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Show , . ' QUAPAW tEAD;'AND ZINC 'MININ(I LANDS . . . . , ., , ... . . . . . , . . . . : From the, Q'uapiiw restrictd Indian land in the northeastern part of Oklahonia'are pduced approxiaatdy 7 per cent. of the lead and 25 per cent of the iincolltput from ore ldined in the United States. At the present time the* are 50 departmental lead. and zinc mining leases in force eovdyihg 6,976 acres of Quapaw restricted land, add on this.acreage are alSo 52 subleases covering 2,420acres. ' ' During the fiscal year' ended, June 30, 1926, the mineson the Quapaw Indian restricted land produced 289,622 tons of lead 'and zinc concentrate which sold for a total of,$17,672,498.. The royalt from these sales $mounted to .$1,679,836, which sumis e ual to 9.6 9 per ixnt of the gross sales. Forty-three restricted 1nIians share in the above:mentioned royalties. The leasing of additional acreage is underconsideration. Through a cooperative arrangement with the Geological Survey, t e ch~c a ld ata and valuable information has beenobtamed relating to the mineral development, mining opera-tions, and improvements 0% the Quapaw restricted lands, ,which data and other information has been .of great: aid to the Indlaa Bureau in Tletermining the terms and conditions upon which leases should be made and the requirements for the proper mining development of the land in the interest of the Indian owners. Reports received show a greater production of lead and zinc con-centrate and a greater aggregate royalty during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1926, as compared with that of prior fiscal years. INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE INDIANS . . FIVE-Y~i ~AoR~ ~ b ~ . - Tchhieef ob'ect of this service in its work a i n~n gth e. adult Indians is to help them to become self-supporting through their'own efforts in the utilization of their land and other resources. During the past few years much progress has been made in agriculture a.~d stock raising amgng the Indians through applica-tion of five-year pro rams within the varlous reservations. This prog~amo onsiits of a $?finite outline of industrial activities and proj-ects to be eatried out as far as possible within a certain period. The chapters organizkd in conjunctioli with the program, mention, of which was made in my lakt report, are corn osed of the male adults of a community having related interests ani 'w ho work together for the promotion of the welfare and progress of the Indians. The State agr~cultural colleges continue to yoperate in the work. In com-munities where the Indian populdion is interspersed among the whites,, the Indians 'oin county or State industrial organizations maintamed for the whites, and in this way become familiar with the point of view of their white 'neighbors and. gradually become a real part of the community. Chapters are well established within 28 reservations, and community organizations under other titles, :such as clubs, etc., are functioning within8 other reservations. The niove-ment is growing; and aside, from'the material benefits derived, the Tndians are-learning how to conduct community. meetin s and are ac-guiring a real interest iii commuuty development. 'fhrough aux-iliaries to the chapters the Indian women are evincing much interest in learning up-to-date methods of preserving and canning fruits, |