The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-06-24

.yor OF bringing them within the
precincts of civilization ana under the
control OF civil authority. The prop
osition was bold one, and involved
a thorough change of policy. 1t was
seriously considered. however, by the
! Administration. and finally adopted
as the basis of the future policy of the
Government toward all the indians
within the United States. The work
will necessarily require period of
years for its development; but it was
commenced without unnecessary de-
lay, and has been vigorously prose
euted up to the present time, with, as
is indicated by the official reports and
by evidence from other sources, re-
suits fully up TO the reasonable antic-
ipations of the most sanguine philan-
thropist-
COMMENCEMENT OF THE wORK-RE-
ORGANIZATION.
When change in the Indian pol
icy was decided upon many of the diff
ferent agencies were known TO be rep
resented by agents who were deficient
in the qualifications required under
the policy about to he substituted.
But before changes were made thor
ouS IL VI tiiC utthdi
Der and condition of the Indian agen-
cies was compiled and reported, show
ing the following results.
TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIANS AND IN
DIAN AGENCIES IN THE UNITED
STATES.
The following compilation gives the
dame of the agency in each State or
Territory, and the number of Indians
under the supervision of each agency:
No. Indians.
New York-ForrestviIle agency,......... Sill
Mlehigan-Laneing ageney.--..--...;;.-;;::. a,lt7
" isconsin-La Hointe agency, 5,i2l:
Green Bay, s,I25
Iowa-S..c and + OK agency.-............... 355
MInn >ott-Chippewa agency, i,54.;
Red Lake, 1,iSs
\ Neoraska = Great NemalIa agency,
3I6; Winne bago, l,5-2; Omaha, l,otl;
Pawi,e., 1919; ottoe, 4i7 santee. sl7 6,579
kansas ktci>apo agency, "a: Kan
sas kaw, 5a;,; Pottawsttomie, 49, 1,29o
Indian lerritors Quapav agency,
I,2l9; Neosho, 1923; Sac and Fox, L.,
l36; kioMa and kamanche, 5,tI2;
WIGHT! Wieh.ta, .52s' rpper Arkansas, s..
creeE, lato5: ssininol:. :, is, 7o,ssa
New Mexico Nav"j2 agency, 9,ll4;
Mtscalero Apache, 80; tinlarrOn,
l,2lU; Southern Apache, So; Pueblo,
1879; Abiquiu, q ,S4S
pakota-l ankton agency. l,9f7; SiSse-
ton, 80; Devils Lake, Leo; Chey
eune River, 6,OoJ; Milestone, 5000;
Grand River, 3d. Fort Berthold, p
l1f; Upper Missouri, Grow Creek,)
3,btt,; Punt:t, 73s; Fandreau, 2JJ....... q ,S67
Colorado-W White River agency, 500,
L. Pin, $, 3,l99; Denver 359........... I,3.9
Ar zUna-PIna and Maricopa agency,
4,53o; Colorado River, s,l2i. Moquis
Pueblo, ,7oo; tapago, e,o90; Camp
Chisic ,hua, 25,0-2
Montana - Blackteet agency. 800;
Grow and Lemhi Farm, 1877; Milk
River, 1o,b.5; tlathead, s2l; Fort
Belknap, 7,lso 81 ,955
NyOming--Sho>hunee and Bannack's
agency, ,02i; Red Cloud, 9,l.7....... Io,2tl
Jtah-Ulntah Valley agency ..........-... ,1ls
ldaho-Fort Hall agency, 800; Nez
Perce, S01 4,311
Washington Territory = Neah Bay
agency, to4: Iakama, 5000: S'Koko-
mish, Si5; TulaIip, $500: Quinaielt,
534; ColVilie, 33Is; Puya1iup, 90;
Chehalis, 1882
Oregon-Warm Springs agency, SO;
Gran ROnde, 92i; Silctz, ,0-S; Una
tilla, S51; X lanath, LEO; AlSea, 3i3
Malheur, ,2ot; not under any agent,
(estimated) 5000. ...--....... 9.lUs
GalifOrnia-Hoopa Valley agency, ~;
Round Valley ,lI9; Tule River, Sl7;
Mission, ,gb0; not under any agent,
(estimaied,) Is, 600 %, ,l6l
Nevada-Py ramid Lake agency, 6UE;
\ +. Nevada, 81 Oh; not under any
agent, testimated,) 4,2oi................. 13,20i
Indians in North Ca oiina Tennessee,
Georgia, Florida, and Texas, not
under any agent, ESTIMATED ). 1900
Total number OF Indian in the Uni
ted States, exclusive OF those in
AisSka LSo,i' 20