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Show The tribal government was abolished after the conditions had been fully investigated by a special Indian agent and after the facts developed in his investigation had been carefully considered by this office and the Department. It was determined upon as the wisest step to take, in view of the tangle into which the affairs of the Osage Nation had gotten. It has resulted in the reduction of expenses and consequently a considerable saving to the tribe in the amounts heretofore expended for salaries of a long list of tribal o5cials. WENATCHI INDIANS. For several years considerable attention has been given by the office to the Indians residing in the vicinity of Mission and Wenatchee, Wash., known as the MTenatch'i, and to those scattered along the Columbia River in that part of the State, formerly known as the Paiouse, but now generally included under the head of Wenatchi. These Indians had always been regarded as belonging to the Yakima Nation, and, under instructions of this ofice, the Crow, Flathead, etc., commissioners who were authorized to negotiate an agreement with the Yakima, made a final effort to persuade the Wenatchi to remove to that reservation. An effort was also made by Special Allotting Agent W. E. Casson, whilemaking additionalallotments on that reserve two years ago, to get these Indians to remove there and take allotments, but without avail. The Wenatchi claimed that they were not a part of the Yakima Nation, that they spoke a different language, and that they should not be a5liated with them. It was therefore concluded to allot lands to these Indians in severalty where they now reside, under the fourth section of the general allot-ment act, as amended, and on January 29, 1900, Special Allotting Agent Casson was instructed to proceed to Wenatchee for that pur-pose. June 22 Mr. Casson made a detailed report regarding his work among.these Indians and the di5culties attending it, from which report the following extracts are made: The good land had all been taken up for many years, and only now and then a piece that an Indian would accept. We often spent two or three dam to find land for a single one. There were a number of Indians ahose lines were not fully established, who had applied under the Indian homestead act, and in some cases they were in trouble belween themselves and in other cases with white people. We straightened out all such cases. There were several casesin which Indianswerein conflict with theNorthern Pacific Railway, and had been notified to make election under the act of July 1,1898, ta hold ssme, but they had failed to do so and refused on account of advice given them by John Hamilt. In these cases I have secured the election of all the Indians, and filed ssme with the Waterville land office. I made 18 allotments, which I have filed at the Waterville land office. I also filed two applications of Martin Enias and wife for 80 acres each of land filed upon by |