nation. The principal chief of the Choctaw Nation nominated Mr. Napoleon B. |
