The New York herald., 1874-11-18
Annual Report Of Indian Comnis-
siOner Smith.
WILD VS.. CIVILIZED INDIANS.
The Work Of the Past Season and
It's Results.
THE POLICY OF DISCIPLINE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. II, 1874.


Indians. The Commissioner states that mo pre-
gions year" in the history OF the government has
Witnessed such marked general improvement to-
ward the CIVILIZATION OF the red men; and as one
h the best proofs OF this he points the fact that
II twenty lone agencies indians who. az the begin
aing OF the year. made no EFFORT and showed no
Inclination toward labor or se.f-support or educa-
ton Tor their children, seem now 10 have settled
into an earnest purpose TO adopt civilized mode
OF life and learn TO provide for themselves. In the
report the indians are classified under three
heads:-
F1rst-Those that are Wild and scarcely tractaole
to any extent beyond that OF coming near enough
70 The government agent to receive rations aud
Second-The indians who are thoroughly con-
ynced OF the necessity OF labor aud are actually
undertaking il, and will more or less accept the
direction ana assistance Oh government agents 10
this end.
Yntrd-Indans vino have come into possession or
allotted lands and other stock property IN STOCK
and implements belonging to landed estate.
The first class, the report states. numbers about
s0sl3, and may be catalogued as follows --44 1854
sut OF about So 600 Sioux; 420 Mandans ,620 Gros
ventres. 4,ao0 crows, $3.50 Blackieer, Bloods and
Piegans; 1853 Utes in Colorado. Utah and New
Mexico s,o57 Apaches In New Mexico and Arizona
1875 Kiowas and Comanches In Indian Territory,
1924 Cheyennes and Arrapahoes in Indian Terri
tory, Wyoming and Dakota; 5,362 Cnippewas In
Minnesota, Wisconsin ana Michigan; 800 Nez
Perces IN Idaho, 1000 Shoshones and Bannocks in
Wyoming, 1000 Shoshones BannocKs and Piutes
In oregon.
The second class, numbering about 51,429. IS
summed up as follows:-5, 769 Chlppewas and Amen
omonees In Minnesota and Wisconsin, 33s Sacs and
Foxes IN Iowa. 4,o22 Sioux. 730 Poncas and 973
Rees In Dakota; 3,2s9 Pawnees, Omanas. Ottoes,
sacs and Foxes In Nebraska; l,S20 Flatneads Ill
Montana and $500 mixed ShosEones and Ban
nocks and Sneep-eaters, and Zoo Nez PeIces ia
Idaho; 2e5 kickapoos, 1903 kawS and 2,372 Osages
In the Indian Territory; 100 Pan Utes on reserva-
ton ia Nevada, 575 Utes IN Utan. l45o Mohaves
and hualapaes in Arizona. goGS NavaJoes IN New
Mexico, and 1886 among the different tribes in
Washington Territory. Oregon and California.
!, Ia me third Glass; lao senecas and other In
dams IN New York; ia Chippeyas and other
II Liians IN Michigan, Wisconsin aud Minnesota;
$50 sioux at sisseion, Santee and flandreau
AGENCIES; 22G lowas and i735 Wlnneoagoes IN Me-
bisska; $50 Pottawatamies ana kickapoos IN Kan
sas 800 osaaes, 1860 Cnoctaws. 1900 Creeks.
