The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-04

The within letter and true copy of all who
are now preparing their land for hemp;
VIM HOLIDAY Interpreter
"OFFIcE OF SUPERINTENDENT INDIAN AFrAIRs
ST. LOUIS, January 90 lSa5
DrR sR Your favor Of the 20h utimo was not received
until the 18TH in consequence Of my absence to the Indian
country.
sIn reference to Mr. Myerles efforts in inducing tn. m
dams to raise hemp last year 1t is to be regretted that The
season was SO uniayorable Mr. NJ, however succeeded
think 1t is desirable that the experiment should be con-
tinued; II would be much beneficial to the Indians
than employing farmers to sit down on particular spot
and raise about as much grain as will support the establish
ment.
occupied in travelling about among the Indians insct
them not only in the cultivation and management Of hemp
but wheat &C. He Is from kind and conciliaory temper
ament, well qualified for instructing the Indians.
II should be gratifed that he should be appointed give
such Instructions Every effort should be made to induce
the Indians to become agriculturalists.
- - '0' ! - your obedent servant,
THIS. II. HARVEY
"Hon. JAMES NJ. HueHEs Washington.
An extract dated ST. Louis October 10, 1874:
sIn passing through the Delaware country some weeks
since, was agreeaby surprised to see the great energy
with which some Of the Delawares engaged in hand
ling their hemp. What had been waterrotted they
had not awaited themselves the Of the break Indeed
they to be entirely ignorant Of any machine Of The
kind. Men. women, and children were engaged in strip
ping the lint from the stem by hand think your efforts
to induce the Indians to raise hemp highly laudabe and
doubt not your efforts are followed up with energy that
they may lead to success beyond your own sangnne e
pectations1
'WksHINeroN, February 49, ls4a
"SIR: In compliance with your request, viii state my
views in regard to the utility of making efforts 10 induce
the Indians the Missouri and Kansas rivers hemp
1t generally known that hemp must become the prn
pal article produced In that country for expoaion and
equally known that the Indians in that region have
way to live but by farming; and that do this successful
ly they must produce something for markets and in my
opinion, this must be either hemp WOOL both The
experiment that made last year though II almost
failure convinced of the practicahy of the thing M
there great failure In proportion among hef
white neghbors among the Indians wholly accoua
of the excessive wetness OF the My opinion h
the government could not do better thing with the
amount Of money than to furnish those Indians again with
seed and give them to 60 among them to nsrua h
them in the whole process Of raising hemp and preparing
for market. !
"As TO your personal efforts last among those h
dians feel free TO say they such calcuaa
astngly TO benefit them. Your plan of going among then
from farm TO farm and making yourself familiar and friend
y with them is the only plan to do them good; and hi
be extremely glad to among them again the enu
ing season Hwoud certain be great misfortune TO gin
them up Better to have introduced at ALL
their failure last year win deter them from another
tempt fear unless special attention is paid to them tbs
spring.
Your obedient servant,
5 & = -. C. BERGMAN f.
mission Agent n
DAVID MYrRLE, esq"