The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-11-18
ne Indians Tribes of Idaho Territory


ne Indians Tribes of Idaho Territory.
We extract the following from MuIlen's
eports !:
The Indians met with along the road are
e Palouse, Spokane, Ceur-d' Alene, Plat
eads, nd-d'OIeilles, a few Snakes and
1nnocks the Blackfeet, and the mountain
y Perces.
The Walla-Wallas and the Cyuse have all
en removed to the agency on the Una
lla.
The Palopse number about two hundred.
side on the banks the Snake and Palouse
yeTs, and live solely by fishing. LIDO not
low that they cultivate the SOIL The ab-
nee of any great amount of farming land in
cir country has always possibly prevented
EN- from attempting it.
They have no treaty arrangements with
e government, and think they could be
Signed to the Neg Perez reservation with
vantage to the governments and security to
enSelves. They are miserable. creatures /;
ve neither houses nor lodges, but live un-
pr wicker shelters. They own very few hor-
Is. The Spokanes number about five hum
red live by fishing and cuItivating small
ltches of land. They reside, at times. on
e Spokane, at times on the Spokane plains,
I'VE lodges and houses, and are superior to
e Palouse. They have no treaty with the
pvernment, and they might, with the Col
lie Indians, be located near the military
pst effort Colville. They arefriendly when
is to their interest.
The C9ur-d' Alenes number about three
indred, live at the mission, and along the
eur-d' Alcne and st. Joseph's rivers They
YIN houses, cattle, and canoes, and with the
ookanes and Nez Perces often cross the
ountains in quest of buffalo. They live by
inting' fishing and cultivating the soil.
hey have no treaty with the government,
I'd think they should be moved to the Flat
sad reservation; they live partly in log
uses, mostly in skin lodges.
The Fl atheads number about four hundred
id live by hunting and cultivating the soil.
ney are the best Indians in the mountains
They have treaty arrangements with the
,vernment, but have never gone upon their
'servation on the Jocko River mo steps have
Ter been taken to remove them thence, and
icy still reside in ST. Mary's Valley, which,
the terms of the treaty, was guaranteed to
EN-. They think the government has not
ept It's faith in not confirming this valley to
era. Under judicious management they
d the Pend. d GRIZZLIES might be made to 90
pn joint reservation. contemplated in a
eaty with them by Governor Stevens. They
M great numbers of horses and cattle. and
nlhvate the soil more than any Indians ex-
aptthe Pend-d'Oreilles. They are friendly.
dunder their chiefs, Victor, Ambrose. and
Use, will always remain so unless some
sat injustice is is done them. They and
Pend-d'Oreilles go annually to the buff
} hunt on the plains of the Missouri. They
partly in houses, mostly in skin lodges
he Pend-d'Oreilles reside principally at
Pend .d'Oreille mission, live by hunting
ling, and cultivating the soil as tribe
~ are friendly, though there are some bad
lows among them. They number about
Hundred souls, and have treaty arrange
nts with the government, though they have
er moved on to their reservation.
rbe mountain Nez Perc6es number from
to two hundred, live and hunt with the
htheads, and are an annoyance both to
len and the whites. They should be either
,corporated with the Flatheads or nade to
ye With their tribe. They are generally dis
sected, and cause much trouble and disturb
i'm the country.
&gith the Flatheads are found few Indians
fths Iroquols, Shawnee, and Snakes and
ne or two New Mexican Indians. They all
I'D friendly and welcome home with the
iatheads, into which tribe they have mar
Jed.
A few Snakes and Bannocks are seen in
le Deer Lodge Valley. They live gene
ally in the Beaver Head and on the Salmon
liver. do not know their number or con-
ition. | only know they are adept horse
lieYes, have no treaty arrangementswith the
overnment, and need to be looked after both
IT the security of the frontier settlements
nd their own good.
especially invite the attention of theIn-
ian Department to the necessity of having
me arrangements with the Snakes, Ban
eks, and Spokanes, and point the Beaver
I'd out as 4 suitable point for collecting
" ou general reservation, whore . large