500 Cnickasa"s, 2,43s Seminoes, 1927 CheroSees
and 4.l4l belonging to smaller bands in ene In
dian Territory; 100 Eastern Cnerokees IN North
mas and others In Washington Territory: and
1905 Pueolos IL New Mexico. Within the above
cluded 200 PImas and Maricopas ana 5000 Papa
2ues IN Arizona, and majority OF the 5000 Mis-
sion Indians in California WHO have always been
seli-supporing and only within short time nave
been furnished by the government with an agent 1
and lew employees. A fourth class o roamers
and vagrantS might be enumerated, consisting OF
500 Winneoagoes in Wisconsin. 80 KicSapoos n
Kansas, known as MoKohoko's Band, 5000 Dlegers
lumbla River, Utes in Nevada, Utah. Colorado and
Arizona; 2.oso Yumas and others in Ar-
zona, and 1,200 scattered indians IN North
Carolina. Tennessee, Georgia, Florida and Texas
Respecting the Indians embraced in class THIS
general statement is true:-A decided advance
has been made during the year in the direction OF
securing control and influence over these widest
ae n a much M Das and
hopeful work among them during the coming
ney ans are IA as oy %as
superstition often iorbids their being counted Tor
enrolment. and their children from attending
school. 1t is rom Indians IN THIS class that any
such hostilites are to oe apprenended as TO re-
qure the presence or use OF the military The
feeding process. which has now been continued
FOR SIX years with the Sioux, mas SO lar taken tne
dght out Of them, that It was Impossible ior
bands to prevail upon tner brethren wlo
have been sitting down at the agencies along
lee, sugar ana beef in exchange Ior
the hardships anc perlls OF campaign against
trated TO the very heart OF their wild country ana
returned without any opposition; and the mill
tary camps at Red Cloud and Spotted Tam agencies
are In safety, though surrounded by force OF
lighting men from ten 70 twenty times larger tnan
their own numoer. The first requisite in the
treatment OF all Indians oil this class is nrmness
Any outrages or depredations snouid be followed
ap promptly and punished at all hazards and any
cost ANY ieniency which comes IN TO prevent
this is an expensive and mistaken kindness The
i1,42s people embraced in Class may be properly
classified as Indian novtlates III civilization.
They nave largely broken away from heathenisn
practices, are generally abandoning the mediclne
lance, ana nave come directly un0er Tue lHHueuce
and control OF religious teaching. For this class
Of Indians the beginnings OF cyh govern
men large increase increase. OF sc school I.an. aciIl,
assistance furnishing teachers of trades and
agriculture. toge tner with farming Implements
seeos and stock. are needed. fhe thrd class, COM
posed OF Indians VINO. without violence To the
term, may be called civilized is most numerous.
All OF them nave been greatly assisted IN attain
Ing to this condition by the direct and long con-
tinued religious teachings and influences OF mis-.
sonaries 1hey need some form OF civil govern
which they may cease 10 be Indians by becoming
about lI.oO0 little can be said except tnat they
are generally as harmless as yagrants and yaga.
bonds can be in a civilized country Iney are
hccntiousness, intemperance. idiene5s and pow
erty. without land. wiling 10 leave their
lauats lor homestead upon a reservation, and
scarcely in any way related to or recognized by
the government they crag out miserable NE. ooo
The report states that tbe Sioux number $4,000,
the greater portion OF them "yet unreached by
c1vilIzationr -Four thousand four hundred and
lorty.iour OF the more tractaDle received ratIons
rom the government at eleven different agencies,
aud from five thousand TO ten thousand OF the
wider class, who consented TO visit the aEen.
,ies" when on ian occasional RAID or rations"
The wldness OF the sioux and tie enon-adaptabiiity
u the country they innaolt 70 their support 10
serious problem. In reference 70 the Back Hills,
The commissioner says tnat all legislation looking
TO settlement OF this region by the whites should
be irowued down, as 1t would create deRoraliza-
ton among the SIOUX. The REIMBURSEMENT OF the
rIghr given In 1868 TO the REQ Cloud and Spotted
Iall agencies 10 hunt 10 Nebraska ~ is beeved,
.an be obtained oy paying the Indians $4,000.
Their right 10 roam IN wyoming still exists,
although their repeated Violations OF the
treaty made with them would justify the
government, the report states, In abtogatlng IL.
Without calling Tor vigorous operations W the mili-
TAR II would be Impossible, COMMISSIONED smith as
,erts, to pat stop to the constant and murderous
'aidng by indians belonging IN the southwest
efn portion OF the Indian Territory. But the
necessity OF lighting these indians would have
been ooylated by Armness and promptBess Ia
procuring the punishment OF the crimes OF in
ulvIdual Indians and Of white marauders IN their
Territory
The question OF the future OF the wild Indians In
the indian Ierrltory, he says, very serious
one, as ineir deep and avowed aversion to any
settled ne cannot be overcome long as they
are on the border OF vast unoccnped plains, and
almost wltnln sSnt OF nerds oil buffalo and makes
u wei nigh impossible TO secure settlers In North.
srn Texas and New Mexico IRON pferny and
nurderous atacks by small parties or by indi.
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