, 1869-08-18
MICHIGAN INDIANS,
Extracts from tho Report OF tho
Emitted States Interpreter for tho
Muek1nnc Agency.

LITE TkAyERsE, July u, 1869.
II hesjh Of he % Indans for he ns, ten or
twelve months has 1ee1 generally good. There
has been no contagious ma!ad! existing among
es Of saaaan us hs pee e.asea
~ neglect OF taking care 0! ihe!E bodies,
and oy frequent exposure 70 the In
Qua suffering TOT want Of earthly sustenance- They
are getting TO he quite IN industrious people, and
The time OF most Of them II entirely occupied By
lCos 10 the deep wate1a in v.ew OF catching rsh
bs which to obtain their daly bread THIS clAss
q lnd4ns 4n gsasra1ly cone short ana sfo ~ VAT;
for something m cst end vear; but taey are
1asde 81 si1s aoa as sGe Il ahe iae
sui The hunting OF furs ID the winter
-season would have entirely ceased Il there
or white settlements, where they could be en-
f!u5 ed probably In hauling cort~ool and Other
t;nhes for s'tplnrnL Eut they are al5aost 81 =
The Indian restrSationa, anu tbs many OF
them do, not caas1tiet Is gool Fo.c!. lhe
% Waies md Indians, 1ne | Esor,. ,hrt :h!nx !, *oa
he for the promotion of kc,E wt,.fas.s arfs clf-
zation nn.s laiuAtTt. it. theFe atr oinrss % hno m
the Siata OF Michigan il entirely tut u tae cues.
iiou The Ind!atls IN this slate .lavr. ~ sesefa!
years past, b,etn saxei ealosen ae nr, t,,i,n4
I1llh their w,te urscnors. 10 participation II tae
political a:a!rs OF shr 1auhifE-
The trr.. uF tac Legislature &. ~ last sesstoh
in fecaft1 10 In,,an reservations, rcsJ few 1naas
concur with I'hut IL. 10 withhold these Tescrra-
sonA from 1uat Gtt 1or i've years longer. !of 1he
niraosp Ut Sl,ssl: I.lc tnt3!ans the f'1hi t3 buy
+lu.jIx :hui iessud az To fuiul the treaty con-
tuLr.i a: Dt1Tot July II. la:S. Should tue erlrtt
al the Legislature lsecone . saW, nnu en1ofeen,
perhaps noi ure than two out u eEcry huodrc;1.
ID there IL b1: snl.! portion OF them that hase
1sa x,snes 10 nuy "h 10 ra, III, t the ts m
a.4ns 10 Michigan, Sue shoussi oncc more gre Tue
young Ins!lAns i thanc: 10 make selection u
atc.. lht treaty Ut july last Then Immediately
attcr ttla, done, to throw The RESERVATION lilo
e.tt In or,sc,sls lo5 jh,s wa 1ne conclusion Of
tho last cunlcli. he!l II Little iia'ctse, On LIE
l:ih DAY Of JAY. I-dt at'' to cocicr VITA " Uen-
meet The IumIl!ssipnr1 Dr sIs7:at Agent appoint
I'd 1os t.Iat IIjtse. 1t Detroit or some oLtr 70
UTcf 10 tax u5.un inis E.ait.:f 1ni 10 adjust Al!
lhrtr n,nn.y s2attsfs in i f1cnl!y tnunaef. Pof.
ton ii tile guvtrAnen; hoDls established among
ts.- tnd:on~ in this vicinity Have tHen vacated ~
aGt4uIt If the fulltls 'riIE ut4tly exhausted Inc
following, schools Hcse alOppcd sont Two years
lafe, Pine llyer Or Greenskys Mission, Gar,len
Isla!a, and Eur Lake, III sucbosGnn County.
TEese which ltayt: been continued ne C5nss VI
laye, al.d Lear Greek MlAslun- tlnnk, however.
liz tuLool u: L.1.le Tra.e:st. Htlou!a hare bceu
q. y.tnurl inst tclh ul Bt4r Creek because the In
tits aLh children a.c in greater nunber II taas
locality. ~
E,.t in general speaking Ia regard to these
scLt,ur t-...af'lts.~ti a1u'n4 TIE Indians hy The
So.srnEcnt, NJ. have not been very success!ul
thu, has tren yearly expended fur thai pdrpusc
WIS enough to educate innlsaads q 5oans
lntans 'Ins @ 'ha1 peFo s.ya yi espsnaad 1ad IN
aeeu 's expe,idea II afnang he schools Of ias
tsl:ul:4:.sl. tlt. II the government hid estah-
i>he agricultural Ioart1lns E':hobl ~iltfs the
t0nns 1n.!il4ua tolu lIase Scen eiuctstd, aud nnt
only nish letters. bGl a.so TO iesca them loS 10
IAf,0r on the lahd. By these MeaEs re 'fott1 nave
n.uny educated InliAns amt stHr1 ftrs1esd. T'ca-
snu':ei, ~ W lave .iaa Tue tf,.ls Of !. during
thai PERIOD Now We cannut fnd III InliAn
e,tucaied under the CID s.ntrn', ior Tant oi
Eu4,lisA Language spoken Am"nk tile lAo!aHi.
II .ucc csta.,tstoi such schnol ~ ! have
cfer1en 10 ~eul1 moi ls: q 1ten'!rn With the: es-
t,ttEe that tic hid system r. This proposition
VAS 1ss, 1nitolueei II llr n the treaty o. July,
1ss; aud, pttv1 ar.utnr TN TIE susJeet At length,
Gotatn!'ssnpts aIanyi~nhE Was se1y tnucn pltassa
With th=t icta- E4t nale:ty q the lndsaa !e'e.
Eatcs ut the cnucll failed 10 cnncars hecause they
we're 10 lyLo5att thtHIstlftt h1ld could nut O1-
dcrs:and Tit ueau:ps of e,lucatlon But there Ia
no use ia .crk tIlE over tl!:t tliIHs as sup
pose t!!C taaca1!dlal iuna OF the 1nula1s l. aapu!
u Le exhausted . $500.
lie, io LOOK aiter the lnlrFc,'s u tat wl1o ~
eltCllEcss atli the returned sp1sf!era EtEce The
ciose Ut !ir iute wal that thrr claiua InKnt TX
the claimant. Bu. ,h:s trus,neAs, OF good deal
IL. nab been taAell f1otN ,ay Lands ~
n4unt, ,-1n.k.ng !ndlS1dn@.s, ~ forcing q
cou peillns LIe claimants 10 Sign paJterf
ut hG FALSE representation OF my
Ddclty to the c1atuauts. Aud II
has been olten reported n rac. that fraud has
fscu committed 10 the c!Itu,1lt+, lts compelling
them 10 take tiry-goods instead Of IneueE. for
which they had to pay duunle Of cnurse making
h,s pruat on thelF money. 1o apL AnoT tu E1al
f.1tent This alere. 1raud ha. t,.en carried oR .:
We cannot awats rely On The 1nttIn btoEte. that
utc nf1tat tu The ucl.hsorhpoL BIT II '&'sht he
well for the War department 10 look alter this
matter, il II Is dcesnrs! expea,r:!t .....
l. Fif,trHE!Ep l.. =. 1ltcTNFcstr.