The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-12-10
Jsdlaa Statistics.
IN Hid report he Commissionsr Of Indian A..
Mrs sl1ssl1esths 1ndiAns uAder three heads, as
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In Ais rsport he Commissionsr Of Indian Al.
Mrs slAsslaesths Indians uAdsr three heads, as
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First Those who are wild and scarcely tracta-
BE I'd. any extent beyond that Of coming near
shongh to the Government Agent to receive
rations and blankets. This class numbers
abont Se.S1s. and may be catalogued e. follows:
loo eros ventres, 4,aOO Crows, $3.50 Black
RADIO, Utah and New MEXICO s.o57 Apaches in New
ches in Indian Territory; 7,3A Cheyennes and
Arapahoes in Indian Territory, Wyoming and
Dakota; ha62 ChipPewas in Minnesota, Wiscoo,
Shorhones and Bannocks in wyoming; 1000
Shoshonee, Bannocks and Pintee in Oregon.
Ser0nd-Those who are thoroughly convinced
Ct the necessity Ct labor and are actually Under
Ton sad assistance d Gosernmehi AGENTS to
this end. These number aboiit 81 49, and are
summed up az follows: 5,s69 Chippewas and
sin, s3s sacs and Foxes in Iowa. 460
Sioux, 73O Poncas and 973 Rees in Da-
kota; a,sSe Pawnees, omahas, 0ttoes, sacs
Montana H1 and aso mixed sSoshones and Ban
nocks and Sheep-eaters, and LAO Nez Perces N
Idaho; 295 kickapoos, 308 Kaws and 7, BIZ Osages
tion in Nevada, SIS Utes in Utah, lao Mohaves
and HaulApaes in AriSonr, 9,96S Natajoes in
New Mexico ana 1a,O56 among the different tribes
Territory Oregon ana caaorI
Of allotted lands and other stock property in
stock and implements belonging to : landed g,
tate. This class comprises 5,l40 Senecas and
other Indians in New York; n.774 Chlppewas
and other Indians in Michigan. Wisconsin and
Minnesota; 2,78O Sioux at Sisseton, Santee and
Fandreau Agencies sS lows and lss Winnie me
Kickapoos in Kansas; 900 osages, 1900 Chloe.
taws, 1,soo Creeks, 800 Chiekasaws, 2.48
semineles, !, l7,MT chsroksss, sna 4'1A
dian Territory; 1OO Eastern Cherokees in North
Carolina; 1907 Neg Perces in Idaho; 5.112 Yako-
mas and others in Washington Territory; and
1O,9O5 Pueblos in New Mexico. Within the above
classification, modified somewhat, might be in
cluded 1900 Pimas and Maricobas and 5000
Papagues in Arizona, and majority Of the 5000
Mission Indians IN California, who have always
been selfsupporting. and only within short
time have been furnished by the Government
with an agent and few employees.
fourth class OF roamers and Migrants ie emu
meratcd, consisting Of $40 Winnebag0es in Wis
consin, 80 Kickapocs in Kansas, known as Moko-
heko's band, 5000 Dggers and others in Califor-
MIA, 5000 Indians on the Columbia River, utes
1000 Yumas and others in Arizona, and
400 scattered Indians in North Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Georgia. Florida and Texas.
The Commissioner says decided advance has
been made during the year in the direction Of
securing control and influence over the Indians
| embraced in Class !, and the way has opened
4uite PefcePtipi! ior HUH IafScI anu hoie
hOpelul work among them during the coming
year. Inc nrst requisite IN the treatment 81 all
Indians 81 this class II hrmness ANY outrages or
depreda!lons snould pc IoHowed up promptly
| and punished at all hazards and at any cost. Any
leniency which comes in to prevent this Is an eX-
pensiye and mistaken kindness.
the 5l49 people embraced ID Class = the Com
missioner says. may be properly classified as
Indian novitiates in civilization. They have
largely broken away from heathenish practices,
are generally abandoning the medicine dance;
and have come directly nYder the influence ana
control Of religious teaching. For this class OF
Indians, the beginnings OF CIVIL government,
large increase OF school facilities lands III sew
crafty and generous assistance IN furnishing
The third class, composed of Indians who,
without violence to the term. may he called civil
| lied Is most numerous All Of them have been
greatly assisted in attaining to this condition by
the direct and lone-continued religious teachings
| and influences of missionaries. They need some
Me 10
| Indians by becoming American citizens.
or the roamers, Numbering about $4,000, little
can be said except that they are generally /, az
civilized country. They are found in all stages Of
| degradation. produced by licentiousness, intern
peTance. idieness and q POVERTY. without a land
unwilling to leave their haunts for 4 homestead
mDon reservation. and. ecarcely in any way
related to Or recognized Nv the Government they
| drag out miserable life.
The report states Thar the Sioux number 20 600
! the greater portion of them vet unreached by
| civiiization., Fonr thnusand four hundred and
forty fonr 81 the more tractahe received rations
from the Governn1ent at eleven different agencies
and from 1000 to 100O0 Of the wilder class con
sented to visit The AGENCIES, whom an !. an occa
I sionaI raid far rations > The wildness Of tho
Stony and rhe non.adantahiiitv Of he conntry
| thew inhahit ~ their snnnort in. civiIzed mode
1 ~ fife make the fntnra ~ tne tribe n serions
| nrohlem
| In reference to the Black Hills the Commission
ar ssvs that ali aa,slot;on inL;n ~ snttlan,an,
~ This region Nv iha whites shnnld No trownef
! down az II wonId create Decentralization amnne
| the Stony The rei;nonishment 81 The rghi
| given in 1aes RI the Red rInud and Snotted Tai
| AGENCIES to hnnt In Nehraska If i believed car
| he nhtained Nv naI;nm TIC Indians e1s On
| Their right 10 roam IN Wvoming still ex
/ ists. althonoh their repeated violations ~ thf
4 treatv made with thrm would inst;fy nc
| Goysrumant the rannrt state" IL ohrosaf;no II
| without calline for vicorans oncrations nv the
| military + would he innossihle Cnmmissione,
| Smith asserts RI mn ! stnn 10 Tho constant anf
mnrderous ra;din1 Nv Indians heIongino in fhs
! sonthwestern nnrfion ~ the Indian TERRITORY
| Rnt tho nacassitv ~ saht;nr tbasa Indians ronIf
| have heen ohviaied nv frmness and nromntnes,
| in procnrino the nnnishmenf ~ the crimes Of in
diyidnai Indians and az white maranders in thei
| TERRITORY.
| The question nc tho fuYure ~ tho wild Indian,
in the Indian TerritnTv no saws. IL 4 verv sario,