, 1877-05-12
Tne So E.erce En.:lans.

| In Northern Idaho, bordering a section oi
| the Clear water river and ~ southern branch
! -, and srrerchiug westward over consider
| able p1r;iOn ui the TIch plateau between The
! Clearwater AID Snake rivers, lis what j.
known as the NJ Perce Reservation. Th,
! l.rse area-sJme tour thousand square mile
covered Iy the Il. Serya'lon, includes many
| large and fertile cuvcs and strips OF bottom
| land along the rivers; the rich and beautiful
valley Of the L4pawai: grass covered hills
aud plains, aff5ri!us abundant nd eNeel!en'
| p,yturdge for stock mud il d-n-riy 'Im5rr1d
belt, known as Craig mountain, where th5Tr
| are Irtxhaustibi- stores of wool and tIm5rT
for al the purposes Of fGrl, fencing aud
building The couatry : atundaniiy eui =
piled with the best of water ty numerous
crystal streams which traverse II; and The
climate Is 50 mild that the Indians never
think Of proYilIng feel for h II stock dur
ing winter
Upon this Reservation there is maintained
A garrison OF lI. 5. rr9opS at FUTt LtpwaI
an Indian Agency at the mou OF The L1P-
wai, in Il sub-A geUry at h'In1a, sixty
miles distant, and situated IL ierllie ana
extensive evve on the S0ulh Clearwater; and
4 Catholic Missionary establishment sliui'ri
ON enc Of the tributaries of the Lapwal. HE
name Of the Iudlan Agent !, J. p. MuutsIih'
,sho was made such by ihe grace Of Grant :
Indian roiicv under the auspices OF The
Prc>by terizn Board OF Missions.
The C4tholic Missionary Is R-v- Father
Ca;aldo, Jesuit priest, who Sent upou 'hs
Reservation with the express p-rm'S-Ion oi
the Government, at the earnest sv!lci's'Ion u
The Indians lie has br:it mp and maintain
u his mission. vi hUCt Government AID,
from his ogu resources and voluntary conirl'
buttons Of e!iizsus Of every shade Of Teh-
.,iors billet. B-tween the Agent aud the
Catholic Miss -iouary the course oi true IoVs
mas never rua smoO'b- Ia an effort 10 GlS'
lodge F4Iher C,rsido and drive hIm iEuE 'he
Reservation. the AGENT wzs re5Uked by me
Department. and the right aud privilege OF
the Catholic Missionary 10 remain and labor
in his chosen field was affirmed
Since then, aff.rs have dragged Eiong
rather roughly al the ,i;ne betgees the i~o;
and istreriy, as We !varn from the L=wIs'oh
YeA,er Of April 2Ssh, a new controversy has
spr,sp.s up between them. The AseE', II a
letler 10 The Iudian Dpar'men', oeeus-'
Father Cltaldo Of trying to laiurnee Joseph
Of WalowA. and his bIud, usaIn-t coHl"g
r,uuu the Reservation. as he was advised oy
m. Agent nnGrr Instructions fcctn the De-
psrtnenr. Among orher thing-, the Agent
,c,,,-.-, Fa,her C4,aldo Of miSrePrrsei.iI'S
q e resources IF the Re-e;yetiJ2-i supplies
IF land. gra-s, wood and xaler--fo the Wal
Iowa Indians, IL order to prevent 'hsm from
coming in. NoIhiDg conld be more absurd
than rhls charge, a. the Iu1i .ns are familiar
with every foot Of the Reservation, aud know
I,s resources better Than any white man could
tell them.
Hon. ), S. Fem. in lengthy letter to the
Indian Commissioned, reviews the matter OF
difference between ihe Agent and Missionary,
i..dor-iny F4,her Cai4ido, and holding up
he Indian AGENT and the i4cts OF hIS al,
miuIstratiIn IN az nnenvia5.e hight anu
asks. IN bsshalf of the people of llaAo' th-'
,be 4 GENT b. removed. and that SONS sul'e-
b!.. man be appointed II bis plaoe. From oar
kpgwl,dye cf the matter. Ee have DO hrsi'a-
,iou IN saving th.t Mr. Fem l. right IN M
statement of facis Xhatevrr my be thoSsn'
/ of Father CataldU's sys-em Il theOiosy, u
| he utility Il his mlssiCn among ino ~
P4rcss. taere i NJ UoaiT0Yertins The iAe' 'i1
h.. poss-ss-s the e5pfiiepc- and esteem "i al
xba know biin.-BotS Satssgar1