The New York herald., 1877-07-10
BLOODY NEZ PERCES.

PROBABILITIES OF ANOTHER PROLONGED IN
WHAT AN INDIAN AGENT THOUGHT OF
CHIEF JosEPH-DurIcULTY WITH FLAT
HEADS.
HELENA, NJ. T., June 2s, 1877.
Tho outbreak ofthe Neg perce Indians causing tho
West and VIII doubt cause all Tho country great
excitement This band OF Indians inhabt tho eastern
portion OF Oregon, aud have reservation on Snake
River They number sos, Of whom l.32o are males
and fully 400 capable Of bearing arms. They are con-
sd~rsd very bravo and intelligent people, and If they
60 to in earnest capable of giving the United
States great trouble Their agency has been we'll man
ugcd, and they have advanced more rapidly in ways
civilization than their neghbor On the reservation
there arc two boarding and one day school, attended
by iorty male ana twenty mine female Indian children.
These schools are kept up ten months in the year. and
tho children learn we'll, the average attendance last
year having been nity-ive scholars daily There arc
A0 Nez Perce Indians who read and dozen or so
Kho can write No less than fifteen Indians at
the agency learned to read last year. They have two
churches, with attendance Of 10 church members
The whole reservation consists OF 746 65l acres much
Of which is tilable. Tho government cutvates for
them iortyhve acres and the Indians till 600 acres
Last year they broke 900 acres new land The Nez
head OF caltlo and 500 head OF hogs Last year they
raised 20 500 bushels OF wheat $50 bushels of corn
$3.50 bushels OF barley, 3o25 bushels potatoes and
other vegetables and 10 OF hay. They have saw
mill which they work themselves, and last year sawed
$4,000 feet OF lumber. They have almost given up
hunting, and during the past year only took $3.50
worth Of iurs Five hundred iu blooded Indians are
engaged at civilized labor, and 244 families last year
were represented as engaged in civilized occupation.
or the whoic tribe seventy five per cent obtain their
living in civilized pursuits and twenty lvo per by
ushing aud root gathering They almost self
sustaining aud the government issues them iew II any,
rations.
THE TREATY WITH THE UNITED STATES
The Nez Perces entered treaty with tho United
States June 1863 by which their present reservation
given to them, and the govern agreed to the
following stipuations First-To pay them i've install.
ments Of 81, 900 each, ut the discretion OF the Pres
dent Second-Twcnty instalmens OF sl7, 200 each
10 pay aud keep their reservation two schools ono
superintendent two teachers, farm superi
Two farmers two mIllers two blacksmiths, two gun.
smiths, timer carpenter, one wagon and
plough maker. one man to keep in repair tools,
and grst mill, one physician and pay OF head Chief
Third-sixteen instamenis of $4,000 for clothing, and
70 maintain boarding school FOR children, clothe
the children in civilized dress, to purchase the
necessary furniture, TO buy tools, wagons and
teams. Fourth--Salarics for two subordinate
chiefs Fiith-Ftecn instruments for repairs Of
bouses, mills and shops Sixth-Saarics for two mn
irons for schools, two assistant farmers and two mill,
crs OF these moneys the tribe still, has coming from
the United States under article three approprIa-
lions of $4,000 each, under article = three install.
men,s OF $1,000 each, under article 9 live install.
onts OF So 600 each, under arico4 i've nstancnts OF
81 900 each, under article Ave Instruments Of S. 500
EACH under article five instalmcnts OF 81 200 The
payments Of course forfeited by the rebellion OF
the Ncz Pcrccs, and by gong 10 with the United
States they will lose in cash n hundred thou
sand dollars Tho following rcpor; from the ngon, Of
tho Ncz Pcrccs to the Commissioner OF Indan Affairs
will at this time be read with INTEREST
AGENT MosuErns KEPonr
OFFICE INDIAN AGESr NEz PERcrs !
LAPwAi, Idaho, August 81, IS7G(
SIR:--Duripg the year the Indians connected with
this have been unusually quiet Those residing
upou the and engaged IN agricultural pursuits
have devoted time 10 such work than ever before
THIS increase industry has dim nshcd by at least
ore-tb,rd the number who have hitherto gone the
root grounds The crops OF wheat oats, and all
finds OF vegetables are tho tho indians have ever
had aud the Weld is very encouraging 10 them With
the assistance OF the carpenters they have built
themselves houses generally 10 by "a ieet.
Very lew OF the Nez l'erccs went 10 tho buffalo
couutry this year, and those who did 20 are betcr
swnv than mere The influence VI these wild Indians
those who have turned tncIr atcnton 10 agricu
turui pursuits Is bad Ia the extreme
Joseph band OF Ncz Perces stIli persist In putting
for their claim 10 allowa Valley and make regular
visits TO tho valley In july last an Indian belonging
10 Joscph's band killed by settler IN the valley
and reported the facts Joseph insists that the only
way the matter he settled afncably IL ny thc gov
errmcn giving up tho valley 10 him and MS band and
removing MI white settlers. Tho Indian witnesses re-
fuse 10 appear In court against siIc murderer.
The schools are making encouraging progress.
. Tho boys Ia the shops aud mills
have made commcndablc progress, especially full
ljoodcd Indian IN tho blacksmith snop. He does
great deal OF work for tho lndisns can iron single auu