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Show REPORT OB UOMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFBA~BS. 127 IDAHO. There are 1,782 Indians under the Fort Hall School, and the majority of them have a sufficient howledge of English to conduct ordinary business transactions. They are making good progress, and rations are issued only to the old and infirm. The valleys, where a few years ago only sagebrush grew, have been put under cultiva-tion> and yield good crops of grain, alfalfa, and vegetables. The In&ans are also improving their cattle, and are supplying all the beef required on the reservation. They are locating their lands in anticipation of future allotments, and the improvements on.the reservation during the past few years have been marked. The irnga-tion system is working a wonderful transformation, and both men and women are employed on the works. Their horses were in better condition than on my former visit, and there were stacks of feed back of almost every tepee. Fort Hall (reserwation) SchooZ.-The school buildings are new, electric lighted and steam heated, and are in excellent condition.. The class-room work showed progress, hut industrial training facilities are limited. The new school farm contains 32 acres of well-watered, fertile valley land and 300 acres of meadow land on Rossfork Creek, 29 miles distant. Good crops of hay, grain, and vegetables are raised, and the school has a large herd of cattle. MICHIGAN. The Indians residing on reservations in IGchigan are composed of bands of Chippewa. They receive no rations from the Govern-ment. The allotments comprise mostly valuable timber land, and the timber is sold by the Indians subject to the supervision of the Government. They nearly all s~el lkfa ir Eng-l ish and dress in citi-zen garb. The school is situated near the centeq of the old Isahella Reserva-tion> where the Indians were well advanced in civilization, religiously inclmed, and now voluntarily place their children in school. The camp meetings held by the old Indians at this place are attended by Indians from all over the State of Michigan. Mount Pleasant (nonresmatwn) 8ohooZ.-About 350 pupils attend this school. The work in the class rooms and industrial departments is steadily improving, althou h the facilities for the latter need , enlarging if the school is to % e continued. &rls in the domestic science class are taught to take charge of a kitchen and dining room and to do the family cooking, and those who complete the course find ready employment in white families. The farm of 320 acres is adapted to various crops, hut climatic conditions have been unfavor-able this year. The commencement exercises consisted of practical demonstrations in domestic and industrial work. A class of pupils was taken to the institute held at Cleveland, Ohio, where, in a creditable manner, they assisted in the presentation of practical schoolroom work. OKLAHOMA. Oklahoma Indians in some instances reside on their allotments, some lease their lands to white farmers, a few camp where they work. In some sections improvement is apparent in the amount of land |