Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-16

He has to dust and move the goods in his
charge from one place to another, in order
to keep them in good order, and thorough
dptinx IL lively employment in this coun-
try. Mrs. Burdick likes the place very well.
She has 10 canary birds, and . large s'sort-
ment of house plants, and the care Of her
birds and plants, added TO housekeeping
da4ss Keeps her very buay. !
IN the morning Mr.. Burdick Introduced
me to Mr.. Erwin, head farmer At this agency,
and through the kindness of this gentleman
Twas Riven . ride'of Is miles around the
agency, in company with Mrs. Wilson and
Miss Ella Mason. We passed'the agency
farm, and saw some magnificent growing
felds. The Indians have planted Of wheat,
90 acres; corn, 40 acres; oats, Is acres po-
tatoes, 3 acres; . garden Of 2 acres. i mo-
ticed a large number of log houses. where 5
years ago were nothing better than tspees.
We passed BY an Indian mission, 10 miles
west from the agency, which Is in charge Of
Rev. Saul, . full blood Indian m~issise.ary.
I also noticed quite . good many patches of
ground under cultivation. On the
whole, 1 couldn't help being impressed
with the idea that here. as in Yankton
agency, though not as far advanced, there
was progress towards civilization.
In the afternoon. accompanied by Nj.
Burdick, l visited the Industrial boarding
school. After being introduced to Mrs.
Duigan We were shown through the build.
ing. Though she had moved from the old
mission school into the new one day before
yesterday. everything was already in order.
After converting with Mrs. Duigau for q
while ON her. ideas of how to educate In
dian children, L was convinced that her
plans are the most feasible and intelli.
gent l have heard on tie subject Mrs
Duigan said: my school is an Industrial
school. Here I am going to teach English,
and nothing but English. I will show the
children how to take care of their persons,
how to take care Of q house. how to sew
how to wash and iron. In short I am as, .
mother to them. and, they are my children"
She then took US to the new school in pro.
gress of construction. The building Is
1882, is twelve feet west of the industrial
school and parallel with the south wing
We then visited the laundry and bath room,
also in progress of construction.
Through Mr.. Erwin. I had the pleasure Of
meeting MI. Beveridge , chief clerk and act
ing agent in the absence of Capt. Dough-
erty, ard was most cordially welcomed by
that gentleman. He gave me all the infor.
nation l saw fit to ask from him, and
through which I gathered the following
statistics for the year:
The name of the Indian tribe is Lower
Yanktonais Sioux population, SIS; males,
452; females, 405; mixed blood Indians, ~.
schools--boarding, one day, two. Teach
ers-males 2; female three. Children of
school age, 80; scholars attending school,
males, 30; female As; in boarding school,
%; in other schools Al F; number Of Indians
who can read. 40 Indians reading English,
10; reading Sioux 40; reading Sioux and
English 10; Indians who have learned. to
read during the year, 20; Indian appren-
tices, 2; Indians sick, ITO; births % deaths
IL; churches three; church members
male 80; female 43 Indians who wear cit.
liens dress-males 200; females, $50 I; In.
dian criminals punished during the past
year 4 crimes against property Of Indians
committed by whites during the year, prop
erty to-amount Of $500, stolenf?) BY. settlers
on James river from Drifting Goose's band;
acres cultivated during the yearly gov
eminent l75; BY full blood Indians. 90; by
mixed blood 10; broken during the year
by government, Is; by full blood Indians
rs by mixed blood Indians 10; acres I'M.
der fence, 215; Indiana who labor in civil
liked pursuits, 2l2; stock owned by govern.
ment-horses "A; cattle 457, swine 20; by
Indians-horees 400; mules 9, cattle SO
lumber sawed by the government this year,
10000 feet. Whites on reservation by
authority of law-employes, IL; other
members of their families, II other white
persons Is.
I took tea with Mr.. Beveridge at the In.
dustrial school, and Mrs. Duigan
gave me the opportunity to judge
for myself of the progress Of
her pupils. After supper the young ladies
came TO shake hands with me, and most
Of them, though q little bashful, spoke in
English. Then the boys came along to
shake hands and made some remarks appro-
pirate to the occasion. They were all
dressed very neatly, their clothing having
been made by the young lady pupils. Mn.
Duigan must feel very highly encouraged
BY the progress Of her pupils. G..
THE RIVER.